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  • Taliban peace talks on the table for war leaders

    Taliban peace talks on the table for war leaders

    Bangkok News.Net

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US President Barack Obama have spoken via a video conferencing line over future prospects of peace with the Taliban.

  • Ex-leader could win Iraq election

    Ex-leader could win Iraq election

    Bangkok News.Net

    Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has pulled ahead in the country’s vote count.

  • German diocese sacks paedophile priest

    German diocese sacks paedophile priest

    Bangkok News.Net

    A German archdiocese that was once overseen by Pope Benedict has suspended a priest, 24 years after he was convicted of sexually abusing children.

  • Jacob Zuma flies to Zimbabwe to help mediate political problems

    Jacob Zuma flies to Zimbabwe to help mediate political problems

    Bangkok News.Net

    South African President Jacob Zuma has gone to Harare in an attempt to patch up a rift in Zimbabwean government circles.

  • Arrests made over kidnap of boy

    Arrests made over kidnap of boy

    Bangkok News.Net

    Police in Pakistan have made further arrests in the kidnapping case of five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed.

  • Golfing world to welcome back Woods

    Golfing world to welcome back Woods

    Bangkok News.Net

    Tiger Woods has announced he will return to golf next month at the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

  • Bystander killed when plane makes beach landing

    Bystander killed when plane makes beach landing

    Bangkok News.Net

    A plane has slammed into a bystander on a beach in South Carolina while making an emergency landing.

  • Nazis again march through Latvian streets

    Nazis again march through Latvian streets

    Bangkok News.Net

    Over a thousand Latvian Nazi veterans have marched in the city of Riga to commemorate their fellow World War II comrades.

  • Reopening of Jewish synagogue infuriates Palestinians

    Reopening of Jewish synagogue infuriates Palestinians

    Bangkok News.Net

    Palestinian protesters have fought with Israeli police in East Jerusalem over settlement building in the area.

  • Possible wrongful conviction ends in execution

    Possible wrongful conviction ends in execution

    Bangkok News.Net

    An Egyptian man, who may have been wrongfully convicted of murder, was hanged in Cairo last Wednesday.

  • Democrats unveil their proposed finance regulations

    Democrats unveil their proposed finance regulations

    Bangkok News.Net

    The US financial regulation bill has been unveiled.

  • Small boy released after kidnap ordeal

    Small boy released after kidnap ordeal

    Bangkok News.Net

    A British boy kidnapped earlier this month while spending time with his parents in Pakistan has been released.

  • Buckle Up : Jury Verdict On Virnetx Is In

    RTT News

    News ), which was delivered late Tuesday , has gone in favor of VirnetX.VirnetX is a development stage company focused on commercializing a patent portfolio for securing real-time communications over ...

  • Lukashenka Offers Venezuela Military Help

    RadioFreeEurope

    CARACAS -- President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has offered Belarusian help to strengthen the military of Venezuela. Speaking March 16 during his visit to the South American country, Lukashenka said Belaru...

  • Allawi Moves Past Maliki In Iraqi Vote Count

    RadioFreeEurope

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has moved past current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in partial results from Iraq's March 7 vote. The new initial results reverse the lead that M...

  • Ami's Pecker Raids Meredith's Parent Stable

    New York Post

    resigned as senior vice president of Meredith in charge of the Parent Network, which includes Parents and American Baby magazines. She's been tapped to be AMI's new executive vice president in charge ...

  • Hope In The Fuld

    New York Post

    He may be one of the most vilified men coming out of the financial crisis, but ex-Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld is feeling vindicated in the wake of last week's 2,200-page report by a court-appointed...

  • Nexus One Sales Slower Than Iphone

    New York Post

    Google's Nexus One phone is selling at a slower pace than the first iPhone, reaching about 135,000 units in the time it took Apple to sell 1 million, according to Flurry Inc. The original iPhone hit t...

  • Amex Ceo: $17m Salary

    New York Post

    Ken Chenault, the low-key CEO of American Express, is now one of the highest paid bankers in the US, the Wall Street Journal's Deal Journal blog reported yesterday. Actually, Chenault's $17.4 million ...

  • Simon Said To Revise Ggp Bid

    New York Post

    Simon Property Group is preparing a revised bid for its biggest rival, bankrupt General Growth Properties to be presented within a week, according to a source with knowledge of Simon's plans. Simon's ...

  • S&p Rescues Ailing Greece

    New York Post

    Greece got a much-needed lift in its battered credit rating yesterday, but the move didn't stop street rioting over pay cuts and strikes crippling the socialist-led nation. Credit rating agency Standa...

  • Cedar Fair Buys Time

    New York Post

    The roller coaster ride may not be over for amusement-park chain Cedar Fair. The company postponed until April 8 a shareholder meeting that had been scheduled for yesterday, triggering speculation tha...

  • Pvh Rolls Dice On Credit Markets

    New York Post

    Phillips-Van Heusen is betting that credit markets are stable enough to offer smooth sailing for its $3 billion leveraged deal to buy Tommy Hilfiger. PVH has turned down guaranteed financing for the p...

  • Vatican Official Says Rising Number Of Sexual Abuse Cases Could Overload Staff

    International Herald Tribune

    Ask a Question » But the official, Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna, who is effectively the Vatican’s internal prosecutor, said the church was working to bring more “transparency” to the ...

  • Mess Report / Fears Of New Intifada Are Wrong

    Haaretz

    Headlines predicting the outbreak of a third intifada have proved wrong one more time, at least for now. This is the main conclusion from Tuesday's incidents in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Nonet...

