Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:20:51 GMT
UN: 3 killed in quake collapse in northern Haiti
(AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:53:49 GMTAP - A small earthquake struck northern Haiti early Sunday, collapsing an apartment building and killing at least three people, a U.N. spokesman said.
Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to Haiti
(AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:39:10 GMT
AP - One restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday, reminding the country of its tumultuous recent past just as frustration over an uneven earthquake relief effort is bringing politics back to the surface.
Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem
(AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:55:22 GMT
AP - Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.
French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote
(AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:19:31 GMT
AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.
China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employees
(AP)
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:29:56 GMTAP - An Australian executive and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes in a case viewed as a barometer of China's handling of foreign business.
The Trouble with North Sinai: Egypt's "Mexico" Problem
(Time.com)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:50:00 GMTTime.com - After a story about Bedouins stirred controversy, a TIME reporter is invited back to a restive region to get more "balanced" information. She receives quite the reception
Recovery weak as stimulus ends: employers' group
(AFP)
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:17:54 GMT
AFP - The economic recovery will remain fragile until the middle of next year due to the withdrawal of stimulus measures, the Confederation of British Industry warned Monday.
Recount calls add to Iraq's political tension
(AP)
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:09:05 GMT
AP - Iraq's president on Sunday demanded a recount in this month's historic parliamentary elections, intensifying the political conflict over the not-yet-completed tally and increasing the chances that the vote will be a long, chaotic test of the nascent democracy.
Mexico: Bystanders, not gunmen, killed in shootout
(AP)
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:04:31 GMT
AP - Officials say two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen outside a prestigious university in northern Mexico are now known to have been graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers.
Darfur donor conference falls short of expectations
(AFP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:18:07 GMT
AFP - International donors at a conference in Cairo on Sunday pledged 850 million dollars for the reconstruction of war-ravaged Darfur, way short of the two billion dollars organisers had been expecting.
US doctor charged in deaths pleads not guilty
(AP)
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:20:51 GMT
AP - An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty Monday in Australia to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm.
Canada's Conservatives lead in opinion poll
(Reuters)
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:01:16 GMTReuters - The Conservatives hold a lead over their main rivals in an opinion poll released on Saturday, but do not have enough support to win a majority government if an election took place now.
Taiwan president stops over in Guam
(AFP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:16:52 GMT
AFP - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday left for the US territory of Guam for a stopover on his way to six Asia-Pacific allies in a week-long visit that may irk China.
Maliki call for a recount in Iraq is rejected
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:54:00 GMTMcClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq _Iraq's electoral commission on Sunday rejected demands from Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki and President Jalal Talabani for a manual recount of ballots, saying there was no justification for further delaying results of the March 7 parliamentary polls.
After papal rebuke, Ireland takes stunned stock of battered church, economy, and nation
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:40:00 GMTThe Christian Science Monitor - Having enjoyed the celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, many Irish people at home and abroad are now staring with disbelief at the state of their nation.
In Morocco, a Crackdown on Christian Aid Workers
(Time.com)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMTTime.com - In recent weeks, the Moroccan government has raided Christian-run orphanagesand deported Christian aid workers -- a surprise move in a liberal Muslimcountry
Campaigners Target Landmine Use by 'Non-State Actors'
(OneWorld.net)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:24:56 GMTOneWorld.net - JOHANNESBURG, Mar 19 (IRIN) - The steep decline in anti-personnel landmine use
in the past decade by governments is being mirrored by a similar trend
among armed non-state actors (NSAs).
