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  • Javanese terror suspects killed

    Javanese terror suspects killed

    Knoxville News.Net

    Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital, Jakarta.

  • World Vision employees in Pakistan attacked

    World Vision employees in Pakistan attacked

    Knoxville News.Net

    Pakistani police have reported a militant incident at the offices of a US-based Christian aid group.

  • Aung San Suu Kyi no longer allowed to stand for election

    Aung San Suu Kyi no longer allowed to stand for election

    Knoxville News.Net

    In Myanmar, a new law may force the National League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, out of the party.

  • Bangladesh rejects claims of refugee neglect

    Bangladesh rejects claims of refugee neglect

    Knoxville News.Net

    Bangladesh has been accused of starving and blocking medical treatment for Rohingya refugees.

  • Biden objects to Israeli settlement announcement

    Biden objects to Israeli settlement announcement

    Knoxville News.Net

    US Vice President Joe Biden has told the Israeli prime minister that the US condemns an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem.

  • Gaddafi receives apology from US

    Gaddafi receives apology from US

    Knoxville News.Net

    The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

  • North Korea leases Sea of Japan port to China

    Knoxville News.Net

    China has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North Korea.

  • Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime

    Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime

    Knoxville 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.

  • Rape in Russian prison results in charges against jailers

    Rape in Russian prison results in charges against jailers

    Knoxville News.Net

    Top prison officials in Saint Petersburg have been charged with the rape of two prisoners, one of whom was awaiting trial.

  • African nation condemns homosexuals

    African nation condemns homosexuals

    Knoxville News.Net

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  • Taliban claims attack on U.S.-Afghan base

    Washington Times

    By Nishanuddin Khan ASSOCIATED PRESS KHOST, Afghanistan -- The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO ser...

  • Gates: Troops could exit Afghanistan early

    Washington Times

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave ...

  • French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, talks with the media during an European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Cordoba, Spain, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

  • FDA Okays Abbott's Cataract Lens Corrective Implant - Update

    RTT News

    News ) said Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved its Tecnis, a 1-Piece intraocular lens, or IOL, for cataract patients with or without presbyopia. Abbott intimated th...

  • PBS Newshour tours RFE/RL's exhibit at the Library of Congress

    RadioFreeEurope

    The PBS Newshour's 'Art Beat' takes an exclusive look at the multimedia exhibit 'Voices From Afghanistan' displaying some of the thousands of hand-painted scrolls and letters sent to RFE/RL's Radio Az...

  • Sheikh Tantawi, Prominent Sunni Muslim Voice, Dead At 81

    RadioFreeEurope

    (RFE/RL) -- One of the most prominent and respected moderate voices in the Sunni Muslim world -- Sheikh Muhammad Sayed Tantawi -- died today during a visit to Saudi Arabia. He was 81.For 14 years, Tan...

  • Petraeus Visits Kyrgyzstan Amid U.S. Plans For Antiterror Center

    RadioFreeEurope

    The head of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, has met with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev in Bishkek to discuss bilateral cooperation and the situation in Afghanistan.The visit, which w...

  • Interview: Garry Kasparov Talks About Putin's Endgame

    RadioFreeEurope

    Garry Kasparov: In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy, to put it mildly. Either there's democracy, or there ...

  • Actor Corey Haim found dead at 38: report

    New York Post

    Actor Corey Haim was found dead this morning in Los Angeles from an apparent overdose. He was 38.Police were called to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, Calif., around 4 a.m. to investigate,

  • Yo! Staten Island bashing mayor won't run again

    New York Post

    BELMAR, N.J. — The Jersey Shore mayor whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits.Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November a...

  • Pol now in tickle pickle

    New York Post

    03/10/2010 8:16 AM Since when did this behavior become a problem with the Democrat Party. I thought all this was all cleared up with Clinton. I thought this sort of thing was OK as long as you were a...

  • Ahmadinejad and Gates Trade Barbs in Afghanistan

    International Herald Tribune

    President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran during a news conference in Kabul on Wednesday. KABUL (Reuters) - Iranian President

  • MESS Report / Israel engages in an 'as if' settlement policy

    Haaretz

    From a Palestinian perspective, it's hard to imagine better timing for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Ramallah on Wednesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas won't have speak at...

  • 'J'lem plan undermines ME efforts'

    Jerusalem Post

    Israel's approval of a plan to build 1,600 new housing units in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo "undermines peace efforts," US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.The US vice pr...

