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• Pope's brother: I slapped pupils in the face (AP)
• Israel OKs 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem (AP)
• Irish arrest 7 over threat to kill Swedish artist (AP)
• Ex-Bosnian vice president remains in UK custody (AP)
• Egypt to pay for restoration of all synangogues (AP)
• Israel: Did the Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai Really Help?
• Dollar gains as ratings agencies warn on Europe (AP)
• Initial results delayed, Iraq still counts ballots (AP
• 9th US missionary freed in Haiti, returns home (AP)
• 5 Somalis die as Islamists fight government (AP)
• Turkey sees positive signs for Israel-Syria talks (Reu
• Canadian jury dismissed in Air India perjury trial (Re
• NKorea has medium-range missile division: report (AP)
• U.S. government knows of no al Qaida arrest in Pakistan
• After Iraq election, fragile democracy faces the real test
• Russian Shareholder Activist Exposes Corporate Greed (
• Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51 (AP)
• Togo security blocks opposition headquarters (AP)
• Iraqi PM's coalition seen leading vote (AP)
• Nuclear energy gets new French-driven boost (AP)
• Pakistan interrogation center bombed, killing 13 (AP)
• Being Gay in Uganda: One Couple's Story (Time.com)
• Interpol issues alert for 16 in Dubai killing (AP)
• Israel OKs new settlement work as Biden arrives (AP)
• Chile quake survivors suffer cold, rainy night (AP)
• Sudan army says controls strategic Darfur plateau (AFP
• Gates in Kabul: dark days ahead but grounds for hope (
• AbitibiBowater gets tentative deal with union (Reuters
• Elephant calf dies during labour at Sydney's zoo (AFP)
• Pakistanis say they arrested al Qaida's American mouthpiece
• Iraq election: Purple fingers, but hard work ahead (Th
• Mexico's Maciel Sex Abuse Focuses on Legion of Christ
• Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36 (AP)
• Reporter: More than 200 dead in Nigeria violence (AP)
• Afghan militants battle Taliban, defect to gov't (AP)
• Karzai gets an earful in town seized from Taliban (AP)
• Papandreou seeks French backing for debt crisis (AP)
• At least 7 die in snow-linked accidents in Germany (AP
• PLO gives approval for indirect talks with Israel (AP)
• Poll: Chileans unhappy with gov't's quake response (AP
• Scores killed in Nigeria violence (AFP)
• Dozens killed in Afghan militant infighting: police (A
• Australia police charge man over toddler's death (AFP)
• Iraqis turn out to vote amid wave of bombing attacks (
• Afghan: Marjah chief's crime record will be probed (AP
• Togo opposition doubts presidential vote count (AP)
• Egyptian president has gall bladder operation (AP)
• British PM pledges vehicles to battle Afghan bombs (AP
• Iceland expected to turn down bank failure repay (AP)
• Afghan Drug Trade Complicates U.S. Task in Marjah (Tim
• Italy opposition vows mass protest at ballot decree (R
• Iran's Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie' (AP)
• Doctors warn of health threat from Chile wreckage (AP)
• Two Darfur peacekeepers missing after abduction: UN (A
• Paes and Bhupati keep India in the Davis Cup race (AFP
• Distraught parents visit Indian toddler's body (AFP)
• Problems with civilian 'surge' could upset U.S. Afghan time
• Germany's Merkel meets Greece PM over debt bailout tensions
• Switzerland Keeping the Secrets of Alleged Tax Evaders
• Somali pirates, security personnel in 4 shootouts (AP)
• Clashes in Athens as Greek PM seeks EU debt help (AP)
• Strong aftershocks hit quake-stunned Chile (AP)
• NATO details its Afghan night raids policy (AP)
• Iraqis abroad begin voting in homeland's election (AP)
• A 'Drunkards' Strike' Shuts Down Bolivia (Time.com)
• Prominent German boys' choir faces abuse claims (AP)
• Violent clashes in Jerusalem, West Bank (AP)
• Clinton pushes Honduras recognition (AP)
• Futenma commander defends Okinawa Marine base (AP)
• Canada details plans to slay deficit once recovery entrench
• Australian court: Vioxx doubled heart attack risk (AP)
• House panel approves Armenian genocide resolution (McC
• Turkey recalls ambassador after US resolution on 'Armenian
• Chile Earthquake: Government Needs to Build Social Trust
• Togo Tip-Toeing Toward Reconciliation (OneWorld.net)
• 63 die, dozens injured in Indian temple stampede (AP)
• Yukos tells court: Russia sought to destroy us (AP)
• 17 killed in Baghdad blasts targeting voters (AP)
• Family survives Haiti quake, flees to Chile (AP)
• Greece offers key new bond issue (AP)
• Quake Response Doesn't Live Up to Chile's Self-Image (
• UK to restrict prosecution for war crimes abroad (AP)
• Hamas bans men from women's hair salons (AP)
• Media group urges Cuba to free jailed journalists (AP)
• Nigerian militants claim attack on Agip pipeline (AP)
• Commander says Marines to stay in Marjah for now (AP)
• Conservatives maintain pre-budget poll lead (Reuters)
• Mystery as lock of Napoleon's hair found in Sydney (AF
• Builders of Baghdad Embassy strike again _ in Saudi Arabia
• Dubai assassination: Dubai wants Israel Prime Minister Neta
• France-Russia Talks: Europe Wary Over Warship Sale (Ti
• Congo Looks to Chickens to Boost Nutrition, Economy (O
• Greece deepens cuts, says 'IMF option' open (AP)
• Chile survivors forced to protect, feed themselves after qu
• Pilot with fake license arrested in Netherlands (AP)
• Israeli raid called off after Facebook slip (AP)
• Arabs approve indirect Israeli-Palestinians talks (AP)
• Olympic Lessons: What London Can Learn From Vancouver
• Adecco posts Q4 profit of $57 million (AP)
• US bank in Dubai killing ties cards to partner (AP)
• Brazil cool to Clinton on new Iran sanctions (AP)
• Libya demands US apology for 'jihad' response (AP)
• Turkey seeks to avert genocide vote in US Congress (AP
• Conservatives stalled ahead of budget: poll (Reuters)
• Australian cleared over E.Timor assassination bid (AFP
• At least 33 Iraqis die in 3 pre-election bombings (McC
• France arrests Rwandan President's widow, accused in Rwanda
• Pakistan Anti-Taliban War Eases, Opens Window for Reform
• Clinton brings phones, promises to quake-hit Chile (AP
• Ukrainian PM's 'Orange' coalition dissolves (AP)
• Iraq's Sunnis bracing for chaos after election (AP)
• Official: Uganda landslides kill 70; 250 missing (AP)
• Tsunami swept away fleeing bus full of retirees (AP)
• Chile Was Prepared for the Quake but Not the Tsunami (
• Winston Churchill, WWII leader's grandson, dies (AP)
• Egyptian blogger facing military court (AP)
• Somalia war moves to the airwaves (AP)
• Turkish general charged in anti-government conspiracy case
• Canada wakes up after Games climax at ease with itself
• Australia to extradite killer of famed surgeon (AFP)
• U.S.-Russia treaty stalls over Obama missile defense plan
