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  • Iranian president denigrates US presence in Afghanistan

    Iranian president denigrates US presence in Afghanistan

    San Francisco 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.

  • Threat on Internet leads to school lockdowns

    Threat on Internet leads to school lockdowns

    San Francisco News.Net

    A number of schools in the US were closed down on Wednesday after posted on a social networking site.

  • Bill to extend unemployment benefits in the US may get through

    Bill to extend unemployment benefits in the US may get through

    San Francisco News.Net

    The US Senate has adopted a draft bill to increase unemployment benefits.

  • Hungry people unable to get through corruption for UN food

    Hungry people unable to get through corruption for UN food

    San Francisco News.Net

    A United Nations report, which is still to be released, has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic militants.

  • More calls for Venables identity to be released

    More calls for Venables identity to be released

    San Francisco News.Net

    The BBC has reported that a man who has been subjected to claims he is the killer of James Bulger, has asked for the UK government to reveal who the real murderer is.

  • UK protection agencies apologise to incest victims

    UK protection agencies apologise to incest victims

    San Francisco News.Net

    Two UK women who were repeatedly raped and violently abused by their father have received an apology from 28 different public agencies.

  • Officials take whale meat of restaurant menu

    Officials take whale meat of restaurant menu

    San Francisco News.Net

    Federal prosecutors in the US have charged the owner of a California restaurant over alleged sales of whale meat, which was labelled sushi.

  • Young actor dies of unknown causes

    Young actor dies of unknown causes

    San Francisco News.Net

    A young actor who became a teen idol during his time as a Hollywood star, has died of unknown causes.

  • Staff taken off Ukraine plane after drunken revel

    Staff taken off Ukraine plane after drunken revel

    San Francisco News.Net

    Politicians and police authorities in Ukraine are investigating the airline industry after an incident on the main carrier.

  • Bangkok demonstrators to be kept away from airport

    Bangkok demonstrators to be kept away from airport

    San Francisco News.Net

    The main airport in Bangkok has been locked down by soldiers as the Thai capital prepares for anti-government demonstrations.

  • Magnitude-7.2 Aftershock Rocks Chile

    Washington Times

    BREAKING NEWS, DEVELOPING: SANTIAGO, Chile -- The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday minutes before the inauguration of President Sebas...

  • Gates: Iran's Support For Taliban 'limited'

    Washington Times

    By Anne Gearan ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates on Thursday downplayed Iran's influence on Afghanistan, but the war of words escalated, wi...

  • School Closures Ok'd In Kansas City, Mo.

    Washington Times

    By Heather Hollingsworth ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and c...

  • First-time Jobless Claims Drop Slightly

    Washington Times

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening. The La...

  • Critics Of Justice Lawyers Under Fire

    Washington Times

    By Devlin Barrett ASSOCIATED PRESS A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al Qaeda Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some f...

  • Foreclosure Rates Up By Smallest Amount In 4 Years

    Washington Times

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth finally may be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in Fe...

  • Fresh Strong Aftershock Shakes Chile

    RadioFreeEurope

    SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) -- Two strong aftershocks within minutes of each other have hit the Chilean capital Santiago, according to Reuters witnesses, just ahead of the swearing-in of President-elect...

  • Businessman Shot In Kyiv

    RadioFreeEurope

    KYIV -- A businessman has been shot and wounded by unknown assailants in the Ukrainian capital, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. A spokesperson for the Kyiv police said today two businessmen were s...

  • Moldovan Communists To Boycott Parliament

    RadioFreeEurope

    CHISINAU -- Members of Moldova's Communist Party have announced that they will boycott all upcoming sessions of parliament, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.In an official statement, the Communist Pa...

  • Gates In Abu Dhabi To Discuss Pressure On Iran

    RadioFreeEurope

    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (left) was in Saudi Arabia on March 10, where he met with Saudi field marshal Saleh al-Muhaya, the chief of General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Army.

  • Who Is Waging War Against God In Iran?

    RadioFreeEurope

    How did Mohammad Amin Valian, a 20-year-old student from Damghan, land in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) infamous Special Detention Center No. 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison? Valian ...

  • Pm Maliki Leads Iraq Vote In Two Provinces

    RadioFreeEurope

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Preliminary results from Iraq's national election have begun to trickle in, showing Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead in the country's largely Shi'ite south.Preliminary ...

  • Vaclav Havel Urges Iran Student Leaders Not To Lose Hope

    RadioFreeEurope

    Former Czech President Vaclav Havel has praised the two Iranian activists who were awarded the Homo Homini prize presented annually by the Czech NGO People in Need "in recognition of a dedication...

  • Petition Calling For Putin's Ouster Gaining Momentum In Russia

    RadioFreeEurope

    (RFE/RL) -- Thousands of Russian intellectuals, cultural figures, and ordinary citizens have signed a petition calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.The petition was initially publis...

  • Nj Man Focus On Al Qaeda Investigation In Yemen

    New York Post

    HADDONFIELD, N.J. — The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.FBI spokesman Rich Wolf in...

  • Nets Arena Breaks Ground Today In Brooklyn

    New York Post

    A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. The Thursday afternoon event will be attended by local and state officials, ...