  • U.N. report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted

    USA Today

    Africa nation, which has been plagued by fighting and humanitarian suffering for nearly two decades, according to a U.N. diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not yet bee...

  • Israel apologizes for embarrasing Biden

    USA Today

    "We had no intention, no desire, to offend or taunt an important man like the vice president during his visit," Yishai told Israel Radio. "I am very sorry for the embarrassment. We need to remember th...

  • U.S. hikers held in Iran call home

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Three U.S. hikers who were detained in Iran have spoken by phone with their relatives for the first time since authorities jailed them more than seven months ago, the hikers' families said We...

  • Wheelchair-bound Canadian attacked in Australia

    C News

    SYDNEY, Australia -- A Canadian man is in hospital with head injuries after he was attacked by two teenagers in an Australian train station late Tuesday night. The man, who is confined to a wheelchai...

  • Janitor opens fire at Ohio university

    C News

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - A university janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally sho...

  • Berezovsky wins poison libel case

    BBC

    Businessman Boris Berezovsky has won a libel case over allegations he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.He was awarded £150,000 ($224,000) at the High Court over...

  • Bendtner response delights Wenger

    BBC

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the resolve and mental strength of Nicklas Bendtner after the striker hit a hat-trick in the 5-0 win over Porto.Bendtner missed a series of chances in Saturday's ...

  • 150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside

    BBC

    Around 150 jobs are expected to be lost at Deeside's Toyota factory as part of wider cuts across the UK which will see around 750 posts being axed in total.The car maker, which employs about 3,500 peo...

  • Spanish hostage in Africa freed

    BBC

    A Spanish woman kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.There are unconfirmed reports that an Italian woman held by the same group has also been released. Spania...

  • Cameron anger over Labour 'slurs'

    BBC

    A furious David Cameron demanded an apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs.The Labour MPs shouted "because they are Tories&qu...

  • Snow Storms Bring Chaos To Parts Of Europe

    Sky News

    download Flash from the Adobe download website. Thousands of commuters were trapped in trains as the blizzards struck with many having to be evacuated to sports halls. Flights were cancelled, ...

  • Letterman Case: Comic Controlled His Image

    CBS News

    Plea Deal in Letterman Case The David Letterman extortion case has finally ended with a plea deal after a former CBS News producer pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny. Jeff Glor has the story.

  • Reconciliation Puts Dems in Driver's Seat

    CBS News

    Obama: Time to Act on Health Care (AP) Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in ...

  • New Testimony, New Hope for Amanda Knox

    CBS News

    Knox's Mother: 'This Will Get Fixed' Amanda Knox's mother Edda Mellas spoke to Maggie Rodriguez about the new information released by the judges in Italy about convicted Knox of murder.

  • Harry Smith's On-Air Colonoscopy

    CBS News

    Colonoscopy Prep for Harry Smith Katie Couric helps Harry Smith get ready for his colonoscopy and explains why the procedure is so important for men and women.

  • 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...

  • Pa. high court names panel to probe Phila. courts

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Alarmed at a Philadelphia court system plagued by low conviction rates, entrenched witness fear, and a high number of fugitives, the state Supreme Court has appointed a blue-ribbon panel of legal expe...

  • NJ mayor who poked fun at `guidos' won't run again

    Philadelphia Daily News

    BELMAR, N.J. - The Jersey Shore mayor whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits.Belmar Mayor Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 ye...

  • Rain, rain ... how many days?

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Dust off those umbrellas. They could come in handy tonight or tomorrow through the weekend.Today is likely to be the last of a dozen straight days without real rain - or snow. The outlook is: Tonigh...

  • Web site aims to engage public in catching bank robbers

    Philadelphia Daily News

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  • Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot

    Philadelphia Daily News

    AS AUTHORITIES tell it, Colleen R. LaRose wasn't joking on June 20, 2008, when she posted a comment on YouTube using the screen name "JihadJane" and saying that she was "desperate to do...

  • Social Circuit, March 10, 2010

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Actor Tony Danza, who is teaching English at Northeast High School for an A&E reality show, was among the 1,200 guests who attended the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter's 11th annu...

  • Tullett Prebon Confirms Talks Over Possible Bid; Shares Up - Update

    RTT News

    News ) Wednesday confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions with a third party regarding a possible offer for the company. The company, however, did not reveal the bidder's identity. Following th...

  • Evotec Gets FDA Nod To Initiate Mid-Stage Study Of Depression Drug - Update

    RTT News

    News ) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has given permission to initiate a phase II proof of concept study with its investigational depression drug EVT 101.The p...

  • 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...