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 Gaddafi receives apology from US
Manchester News.Net
The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.  Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime
Manchester News.Net
A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television compere. Ten Held In Russia Train Bombing
RadioFreeEurope
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Ten men captured by Russian security forces in a raid that killed a militant leader last week have been arrested as suspects in a deadly November train bombing, Russian news agenci... Filmmaker Calls For Release Of Jailed Panahi
RadioFreeEurope
One of Iran's most prominent filmmakers, Abbas Kiarostami, has called for the release of Jafar Panahi and Mahmoud Rasoulof, two directors recently detained by the Iranian authorities."New York Ti... Yanukovych Offers Key Ukraine Post To Reformer
RadioFreeEurope
KYIV (Reuters) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has offered the post of deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs to reformist former central bank chairman Serhiy Tihipko, Yanukovych... The Rundown - March 9
RadioFreeEurope
Written by RFE/RL editors and correspondents, Transmission serves up news, comment, and the odd silly dictator story. While our primary concern is with foreign policy, Transmission is also a place for... Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
International Herald Tribune
United Nations official said, offering an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape. The results were initially expec... Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
International Herald Tribune
King Abdullah and Crown Prince bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud over dinner at one of the king’s desert camps. He arrived in Saudi Arabia from Afghanistan, where earlier on Wednesday he told an assemble... ‘US playing game in Afghanistan’
Jerusalem Post
KABUL — Taking aim at the US, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.A... ASIA: Religious Advocates Heed the Call of New Media
IPS
BANGKOK, Mar 10, 2010 (IPS) - Not even religious advocates and leaders and can say no to the power of online media, whose call they are heeding in order to spread various messages of spirituality. In ... US weighs up China internet censorship case
The Independent
The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other US companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield fas... Suspected Bali bomber Dulmatin shot dead
The Independent
Indonesia's president said a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings was identified as the man shot dead by police in a raid on the island of Java. Pres... Shipwrecks found during pipeline work in Baltic Sea
The Independent
A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - were found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany. The oldest... Dutch bishops launch child abuse probe
CNN
(CNN) -- Catholic bishops in the Netherlands have announced an independent investigation into allegations of child abuse by clergy, widening a scandal that touches countries including the United State... Gates vows friendship with Afghans
CNN
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates toured Camp Blackhorse in eastern Afghanistan and reassured Afghan soldiers training there that U.S. friendship with their country will be steadfast. Answers demanded in bulldozer death
CNN
Jerusalem (CNN) -- A 23-year-old American activist stands in front of an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. The bulldozer drives over her, crushing her to death. These are the facts. Church: Excluding lesbians' kids correct
CNN
Archbishop defends decision not to re-enroll children of lesbians at Catholic school Archbishop claims decision is in line with church teachings Children will be harmed being away from friends, teache... How can we reduce reoffending?
BBC
Reoffending by criminals serving short sentences costs the UK taxpayer up to £10bn a year, says a report. Is prison the right answer? Around 60,000 prisoners are jailed for less than 12 months each ... Midweek 'chart' starts on Radio 1
BBC
The Official Charts Company will also publish the official midweek chart updates on single and album sales on Radio 1's website, Facebook and Twitter. Boy's Harrowing 911 Call As Gunmen Strike
Sky News
download Flash from the Adobe download website. The gunmen broke into the seven-year-old's home in Norwalk, Southern California, and said they would take "whatever they wanted". They grabbed t... Woman, 130, Wants Age-Old Guinness Record
Sky News
Guinness Book of Records to include her as the oldest person. "Antisa Khvichava was born in the 19th century, and she is amazing," said Giorgi Vashadze, head of Georgia's Civil Registry Agency. "We ... Troops set for Afghanistan test
The Scotsman
At 2am today the first 100 soldiers from the Edinburgh-based 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland were due to set off for Afghanistan.The rest of the 400 troops will be flying out over the nex... Ex-UK Spy Chief: U.S. Misled Us on Torture
CBS News
Authors Defend Claim on UK Secret Prisons (AP) United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about the mistreatment of suspected terrorists, according to the former head of... How You End Up on the U.S. No-Fly List
CBS News
Holland: Abdulmutallab Raised No Red Flags (AP) It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an... Fishtown Frenzy and Johnny Brenda's
Philadelphia Daily News
Seven years ago, when Paul Kimport was looking for a house, his requirements were few: It had to be cheap and near the Standard Tap, the pub that he co-owns in Northern Liberties. Kimport settled a f... White House laughs off Emanuel's naked lobbying
Washington Times
Kara Rowland Tales about the White House's hot-tempered, foul-mouthed chief of staff are legion, from Rahm Emanuel's mailing of a dead fish to a pollster to a lawmaker's accusation that Mr. Emanuel b... CURL: Massa defends himself on Beck
Washington Times
Joseph Curl POLITICAL THEATER Embattled former Rep. Eric Massa sat down for his much-anticipated Fox News interview Tuesday night and deployed the tickle defense. No. Really. Asked by Glenn Bec... Obama's teacher hard line spurs debate
Washington Times
Casey Curlin President Obama's approval of the recent firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school has spurred a debate among education specialists about whether staff turnover will help underper... Colo. Catholic school rejects gay parents' children
Washington Times
DENVER | Tensions between the Catholic Church and the gay community have erupted in Colorado after a Catholic school's decision to deny enrollment next year to the children of a lesbian couple. The... Ga. bill would outlaw abortion for race, sex
Washington Times
Cheryl Wetzstein A Georgia bill that would outlaw abortions based on race, color or sex is fueling arguments over whether abortion providers are targeting black women. The Prenatal Nondiscriminati... Gardens crop up in war zones
Washington Times
By Dean Fosdick ASSOCIATED PRESS Gardening can be comforting — even therapeutic — for troops trying to shake the stresses of war. There's a long history of soldiers growing plants in t... HICKS: Abortion at 14; shhh, it's OK
Washington Times
Marybeth Hicks Who would have thought you could contract carpal tunnel syndrome at the oral surgeon's office? After writing my initials and signing my name on roughly 217 consent forms, I was ready f... SGT. SHAFT: Vet preference limited for federal jobs
Washington Times
Dear Sgt. Shaft: I am an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran. Enlisted in the reserves in 1992, I was commissioned through ROTC and served on active duty from 1994 to 1998. I was in the 3rd Infa... Skilled chef interns offer meals on wheels
Washington Times
MIAMI | Culinary student Solomon Nerio could be slaving away on the line in any Miami restaurant, chopping onions with a dozen other chefs. Instead, he took to the road in a food truck that serves Lat...
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