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Residents walk towards a replica of a lone pine tree (R) after a memorial ceremony to commemorate the second anniversary of huge March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters in
Rikuzentakata on March 10. March 11, 2013 marks the second anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that sent a huge wall of water into the coast of the Tohoku region, splintering whole communities, ruining swathes of prime farmland and killing nearly 19,000 people. The original pine which survived the 2011 tsunami and stood as a symbol of hope, was cut
down in September 2012, treated for decay, preserved and reburied only recently. AFP

Kenyatta to work with rivals, global community

Uhuru Kenyatta narrowly won Kenya's Presidential election Saturday, urging calm and pledging to work with rivals and cooperate with the international community. Kenyatta, son of Kenya's founding president and one of Africa's richest men who is also facing an international crimes against humanity trial, scraped by with 50.07 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff against his closest rival Raila Odinga.

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Venezuela sets election for April 14

Venezuelan political parties begin registering candidates Sunday for a snap election on April 14, setting the stage for a bruising campaign to succeed the late President Hugo Chavez.

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Pakistan PM prays for peace at shrine in India

Pakistan's Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday prayed for peace in his country at a 13th-century Muslim shrine in northern India on a lightning visit in which politics was kept off the agenda.

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Record 120 million pilgrims as Kumbh Mela festival ends

A record 120 million pilgrims washed away their sins with plunges in an Indian holy river during the world's biggest religious festival set to end Sunday, officials said.

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