• Why Thailand still uses discredited bomb detectors (Th
• Iraq Elections: Violence Fears Ahead of U.S. Withdrawal
• 99-Year-Old: 'I Have Seen Things I Never Thought I Would, S
• Chile troops, police attack post-quake looting (AP)
• Karadzic: Islamic militants to blame for bloodshed (AP
• Attacks kill 4 NATO troops around Afghanistan (AP)
• Energy, culture on tap for Medvedev trip to France (AP
• Somali Islamists ban UN food from rebel-held areas (AP
• Taking It To the Taliban on Marjah in Afghanistan (Tim
• US, Russian nuclear negotiators meet again March 9 (AP
• Dubai to use profiling to detect Israeli arrivals (AP)
• Uruguay inaugurates ex-rebel leader as president (AP)
• Kadhafi's son meets jailed Swiss businessman (AFP)
• Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks (Reuters)
• Canada win dramatic hockey gold to end on high (Reuter
• 5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot (AP)
• USA vs. Canada was a perfect end to Vancouver Olympics: Eh
• Hope For Haiti's Kids (Time.com)
• Rescuers struggle to save lives after Chile quake (AP)
• Tsunami lightly swipes Asian coasts (AP)
• Marines, Afghan troops to stay months in Marjah (AP)
• Fierce storms in France, 3 other countries kill 45 (AP
• Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy site (AP)
• After the Chile Quake: Unease, and Wedding Bells, in Santia
• Rooney fires United to League Cup win over Aston Villa
• Dubai: Hamas operative drugged, suffocated (AP)
• Young Haitian lost leg to save his sister's life (AP)
• C.African opposition rejects vote decree (AFP)
• Tajikistan votes under president's watchful eye (AP)
• Canadian gold rush puts hosts on top of world (Reuters
• Poll shows Australian government losing lead (Reuters)
• Iraqis poke fun at their election candidates' posturing
• Gold rush: Steve Holcomb barrels US bobsled to top of podiu
• Chile and Haiti: A Tale of Two Earthquakes (Time.com)
• Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific (AP)
• Hawaii blasts sirens, warning of possible tsunami (AP)
• Ex-UN nuclear chief: Egypt is hungry for change (AP)
• Europe wary following trail of Dubai killers (AP)
• Troops clear last pockets of resistance in Marjah (AP)
• Gaddafi vs. Switzerland: The Leader's Son on What's Behind
• Britain to investigate passport ordeal in Israel (Reut
• Opposition leader: Dictatorial "cult" rules Iran (AP)
• Cuban media acknowledges jailed dissident's death (AP)
• Ex-IAEA chief says 'change is coming' to Egypt (AFP)
• Tsunami hits Chile as Pacific rim braces for impact (A
• Canada lead world on day of kisses and misses (Reuters
• Thousands celebrate Australia's Gay Mardi Gras (AP)
• Ex-U.S. ally Chalabi, now closer to Iran, on the rise in Ir
• Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii following massive earthqu
• Chile Hit by Massive 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake (Time.co
• Suicide bombers strike in heart of Kabul; 17 dead (AP)
• Thai court orders assets seized from ex-PM Thaksin (AP
• Iraq to reinstate 20,000 Saddam-era army officers (AP)
• Turkish PM: All linked to coup plot will be tried (AP)
• Swiss face 'holy war' with Gadhafi's Libya (AP)
• British department store launches gift registry for divorce
• Hopes of Icesave deal dwindle (AP)
• Egypt: 3 crew members die in cruise liner accident (AP
• Colombia high court debates Uribe re-election vote (AP
• S.Africa confirms reporting N.Korean arms to UN (AFP)
• Thai cowboys saddle up to celebrate Wild West (AFP)
• Rochette holds poise for bronze (Reuters)
• Australia warns Japan over whaling (AFP)
• A year after Israeli assault, uneasy peace settles over Gaz
• Korean markets slow as Olympics 'queen' Kim Yuna spins to g
• Death Penalty Phasing Out Worldwide (OneWorld.net)
• Afghan government claims Taliban stronghold (AP)
• Shark-filled aquarium in Dubai mall springs leak (AP)
• Chief of Algerian police killed by colleague (AP)
• Syria, Iran affirm ties despite US calls (AP)
• Turkish PM dismisses call for early elections (AP)
• Renewal in the West Bank: A Little Noticed Mideast Success
• Latvia bans alcohol sales on first day of school (AFP)
• Sunni leader decides to take part in Iraq election (AP
• Stronger Fidel Castro meets with Brazil president (AP)
• Algerian national police chief killed: ministry (Reute
• India, Pakistan hold first talks in 15 months (AP)
• Conservatives rebuild small lead in poll (Reuters)
• Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling (AFP)
• Iraqi candidate denies U.S. charges of terrorism (McCl
• Terrorism lingers over India-Pakistan peace talks (The
• Drug Traffickers Rearm for War in Medellin, Colombia (
• Cuban Dissidents Bid Final Farewell to Hunger Striker
• 6 Haitian orphans resume trip to US homes (AP)
• Bernanke shores up rebound in European, US markets (AP
• Anti-smoking ads spark scandal in France (AP)
• Much ado for Paris zoo redo (AP)
• Adviser: Nigeria's ill president returns home (AP)
• Egypt Elections, Human Rights: U.S. Quiet on Arab Ally
• Oil spill threatens 'ecological disaster' in Italy (AP
• Ex-UN nuclear chief forms reform group in Egypt (AP)
• Washington, Europe condemn death of Cuba dissident (AP
• India beat South Africa by 153 runs in second ODI (Reu
• Afghan official: Pakistan to give up Taliban No. 2 (AP
• Canada crushes Germany, eyes Russia (Reuters)
• Australians protest with 'vindaloo against violence' (
• US Nordic combined team wins historic silver at Vancouver O
• Soeur Junon: Haitians Turn to a Prophetess for Hope (T
• India's Indigenous Groups Step Up Anti-Mining Protests
• APNewsBreak: Iran nuclear offer falls short (AP)
• NATO commander makes televised apology to Afghans (AP)
• Sex at the museum: Swingers in Vienna art hall (AP)
• NIreland police decry bombers' 17-minute warning (AP)
• Madeira holds first funerals after deadly floods (AP)
• Teaching Kids to Eat Healthily: School Food in France
• Official: Turkish miners trapped in mine collapse (AP)
• Israeli leader praises Hamas commander killing (AP)
• Latin America creates bloc without US and Canada (AP)
• President's ouster in coup praised in Niger (AP)
• China launches strict new Internet controls (AP)
• Virtue, Moir delight home fans (Reuters)
• Australia fights terrorism with tough visa checks (AP)
• Iraqi campaign worker killed along with wife, children
• For many Vancouver Olympics athletes, sports psychology is
• British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denies bullying allegat
• Lufthansa pilots strike, upend airline travel (AP)
• NATO airstrike kills at least 27 civilians (AP)
• European, US markets pause despite big Asia gains (AP)
• About 50 Turkish commanders held over coup plot (AP)
• Iran: work on 2 new enrichment sites to begin soon (AP
• Anger in Ciudad Juarez as Mexico Loses Drug War (Time.
