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  • Karzai welcomes Pakistani help in reconciling with Taliban

    Karzai welcomes Pakistani help in reconciling with Taliban

    Malaysia News.Net

    Afghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the Taliban.

  • Israel provides no recognition for churches and mosques

    Israel provides no recognition for churches and mosques

    Malaysia News.Net

    The U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy sites.

  • U.S. builds support among Gulf nations for sanctions against Iran

    U.S. builds support among Gulf nations for sanctions against Iran

    Malaysia News.Net

    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against Iran.

  • Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust

    Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust

    More than 10,000 workers who cleaned up after the September 11 2001 attacks, and suffered from ailments caused by dust, will received more than $600 million in compensation.

  • CIA accused of LSD mind control experimenting

    CIA accused of LSD mind control experimenting

    Malaysia News.Net

    The UK newspaper The Telegraph has revealed allegations contained in a new book that the CIA engaged in a mind control experiment in a village in France.

  • Unstable Chile gets new president

    Unstable Chile gets new president

    Malaysia News.Net

    Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as Chile's new president as the country still shakes from aftershocks following February's massive earthquake.

  • Salt could be banned in New York restaurants

    Salt could be banned in New York restaurants

    Malaysia News.Net

    A state legislator in New York wants salt banned from pre-packaged and restaurant food.

  • Iranian president denigrates US presence in Afghanistan

    Iranian president denigrates US presence in Afghanistan

    Malaysia News.Net

    With official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local affairs.

  • Philippines police stage daring rescue of kidnapped man

    Philippines police stage daring rescue of kidnapped man

    Malaysia News.Net

    Police officers rescued an Indian businessman a day after he was kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen in the Philippines, a provincial police chief said Friday.

  • Mykola Azarov: Yanukovych's Right-hand Man

    RadioFreeEurope

    Ukraine's new prime minister, Mykola Azarov, gets angry when reminded he's a geologist by training. He prefers to think of himself as a political animal. For the last 15 years, Azarov has been a const...

  • Kyrgyz Rights Group Criticizes 'attack On Press Freedom'

    RadioFreeEurope

    BISHKEK -- A Kyrgyz rights group says it is seriously concerned by what it calls a coordinated attack by authorities on freedom of speech. In a statement, the For Democracy and Civil Society coalition...

  • Pakistani Offensive Turns Into A Test Of Wills

    International Herald Tribune

    MAKINE, Pakistan — From a forward base in the bare brown foothills of the soaring mountains of South Waziristan, Pakistani soldiers fired artillery at insurgents sheltering in scrub across the v...

  • German Church Leader Meets Pope To Address Scandal

    International Herald Tribune

    After the 45-minute meeting, the German official, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, told reporters that Pope Benedict had expressed dismay at the mounting reports of abuse, but said the pontiff was “...

  • India And Russia Sign Development Pacts

    International Herald Tribune

    Manmohan Singh , represent a warming relationship between nations with a long history of friendship that has been challenged by India’s increasingly cozy ties to the United States. The agreemen...

  • Student Stabbed 16 Times In One Of Two High School Knife Attacks

    New York Post

    Two stabbings between students took place today at two separate city high schools, authorities said. One stabbing occurred at Newtown HS in Queens at 11:25 a.m., where a 13-year-old boy was stabbed on...

  • Michael Jackson Custom Furniture Up For Sale

    New York Post

    LOS ANGELES — The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions says a gilded red velvet s...

  • Prada Orders Stores To Fire 'old, Fat And Ugly' Staff: Report

    New York Post

    Italian luxury fashion label Prada has sparked outrage over claims it ordered a store manager to get rid of "old, fat and ugly" staff, the Sun reported Friday.Rina Bovrisse, a senior retail manager at...

  • Great Granny! Clerk, 91, Battles Thug

    New York Post

    03/12/2010 12:17 PM Good going grandma! If only we had someone like this in the Oval office or Congress, instead of the liberal pansies who have hijacked it, this country would be feared and respecte...

  • Clinton Delivers Blunt Message To Netanyahu On East Jerusalem

    Haaretz

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to complain bluntly about Israel's announcement this week of new housing units in east Jerusalem, a ...

  • Jerusalem And West Bank Tense After Day Of Turmoil

    Haaretz

    An uneasy calm returned to Jerusalem on Friday evening after a day of turmoil that saw Palestinians and leftwing protestors clash with security forces across the city.In East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrak...

  • Arab Mk: U.s. Beginning To Question Israeli Policy On Palestinians

    Haaretz

    Knesset Member Ahmed Tibi has lashed out over the treatment of American lawmakers brought to Israel by the J Street organization, warning that unconditional U.S. support for Israel is on the wane. Wri...

  • 'israel Got In Way Of Renewed Talks'

    Jerusalem Post

    TUNIS, Tunisia — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he and Tunisia's leader, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, have discussed how the Arab League should respond to an Israeli plan for new con...

  • Development-cameroon: Are Women The Magic Bullet For "electoral Apathy"?

    IPS

    YAOUNDE, Mar. 12, 2010 (IPS) - A support network for women's political participation, are challenging head-on what it calls "electoral apathy", after noting a growing trend in electoral abstention.The...

  • Rights: Guatemala, El Salvador Ordered To Heed Rulings

    IPS

    SAN SALVADOR, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - Guatemala and El Salvador have a terrible record in terms of compliance with the recommendations and sentences handed down by the inter-American human rights bodies ...

  • Putin's Visit Seals Russian Arms, Nuclear Deals With India

    Channel News Asia

    NEW DELHI: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India on Friday with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors....

