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Former Interior Secretary Udall Dies At 90
Washington Times
By Barry Massey ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. -- Stewart Udall, an elder in a famed political family who led the Interior Department as it promoted an expansion of public lands and helped win passa... Iraqi President Demands Vote Recount
Washington Times
By Saad Abdul-Kadir ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD -- Iraq's president on Sunday called for a recount in this month's parliamentary elections, which have turned into a tight race between the prime minister... Iran Parliament May Accede To President On Subsidies
RadioFreeEurope
TEHRAN (Reuters) -- Iran's parliament could finally accede to President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's demands for radical subsidy cuts after blocking the plan for months, a senior lawmaker has said. Parliament... Iraqi Government-allied Militia Leader Assassinated
Earth Times
Falluja, Iraq - Armed men burst into the house of the leader of a government-allied militia on Sunday and fatally shot him and his wife, police told the German Press Agency dpa."Gunmen broke into the ... Hundreds Evacuated After Iceland Volcano Erupts
Channel News Asia
REYKJAVIK: A volcano in the area of the Eyjafallajoekull glacier in southern Iceland erupted early Sunday, forcing more than 500 people in its vicinity to evacuate their homes, authorities said. "We e... Bomb Blast Kills 10 In Southern Afghanistan
Channel News Asia
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: At least ten people picnicking by a stream in southern Afghanistan to celebrate the Afghan new year were killed in a suicide bomb attack Sunday, police and officials said. A sui... Fearless To The End: Margaret Moth
CNN
Given her jet-black hair, thick black eyeliner, black clothes and combat boots (which she often slept in while on assignment), people didn't always know what to think upon meeting her. She was quirky,... Democrats 'have Votes On Health'
BBC
Senior Democrats say they are confident they have enough votes to pass landmark healthcare reform legislation in the US House of Representatives.The House is set to vote later on the highly-contested ... Live - Cis Cup Final
BBC
To get involved use My Sport or text us your views & comments on 80295. (Not all contributions can be used. Messages will be charged at your standard operator rate) Hundreds Flee As Volcano Erupts In Iceland
Sky News
"The evacuations have gone smoothly," said police chief Kjartan Thorkelsson, adding there was no indication the volcano presented any immediate danger to people. The volcano threw up a plume of smoke... British Holiday Girl Killed By Car On Beach
Sky News
Four-year-old Ellie Bland, from Nottingham, was on holiday in Daytona Beach with her family when she was killed. She had been walking hand-in-hand with her uncle along the shore shortly before the in... Red Shirts Snub Thai Talks
The Australian
BANGKOK: Thailand was locked in political stalemate last night, with demonstrators planning a fresh protest using human blood after refusing talks offered by the government. Boat Arrives As Compound Is Built
The Australian
WORKS are furiously under way to open a new 400-bed compound at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre after the surprise arrival of 92 Sri Lankans at the weekend left just 36 beds to spare... In The Name Of The Holy Father
The Australian
NOT long after a portly, jovial priest in the German industrial city of Essen was accused of sexually abusing three boys in 1979, he was offered a new home in Munich by Joseph Ratzinger, the future Po... Netanyahu Defuses Feud And Bows To Us
The Australian
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised the US his government will delay new building plans in east Jerusalem and free Palestinian prisoners to defuse the worst feud with Was... Teenage Dreams Run To Asylum
The Australian
Her dreams are of freedom but her story is one of desperation.She fled North Korea less than a month ago. With a classmate, the 16-year-old girl trudged for three hours to a desolate forest region and... Ba Strike Hurts Brown
The Australian
LONDON: The start of a three-day strike by cabin crew at British Airways spurred chaos and passenger angst as union members promised more airline and rail walkouts in the coming weeks as Britain prepa... Uk Man On Iraqi Death Row `ill'
The Australian
THE parents of a British gun-for-hire contractor facing the death penalty in Iraq for shooting dead Queenslander Darren Hoare have pleaded for his life, saying he was unhinged by the horrors of war. Madoff's Antagonist Says No One Listened
The Australian
NEW YORK: The new book by Harry Markopolos opens with disgraced financial titan Bernard Madoff in jail and facing questions from David Kotz, an investigator for the Securities & Exchange Commissio... Netanyahu Stands Firm On Jerusalem Before U.s. Visit
Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had informed Washington in writing that Israel would not stop Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem, setting the stage for... U.n.'s Ban In Gaza, Calls On Israel To End Closures
Reuters
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CBS News
British Airways cabin crews walked off the job for a second day Sunday, upsetting travel plans for scores of customers, but the airline said its contingency plans were working well and more planes wer... Attacks In S.w. Phila. Injure Two
Philadelphia Daily News
Two residents of Southwest Philadelphia were injured - one of them seriously - in separate, recent attacks by youths engaging in a violent game they call "Catch and Wreck," police said yeste... Key Democrat Says Votes In Place For Health Bill
Washington Times
UPDATED: The chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House said Sunday his party has the 216 votes needed to pass President Obama's historic health care bill. Other House Democrats were not as op... Bombs Kill 12 As Afghan Hopes For Peace
Washington Times
By Deb Riechmann ASSOCIATED PRESS MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's hard-line vice president expressed hope Sunday that an upcoming national conference will lay the foundation for peace wi... Forced Sterilization Scare Feeds On Uzbek Distrust
RadioFreeEurope
Health authorities in Uzbekistan felt obliged recently to deny the existence of any order on the forced sterilization of women, saying surgical contraception is performed only as a last resort and onl... Diaspora Affairs: Jumping Into The Fray
Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON – The extent to which American Jewish organizations favor an “even-handed” approach to the Middle East – one in which they show equal affection for the US and Israel – seemed to t... Israel To U.s.: We Won't Back Down
CNN
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel has no intention of backing down in its argument with the United States over Israeli plans to build 1,600 apartments on disputed land in largely Arab East Jerusalem, Prime Mi... Second Teen Dies In West Bank Clashes
CNN
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed two youths on Sunday, bringing to four the number of Palestinian youths killed in clashes with Israeli forces this weekend. Volcano Erupts In Iceland
C News
Seen in this aerial photo, molten lava vents from a rupture near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, as a volcano erupts early Sunday March 21, 2010. (AP/Ragnar Axelsson ) REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP)... Iraq Vote Recount Calls Rejected
BBC
Iraq's election commission has rejected calls from the president and prime minister for a recount of votes cast in the general election on 7 March.An election official said a recount of all votes woul...
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