  • Ny Man Dies After Police Use Stun Gun On Him

    New York Post

    RHINEBECK, N.Y. — State police say they’re investigating the death of a 44-year-old Hudson Valley man who died after a sheriff’s deputy used a stun gun to subdue him. Police say troo...

  • 2 Cops With Roethlisberger Say Nothing Happened In Sex Assault Case

    New York Post

    PITTSBURGH — Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault,...

  • Hs Cancels Prom After Lesbian Asks To Bring Female Date, Wear Tuxedo

    New York Post

    JACKSON, Miss. — A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Ita...

  • Gates To Discuss Iran With Emirates Leaders

    International Herald Tribune

    Iran . Mr. Gates, who is a crucial part of the Obama administration’s intensifying campaign to put more pressure on Iran, was to meet with the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammad...

  • Celebrating A Sloper's 'genius'

    New York Post

    The literati of Park Slope turned out to toast author David Shenk on the publication of his latest groundbreaking work, “The Genius in All of Us — Why Everything You’ve Been Told Abo...

  • Stick Around A Bit, Gov

    New York Post

    03/11/2010 9:23 AM Stick around a bit. You got to be kidding. Paterson is a mess. Most importantly, David Paterson proved long ago that he could not govern. "œThe Democratic Conference: Organization...

  • Idf Court Releases Soldier Convicted Of Beating Palestinian

    Haaretz

    The Israel Defense Forces prosecution on Thursday filed an indictment against two combat soldiers suspected of inappropriate conduct during Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip in 2008.The soldiers, w...

  • 'hated Israel Will Be Annihilated'

    Jerusalem Post

    The Palestinians and the nations of the Middle East will be rid of a “bad omen” once Israel is annihilated, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech communicated by Press TV.Speaking...

  • Galilee Mom Released To House Arrest

    Jerusalem Post

    The woman denied the allegations during questioning on Tuesday, but partially admitted to them on Thursday and began to cooperate with police. As a result, her remand was extended, and the Haifa Ma...

  • Analysis: Biden’s Get-your-act-together Lecture

    Jerusalem Post

    If Joe Biden had spent much of his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories fuming at the Netanyahu government for Tuesday’s dysfunctional announcement of new building plans in Jerusalem’s ...

  • Somalia: U.s. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says

    IPS

    WASHINGTON, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - The United States should accept an "Islamist authority" in Somalia as part of a "constructive disengagement" strategy for the war-torn country, according to a new repo...

  • Thursday's Forecast: Flooding Rains For Southeast

    USA Today

    Great Lakes and the northern Mid-Atlantic pulls Gulf moisture north. Some of these strong thunderstorms could turn severe during the afternoon due to abundant moisture and increased instability, forec...

  • Tornadoes Rip Across Arkansas

    USA Today

    Three people suffered major injuries in a tornado that destroyed a house near Pearson in Cleburne County on Wednesday night, said Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Renee Preslar....

  • New Bail Bid For Ex-bosnian President Ejup Ganic

    The Independent

    Lawyers acting for a former Bosnian president who was arrested at Heathrow over war crime allegations return to the High Court today in a bid to secure him bail. Ejup Ganic, 64, a friend of B...

  • Express Delivery In India’s Madhya Pradesh

    The Independent

    Cradling her healthy, newborn baby girl, 27 year old Asha Jatav from Madhya Pradesh in India has arrived home after a safe delivery in hospital. But it's only recently that women like her have been ab...

  • Greece Hit By Another Strike Over Spending Cuts

    The Independent

    Greece ground to a virtual halt today as workers held yet another general strike in protest at painful spending cuts. Public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left wit...

  • Greece Hit By Another Mass Cuts Protest Strike

    The Independent

    Greece ground to a virtual halt today as workers held yet another general strike in protest at painful spending cuts. Public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left wit...

  • Opinion: Jobs Bill Doomed To Fail

    CNN

    Washington (CNN) -- Congress has stripped the jobs bill of the reinvestment in America's infrastructure that would put people back to work and make the country more prosperous in the long run.

  • Penis Prank Probed By Swedish Cops

    C News

    If you're a cop and you're going to rub your penis against a colleague's cruiser, it's probably not smart to blog about it. Two officers in Sweden might be learning that lesson as investigators look ...

  • Uk Giving Us Control Of Musa Qala

    BBC

    UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops in the coming weeks, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has said.The move is part of a rebalancing of forces enabled...

  • Extradition For Auschwitz Suspect

    BBC

    A court in Stockholm has ruled that a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland to face trial over the theft of a sign from the Auschwitz death camp.Investigators accuse Anders Hogstrom, 34, of instigat...

  • Maliki Takes Early Iraq Poll Lead

    BBC

    Preliminary results from Iraq's election show the grouping of PM Nouri Maliki is leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.The partial results from Najaf and Babil, in the Shia south,...

  • Clegg Setting 'tests' For Support

    BBC

    Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he will pose four "tests" to Labour and the Conservatives if they try to seek his support in a hung Parliament.He said he would demand they commit to ...

  • Former Bosnian Leader Bailed On War Charges

    Sky News

    Baroness Thatcher , was detained at the request of the Serbian government. He stands accused of killing wounded Bosnian Serb soldiers in 1992 during the Balkan wars. Lawyers for the academic say mov...