Riots engulfed central Athens and at least 10 buildings went up in flames in mass protests late Sunday as lawmakers prepared for a parliamentary vote on harsh austerity measures aimed at keeping the country solvent.

· Grammy artists remember Whitney Houston

Music artists paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston as they walked the red carpet for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday evening.

· Quebec town 'heartbroken' after killing of woman, sisters

A small Quebec town is in mourning Sunday after a Quebec man was charged with killing his nieces and his mother, who were found dead in their family home.

· Whitney Houston's family calls loss a 'tragedy'

The family of Whitney Houston, who died suddenly this weekend, has issued a statement calling her death an"unimaginable tragedy," as fans rush to buy her albums and download her hit singles.

· Musicians who died before their time

The growing list of musicians who have died young.

· Whitney Houston mourned en masse online

The online sphere exploded when news of singer Whitney Houston's death broke. Fans, admirers and peers in the music industry joined in a chorus of grief and sympathy.

· Manitoba man dies after falling off moving SUV

A 23-year-old man from Elie, Man., has died from injuries he sustained after falling off the outside of a vehicle as it was driving down a highway, according to RCMP.

· Child rescued from Kosovo avalanche that killed 9

Rescuers have pulled a child alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both her parents and at least seven of her relatives in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo.

· NDP leadership hopefuls face off in Quebec City

Federal NDP leadership candidates argued over Canada's global standing, climate change and language during a French-only debate in Quebec City on Sunday.

· Romney charts next steps after Maine victory

U.S. Republican Party front-runner Mitt Romney on Sunday was savouring his narrow victory Saturday in the Maine caucuses.

· Vets board member says privacy raided

A prominent, long-standing member of the country's Veterans Review and Appeal Board had his privacy violated twice in an alleged smear campaign meant to discredit him using his private medical information as ammunition, The Canadian Press has learned.

· Attawapiskat receives first modular home

The first of 22 modular homes promised by the federal government to Attawapiskat has arrived to the remote northern Ontario First Nations community, the Aboriginal Affairs minister's office has confirmed.

· Italy cruise ship fuel being pumped out

Underwater pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 1.9 million litres of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, officials said, nearly a month after the cruise ship ran aground off the Italy's Tuscan coast.

· Air Canada reaches tentative deal with dispatchers

Air Canada has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association, representing the airline's 74 flight dispatchers.

· Syria observer mission head steps down

The Sudanese head of the Arab League's observer mission to Syria has resigned, as the group was to consider a proposal to revive its suspended mission, officials said.