Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast (AP)

AP - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?

Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees (AP)
AP - United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.
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Shots ring out near site of Christian-Muslim massacres (AP)

AP - Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead.

China, India give qualified nod to climate deal (AP)

AP - China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan (AP)

AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.

Israel: Did the Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai Really Help? (Time.com)
Time.com - While all the signs point to Mossad as the perpetrator and the Israelis are hardly denying it, the killing of a top Hamas operative may have caused the Israelis problems on other fronts
Yahoo! News: World News ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:04:17 2010

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports (AP)

AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.

US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP)

AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

Guatemala closer to extraditing ex-president to US (AP)
AP - Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money laundering charges.
Yahoo! News: World News ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:04:17 2010

Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms (AFP)

AFP - Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from election (AP)
AP - A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said Wednesday.
Yahoo! News: World News ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:04:17 2010

Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
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'Miracle' birth of baby elephant, says zoo (AFP)

AFP - A baby elephant believed to have died during labour was born alive at an Australian zoo on Wednesday, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a "miracle".

Israel rebuffs Biden by announcing new settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Hours after the arrival Tuesday of Vice President Joe Biden to help launch indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel announced the construction of 1,600 homes in a settlement block in mostly Arab East Jerusalem, an open rebuff that led Biden to issue a sharply worded condemnation.

Japan's Hatoyama tries to shift more power to the politicians (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - For decades, Japan's weekly political calendar was fixed. Before the cabinet met on Tuesdays, the top civil servants from each ministry would meet on Mondays. If the bureaucrats had not already set government policy, the wags said, the ministers would have nothing to rubber stamp.
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Russian Shareholder Activist Exposes Corporate Greed (Time.com)
Time.com - Alexei Navalny is a unique type of opposition figure in Russia. He believes the most effective way to challenge the ruling class is not through elections, but by acquiring stock
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Nigeria: More Mass Graves Dug in Jos (OneWorld.net)
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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US attacks East Jerusalem plans
US Vice-President Joe Biden condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry
Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

US apology for Gaddafi comments
The US apologises for comments made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

N Ireland backs policing switch
Northern Ireland's assembly backs a key measure to devolve the highly sensitive issues of policing and justice from London.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
UN chief Ban Ki-moon pays an emotional tribute at a memorial service to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti earthquake.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist'
Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Producer admits Letterman blackmail
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

'Ransom bid' in Cyprus body theft
A ransom was demanded for the stolen and now-recovered body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos, a minister says.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Porn net domain name plan revived
A plan to create a net domain for adult content could be revisited three years after it was rejected by regulators.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

UK gives condom aid ahead of World Cup 'festivities'
The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham
Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Can US broker Middle East peace?
Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
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Tracked down
Paedophile priest left untouched by Church and state
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Hewitt on Europe
An EMF? Hard to set up and no cure for euro woes
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Earth Watch
Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Day in pictures
The most striking images from around the world
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Thin red line
Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Separation fear
Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Obama backs Greece on speculators
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts
Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Hard drive evolution could hit XP
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Games migrate to the social side
The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Pink Floyd take EMI to court
Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Oscars 'most watched since 2005'
This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Superweed predator to be released
A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Somali hope for Chandlers release
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Row over exhuming Rwanda leader
The son of Rwanda's first President, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, protests at orders to exhume his father's remains.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US
Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Greece asks US for its assistance
Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Raids 'kill Indonesia militants'
Indonesian security forces kill three alleged militants and investigate whether one is key Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Alcohol ban means Irish rugby fans face long Good Friday
Row as Irish crunch match Munster v Leinster is a mouth-watering clash for any rugby fan, but most drinkers in the Irish Republic wanting to toast the Magners League fixture in a bar next month will have to leave the country.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Heirs delay sale of historic papers in Italy tax tussle
The sale of papers belonging to a 16th Century Italian scholar credited with founding European art history is called off at the last moment.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Israeli 'spymaster' dies aged 82
A former Israeli spy who played a key role in Africa, the Middle East and the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal has died.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Israel and Syria in nuclear bids
Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Indian MPs approve women's bill
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Bangladesh 'ignores' refugees
Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Troop bomb training 'inadequate'
The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies".
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Two dead British soldiers named
The Ministry of Defence names two British soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Sunday.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Medal honours Holocaust 'heroes'
A new medal to honour the courage of ordinary people who helped others escape the Nazis has been given to two men at Downing Street by Gordon Brown.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