• Mandelson sees 'political operation' in bullying claims
• Powerful ultra-Orthodox Israeli rabbi dies at 93 (AP)
• Correction: Detained Americans story (AP)
• Swiss leave Tripoli embassy after Libya stand-off (Reu
• NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 27 civilians (Reuters
• Pumped up Canadians put on show to remember (Reuters)
• Fishing bans boost Australia's Great Barrier Reef (AFP
• Next big combat mission in Afghanistan will target Kandahar
• Bode Miller wins gold by skiing like a kid again (The
• Canada's Disappointing Olympic Medal Tally (Time.com)
• People of the Year: Jorge Gronda (OneWorld.net)
• Marines converge on Taliban holdouts in Marjah (AP)
• Dutch PM: troops to leave Afghanistan this year (AP)
• New book casts UK's Brown as angry, abusive (AP)
• Death toll from Portugal landslides rises to 40 (AP)
• UAE presses for passport probe in Hamas slaying (AP)
• Vancouver Olympic Volunteers: Unpaid Job Draws Global Help
• France wants Middle East peace talks kick-start: PM (R
• West Bank shrines on Israeli heritage list (AP)
• Bolivian baby born on plane to be baptized on same (AP
• DR.Congo orchestra brings Mozart to heart of Africa (A
• Obama statue returns to public view in Jakarta (AP)
• Partying Vancouver really in the Games groove (Reuters
• Japan says Australia whaling threat 'unfortunate' (AFP
• Ex-U.N. official ElBaradei eyes run for Egypt's top job
• Women's super-G: Austria revels in gold as Vonn takes bronz
• Greek Financial Crisis: Will It Lead to Demise of Euro?
• Niger: Constitution Crisis Turned Coup (OneWorld.net)
• Pakistan: Al-Qaida-linked militants arrested (AP)
• Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Top UN climate official resigning (AP)
• Dubai blames Mossad for Hamas commander's slaying (AP)
• 13 killed in attack on govt building in west Iraq (AP)
• How Prisoners Are Using Facebook to Harass Their Victims
• Russia finds NATO global reach plan "disturbing" (Reut
• 2 arrested for ambush on UN-AU Darfur peacekeepers (AP
• Police find 6 decapitated people in western Mexico (AP
• Libya and Swiss close to ending visa dispute-Italy (Re
• Obama meets Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning (Reuter
• Poll shows Conservatives, Liberals stalled (Reuters)
• Australia's cane toads face death by cat food (AFP)
• Report: Officers absent when Afghan ambush killed 5 U.S. tr
• Shani Davis wins Olympic gold with flawless form (The
• UNICEF Seeks to Keeps Kids Out of Haiti Orphanages (Ti
• People of the Year: Paul Sullivan (OneWorld.net)
• Taliban town residents skeptical of NATO promises (AP)
• Afghan army raises flag on embattled Taliban town (AP)
• French President Sarkozy announces Haiti aid plan (AP)
• Toyota investigating Corolla steering problems (AP)
• Coroner: Designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself (AP
• Haitian amputee earthquake victims face discrimination
• Pope sprinkles ashes in Lent tradition (AP)
• US congressman claims Israelis snubbed him (AP)
• Ex-adviser to detained Americans charged in US (AP)
• Rain interrupts India's victory charge (AFP)
• Obama meets Afghan war cabinet (AFP)
• Canada and Russia start on collision course (Reuters)
• BNP says migrating Hanson 'welcome': report (AFP)
• Hand of diplomacy not working, Obama may get tougher on Ira
• Olympics Schedule 2010: Wednesday's events (The Christ
• Iran's Green Movement Looks Beyond Revolution Day (Tim
• Hard-up EMI seeks buyer for Abbey Road studios (AP)
• Haiti president: 3 years needed to move rubble (AP)
• Pakistan: Conspiracy Talk Stokes Anti-American Sentiment
• Ukraine's Yanukovich to be sworn in, rival fights on (
• US troops at lowest level since Iraq invasion (AP)
• Birth on Bolivian plane; baby gets free flights (AP)
• Injured Gambhir out of South Africa one-dayers (Reuter
• Top defense firms vie to feed Indian arms appetite (AP
• Canada tightens mortgage rules, says no bubble yet (Re
• Afghanistan's No. 2 Taliban leader captured in Pakistan
• At Winter Olympics, figure skating coach wears three differ
• Figure-Skating: A Real Sport with Real Athletes (Time.
