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 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.
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 ...
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...
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. "The Democratic Conference: Organization...
'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 ...
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...
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