UK trade gap unexpectedly widens
The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Fraudster ran £34m pyramid scheme
A professional gambler is found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam which targeted people on low incomes.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition ~Created Tue Mar 9 18:40:01 2010

Men arrested 'days before attack'
Two students fighting deportation to Pakistan were arrested days before they planned a terror strike in the UK, a court hears.
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Pakistan vows offensive after bomb kills 49
Pakistan vowed to launch a new offensive against militant strongholds along the Afghan border after a suicide bomber blew up a car near a crowded outdoor market on Friday, killing 49 people in the bloodiest attack to hit the country in six months.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Suu Kyi allowed to meet with Western diplomats
Myanmar's junta leader has allowed detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet Western diplomats to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country, government officials said Friday.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Delhi cracks down on illegal buses
Unregulated interstate movement at night makes them vulnerable to misuse by terror suspects.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Ex-president implicated in founder's death
Evidence led by defence counsel in the Bangabandhu murder trial indicates Rahman may have rewarded coup plotters.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Maharashtra polling day declared public holiday
Maharashtra will stay shut on October 13 after the state government declared a public holiday and asked owners of private establishments to observe it as a paid holiday for their employees.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

President pledges to protect rights of foreign media in China
Meeting of global media leaders in Beijing draws 300 representatives from more than 170 outlets.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Berlusconi says he's best PM, most persecuted man
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he wasn't only the greatest leader in his country's history but also the most persecuted man of all time.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Art revolution in the White House
Obamas decorate private spaces with works of African-American and native artists.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Pakistan FM to brief parliament on US aid bill
Pakistan's US-backed government has questioned why the powerful military publicly criticized a billion-dollar American aid bill, as the country's foreign minister rushed back home to brief lawmakers about the bill that he says is not against the interest of the Islamic nation.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

HIV test a must during pregnancy
Passing Aids from mother to child is a human rights violation and soon all pregnant women in India will have to undergo a mandatory HIV test, the parliamentary forum on HIV and Aids said on Friday.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Anglicans propose law change on women bishops
The Church of England could restrict the powers of some women bishops under a plan designed to end a rift between traditionalists who want to keep the all-male senior clergy, and liberals demanding equality.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Standing up for environmental responsibility
Handling several commitments at once is something Jairam Ramesh does with aplomb.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Obama surprised and humbled
US President sees Nobel as global call to action.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Toll from two typhoons nears 640
Number of deaths may climb as Parma continues to batter northern Luzon.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

A Nobel winner, for what?
Norwegian prize committee rejects notion that US president was awarded prematurely.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Capital wakes up to a shock
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama landed with a shock on darkened, still-asleep Washington. He won! For what?
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Minibus bomb kills 49, wounds hundreds in Pakistan
A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle along a road near a well-known market in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Friday, killing 49 people and underscoring militants' ability to strike in major cities despite US-backed military offensives pressuring their networks.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Taliban's weapon of choice
Cheap, Homemade bombs account for 80% of deaths of international forces in past 6 months
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Nasa slams probe into moon's south pole in search for water
Nasa crashed a rocket into a crater near the moon's south pole on Friday as part of an experiment to kick up a cloud of debris that scientists can analyze for evidence of frozen water.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Thousands of Pakistani troops in peacekeeping role: UN
Pakistan is the major contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping missions out of 116 nations in the violence-prone regions of the world, said a UN official based in Islamabad.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