• Madagascar Government Cuts Hit Education Hard (OneWorl
• Snipers harass US, Afghan troops moving in Marjah (AP)
• Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP)
• Head-on train crash in Belgium kills at least 18 (AP)
• Military medics try to keep Afghan boy alive (AP)
• Irish bishops meet pope in summit on sex abuse (AP)
• Vancouver Olympics Luge Accident Forces Change to Course
• Baltic the sea dog swimming through fan mail (AP)
• Clash in Palestinian camp in Lebanon kills 2 (AP)
• Tears, tentative steps for preteen samba queen (AP)
• Calling Kofi Annan: Kenyan rift intensifies (AP)
• Maoist rebels kill 10 troops in eastern India (AP)
• Bilodeau snaps Canada gold drought (Reuters)
• Australian anti-immigration politician heads for Britain
• U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution
• Winter Olympics moguls final: the jump the world didn't see
• Denmark and Israel Pioneer Green-Car Network (Time.com
• NATO rockets miss target, kill 12 Afghan civilians (AP
• Only 1 in 5 blacklisted Iraqi candidates to run (AP)
• Taliban release video of 2 French hostages (AP)
• Netanyahu's Russia visit to focus heavily on Iran (AP)
• Letter: Iran opposition figure's son beaten (AP)
• Why France's National Identity Debate Backfired (Time.
• Pro-Russia Yanukovych named winner of Ukraine vote (AP
• Israeli harem leader charged with rape, incest (AP)
• Preteen Carnival queen set to parade in Rio (AP)
• Kenyan prime minister suspends 2 ministers (AP)
• NATO says 12 Afghan civilians dead in missile strike (
• Canadian cuss Games curse after failed gold strike (Re
• Rio Tinto says looking to grow China relationship (AFP
• Surprise tactic in Afghanistan offensive befuddles Taliban
• Track safer after Nodar Kumaritashvili death, but lugers un
• With Casinos Set to Open, Singapore Rolls The Dice (Ti
• Whistler and Vancouver: a tale of two Winter Olympics
• Haiti: Missionary baby-lift case stokes anger at leaders
• People of the Year: Shai Reshef (OneWorld.net)
• Haiti judge: Detained Americans should be released (AP
• ECB's Trichet to keep Greece in check (AP)
• Huge rally and protests mark Iran revolution (AP)
• Taliban, Marines exchange fire as battle looms (AP)
• South Africa: Mandela marks 20 years of freedom (AP)
• French Philosopher Levy Errantly Quotes Fake Writer (T
• Polish police recover stolen US blood plasma (AP)
• Iran claims new success in uranium enrichment (AP)
• Shootout in Rio slum ahead of Carnival; 8 dead (AP)
• Zimbabwean security forces accused of poaching (AP)
• HK court overturns conviction in milkshake murder (AP)
• Snow finally falls on bare Cypress (Reuters)
• Rio upbeat on outlook as profits soar (AFP)
• Afghan government in tentative talks with insurgent leader
• Europe Talks Bailout Plan For Greece -- and the Euro (
• People of the Year: Ian Fry and Mohamed Nasheed (OneWo
• As Iran protest looms, Obama sticks to cautious script
• Why the Olympics still matter (The Christian Science M
• E.U. Rethinks China Arms Embargo to Improve Beijing Ties
• People of the Year: A.T. Ariyaratne (OneWorld.net)
• Australian family learn of tragedy on Facebook (AFP)
• Ukraine exit polls: Yanukovich wins presidential election
• Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee (OneWorld.net)
• Swiss cops: man survived 17 hours under avalanche (AP)
• Iran's leader orders further enrichment of uranium (AP
• Ukraine faces choice between East and West (AP)
• Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids (AP)
• Iran detains 7 tied to US-funded radio for spying (AP)
• A Year After Fires, Australia Debates What Went Wrong
• European Vacation: Pope Talks Tough in His Own Backyard
• Lebanese commandos retrieve airliner's black box (AP)
• Amid drug war, Mexico less deadly than decade ago (AP)
• France praises Sudan's Beshir for role in kidnap release
• Taliban, NATO prepare for big Helmand offensive (Reute
• Canada's Flaherty: Haiti needs a break on its debt (Re
• Australia mourns lives lost in wildfires 1 year on (AP
• Western officials dismiss Iranian nuclear proposal (AP
• Iraqi court pushed to rule on banned candidates (AP)
• Militant video shows abducted American in Iraq (AP)
• US missionary freed by NKorea starts journey home (AP)
• Teenage Spanish matador faces 6 bulls (AP)
• Iran Nuclear Deal: Is Ahmadinejad Serious on Fuel Swap?
• Red Cross staffer freed after months in Chad (AP)
• Hamas backtracks on missile apology (AP)
• Bolivia tackles gender equality in government (AP)
• Ethiopia gets Microsoft software in Amharic (AFP)
• New accidents add to Toyota Prius doubts: Japanese media
• NDP leader sick, won't quit (Reuters)
• Australia's Resourcehouse signs $60 bln deal with China
• Why are U.S., allies telling Taliban about coming offensive
• Transatlantic, meet Pacific: China's bold stance at Munich
• Haiti's Baby Lift: Don't Just Take the Children, Save Them
• People of the Year: Neipamei Ngodia and Kakenya Ntaiya
• Haitian judges questions detained Americans in 'orphan' res
• South African president acknowledges love child (AP)
• Afghan leader cancels meeting with Muslim body (Reuter
• Canada looking at ways to create, maintain jobs (Reute
• New Zealand virgin auctions herself for tuition (AP)
• Scientists say Haiti could be hit by another earthquake soo
• Russian survivor: Demjanjuk was at Nazi death camp (Th
• Europe Debt on Rise; Greece Scrambles to Lower Deficit
• Haiti's Planting Season in Peril (OneWorld.net)
• Pakistani Taliban: No need to prove leader alive (AP)
• Haiti food convoy attacked; UN warns of volatility (AP
• Saudi Arabia wants Taliban to expel bin Laden (AP)
• French court probes blame for 2000 Concorde crash (AP)
• Gaza militants say beach attack avenges killing (AP)
• Could Sodomy Charges Be the End of Malaysia's Opposition?
