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Biden, displeased with Israel, says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:30:01 GMT
 AP - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that "inflame tensions" and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state.
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Church abuse scandal reaches pope's brother
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:10 GMT
 AP - Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.
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Italy parliament passes justice measure
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:30 GMT
 AP - Silvio Berlusconi's allies pushed a controversial measure through parliament on Wednesday that shields the Italian premier from prosecution in two ongoing trials.
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UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:10 GMT
 AP - Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report.
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Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:40:13 GMT
 AP - Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after more than 200 people including dozens of children were slaughtered in several mostly Christian villages nearby.
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Biden Israel Trip: Apology for Timing of Settlement News
(Time.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT
Time.com - Vice President Joe Biden was publicly humiliated by the Israeli announcement of a controversial settlement project, and said it undermined trust in a new U.S. peace effort. But Israel has no plans to shelve the project
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UK-Odd Summary
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:50 GMT
Reuters - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products. Some two dozen guests, surrounded on all sides by media, crammed into a small room off the main parliamentary restaurant to hear speeches backing the annual hunt off Canada's East Coast, which the EU says is inhumane.
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Palestinians delay honor for attacker
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:52:27 GMT
AP - The Palestinian Authority has called off a ceremony honoring a woman involved in the deadly hijacking of an Israeli bus.
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Brazil leader blasted for stance on Cuba prisoners
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:37 GMT
 AP - Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights.
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Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:19 GMT
 AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be charged over the killings.
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Aung San Suu Kyi to be barred from polls and party
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:32:07 GMT
 AFP - Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been barred from standing in polls this yearand may be excluded from her own party under the military junta's new election laws unveiled on Wednesday.
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Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:51 GMT
Reuters - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
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E.Timor president insists does not want warcrimes tribunal
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:51 GMT
 AFP - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday denied claims by Amnesty International that he would support a tribunal for abuses committed during Indonesia's occupation.
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Controversial Egyptian cleric leaves mixed legacy
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure throughout the Islamic world, died of a heart attack Wednesday while on a visit to Saudi Arabia. He was 81.
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Iran President Ahmadinejad attacks US during Afghanistan visit
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:23 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Iran fired up its verbal sparring match with the United States over Afghanistan on Wednesday, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul and charged the US with playing a “double game” in the country.
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Beyond Sanctions: How to Solve the Iranian Riddle
(Time.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT
Time.com - Beyond Sanctions: How to Solve the Iranian Riddle
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Nigeria: More Mass Graves Dug in Jos
(OneWorld.net)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:51:46 GMT
OneWorld.net - ABUJA,
Mar 8 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km
northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves
after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local
time) on 7 March.
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