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Syrian activists: Explosion hits Old City quarter in Damascus, at least 10 killed
• AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- An explosion hit the Old City of Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of other civilians, Syrian activists said. It came as President Bashar Assad discussed the civil war in his country with visiting U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.
• The blast targeted a police station in the Bab Touma neighborhood, a Syrian official said, insisting on anonymity because he is not allowed to make press statements.
• Bab Touma, a popular attraction for shoppers, is inhabited mostly by members of Syria's Christian minority.
• The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the death toll. It said it was not immediately clear if the victims were civilians or policemen. But it described the blast as "strong" and said ambulances and police cars were rushing to the area.
• No other details were immediately available.
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Police find body during search for masked gunman accused of shooting Calif family, killing 2
• INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Police found a body in the Southern California bungalow belonging to a gunman who is accused of breaking into a neighbor's home and shooting five family members, killing two of them.
• The shooting rampage before dawn Saturday killed a father, who was shielding two of his children, and his 4-year-old son, Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta said. His 28-year-old wife was shot in both legs but managed to carry the wounded 4-year-old out of the house.
• Paramedics found her collapsed on the street. The child, who suffered a bullet wound to the head, died at a hospital.
• "Their efforts were certainly heroic," the chief said. He called the shooting spree a horrific crime.
• Investigators believed Desmond John Moses, 55, set his own home ablaze before entering the family's home around 4 a.m. wearing a dark cap and a white painter's mask.
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