• Finnish paper maker UPM makes Q4 profit (AP)
• Iran's opposition leader appeals for calm (AP)
• 7 suspects, 1 policeman die in Mexico shootout (AP)
• Africa leaders wrap up summit (AFP)
• U.S. missile strike kills 10 militants in Pakistan (Re
• Canada's icy reception deepens doubts on G7 role (Reut
• Two teens charged over Australian bushfire (AFP)
• U.S., Russia near new treaty to reduce nuclear arsenals
• Israel admission on white phosphorus doesn't settle larger
• Can Iran's regime and opposition leaders reconcile? (T
• Sri Lanka IDPs Divided over Election Outcome (OneWorld
• Female suicide bomber hits Iraq pilgrims, kills 54 (AP
• Trafficking probe key to Americans' fate in Haiti (AP)
• Polish scientists say 3 Neanderthal teeth found (AP)
• US military resumes medical airlifts from Haiti (AP)
• World stocks rally after solid manufacturing data (AP)
• 'Oceans' Sea Documentary Beats Clooney at French Cinemas
• McDonald's to expand in Russia (AP)
• Jordan criticized for stripping Palestinian rights (AP
• Cuba gives its citizens 2 months to register guns (AP)
• Smith asks team to pull together on difficult India tour
• NATO pressing for more training for Afghan forces (Reu
• Canada consumer sentiment mixed in January (Reuters)
• Video spotlights East Timor police abuse (AFP)
• Pakistan Islamist tied to CIA bombing believed dead (M
• Nigeria militants call off truce in oil-rich Niger Delta
• Ill Nigeria President Yar'Adua Ups Risk of Army Rule (
• Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border (AP)
• Pakistan investigates report Taliban chief is dead (AP
• Israel: Slain Hamas leader key arms smuggler (AP)
• Haitian child quake victims flown to US for care (AP)
• Problems at Toyota, JAL taint Japan Inc.'s image (AP)
• Archaeology in Jerusalem: Digging Up Trouble (Time.com
• Moscow police break up protest, dozens detained (AP)
• Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results (AP)
• U.S. troops more than welcome in Haiti — for now (AP
• African summit hears world ignoring Somalia crisis (Re
• Pakistan Taliban deny leader Hakimullah killed (Reuter
• China responds angrily to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan (M
• Africa's continental divide: land disputes (The Christ
• How NASCAR Came to the Rescue of Haiti Orphans (Time.c
• China suspends military exchanges with US (AP)
• NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghan soldiers in mix-up (AP)
• In Davos, regulators tell bankers new rules coming (AP
• Iran puts 16 protesters on trial (AP)
• Gandhi's ashes scattered off South Africa coast (AP)
• Out of Faith and Compassion: Diary of a Haiti Volunteer
• Davis keeps Rangers on title track (AFP)
• Police: Suicide bomber kills 2 at Iraqi restaurant (AP
• Brazil's Silva undergoes more medical tests (AP)
• Zimbabwe PM criticizes British envoy on sanctions (AP)
• Thousands in Tokyo protest US military presence (AP)
• Hughes named Canada flag-bearer for Vancouver Games (R
• Marshall Islands in TB health emergency (AFP)
• Obama to seek major increase in nuclear weapons funding
• Northern Ireland: powersharing dispute threatens to freeze
• Haiti and the Art of Survival: Lessons from the Streets
• Climate Change On Obama's Back Burner (OneWorld.net)
• Medicine running out at Haiti hospitals, clinics (AP)
• Clinton: China risks isolation over Iran (AP)
• Blair offers his justification for Iraq war (AP)
• Secrecy of US drone strikes in Pakistan criticized (AP
• Gates makes $10 billion vaccines pledge (AP)
• Among Haiti's Innumerable Dead, A Coffin-Maker Recession
• Russia's first stealth fighter makes maiden flight (AP
• 2 Americans detained in Iraq on visa violations (AP)
• Peru hopes to get last tourists out Friday (AP)
• Nigerian court rejects demand for caretaker leader (AF
• Russia offers to help NATO, but not for free (AP)
• Ottawa not obliged to aid Omar Khadr: court (Reuters)
• Australian writer boycotts China over jailing of dissident
• Envoy: Inept government, past U.S. policy hamper Haiti reli
• Dodging bombs for a good book in Pakistan (The Christi
• Finding a 94-Year-Old Survivor in Haiti (Time.com)
• Poll: Haitian Diaspora Grieving, Ready to Help (OneWor
• Afghanistan conference agrees on exit timetable (AP)
• French teen rescued 15 days after quake is stable (AP)
• Iran hangs 2 for allegedly aiming to topple state (AP)
• Crews scan sea floor off Beirut for crashed jet (AP)
• Weather, stragglers hamper Machu Picchu rescues (AP)
• Book: Pope John Paul II Whipped Himself, Weighed Retiring
• Russian town sees choice between jobs, environment (AP
• Human rights group: Hamas targeted civilians (AP)
• Brazil's Silva suffers spike in blood pressure (AP)
• Somalia's face of war boy dies after operation (AP)
• Karzai government invites Taliban to peace meeting (Re
• Liberals take first poll lead since July (Reuters)
• N.Zealand 'probes whaling crash' (AFP)
• View from Mt. Doud: Saudi Arabia says offensive against Yem
• India vs. China: Whose Economy Is Better? (Time.com)
• Africa a Challenge for Obama in 2010 (OneWorld.net)
• Sri Lankan challenger rejects president's poll win (AP
• Smallest survivors pose one of biggest problems (AP)
• Review: Haiti gov't gets only 1 cent of every US aid dollar
• Boats scour sea for Beirut crash black boxes (AP)
• Holbrooke says US to back Taliban reintegration (AP)
• Haiti: A Miracle Rescue Keeps Unrealistic Hopes Alive
• EU, India discuss free trade pact as deadline looms (A
• Bomber dressed as Iraqi policeman hits police post (AP
• Rains in Brazil fill 2 dams, threaten more floods (AP)
• Nigeria: Chilling messages sent before killings (AP)
• NKorea, SKorea exchange fire near disputed border (AP)
• Quebec's Liberals edge back in lead: poll (Reuters)
• Man caught at airport with 44 lizards in pants (AP)
• In London speech, will Karzai bite the hand that feeds him?