  • Fiji Cyclone Damage Is Overwhelming

    C News

    SUVA, Fiji - The South Pacific island nation of Fiji has suffered overwhelming damage from a powerful cyclone that battered its shores for more than three days, the prime minister said Wednesday as re...

  • Sex Scandal Hits Brazilian Catholic Church

    C News

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian authorities are investigating three priests accused of sexually abusing altar boys after a video allegedly showing one case of abuse was broadcast on television, pol...

  • Bloody Thai Protests Petering Out

    The Australian

    RED-SHIRTED Thai protesters have moved to the residence of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva but their four-day rally in support of their deposed political hero appears to be petering out.

  • Thai "red Shirts" Take Protest To Pm's Home

    Reuters

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  • U.s. Missile Strikes Kill 6 Militants In Pakistan

    Reuters

    MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two missile strikes by pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Wednesday killed at least six militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan, a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary, ...

  • Fbi: No Proof Hit Men Targeted Americans

    CBS News

    Spring Breakers Head for Violent Mexico (AP) Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. co...

  • Stones Tunes Create "idol" Surprises

    CBS News

    Crystal Bowersox Wows "Idol" Judges (AP) Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol." The judges dismissed Urban's reggae rendition of "Under My Thumb" during a night of Rolling Ston...

  • Blockbuster Says Bankruptcy A Possibility - Update

    RTT News

    News ) said Tuesday that it is in talks with Hollywood studios to reduce DVD costs, and may need to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.In its annual Form 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities an...

  • Simon Property Reportedly To Sweeten Bid For General Growth - Update

    RTT News

    News ) by the end of this week or early next week in order to top other rival offers or plans, according to reports Tuesday. Simon Growth revealed in a letter Monday that it would offer a new proposal...

  • City Hopes To Make The Willy B Safer For Bikers

    New York Post

    Biking over the Williamsburg Bridge should soon be a lot easier, thanks to a makeover of the ramps on the most heavily cycled bridge in the city.Department of Transportation workers will begin install...

  • Flushing Avenue To Get Two-way Protected Bike Lane!

    New York Post

    Flushing Avenue will sprout a protected, two-way bike lane to link cyclists between the Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg, the city revealed on Tuesday.In an effort to ramp up the Brooklyn Waterfront ...

  • Rediscovering Salsa, The Soul Of Mexico In A Bowl

    International Herald Tribune

    IT’S not easy being a Mexican restaurant in the United States. Some customers are outraged if the menu doesn’t have burritos; others, if it does. Some see authenticity when chips and salsa...

  • Budget Cut For Fence On U.s.-mexico Border

    International Herald Tribune

    Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she would cut millions of dollars intended for a high-tech “virtual fence” along the Mexican border that has produced little more than headaches for the ...

  • Is Netanyahu Capable Of Withstanding The Pressure?

    Haaretz

    Two days ago, Knesset Speaker Reuven "Ruby" Rivlin dedicated the restored Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City in an emotional speech, his throat choked with tears. Rivlin, a leader among Likud's r...

  • Police Predict Continued Violence In Jerusalem

    Haaretz

    Fifteen police officers and some 40 Palestinian protesters were injured in East Jerusalem on Tuesday in a series of clashes during the orchestrated "Day of Rage" announced by Hamas. Police predict tha...

  • Ramallah To Name Street After U.s. Activist Rachel Corrie

    Haaretz

    The parents of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer in Gaza, took part in a ceremony in Ramallah on Tuesday, where a street is being named after Rachel...

  • Pakistan: In More Ways Than One, Bollywood Dancing Creates Waves

    IPS

    KARACHI, Pakistan, Mar 17, 2010 (IPS) - Saleha Firdaus, a mother of two teenage children, has been moving to the Bollywood beat at a dance studio for over a year now and "loves every moment" of this...

  • Riots Rock Jerusalem Amid Diplomatic Spat With Us

    Channel News Asia

    JERUSALEM: Israel counted the cost Wednesday after hundreds of Palestinians clashed with security forces across east Jerusalem, amid the worst diplomatic spat in decades between Israel and its key US ...

  • Olympians Encourage Kids To Walk

    New Zealand Herald

    Former Olympic champion Cathy Freeman of Australia says it's frightening that one in four children are overweight and counts herself lucky to have grown up a healthy and active kid. Speaking at the l...

  • Abuse Of Pain Pills By Soldiers Concerns Pentagon

    USA Today

    WASHINGTON — The military is trying to curb the volume of narcotics given to troops as the number of prescriptions for painkillers and instances of drug abuse continue to soar, according to Penta...

  • Thai Protests Head To Pm's House

    BBC

    Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand are approaching the home of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva to continue their symbolic blood protest.On the fourth day of a mass rally, the "red shirts&...

  • Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' To Rebuild

    BBC

    Haiti will need $11.5bn (£7.55bn) to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, the country's government estimates.The amount is a rough estimate of money needed for a complete overhau...

  • Unite In Us Talks As Battle Goes Transatlantic

    Sky News

    "ITF affiliates around the world are mobilising to support British Airways workers in their fight for passenger safety and worker respect." Sky's business correspondent Joel Hills said: "It's an expr...

  • Swap Popcorn For Fruit Salad Says Film Boss

    Sky News

    Michael Lynton, head of Sony Pictures, told cinema owners they should be offering healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices. He said: "I don't mean clo...

  • Predators Beat Flyers In Shoot-out

    Philadelphia Daily News

    NASHVILLE - After a listless effort in their previous game, the Flyers played a different tune in the Music City tonight. Despite losing goalie Michael Leighton to an early injury and facing a two-go...