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  • Israel told it must make urgent peace concessions

    Israel told it must make urgent peace concessions

    Fort Worth News.Net

    The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement expansion.

  • Pakistani helicopters rout Taliban

    Pakistani helicopters rout Taliban

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants.

  • US Consul workers killed in Juarez Mexico

    US Consul workers killed in Juarez Mexico

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Drug violence in Western Mexico has led to the deaths of three people who worked within the walls of the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez.

  • Invasion hoax sends Georgia into a panic

    Invasion hoax sends Georgia into a panic

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has complimented a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a drama which implied that the country was being invaded.

  • Poor maid burned alive to stop her talking

    Poor maid burned alive to stop her talking

    Fort Worth News.Net

    A Christian maid has allegedly been burned alive to prevent her from reporting a rape in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

  • Gubernatorial candidate threatens Elton John

    Gubernatorial candidate threatens Elton John

    Fort Worth News.Net

    A candidate for governor in Atlanta, Georgia has been arrested for allegedly threatening singer Elton John.

  • British House of Lords to go

    British House of Lords to go

    Fort Worth News.Net

    In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished.

  • Israelis capture Hamas leader

    Israelis capture Hamas leader

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Israel has arrested a leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement.

  • Nouri al-Maliki closing in on leadership in Iraq

    Nouri al-Maliki closing in on leadership in Iraq

    Fort Worth News.Net

    In Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition has taken the lead after last weekend’s vote.

  • Thais demonstrate against government

    Thais demonstrate against government

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Many backers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from all over Thailand are converging on Bangkok.

  • Mexico endures another night of drug violence

    Mexico endures another night of drug violence

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Drug related violence in Mexico has left another 25 people dead, four of them from decapitation.

  • Canadians dead in snowmobile avalanche

    Canadians dead in snowmobile avalanche

    Fort Worth News.Net

    In Canada, three people are dead while others are still buried under piles of snow, after an avalanche hit a snowmobile competition near Revelstoke, British Columbia.

  • Opposition Internet sites shut down in Iran

    Opposition Internet sites shut down in Iran

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Iran has dismantled several opposition Internet networks it says were backed by the US.

  • Pope weathering paedophile slurs

    Pope weathering paedophile slurs

    Fort Worth News.Net

    The Vatican has denounced attempts to involve the pope in scandals surrounding paedophile activity within the Catholic Church.

  • Prison break could be behind Afghan attacks

    Prison break could be behind Afghan attacks

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Suicide bombers have killed around 30 people in Kandahar City, Afghanistan.

  • Obama education plan to be set for US

    Obama education plan to be set for US

    Fort Worth News.Net

    President Barack Obama of the US is now pushing for education reform.

  • Israeli insensitivity questioned by the US administration

    Israeli insensitivity questioned by the US administration

    Fort Worth News.Net

    Israel appears surprised by a rebuke from the US administration about its new settlement expansion.

  • For A Philippine Political Family, Land Issue Hits Home

    International Herald Tribune

    Workers loaded sugar for delivery last month at Hacienda Luisita, a Philippine plantation that is owned by the family of former President Corazon C. Aquino.

  • Injured Beckham Likely Out For World Cup

    International Herald Tribune

    after apparently tearing his Achilles’ tendon while playing for A.C. Milan on Sunday. Beckham pulled up unchallenged in the center circle, hopped on his right leg, then fell to the turf with on...

  • Un Chief Hears Progress, Challenges For Haiti Aid

    Channel News Asia

    PORT-AU-PRINCE: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday made his second visit to Haiti since the country's killer earthquake in January, to hear the formidable challenges and progress made by aid groups. In a ...

  • Chile Hit By Massive Blackout

    Channel News Asia

    SANTIAGO: A vast area of earthquake-hit Chile, including the capital city of Santiago, was plunged into darkness Sunday by a massive blackout, the National Emergency Office said. The area without powe...

  • Obama Unfolds Education Blueprint

    USA Today

    The Obama administration's plan to make sweeping changes to the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law is getting mixed reaction among educators: Teachers unions complained that teachers are being sc...

  • Voter Turnouts For Primaries 'a Concern'

    USA Today

    Democratic and Republican nominees for governor and U.S. Senate has been declining to less than 10% per party. The percentages are even lower for U.S. House and state legislature primaries, Gans says.

  • 'mission: Impossible' Actor Peter Graves Found Dead

    CNN

    Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actor Peter Graves, best known for his starring role on TV's "Mission: Impossible," was found dead Sunday at his home, according to a spokeswoman for the Los...

  • Un Boss Reassures Haiti Victims

    BBC

    Ban Ki-moon has offered assurances of the world's continued commitment to help Haiti.The United Nations secretary general stressed providing shelter was the top priority as he made his second visit to...

  • Mps Criticise Equalities Chairman

    BBC

    UK equalities watchdog chief Trevor Phillips has been criticised by an influential parliamentary committee.A Joint Committee on Human Rights report voiced concerns over his leadership and questioned t...