• Austrian Kidnap Victim Natascha Kampusch Revisits Cellar
• St. Kitts ruling party wins in early elections (AP)
• Car bomb hits Baghdad police crime lab, 21 killed (AP)
• Car bomb wounds 14 near US base in Afghan capital (AP)
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• Indonesia Earthquake: Padang's Worst Fears Come to Pass
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• Sri Lanka has chance to end Tamil conflict: US (AFP)
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• Somali pirates vow to hunt down, kill Americans (AP)
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• Afghan cleric defends contentious marriage law (AP)
• Italy quake survivors face grim Easter (AFP)
• Palestinians: Israel must back 2-state solution (AP)
• Venezuela's Chavez sees 'good signals' from US (AP)
• Sudan Islamist unwilling to run for president (AFP)
• India to face Malaysia in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final
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• Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt (AP)
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• Faithful gather for Good Friday in Jerusalem (AP)
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• Italy earthquake death toll rises to 283 (AP)
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• Army's ethics chief: Israel fought fair in Gaza (AP)
• Bolivian president announces hunger strike (AP)
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• China executes 2 for deadly attack on police (AP)
• Australian jailed over deadly lawn-watering fight (AP)
• US crew reportedly takes over ship from pirates (AP)
• Iran charges American journalist with espionage (AP)
• Death toll in Italy quake reaches 260 (AP)
• North Korea holds massive pro-rocket rally (AP)
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• Bomb near Shiite shrine kills 7 in Baghdad (AP)
• Daughter hopes Fujimori verdict boosts candidacy (AP)
• 14 ships, 260 crew held by Somali pirates (AP)
• North Korea celebrates launch, makes new threat (Reute
• Australia's PM admits he has a nerdy reputation (AP)
• Obama in Baghdad, tells troops Iraq must take over (AP
• Peru's Fujimori convicted in death squad trial (AP)
• Italy quake toll rises amid hunt for victims (AP)
• Court reduces sentence for Iraqi shoe thrower (AP)
• Analyst: NKorea seeking to beat South in space (AP)
• British Tamils protest Sri Lanka offensive (AP)
• Israeli police kill Palestinian at demolition site (AP
• Raul Castro meets with 6 visiting US lawmakers (AP)
• Sudan's Bashir vows to try Darfur war criminals (Reute
• Indonesian villagers ask when will democracy pay (AFP)
• Australia to build $30 bln broadband network (AFP)
• Officials say 91 dead, 1,500 hurt in Italy quake (AP)
• Obama tells Turks that US is not at war with Islam (AP
• Analysts: NKorean rocket launch not total failure (AP)
• South African prosecutors drop case against Zuma (AP)
• Series of bombings in Baghdad Shiite areas kill 36 (AP
• French hospital performs face, hand transplants (AP)
• Rights groups: Israel harmed Gaza medical workers (AP)
• Fidel Castro: Cuba doesn't fear dialogue with US (AP)
• AU sends 100 observers to Algeria elections (AFP)
• Bangladesh arrests charity head behind school (AP)
• Researchers find copy of 'Schindler's List' in Australian
• NKorea launches rocket, defying world pressure (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills 22 in Pakistan Shiite mosque (AP)
• Obama outlines sweeping goal of nuclear-free world (AP
• Sri Lanka safe zone now rebels' last stronghold (AP)
• Parents to see detained US journalist in Iran (AP)
• Paris, Berlin bristle as Obama backs Turkey for EU (Re
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• 11 bodies found in Mexico, some with torture signs (AP
• Parnell shines in S.African cricket romp (AFP)
• With conditions set on aid, Pakistan sharpens tone (AP
• NATO leaders promise Afghanistan police, trainers (AP)
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• Iraqi police: 2 gay men killed in Baghdad slum (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills 6 troops in Pakistani capital (AP
• Russia says to start nuclear talks with U.S. in April
• Goalkeeper elected to head Iraqi Olympic committee (AP
• Fujimori swings at Peru's ex-presidents in defense (AP
• Darfur crisis on brink of deepening: US envoy (AFP)
• India in box seat for NZ cricket series win (AFP)
• British teen sailor stops in Australia for repairs (AP
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• Obama: US cannot shoulder Afghan burden alone (AP)
• US in Iraq kills Sunni paramilitary planting bomb (AP)
• Diplomats scurry to scuttle NKorean rocket launch (AP)
• Obama pledges new US relations with Europe (AP)
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• US, Mexico work together to fight drug cartels (AP)
• Islamic grouping plans Darfur aid project (AFP)
• Obama: No NATO troops for Pakistan (AP)
• E. Timor needs 'several more years' of foreign help: UN
• G-20 to give $1 trillion to IMF, World Bank (AP)
• Heavy security in London at G-20 summit site (AP)
• Israeli foreign minister questioned for 7 hours in bribery
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• Mexico catches top drug baron from Juarez cartel (AP)
• French 'Spiderman' scales London tower (AFP)
• Iraq to pay Sunni paramilitaries despite clashes (AP)
• 35 arrested in alleged Puerto Rico drug ring (AP)
• Nigeria quizzes suspects in US bribery probe (AFP)
• U.S. says North Korea missile launch could come April 4
• International donors meet in ETimor (AFP)
• Pakistan: Suspected US missile kills 12 militants (AP)
• 17 die in militant attack on Afghan gov't building (AP
• New Israeli FM warns concessions will invite war (AP)
• Madonna's African adoptions part of growing trend (AP)
• G-20 protesters break into Royal Bank of Scotland (AP)
• Scotland axe Rangers duo over drinking spree (AFP)
• Iraq blames neighbors for water shortage (AP)
• Drug traffickers sought in Guatemala bus killings (AP)
• Bad weather caused Libyan migrant boat to sink (Reuter
• Toshiba to take over LCD joint venture with Panasonic
• Australian woman killed man over her barking dog (AP)
• Uneasy rivals US, Iran meet at Afghan conference (AP)
• Pakistani Taliban threatens attack on White House (AP)
• Netanyahu says he wants full peace with Arab world (AP
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• Khmer Rouge defendant expresses 'heartfelt sorrow' (AP
• CT scan reveals hidden face under Nefertiti bust (AP)
• Analysis: Weekend uprising shows Iraqi tensions (AP)
• Fujimori's defense points to Peru's president (AP)
• Israeli warplanes bombed Sudan convoy-Time (Reuters)
• Thai PM threatens action against protests (AFP)
• Sydney blackout exposes anti-terror network flaw (AP)
