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UN, US slam new Israeli settlement expansion
Wed 10 Mar 2010
JERUSALEM - US vice president Joe Biden has been joined by UN chief Ban Ki-moon in condemning Israel's approval of 1,600 new illegal settler homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem. "The secretary-general... (photo: Creative Commons / SEIU Walk a Day in My Shoes 2008)
Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute, waves to Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not in picture, at the Azhar headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt
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 Head of al-Azhar dies
Wed 10 Mar 2010
Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials at... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie  Zeenews  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
Abuja: Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   President   Saudi
Poll: Obama More Popular Than Congress  WPXI  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Poll: Obama More Popular Than Congress
WASHINGTON -- Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a... (photo: US Senate file)
Congress   Fight   Health   Photos   Washington
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, is followed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after giving a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. USA Today Wed 10 Mar 2010
Iran leader: U.S. playing 'double game' in Afghanistan
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | KABUL (AP) — Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President said Wednesday that it's the United States that is... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Iran   Photos   Terrorism   US   War
 Indonesian national police spokesman Sisno Adiwinoto points to a picture of Abu Dujana printed in a most wanted poster during a press conference at police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Indonesian police have arrested the a m&c Wed 10 Mar 2010
Indonesian police say DNA tests confirm key militant killed in raid
Jakarta - DNA tests confirmed that a man accused of assembling the bombs used in the 2002 Bali terrorist attack was killed in a raid near Jakarta, Indonesian police said... (photo: AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia   Jakarta   Photos   Police   Terror
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, center, walks with State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, left, and presidential spokesperson Andi Mallarangeng, right, during his visit at the hotel bombing site at J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 18, 2009. m&c Wed 10 Mar 2010
Indonesian president says ties with Australia plagued by prejudice
Sydney - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged Australians and his fellow Indonesians to set aside the 'age-old stereotypes' that bedevil the relationship. Addressing... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara, Pool)
Australia   Indonesia   Photos   Political   President
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010. WPXI Wed 10 Mar 2010
Gates: Troops May Leave Afghanistan Early
POLE CHAKI TRAINING BASE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Troops   US
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks through the village of Now Zad with Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, during a visit to at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, March 9, 2010. San Fransisco Chronicle Wed 10 Mar 2010
Taliban's gone, but Afghan town still deserted
(03-10) 04:00 PST Now Zad, Afghanistan -- This southern Afghan city has been touted as a symbol of the progress U.S. troops have made in recent weeks. But when Defense... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   US
England national soccer team striker Michael Owen arrives for a squad training session for the World Cup at Mittelbergstadion in Buehlertal, Germany, Saturday June 17, 2006. England face Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden in their Group B games at the World Cup Sky Sports Wed 10 Mar 2010
Pearce - Door open for Owen
England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists it is wrong to suggest Michael Owen's international career is over. Owen's slim hopes of making this summer's World Cup finals... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Football   Owen   Photos   Soccer   Sport
Qatar Airways TravelDailyNews Wed 10 Mar 2010
Qatar Airways' fleet size rises to 80 aircraft
Qatar Airways celebrated another milestone in its remarkable short history announcing its fleet size has grown to 80 aircraft - double the size of five years ago.... (photo: Creative Commons / F18E777)
Aerospace   Business   Photos   Qatar   Transport
Brasília - O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva durante cerimônia de assinatura de protocolo para contratação de obras de drenagem do Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC) . The Siasat Daily Wed 10 Mar 2010
Iran sanctions could lead to war, Lula says
Brazil, March 10: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program would be a very dangerous step.... (photo: ABr / Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom)
Brazil   Iran   Photos   Politics   War
Emirates Airlines cabin crew Gulf News Wed 10 Mar 2010
Emirates to hire 2,000 cabin crew this year
Dubai: Emirates on Tuesday said it will hire 2,000 more cabin crew to support its growth and operations this year. The Dubai-based international airline has added 14... (photo: Creative Commons / sumsum362004)
Aerospace   Business   Emirates   Photos   Transport


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