  • Mission: Impossible Actor Dies

    BBC

    Peter Graves - star of the classic TV series Mission: Impossible and disaster spoof movie Airplane! - has died in the US city of Los Angeles. He was 83.The actor had a suspected heart attack outside h...

  • Drug Cartel 'hit Teams' Kill Americans

    The Australian

    They also killed a co-worker's Mexican husband in a separate attack, a US official said.The victims - two Americans and a Mexican - came under fire in separate locations as they were driving through C...

  • Maliki Pulls Ahead In Baghdad Race

    IOL

    By Rania El Gamal and Khalid al-Ansary Baghdad - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided...

  • Storm Leaves New York And Pennsylvania Soggy

    IOL

    Atlantic City, New Jersey - Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines on Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and b...

  • Massive Power Failure Hits Chile

    IOL

    Santiago - Cities throughout Chile were without power on Sunday evening due to a problem with one of the country's main power grids, according to witnesses and local media. Presidency Minister Cris...

  • Uk Police Apprehend Suspect Wanted By Spain

    IOL

    London - British police said they had arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday wanted by Spanish authorities for alleged terrorism offences. British news reports said the man was suspected of being a m...

  • Thousands Rally Against Toxic Haze

    IOL

    Moscow - Two thousand people protested against the release of what they said were toxic fumes in a small town on Russia's Pacific coast on Sunday, one of a series of unusually large protests across th...

  • Mexico Gunmen Kill American Consulate Staff

    Reuters

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  • Power Blackout Hits Chile Two Weeks After Quake

    Reuters

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  • Greek Bailout Tops Eu Finance Ministers' Agenda

    Reuters

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a d...

  • Yemen Claims Strike On Al Qaeda Members

    CBS News

    Ireland Nabs 7 in Cartoonist Murder Plot (AP) Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al Qaeda hideout ahead of a likely terror attack. The airstrike w...

  • Wade And Heat Run Past Sixers

    Philadelphia Daily News

    MIAMI - The destination the 76ers reached tonight against the Miami Heat was familiar - a 104-91 loss - but the path veered slightly. After months of using a relatively set rotation, Sixers coach Edd...

  • Disquiet In Google's Online Library

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Courtney Mitchel, a librarian participating in the Google Books Library Project, scans an antique Bible in Ann Arbor, Mich., into the database. Google aims to store millions of the world's texts.

  • Ten Of Thousands Still Without Power

    Philadelphia Daily News

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  • On A Barge, Seeing Europe Nice And Slow

    Philadelphia Daily News

    DECIZE, France - It would be hard to invent a more limited way to see Europe than on a rented canal barge. You have a choice of two directions, forward or back. Most towns on the map are completely ou...

  • "don't Fall Down In The Hood"

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Three students in the "Don't Fall Down in the Hood" program receive job training. The program has been saving juvenile 1st time gun-crime offenders since 1998. The city just slashed its budget in half...

  • Frustration Grows In Iraq At Slow Pace Of Vote Tally

    International Herald Tribune

    Iraq ’s parliamentary elections last week and no clear winners likely to emerge anytime soon, public frustration here seems to be growing. American officials have privately expressed concern tha...

  • Media Cache: German Publishers Question Apple's Rejection Of Nudity

    International Herald Tribune

    “They disguise, reveal, mirror our innermost being or help to hide it,” Mr. Kempa says on his Web site. Mr. Kempa has photographed dozens of people with and without their clothing, and is ...

  • Shaken Afghan City Seeks More Support From Kabul

    International Herald Tribune

    KABUL, Afghanistan — A day after five lethal bombs shook Kandahar, officials appealed Sunday to the central government to send more security forces and expand intelligence gathering in the south...

  • Socialists Lead In Early Voting In France

    International Herald Tribune

    President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be beaten by the opposition Socialists on Sunday in a first round of regional elections marked by a record abstention, according to partial official results relea...

  • British Put Teeth In Anti-piracy Proposal

    International Herald Tribune

    PARIS — When asked how governments ought to deal with freeloaders who illegally copy music and movies on the Internet, James Murdoch, head of News Corp.’s European and Asian operations, do...

  • Us Presses For Israeli Concessions

    Jerusalem Post

    The Obama administration refused to let go of the Ramat Shlomo construction controversy Sunday, with two top aides to US President Barack Obama slamming Israel amid a growing sense in Jerusalem that W...

  • Brazil’s President Here For 1st Time

    Jerusalem Post

    Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva arrived Sunday for the first-ever visit of a Brazilian president, but – along with warm words from his hosts about the “historic” visit – he is l...

  • Israel’s First Real Response To Goldstone

    Jerusalem Post

    The Jerusalem Post and authored by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center is the first real, aggressive Israeli response to the Goldstone Report, taking it apart piece-by-piece and explai...