• 19 die in bloody siege at Pakistan police academy (AP)
• Warships set sail ahead of N. Korean launch (AP)
• Khmer Rouge accused faces survivors as trial opens (AP
• Citing 'hearsay,' Israel ends Gaza deaths probe (AP)
• Suicide bomber in police uniform kills 9 Afghans (AP)
• Spain: 2 Holocaust survivors testify (AP)
• Reports: Opponent of Chechen leader slain in Dubai (AP
• Colombia incest suspect says not blood relative (AP)
• Sudan's Beshir blasts UN at Arab summit (AFP)
• Pakistani forces overpower police school attackers (AF
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• Iraqi troops round up Sunni fighters in Baghdad (AP)
• Report: NKorea preparing for another missile test (AP)
• AP Exclusive: UN suggests power-sharing for Kirkuk (AP
• Holocaust concert draws anger in Palestinian camp (AP)
• Save South Africa's penguins — give them a home (AP)
• Minister apologizes for adult movies expense claim (AP
• Israel: Militants smuggled tons of weapons to Gaza (AP
• Central America to US: Slow deportations (AP)
• Madonna, in Malawi, refuses to talk about adoption (AP
• Militants kidnap, kill police in NW Pakistan (AP)
• Thousands of toxic toads killed in Australian fest (AP
• Afghan, Pakistani leaders praise new US strategy (AP)
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• Cosmonaut docks capsule manually at space station (AP)
• UK charity urges Madonna: Rethink Malawi adoption (AP)
• Hitting reset: US, Russia face tough nuclear talks (AP
• Report: Deal close to free Britons seized in Iraq (AP)
• US-born ex-Guyanese president dies at 88 (AP)
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• Sudanese official: Israel behind raids (AP)
• Suicide attack kills 48 at Pakistani mosque (AP)
• Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 58 (AP)
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• Top Irish republican charged with killing soldiers (AP
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• Afghan intel chief: Pakistan spies support Taliban (AP
• US space tourist blasts off to space station (AP)
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• Iraqi officials: Car bomb kills 20 in Baghdad (AP)
• Condom uproar latest message problem for pope (AP)
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• Madagascar: Police fire on demonstrators (AP)
• India plans big borrowing to boost economy (AFP)
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• AP IMPACT: It's fear that keeps Baghdad's peace (AP)
• Court accepts suit in Chinese tainted milk scandal (AP
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• Court says US asked detainee to drop torture claim (AP
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• Australian police defend response to biker brawl (AP)
• Pope decries African wars at Mass with thousands (AP)
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• 7 killed when small plane crashes in Ecuador (AP)
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• Palestinian reconciliation talks break up, no deal (AP
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• Russia voices hope for ending missile defense rift (AP
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• Mexico captures high-level Sinaloa cartel member (AP)
• Aid expulsions spark fears for Darfur camps (Reuters)
• US admiral condemns China's 'aggressive' actions (AP)
• 10th Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan (AP)
• Incest father pleads guilty to charges, faces life (AP
• Pope in Africa says church must help the poor (AP)
• Sudan leader: No international court can touch me (AP)
• Madagascar's top court accepts change of president (AP
• Famed Pakistani gang-rape victim gets married (AP)
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• Arab child's sickbed is part of the battleground (AP)
• Indians challenging Morales in Bolivia face danger (AP
• Sudan's Bashir rallies Arab tribesmen in Darfur (Reute
• Pakistan: Al-Qaida, Taliban are not in Baluchistan (AP
• Lion shot after escaping Australian zoo enclosure (AP)
• Madagascar president hands power over to military (AP)
• On Africa trip, pope says condoms won't solve AIDS (AP
• 30 years later, Afghan leader reburied with honor (AP)
• Daughter confronts Austrian incest father in video (AP
• Chances for imminent return of Israeli captive dim (AP
• Russian judge refuses to dismiss Khodorkovsky case (AP
• Egypt pressured to end underground organ trade (AP)
• Police: Mexican bus crash kills 11, some Americans (AP
• Mozambique mob, angry over disease rumors, kills 4 (AP
• Gamba on fire as China, Australia celebrate (AFP)
• Kangaroos in the firing line in Australia (AP)
• US military shoots down Iranian drone over Iraq (AP)
• Austrian incest father pleads not guilty to murder (AP
• Pakistan to reinstate top judge, defusing crisis (AP)
• Sudan's president: Foreign aid groups must leave (AP)
• Adviser: Khatami to pull out of Iranian election (AP)
• Turn it down! Jail for owner of noisy Spanish bar (AP)
• Netanyahu in deal with right-wing Israeli party (AP)
• Salvadoran leftist president promises moderation (AP)
• Sudan wants foreign groups to stop distributing aid (R
• US praises Pakistan's restoration of chief judge (AP)
• Australian girl feared eaten by crocodile (AFP)
• Violence mars Pakistani anti-government protest (AP)
• NATO: 4 troops killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP)
• N.Ireland police chief: IRA dissidents number 300 (AP)
• US troops to remain active in Iraq after pullback (AP)
• Salvadoran right in stiff fight to keep presidency (AP
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• Bundchen, Brady in Brazil to visit model's family (AP)
• Morocco accuses Iran of cultural infiltration (AFP)
• Four US soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AFP)
• Half of oil-slicked Australian beaches now clean (AP)
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• Madagascar leader rejects opposition power claim (AP)
• N.Ireland police arrest 3 over soldier killings (AP)
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• Pakistan govt to appeal ruling against opposition (AP)
• Austrian incest suspect Josef Fritzl faces justice (AP
• British: Progress made on plan to stop Gaza arms (AP)
• Guyana credits US campaign with slashing AIDS rate (AP
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe says unity government to bring stability
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• Official: Australian oil spill worse than thought (AP)
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• Fire at Bangladesh's largest mall kills 1 (AP)
• Chinese premier defends Tibet policies (AP)
• Iraqi clerics call for shoe thrower's release (AP)
• German police try to determine if they were duped (AP)
• Aid group: 35 foreigners leave Darfur (AP)
• Brazil: Man hijacks plane, kills self, child (AP)
