International News
Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 04:19 AM
- AP - The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.
Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 04:14 AM
- AP - Top Egyptian cleric Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose moderate views angered conservative Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news agency reported. He was 81.
Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 04:09 AM
- AP - Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 04:03 AM
- AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
US official: Sudan's elections to be crucial test (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 03:57 AM
- AP - A U.S. official says Sudan's upcoming elections must be as transparent as possible to prepare for a referendum on independence for the oil-rich south in 2011.
Israel: Did the Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai Really Help? (Time.com)
- March 9, 2010 at 02:35 AM
- 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
UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 04:28 AM
- AP - Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report.
US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP)
- March 9, 2010 at 04:28 PM
- AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 03:24 AM
- AP - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation.
Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed (AP)
- March 10, 2010 at 03:18 AM
- AP - Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after fighting between Christians and Muslims in the area left more than 200 dead including dozens of children.
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