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Turkey says Sweden vote to hurt peace bid with Armenia
(Reuters)
Reuters - A resolution by the Swedish parliament branding the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide could hurt peace efforts between Turkey and Armenia, Turkey's prime minister said on Friday.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:47 GMT( 1 hours ago )
Reuters - A resolution by the Swedish parliament branding the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide could hurt peace efforts between Turkey and Armenia, Turkey's prime minister said on Friday.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:47 GMT( 1 hours ago )
Yemen raids offices of 2 pan-Arab TV networks
(AP)
AP - Yemeni authorities stormed local offices of the two leading pan-Arab television networks and confiscated broadcasting equipment in an apparent response to their coverage of the country's south, where a protest movement is pushing to restore the region's independence.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:36 GMT( 1 hours ago )
AP - Yemeni authorities stormed local offices of the two leading pan-Arab television networks and confiscated broadcasting equipment in an apparent response to their coverage of the country's south, where a protest movement is pushing to restore the region's independence.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:36 GMT( 1 hours ago )
Gastroenteritis strikes cruise ship in Brazil
(AP)
AP - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:37 GMT( 1 hours ago )
AP - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:37 GMT( 1 hours ago )
At least 25 dead, thousands evacuated in Kazakh floods
(AFP)
AFP - At least 25 people were killed and thousands evacuated from their homes in southern Kazakhstan Friday when two burst dams unleash massive flooding, officials said.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:04:22 GMT( 2 hours ago )
AFP - At least 25 people were killed and thousands evacuated from their homes in southern Kazakhstan Friday when two burst dams unleash massive flooding, officials said.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:04:22 GMT( 2 hours ago )
Reports: Another bomb hits Pakistan's Lahore city
(AP)
AP - Pakistani news reports say another bomb has exploded in the eastern city of Lahore, hours after twin suicide bombings killed at least 43 people and wounded about 100.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:45 GMT( 2 hours ago )
AP - Pakistani news reports say another bomb has exploded in the eastern city of Lahore, hours after twin suicide bombings killed at least 43 people and wounded about 100.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:45 GMT( 2 hours ago )
Somali official to residents: Flee battle zones
(AP)
AP - Frightened Somalis stacked household goods on carts pulled by donkeys and fled the heaviest fighting the capital has seen in almost a year Friday, after hundreds of heavily armed insurgents moved into an area this week previously controlled by government soldiers.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:31:01 GMT( 2 hours ago )
AP - Frightened Somalis stacked household goods on carts pulled by donkeys and fled the heaviest fighting the capital has seen in almost a year Friday, after hundreds of heavily armed insurgents moved into an area this week previously controlled by government soldiers.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:31:01 GMT( 2 hours ago )
Germany: Tensions at the Top
(Time.com)
Time.com - Germany: Tensions at the Top
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:35:00 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Time.com - Germany: Tensions at the Top
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:35:00 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile drive
(AP)
AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:29 GMT( 9 hours ago )
AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:29 GMT( 9 hours ago )
Iraq Election: Votes Being Counted Amid Risk of Violence
(Time.com)
Time.com - Sunday's poll appears likely to yield an indecisive result, while accusations of ballot fraud by opposition parties could challenge the legitimacy of the new government that eventually emerges
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:00 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Time.com - Sunday's poll appears likely to yield an indecisive result, while accusations of ballot fraud by opposition parties could challenge the legitimacy of the new government that eventually emerges
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:00 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest
(AP)
AP - Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:43 GMT( 7 hours ago )
AP - Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:43 GMT( 7 hours ago )
Marjah push: Ups and downs are lessons for future
(AP)
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Alfred de Montesquiou, an Associated Press correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines in the battle for the Afghan town of Marjah, was able to observe some of the lessons of the fighting and hear from the officers in command how they are being absorbed.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:25 GMT( 8 hours ago )
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Alfred de Montesquiou, an Associated Press correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines in the battle for the Afghan town of Marjah, was able to observe some of the lessons of the fighting and hear from the officers in command how they are being absorbed.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:25 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Pinera works late, promises better dawn for Chile
(AP)
AP - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:58:04 GMT( 9 hours ago )
AP - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:58:04 GMT( 9 hours ago )
Pope meets with German bishop amid sex scandal
(AP)
AP - Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:56:20 GMT( 7 hours ago )
AP - Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:56:20 GMT( 7 hours ago )
Can a Fatwa Against Terrorism Stop Extremists?
(Time.com)
Time.com - Can an influential Pakistani cleric end terrorism by declaring a fatwa against it?
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:00 GMT( 8 hours ago )
Time.com - Can an influential Pakistani cleric end terrorism by declaring a fatwa against it?