• 5 dead in Uganda building collapse; dozens trapped (AP
• Turkey's parliament may invite Obama to speak (AP)
• Oil-soaked Australian beaches named disaster zones (AP
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• Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years (AP)
• Pope acknowledges Vatican mistakes in bishop case (AP)
• Pakistani police block opposition protest march (AP)
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• Italians unearth "vampire" in Venice plague grave (Reu
• Doctors Without Borders workers abducted in Darfur (AP
• Presidency within reach of El Salvador's ex-rebels (AP
• International aid workers kidnapped in Darfur (Reuters
• UN agencies: NKorea plans April satellite launch (AP)
• Australian minister rejoins Midnight Oil rock band (AP
• Police slay teen gunman who killed 15 in Germany (AP)
• Tariq Aziz, Saddam-era official, gets 15-year term (AP
• Former Nazi camp guard charged 29,000 times (AP)
• Pakistan arrests 100s of activists, bans rallies (AP)
• China pillories US over Tibet, extends travel ban (AP)
• NATO: 15.6 million Afghans are registered to vote (AP)
• Palestinian activist to get prize by video (AP)
• Cocaine-carrying plane crashes in Honduras (AP)
• Eritrea invites Beshir in show of solidarity (AFP)
• Rising navy, assertiveness behind US-China flap (AP)
• Ship loses oil, fertilizer in storm off Australia (AP)
• Violence in Mexican state of Guerrero kills 6 (AP)
• Mugabe mourns with Tsvangirai (Reuters)
• US holds Caucasus talks on transit to Afghanistan: embassy
• Accused Nazi fights extradition to Hungary (AP)
• Britain's Brown: IRA dissidents can't stop peace (AP)
• Blasts rock Tibetan area as China ups security (AP)
• The Bard? Portrait said to be Shakespeare unveiled (AP
• Zimbabwe premier: Car crash was an accident (AP)
• Study: Belligerent chimp proves animals make plans (AP
• Swiss man jailed for sex blackmail of BMW heiress (Reu
• Iraq's women's minister to withdraw resignation (AP)
• 5.3-magnitude earthquake off Guatemala's coast (AP)
• Tsvangirai rules out foul play in car crash (Reuters)
• Kim's sons not on new list of NKorean lawmakers (AP)
• Australian wrestles kangaroo from family home (AP)
• 12K US troops to leave Iraq by fall; bomb kills 32 (AP
• 2 British soldiers killed in N. Ireland gun ambush (AP
• Sudan's president warns aid groups in Darfur (AP)
• Tsvangirai leaves Zimbabwe for rest, treatment (AP)
• North Korea votes for new rubber-stamp parliament (AP)
• Pope to visit Holy Land in May (AP)
• Palestinian leader seeks reconciliation with Hamas (AP
• Violence subsides, Martinique resumes negotiations (AP
• Australia's Hughes hits second hundred (AFP)
• Grim struggle continues for women in Afghanistan (AP)
• India beat Taiwan in Davis Cup tie (AFP)
• Bombs kill 15 amid political crisis in Pakistan (AP)
• Palestinian PM Fayyad submits resignation (AP)
• Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai leaves hospital after crash (AP
• Obama to visit Turkey in sixth foreign visit (AP)
• US envoy holds 'constructive' talks with Syrians (AP)
• F1 hero Stewart waives RBS fee (AFP)
• 'The Color Purple' author traveling to Gaza (AP)
• Mexican border city braces for troop patrols (AP)
• Zimbabwe PM leaves hospital after fatal crash (AFP)
• Obama to visit Turkey, says Clinton on damage control visit
• Gay Mardi Gras parade attracts 300,000 revelers (AP)
• UN to see if Sudan's aid group ban is war crime (AP)
• HK tourist says he was blocked from Tibetan town (AP)
• Worsening Sri Lanka violence shakes British Tamils (AP
• Kenya rights body: pattern of official killings (AP)
• Low birthrates spell doom for world's rarest rhino (AP
• Clinton raises hope of US-Russian missile deal (AP)
• Lebanon's Hezbollah welcomes contacts with Britain (AP
• World's heaviest man gets a lift in custom van (AP)
• Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai hurt, wife killed in crash (Reu
• Airlines stay clear of North Korea after threat (AP)
• Taiwan ties with India in Davis Cup event (AFP)
• Sudan's president says warrant is conspiracy (AP)
• Bomb kills 12 at livestock market south of Baghdad (AP
• Canada judge: Man not responsible for beheading (AP)
• 2 top Cuban officials resign all party, govt posts (AP
• Sri Lankan team tells of scary time under attack (AP)
• Reports: Russia building anti-satellite weapons (AP)
• Egypt: 2 statues of ancient pharaoh found (AP)
• Chavez lets Silva discuss Venezuela with Obama (AP)
• More than 4,000 killed by cholera in Zimbabwe (AFP)
• China says ready to talk peace with Taiwan (Reuters)
• Aus, SKorea agree on security pact, free trade (AFP)
• Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan (AP)
• ICC prosecutor says al-Bashir evidence is strong (AP)
• Police arrest 'ringleader' of Bangladesh mutiny (AP)
• Zimbabwean judge orders lawmaker's release (AP)
• Court rejects Russian tycoon's pleas in new trial (Reu
• Clinton: US to 'vigorously' promote peace efforts (AP)
• Mining camp mudslide kills 10, 16 missing (AP)
• US warns citizens in Egypt after spate of attacks (AFP
• Sri Lankan cricketers wounded in Pakistan attack (Reut
• Australian firefighters win reprieve from extreme condition
• Soldiers assassinate Guinea-Bissau president (AP)
• Chinese man bids but won't pay for looted bronzes (AP)
• Egypt FM: $4.4 billion pledged at Gaza conference (AP)
• Bangladesh deploys army to catch mutineers (AP)
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• Analysis: Cuba waiting and watching Obama (AP)
• US Navy hands over 9 suspected pirates to Somalia (AP)
• India says national elections to be held in April (AP)
• Beached whales, dolphins rescued in Australia (AP)
• Bangladesh charges 1,000 guards in mutiny massacre (AP
• Suspected US missiles kill 7 in northwest Pakistan (AP
• Iran angered over films 'The Wrestler' and '300' (AP)
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• Emirates press corps feels chill as news turns bad (AP
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• Australia on target for Test victory (AFP)
• Vote date? Afghans accuse Karzai of 'sabotage' (AP)
• Australian teen hurt in Sydney shark attack (AFP)
• Pakistan says Taliban beaten back in border region (AP
• Top Syria-based Hamas leader secretly visits Gaza (AP)
• Leaving Iraq: Shift to south, exit through desert (AP)
• Mugabe wants Zimbabwe's white farmers out (AP)
• Bangladesh says 72 still missing after mutiny (AP)
• HSBC silent on share issue reports (AFP)
• Palestinians seek nearly $2.8 billion for Gaza (AP)
• Argentine farmers wary over reported grain measure (AP
• Aussies in Test control despite De Villiers century (A
• China, US agree to resume key military exchanges (AFP)
• At least 37 still missing in Australia fires: army (Re
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