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Biden: 'no Delay' In Restarting Mideast Peace Talks
RadioFreeEurope
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called today for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Speaking in Tel Aviv, he also called peace with the Palestinianians "profoundly" in the i... Russia To Build First Synthetic Fuel Plant
RadioFreeEurope
KEMEROVO, Russia -- Russia's first plant to produce synthetic fuel will be built in the central Kemerovo Oblast, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.Kemerovo Governor Aman Tuleyev told journalists that t... Tajik President Selects Veteran To Head His Office
RadioFreeEurope
DUSHANBE -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has appointed veteran economist Matlubkhon Davlatov to head the presidential office, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.Davlatov, 60, had taught economics at Taj... 'other Sis' Did It
New York Post
A woman suspected of being the hit and run driver who mowed down two pedestrians in Brooklyn -- including an aide to Mayor Bloomberg -- was apparently telling the truth when she said her sister did it... Tight Race In Iraq Could Mean Weeks Of Horse-trading
International Herald Tribune
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki ’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race. But even as the preliminary results were about to be broadcast to the public, a coalition of Shiite... How Admen Turned Lindsay Trampy
New York Post
Maybe her whining wasn't just baby talk after all. An inside look at the making of E-Trade's "milkaholic" Super Bowl ad that drew Lindsay Lohan's ire revealed that the baby's name was changed from "De... Biden Appeals To Restart Peace Talks
International Herald Tribune
Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin. "The most important thing is for these talks to go forward and go forward promptly and go forward in good fait... Pol: Ban All Salt From Restaurant Cooking
New York Post
It's the "don't pass the salt" bill. Brooklyn Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced legislation to eliminate the use of salt "in any form" in preparing food in every restaurant in the state -- a move... Hamas Releases Uk Journalist
Jerusalem Post
A British journalist has been released from Hamas custody after a month's detention and is on his way out of the Gaza Strip.Paul Martin was arrested Feb. 14 in a Gaza court where he had intended to te... Thailand: Media Caught In Red-or-yellow Divide Too
IPS
BANGKOK, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Anyone who is still trying to look for neutrality or balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the... Ap Source: Obama Pushing New U.s. Export Initiative
USA Today
An administration official says Obama will issue an executive order Thursday creating an Export Promotion Cabinet of federal agencies whose work affects exports. The president is instructing the gover... Hamas Release British Journalist
BBC
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has released a British journalist accused of espionage in the Gaza Strip.Paul Martin, a freelance journalist accused of "collaborating with Israel", w... Bosnian War Leader Granted Bail
BBC
Former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport over war crimes allegations, has been given bail by the High Court.Mr Ganic was detained on 1 March at the request of... Suicide Of Failed Mercy Kill Wife
BBC
A woman convicted of trying to carry out a mercy killing on her ill husband in 1998 has died in an assisted suicide at a clinic in Switzerland.Vicky Wood, from Harbertonford, Devon, who had a lung dis... Nigeria Survivors Recall Massacre
BBC
Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.One witness in a village near the city of Jos said he heard his neighbours screaming as they were attacked. A... 'mistaken Identity' In Missing Boy Case
Sky News
download Flash from the Adobe download website. The country's Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, has apologised after wrongly revealing that authorities had recovered Sahil Saeed. Earlier, senior P... Corey Haim Was 'tormented Soul'
BBC
The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman has said.Paying tribute to the star, Feldman said he wept when he heard Haim had died at a Califo... Mystery Knitter Gives Trees Treat In Us Town
Sky News
The unknown West Cape May resident, dubbed The Midnight Knitter, is covering tree branches and lamp posts with little sweaters under cover of darkness. Residents say they're enthralled by the rainbow... Troubled Greece Facing New Wave Of Strikes Over Cuts
The Scotsman
Workers walked off the job at midnight last night, in the second major strike called by the country's two largest unions in a week, closing hospitals and schools and stopping all flights and most publ... Jihadjane In Us Court
IOL
Philadelphia - An American woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing t... Mexico's First Gay Wedding
IOL
Mexico City - "We don't have anything ready apart from what we're wearing," said Judith Vazquez, a Mexican who will wed another woman in Mexico City on Thursday in a first for Latin America. After ... Volcker Rule Gets Lift In Senate Amid Reform Talks
Reuters
Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 2, 20... Greek Workers Strike As Anger At Austerity Grows
Reuters
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Reuters
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negoti... Bp To Pay Devon $7 Billion For Oil Fields
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - London-based oil major BP has agreed to buy Brazilian, Azeri and Gulf of Mexico assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion, as the U.S. producer refocuses on onshore U.S. fields. Iran Warns Neighbors Over U.s. Presence In The Gulf
Reuters
(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Gulf countries on Thursday against the U.S. presence in the region, saying Washington aimed to dominate their energy resources in the name of f... We Don't Want Proxy Wars In Afghanistan, Karzai Says
Reuters
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) welcomes his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upon his arrival in Kabul March 10, 2010. Ahmadinejad arrived on Wednesday for a visit to Afghanistan, after U.S.... Nj Dad Accused Of Raping 5 Daughters
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Untested Rape Kits Lead to More Crimes (AP) A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his child... Half Million Seeds Now In "doomsday" Vault
CBS News
Saving Seeds In Doomsday Vault Scientists are collecting a billion and a half seeds from all the world's crops to keep in safe storage deep inside a mountain near the North Pole. Scott Pelley reports. N.j. Raids Yield $10 Million Marijuana Operation
Philadelphia Daily News
A patrol officer with a sensitive nose was credited yesterday with uprooting what authorities called the biggest marijuana-growing operation in New Jersey history. Police in Middlesex County last mon... Bush's Union Transparency Rules Retracted Under Obama
Washington Times
Chuck Neubauer The Obama administration promised increased transparency in government but has rolled back rules proposed by the Bush administration that expanded the financial disclosure statements r...
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