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:00 GMT( 8 hours ago )
German minister: EMF aid would come at heavy price
(AP)
AP - Emergency aid from a proposed European Monetary Fund should come with strict conditions and a "prohibitive" price tag to boost market confidence, Germany's finance minister wrote in an article published Friday.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT( 6 hours ago )
AP - Emergency aid from a proposed European Monetary Fund should come with strict conditions and a "prohibitive" price tag to boost market confidence, Germany's finance minister wrote in an article published Friday.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT( 6 hours ago )
Kenya elephant deaths soar as ivory sales debated
(AP)
AP - Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow, the huge mammal could only drag its hind leg, creating a wide gash across the bush.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:21:52 GMT( 6 hours ago )
AP - Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow, the huge mammal could only drag its hind leg, creating a wide gash across the bush.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:21:52 GMT( 6 hours ago )
Tensions as Thaksin protesters converge on Bangkok
(AFP)
AFP - Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra in trademark red shirts began to gather Friday ahead of weekend protests in Bangkok aimed at toppling the government.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:44 GMT( 6 hours ago )
AFP - Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra in trademark red shirts began to gather Friday ahead of weekend protests in Bangkok aimed at toppling the government.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:44 GMT( 6 hours ago )
UN urges war crimes probe in Myanmar
(AFP)
AFP - A UN special envoy upped pressure Friday on Myanmar's ruling junta with a pre-election call for an investigation into whether the regime is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:14:07 GMT( 10 hours ago )
AFP - A UN special envoy upped pressure Friday on Myanmar's ruling junta with a pre-election call for an investigation into whether the regime is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:14:07 GMT( 10 hours ago )
US suggests new engagement with Myanmar is failing
(AP)
AP - Washington's new policy of engagement with Myanmar's military government appears to be failing, a senior U.S. official indicated Friday, noting the junta's decision to bar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from upcoming elections.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:43:46 GMT( 11 hours ago )
AP - Washington's new policy of engagement with Myanmar's military government appears to be failing, a senior U.S. official indicated Friday, noting the junta's decision to bar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from upcoming elections.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:43:46 GMT( 11 hours ago )
Taiwan's justice minister resigns over 'no execution' vow
(AFP)
AFP - Taiwan's justice minister has resigned after she attracted a storm of criticism over a vow not to order any executions during her term, an official said Friday.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:15:18 GMT( 15 hours ago )
AFP - Taiwan's justice minister has resigned after she attracted a storm of criticism over a vow not to order any executions during her term, an official said Friday.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:15:18 GMT( 15 hours ago )
U.S. criticizes Afghanistan's 'poor' human rights record
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S.-backed government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a "poor" human rights record, tarnished by widespread impunity for security forces who commit abuses; violence against women; torture and extra-judicial killings, the State Department said in an annual report released Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:56:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S.-backed government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a "poor" human rights record, tarnished by widespread impunity for security forces who commit abuses; violence against women; torture and extra-judicial killings, the State Department said in an annual report released Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:56:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Pope's Brother in German Catholic Church Abuse Scandal
(Time.com)
Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they, along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:11:59 GMT( 16 hours ago )
OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they, along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
Pubished :Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:11:59 GMT( 16 hours ago )
Greece: New Strike Over Austerity Plans Sparks Violence
(Time.com)
Time.com - Anger is rising in Greece a week after leaders announced a new austerity package to rein in the deficit, with protesters taking to the streets and workers walking off the job
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Time.com - Anger is rising in Greece a week after leaders announced a new austerity package to rein in the deficit, with protesters taking to the streets and workers walking off the job
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger
(AP)
AP - Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:53:39 GMT( 23 hours ago )
AP - Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:53:39 GMT( 23 hours ago )
German Clergy Abuse Scandal Reaches the Pope's Family
(Time.com)
Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the pope'sbrother, Georg Ratzinger
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT( 22 hours ago )
Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the pope'sbrother, Georg Ratzinger
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT( 22 hours ago )
2 Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct
(AP)
AP - The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of being booby-trapped with explosives during last year's military offensive in Gaza.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:22 GMT( 21 hours ago )
AP - The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of being booby-trapped with explosives during last year's military offensive in Gaza.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:22 GMT( 21 hours ago )
Iraqi race is tight amid claims of election fraud
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Partial results from Sunday's parliamentary elections showed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ahead in two southern provinces but apparently trailing former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in two central provinces, indicating a tight race amid allegations of fraud.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:00 GMT( 24 hours ago )
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Partial results from Sunday's parliamentary elections showed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ahead in two southern provinces but apparently trailing former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in two central provinces, indicating a tight race amid allegations of fraud.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:00 GMT( 24 hours ago )
EU condemns Cuba for rights violations
(AP)
AP - The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker, earning a stinging response from Havana, which said it did not appreciate the lecture and would not respond to international pressure.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:32 GMT
AP - The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker, earning a stinging response from Havana, which said it did not appreciate the lecture and would not respond to international pressure.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:32 GMT
China's February inflation accelerates
(AP)
AP - China's inflation rose in February amid galloping growth and demand for scarce labor, increasing pressure on Beijing to ease off its stimulus while keeping a recovery going in the world's third-largest economy.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:10 GMT
AP - China's inflation rose in February amid galloping growth and demand for scarce labor, increasing pressure on Beijing to ease off its stimulus while keeping a recovery going in the world's third-largest economy.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:10 GMT
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