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Pakistan shocked at Lahore suicide bombings
Middle East News.NetTwin suicide bombings in the Pakistani city of Lahore have killed and wounded scores of people.
Karzai welcomes Pakistani help in reconciling with Taliban
Middle East News.NetAfghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the Taliban.
Israel provides no recognition for churches and mosques
Middle East News.NetThe U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy sites.
U.S. builds support among Gulf nations for sanctions against Iran
Middle East News.NetU.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against Iran.
Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust
More than 10,000 workers who cleaned up after the September 11 2001 attacks, and suffered from ailments caused by dust, will received more than $600 million in compensation.
CIA accused of LSD mind control experimenting
Middle East News.NetThe UK newspaper The Telegraph has revealed allegations contained in a new book that the CIA engaged in a mind control experiment in a village in France.
Unstable Chile gets new president
Middle East News.NetSebastian Pinera has been sworn in as Chile's new president as the country still shakes from aftershocks following February's massive earthquake.
Salt could be banned in New York restaurants
Middle East News.NetA state legislator in New York wants salt banned from pre-packaged and restaurant food.
Philippines police stage daring rescue of kidnapped man
Middle East News.NetPolice officers rescued an Indian businessman a day after he was kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen in the Philippines, a provincial police chief said Friday.
German Sex Abuse Scandal Reaches Pope
Washington TimesBy Nicole Winfield ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedop...
3rd 'jihad Jane' Arrested In Alleged Plot To Kill Swedish Cartoonist
New York PostJamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old mother, is in the custody of Irish police, along with six others, arrested as part of a probe into the alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who made fun of the...
Saturday Profile: Heartthrob’s Barbed Blog Challenges China’s Leaders
International Herald Tribunewidely read blogger . Traveling incognito is all but impossible. Local officials frequently vie for his endorsement of their latest architectural boondoggles. (He politely declines.) And love-lorn yo...
Health: U.s. Aids Fund Flat-lining, Groups Complain
IPSWASHINGTON, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront Thursday at a U.S House of Rep...
Mexico: Consumers On The Offensive
IPSMEXICO CITY, Mar 13, 2010 (IPS) - Mexican consumers are currently facing a combination of price rises, economic recession and lack of legal protection in the face of abuses committed by providers of g...
Us Devotees Drank Snail Mucus In Ritual
New Zealand HeraldMIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they drank the mucus of a giant African snail. Federal authorities in January r...
Two Dead In Canadian Car Yard Shooting
New Zealand HeraldEDMONTON, Alberta - Police say two men are dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired shots at a car dealership in Western Canada. Inspector Denis Jubinville said that police responding to an e...
Peru Funds Tsunami-warning System
New Zealand HeraldLIMA - Peru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast. President Alan Garcia has ordered funding by decree t...
Pope Under Fire In Sex Abuse Scandal
New Zealand HeraldNews has emerged that the Pope allowed a suspected pedophile priest to take up to a job where he later abused children - and then covered up the incident. Photo / AP
French Families Want Equal Compensation For Doomed Brazil Flight
New Zealand HeraldShrink PARIS - A French support group says it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than $1 millio...
First On Tiger Woods Crash Scene Concerned About Domestic Violence
New Zealand HeraldORLANDO, Florida - The ambulance crew that responded after golfer Tiger Woods crashed his sport utility vehicle would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domesti...
Aussie Politician Backing Fight To Free Nz Activist
New Zealand HeraldThe leader of Australia's Green Party, Bob Brown, has announced he is backing an international campaign to free Peter Bethune. The New Zealand anti-whaling activist is being held in Japan after being...
Pope Under Fire For Priest Transfer, Letter On Sex Abuse
USA TodayPope Benedict XVI : His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.
Women On Birth Control Pill May Live Longer
USA TodayBritish researchers observed more than 46,000 women for nearly four decades from 1968. They compared the number of deaths in women on the pill to those who never took it.
Clinton: Israeli Settlement Announcement 'insulting'
CNNWashington (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was "insulting" to the Un...
Ag: Haim Had Unauthorized Prescription
CNNBrown's office is investigating "an unauthorized prescription under the former child star's name that was found during an ongoing investigation of fraudulent prescription-drug pads ordered from a...
Reid's Wife Has Surgery After Wreck
CNN(CNN) -- The wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon s...
Silver Star Soldier Gets Reprimand
CNNWashington (CNN) -- A U.S. Army officer who was honored for valor after his combat outpost in Afghanistan was attacked has also received a letter of reprimand for failing to secure the base before the...
Moon Decision Dismays Astronauts
BBCFormer Nasa astronauts who went to the Moon have told the BBC of their dismay at President Barack Obama's decision to push back further Moon missions.Jim Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 m...