'I don't see bright future for terrorists in the region'
Terrorists will keep on bothering with their hit and run tactics but the future of terrorism is not bright in Pakistan and the region, said Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malek.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Zardari not happy with officers' views
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is not happy with the public expression of concern by the military over the Kerry-Lugar bill containing a five-year $7.5 billion (Dh27 billion) aid for Pakistan.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Philippines rain crisis worsens, landslides claim over 100 lives in north
A disaster-relief official says dozens of landslides in the rain-soaked mountains of the northern Philippines have killed an estimated 100 people early Friday.
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Police quiz minister in mutiny probe
Sahara Khatun had led negotiations during the two-day rebellion in February
Gulfnews :world ~Created Sat Oct 10 13:12:33 2009

Romanian-born German writer Mueller wins literature prize
Recognised for writing about the dispossessed
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Haiti Quake: Keeping Haiti's Internet Alive
_pap_embed('frow03s3967qd7b'); With lives in the balance and medicine in short supply, the internet could seem like an afterthought in Haiti. But Paolo Chilosi, who runs Multilink, a leading internet provider in Haiti, says the net is as vital as food...
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Haiti Quake: Improvisation Amid the Chaos
_pap_embed('frow03s38b5qd7b'); After suffering the worst earthquake in a century, the scale of Haiti's devastation is still unfolding. The nation has no electricity, cell phone coverage and land lines are down, but Paolo Chilosi, who runs Multilink, an internet provider in...
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Bolivia: Back on the Road With Evo
Following Evo Morales' recent election landslide, Bolivian video journalist Tupac Saavedra talks with iWitness about why Morales remains so popular with the majority of Bolivians.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Reflections: The End of a Divided Germany
I grew up in West Germany during the Cold War, with one side of my family from the East and the other from the West. And even though I've lived in the U.S. for well over a decade, I am still deeply moved by what happened the summer and fall of 1989.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Peru: Kiva's Web-based Microfinance Growing Up
Three years after we broadcast our phenomenally popular story about Kiva, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that helps thousands of small businesses with microloans across the developing world, we check back in with the company on its fourth anniversary.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Honduras: Standoff at the Embassy
Honduras' left-leaning president, Manuel Zelaya, who was deposed in a coup back on June 28, has returned to the country. We spoke to Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar, who has been following the story, which, she says, has become a test case in Latin America for how the U.S. handles the crisis.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

China: Wall Scholar
There is apparently no formula to becoming an expert on the Great Wall of China. David Spindler was a graduate student in Beijing back in the early 1990s when he began trekking the wall and studying ancient documents to reveal its secrets. His passion for the wall's history is now the subject of two new exhibits.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Afghanistan: A Stolen Election?
It's a pivotal time for Afghanistan. Allegations continue to stack up that Hamid Karzai and his supporters have rigged the election, and a change in U.S. policy to put more troops on the ground is losing public support.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Swaziland: The King and the Web
Can an internet conference challenge the status quo in a country with the highest rate of HIV/AIDs in the world and an absolute monarch reluctant to change?
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Jailed In Iran, A Reporter's Story
Photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis-Fowden was in Iran covering the recent elections when he was arrested and charged with espionage.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Guinea Bissau: A Narco State in Africa
Photojournalist Marco Vernaschi talks with iWitness about the intimate portraits he captured within West Africa's growing drugs trade.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Afghanistan: After an Airstrike
Jason Motlagh has been reporting from Afghanistan for several months, first embedding with U.S. troops and most recently looking at the other side of the conflict -- the growing numbers of civilian casualties.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Pakistan: Education's Fault Lines
Journalists Sarah Stuteville and Alex Stonehill spent six weeks crisscrossing Pakistan to report on the country's growing education crisis. They spoke recently with iWitness from Karachi about their experience.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Burma: One Year After the Deadly Storm
On the eve of May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis ripped through the Burmese delta killing 100,000 and leaving millions more homeless. A year on, our correspondent visits the devastated area and finds tent cities and surprising pockets of renewal.
FRONTLINE/World Dispatches | PBS ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:22:17 2010