  • At Least 25 Dead, Thousands Evacuated In Kazakhstan Floods

    Channel News Asia

    TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan: At least 25 people were killed and thousands evacuated from their homes in southern Kazakhstan on Friday when two burst dams unleash massive flooding, officials said. Flood wa...

  • Sarkozy Dismisses Media 'rantings' Over Marriage

    The Independent

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed media "rantings" about his marriage today and appealed to the British media: "I love England - don't make me regret it." Mr Sark...

  • Helping Hands May Hurt Haiti

    CNN

    Massive aid flowing into Haiti could hobble country's recovery, some say Aid weakens ability of Haitian government to develop, sociologist says "We're not a country anymore," one Haitian say...

  • Wolf May Have Killed Woman In Alaska

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Authorities in Alaska are investigating whether a wolf attack killed a 32-year-old woman whose body was found in a remote area near a small village.

  • Katherine Heigl Not Back On 'grey's'

    CNN

    Katherine Heigl hasn't been seen at work on the "Grey's Anatomy" set The actress was supposed to return to work from a maternity leave March 1 "Grey's" creator Shonda Rhimes report...

  • Storrie Quits Role At Portsmouth

    BBC

    Peter Storrie has stepped down from his role as chief executive at Portsmouth.Storrie, who joined the club in early 2002, will stay on as a consultant for the foreseeable future to aid the club's admi...

  • Husband 'devastated' By Body Find

    BBC

    The husband of a woman whose body was found in undergrowth after a night out has spoken of his "heartbreak".Mary McLaren, 34, was last seen on 25 February after a visit to Fat Sams nightclub...

  • Woman Jailed For Raping Daughter From China

    IOL

    Tacoma, Washington - A 47-year-old woman in Washington state has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping her eight-year-old daughter, who was adopted from China. Donna Marie Whisenhunt, of ...

  • Marriage Rumours Are Ridiculous, Says Sarkozy

    IOL

    London - A visibly angered Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday described as "ridiculous rumours" recent reports of alleged strains in his marriage to former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. "I don't know what you ...

  • Confrontations, Anger In Jerusalem Over Building

    Reuters

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday, facing down Palestinian ...

  • Is The "coffee Party" The Next Big Thing?

    CBS News

    Looking for change, but not quite ready for a revolution? Disappointed in President Obama and Congress, but not ready to turn your back on Washington? Prefer a double, non-foam latte over a cup of Ear...

  • Pelosi: We'll Take "as Long As It Takes" On Health

    CBS News

    (Credit: CBS) House speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday that "we'll take whatever time is required for us to pass" health care legislation. "We stand ready to stay as long as it takes to pas...

  • Woman Badly Beaten After Rebuffing Man In Bar

    CBS News

    This image provided by the New York Police Department and made from a surveillance camera inside a convenience store near a bar shows a man police believe to be the stranger who followed a woman into ...

  • Seattle Bomb Suspect In Custody

    CBS News

    (CBS/AP) Seattle police arrested a man Friday morning after he alarmed people downtown by making threats and walking around with a pipe strapped to his arm. A spokesman says the man has been taken ...

  • Tom Hanks Takes On 'the Pacific'

    Philadelphia Daily News

    IF YOU GO into the premiere of HBO's 10-party miniseries "The Pacific" knowing much more about D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge than about the part of World War II that took place far from ...

  • Al Qaeda Suspect Had Worked At Nuke Plants In Nj And Pa

    Philadelphia Daily News

    The American arrested in a sweep of al-Qaeda members worked as a laborer at five nuclear plants in South Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, federal officials said today. Sharif Mobley had a "red...

  • Bonusgate Jury To Begin Deliberations Today

    Philadelphia Daily News

    HARRISBURG - A jury will begin deliberations today in the political corruption case against former State Rep. Mike Veon and three ex-aides after a prosecutor described what they did as a "form of...

  • Bucks Legislator Asks N.j. To Waive Residency Rule For Current Workers

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Pennsylvania State Rep. Steven J. Santarsiero (D., Bucks) has asked Garden State legislators to exempt current non-resident employees from a bill that would require all New Jersey public workers to li...

  • <b>deep Sixer:</b> Fagan Talks Sixers

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Kate Fagan was, until recently, the all-time leading three-pointer shooter in the University of Colorado women’s basketball program. Her former teammates say that’s because she was also the all-ti...

  • Preit Lands Renewal Of Its Credit Line

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Ron Rubin wasn't nervous. At least, so says one of his top executives. But even Rubin couldn't downplay yesterday what his company had just pulled off. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, whic...

  • Child Porn Probe Brings 44 Arrests

    Philadelphia Daily News

    A three-month investigation into online child pornography led to charges against 44 defendants statewide who ranged in age from a juvenile to a 70-year-old, state police said today. The probe, conduc...

  • Sixers Coach Jordan On Way Out, Sources Say

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Comcast-Spectacor is ready to fire 76ers coach Eddie Jordan, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. Several other sources also indicated that the organization will "serio...

  • Twitter Unveils Tool To Share Tweeting Locations

    Washington Times

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities. A new feature unveiled Thursday gives Twitter u...

  • Retail Sales Rise Unexpectedly In Feb.

    Washington Times

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest sinc...

  • Roche's Avastin Disappoints In Late-stage Study Of Prostate Cancer - Update

    RTT News

    Roche Group Member Genentech Says Phase III Study Of Avastin Plus Chemotherapy In Advanced Stomach Cancer Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint - Quick Facts