Obese Drinkers Face 'double Hit'
BBCDrinkers who are overweight face a "double whammy" impact on their liver, research suggests. Two studies of more than a million UK men and women suggest excess weight and alcohol act togethe...
Dicaprio Opens Shutters On Latest Film
Sky NewsShutter Island , but first there was the small business of asking how he felt now that Avatar has sunk Titanic to become the highest grossing film ever made. "I hear there was a big discussion about ...
Air Strike Throws Travel Into Disarray
The AustralianTHE travel plans of half a million British Airways passengers including many Australian were thrown into disarray yesterday when the union representing its cabin crew called seven days of strikes and ...
Pope Benedict Drawn Into Abuse Scandal
The AustralianTHE Pope was drawn directly into a Catholic sex abuse scandal last night as news emerged of his part in a decision to send a paedophile priest for therapy.
Fonseka To Face Sri Lanka Military Court
The AustralianSARATH Fonseka, who helped end civil war as Sri Lanka's only four-star general, will face court martial, charged with using his military position to build support for his failed presidential chal...
The Cold Steel Behind China's Soft Power
The AustralianIt also calls attention to the extreme limitations of the "soft diplomacy" strategy into which China's government is pouring billions of dollars.Australia's excellent ambassador to China, Ge...
Obama Delays Trip For Final Healthcare Push
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping over...
"spring Forward" Messes With More Than Time
CBS NewsDaylight Saving's Downside Losing an hour of sleep during spring Daylight Saving can have negative consequences. Ben Tracy reports that Wall Street has taken a blow more than once.
Fda: Some Patients Cannot Process Plavix
CBS NewsHeartburn Drugs Can Interfere with Plavix (AP) The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster...
Betty White, 88-year-old Comeback Kid
CBS NewsBetty White In 'The Proposal' After more than 60 years of entertaining, Betty White can still land a joke. She talks to "The Early Show" about her role as Sandra Bullock's grandmother in the new film,...
Inquirer Awards To 122 High School Seniors
Philadelphia Daily NewsIn Signers' Hall at the National Constitution Center, high school seniors from the region wait to receive Inquirer Student Citizenship Awards. A statue of Delaware's John Dickinson stands by.
Cops In Televised Beating Reinstated
Philadelphia Daily NewsEight police officers who were fired or disciplined in May 2008 after a television news helicopter captured them beating three shooting suspects are getting their jobs back or having their punishments...
Senators Question $1 Million Pay For Charity's Ceo
Philadelphia Daily NewsFILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010, file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., arrives to vote on the Senate Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. A group of Republican senators is questioning high salari...
Pope Under Fire For Transfer, Letter On Sex Abuse
Philadelphia Daily NewsVATICAN CITY - Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where ...
Pliny The Younger Makes History
Philadelphia Daily NewsPLINY THE YOUNGER is one of those characters out of Roman history who, even if you weren't dozing in history class, you'd have little reason to remember. He was a first-century lawyer known primarily ...
Beer-raid Flap Coming To A Head, Hearing Ordered
Philadelphia Daily NewsFaced with anger, confusion and disbelief from beer-drinkers and the beer industry, Pennsylvania lawmakers are pressing for an explanation of recent State Police raids on bars and distributors, over a...
Dems: 'it Won't Be Long' For Health Care
Washington TimesBy David Espo ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care b...
Man Kills Girlfriend, 2 Men After Walking In On Their Threesome
New York PostA 50-year-old man went ballistic today, killing his girlfriend and two other men after walking in on them having a threesome at her Brooklyn apartment, police said. Hours later, the jilted lover admit...
Nature Photography Series At Wave Hill
New York PostExplore Wave Hill's spring landscape and capture it all on camera, all while learning creative and technical photography skills from photographer Benjamin Swett. The six-class series is $180 for membe...
The Orchid Show: Cuba In Flower At The New York Botanical Garden
New York PostFrom now until April 11, "The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower" will highlight the buds from the tropical island nation. Jorge Sánchez, a Palm Beach-based designer, put togeher the exhibit in the En...
'reading And Discussion Series: Garbage Land' At Wave Hill
New York PostIn conjunction with the New York Council for the Humanities, Wave Hill is presenting a monthly reading and discussion series now through June. Associate Professor of English Dr. Tara Weiss will lead d...
'palm House Walk: South African Splendor' At Wave Hill
New York PostThis month, the Palm House is full of all sorts of colorful and fragrant plants from around the world. You'll see Wave Hill's annual display of South African bulbs and other rare greenhouse plants. Ca...