Interview With Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
_pap_embed('frow03s2ae6q99d'); Editor's Note: "I believe in telling the truth," says filmmaker Sharmeed Obaid-Chinoy. In this webcam interview, she tells us why she undertook such a dangerous journey in her native Pakistan to document how the Taliban are repressing young girls...
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Bank of America ends overdraft fees on debit cards
Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Cisco says new routing system will triple Internet speed
In a heavily promoted announcement, Cisco Systems on Tuesday morning said it has developed a new high-speed routing system which it boasted will serve as "the foundation of the next-generation Internet."
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Microsoft researcher, a computing pioneer, wins Turing Award
For inventing a prototype of the modern PC, Microsoft researcher Chuck Thacker has won the prestigious A. M. Turing Award for a lifetime...
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Boeing may lift jet output in 2011
Boeing is weighing an increase in production rates next year for both its Renton-built 737 and Everett-built 777 jets amid signs that airplane orders are beginning to bounce back.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

EADS falls deep into the red on delays, overruns
Airbus parent company EADS reported Tuesday that spiraling costs on its military transport plane and its A380 superjumbo pushed it into the red and warned that both programs will be loss-making for years.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Shares of bailed out companies surge
Shares of four companies that have received huge infusions of taxpayer cash soared Tuesday after a report that the government would sell its stake in Citigroup Inc. raised hopes that other bailed-out companies would follow.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site
Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Toyota to expand recall of Tundra pickups for rust
Toyota said Tuesday it will expand a recall announced last year to fix Tundra pickup trucks with frames that could rust and lead to spare tires falling from the vehicle.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally
President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

EU urges US to join in action against speculators
European officials urged the U.S. to join in a crackdown on speculators who bet against Europe's currency union, warning they might ban some credit default swaps - opaque financial instruments blamed for worsening the world financial crisis.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again
Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Extension of benefits draws unemployment into political spotlight
Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods as the nation struggles through its longest...
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Toyota could take $3 billion hit if lawsuits succeed
Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action...
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

ICF International's 4Q net ticks higher
ICF International Inc.'s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

A policy change on abortion, but how radical?
President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but it would not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars as some abortion opponents fear.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Wintrust Financial closes $182.9M stock offering
Wintrust Financial Corp., which operates community bank subsidiaries, said Tuesday it sold 5.8 million shares in a public offering that netted about $182.9 million.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Obama pushes senators for climate bill
President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Protalix chairman resigns for health reasons
Protalix Biotherapeutics Inc., a pharmaceutical company, said Tuesday its chairman of the board is resigning to recover from an illness.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Dollar General sues rival chain over colors
Dollar General Corp. has filed a federal lawsuit against rival discount chain Fred's Inc., claiming the smaller company is using its trademark yellow and black colors.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Abbott to pay $450 million for Facet Biotech
Drug and medical products company Abbott Laboratories said Tuesday it will buy Facet Biotech Corp. for about $450 million in cash, expanding the company's access to biotechnology drugs, including a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Port of Seattle reports operating income of $47M
The Port of Seattle ended 2009 in the black despite a sharp revenue drop, particularly in its aviation division, according to the port's annual performance report released Tuesday.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

What to do if your car suddenly accelerates
What should you do if your car suddenly accelerates? Here are three ways to stop the vehicle, according to Toyota:
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Major Toyota events leading up to runaway Prius
- March 8 - Driver James Sikes speeds along a San Diego County freeway in a 2008 Toyota Prius for 20 minutes, reaching 94 miles per hour, before a Highway Patrol officer helps slow down the car. Toyota, the California Highway Patrol and federal safety officials say they will investigate.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Summary Box: Class-action suits against Toyota
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more.
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology ~Created Tue Mar 9 22:25:26 2010

Clinton's Challenge in Brazil
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faces a difficult task persuading Brazil to join tougher UN sanctions on Iran, amid a series of important regional meetings, says CFR's Julia Sweig.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Energy Plan & Climate Bill: Tactical Link
Environmental economist Robert Stavins says Obama's energy plan is designed to make a climate bill more politically feasible, but he points out energy policy and climate policy often have different goals. Without cap-and-trade, it will be hard to meet the country's Copenhagen target, he notes.

Obamanomics Considered
Economists Allan Meltzer and Martin Baily discuss the economic and political implications of Obama's State of the Union proposals and the reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Casting a Wider Internet
The United States is falling behind international competitors in Internet technology and innovation, says Yochai Benkler, an expert on Internet law. He says FCC reforms should focus greater access to Internet infrastructure.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Helping Haiti Beyond the Earthquake
Haiti's horrific earthquake is a setback for the country's slowly improving development, says Edward Luck, vice president and director of studies at the International Peace Institute. While international efforts are important, especially in providing relief, over the long-term, Haiti's development must be driven by Haitians, he says.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Timely Rx: HIV Drug Patent Pool
CFR's Peter Navario says a new patent pool giving generic drugmakers access to branded drugs to help lower costs of HIV-AIDS treatments in developing countries is timely and necessary, but more still needs to be accomplished.  

Globalizing the New York Stock Exchange
CFR's Roger Kubarych says despite the gains of foreign stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange should remain competitive globally, even in a tougher U.S. regulatory climate.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Growing China-Mideast Ties
China economist Ben Simpfendorfer discusses China's growing trade with the Mideast and its implications for emerging markets in the Arab world.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Deforestation in Peru's Amazon
Peru's rainforest may be the next region of major deforestation unless measures are taken to avoid it, says environmental advocate Bruce Cabarle. He notes that a new international agreement on climate change is essential to efforts by countries to combat deforestation.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

U.S. Needs Greater Engagement in Asia
As President Obama embarks on a trip to Asia, CFR Senior Fellow Evan Feigenbaum says the president must express U.S. commitment to free trade and drive the agenda for greater trade liberalization in the region.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Momentous Day Twenty Years Ago in Berlin
CFR's Bernard Gwertzman and Serge Schmemann of the International Herald Tribune discuss their role in reporting the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago and the enduring significance of that day.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

The Significance of President Obama's Nobel
CFR's Walter Russell Mead says the Nobel Peace Prize is a welcome sign of international recognition for U.S. President Barack Obama, but he says the president faces great global challenges ahead.
Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org podcast ~Created Tue Mar 9 14:52:49 2010

Junta to appoint electoral commission for Burma vote
BURMA'S ruling junta will appoint the commission that will have the final say over the country's first elections in two decades, state-run newspapers announced today a
Edinburgh Evening News - International ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:40:21 2010

Turkey hit by more than 100 aftershocks
Turkey: Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires in the east of the country after more than 100 aftershocks struck eastern Turkey following t
Edinburgh Evening News - International ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:40:21 2010

Runaway Prius halted by police
A CALIFORNIA Highway Patrol helped stop a runaway Toyota Prius after the car's accelerator became stuck at high speed.
Edinburgh Evening News - International ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:40:21 2010

Toothbrush technology aids cars
SOUTH Korea is trying a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular in electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars.
Edinburgh Evening News - International ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:40:21 2010

President's stolen corpse found
A CYPRUS police spokesman confirmed that a body discovered in a Nicosia cemetery is the stolen corpse of ex-president Tassos Papadopoulos.
Edinburgh Evening News - International ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:40:21 2010

'Ghosts' in vials sold at auction
TWO glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for £1,320 at an auction.
Edinburgh Evening News - International ~Created Tue Mar 9 21:40:21 2010