World News
 High winds hit Fiji
Osaka News.Net
A powerful cyclone has hit Fiji creating fears of mass evacuations.  Israel told it must make urgent peace concessions
Osaka 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
Osaka News.Net
Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants.  Invasion hoax sends Georgia into a panic
Osaka 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. Uaw, Nummi Reach Deal On Plant Closure - Update
RTT News
(RTTNews) - The United Auto Workers union or UAW said Monday that it has reached a tentative deal with New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. or NUMMI on the closing of the former joint venture between T... Netanyahu Defies U.s. Over Settlement
RadioFreeEurope
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imposed a 10-month moratorium on new housing starts in West Bank settlements in November, but excluded Jerusalem. 3 Jets Players Travel To Haiti To Assist Efforts
New York Post
Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3 million hom... Pre-orders Of Apple Ipads Reach 152,000, Analysts Say
New York Post
Analysts estimate roughly 152,000 Apple iPads have been pre-ordered since Friday morning, according to early estimates by InvestorVillage released Monday. Initially, pre-orders for the latest Apple de... Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inducts New Members
International Herald Tribune
From left, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins of Genesis accepting their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday night in New York. 6.7-magnitude Aftershock Hits Off Chile Coast
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: A 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck off Chile's coast Monday, some 72 kilometres from Concepcion, among the cities hardest hit by last month's 8.8-magnitude quake, US seismologists said. The... China Coal Mine Fire Reportedly Kills 25
CNN
Cables caught fire Monday night in Xinmi City in Zhengzhou, the capital of central Henan province, the information office of the Zhengzhou city government said, according to Xinhua. Health Care Puts House Dems On The Line
CNN
Now that the Senate parliamentarian has made clear to Democrats that they won't be able to take the path they had considered to get a health care bill passed, they must ask themselves: If we vote for ... Don't Forget Haiti, U.n. Chief Urges
CNN
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has promised Haitians he is focused on maintaining donor solidarity as the quake-torn nation struggles to rebuild, the organization sa... Opinion: Nuke Plants Need Real Security
CNN
author of "Willful Neglect: The Dangerous Illusion of Homeland Security," Faddis is also president of Orion Strategic Services, a Maryland-based security firm that does consulting work for t... Live - Bangladesh V England
BBC
Tim Bresnan to share the new ball (and it really is Bresnan this time, I can stake my reputation on it). A genuine edge from Mushfiqur, but the ball just dies and it reaches Paul Collingwood at second... Toxic Troubles For Climate 'fix'
BBC
Fertilising the oceans with iron to absorb carbon dioxide could increase concentrations of a chemical that can kill marine mammals, a study has found.Iron stimulates growth of marine algae that absorb... Stalker Who Filmed Tv Sports Reporter Jailed
Sky News
Michael Barrett used the the modified peep-hole to video ESPN reporter Erin Andrews at a hotel in Tennessee. The insurance exeuctive pleaded guilty to a stalking charge in December after prosecutors ... Sen Dodd Boosts Fed In New Financial Reforms
Reuters
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) unveils his financial reform substitute on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 15, 2010. Dodd on Monday unveiled a bill to revamp U.S. financial ... Magnitude 6.7 Aftershock Hits Off Coast Of Chile
Reuters
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on February 27, the U.S... Fire Department Time Capsule Opened
Philadelphia Daily News
A time capsule set Sept. 23, 1925 in the cornerstone of the former Philadelphia Fire Department headquarters at 1328 Race Street is opened. The building was razed to make way for the Pennsylvania Conv... Fire At Wachovia Bank Building
Philadelphia Daily News
Fire at Wachovia Bank building An early-evening fire on the mezzanine level of the 30-story Wachovia Bank building at 123 S. Broad St. in Center City prompted the evacuation of 150 workers Monday ni... Iceland: They Also Serve Who Wait For A Prison Seat
IPS
REYKJAVIK - After a nail-biting wait of more than a year Jon Palsson (not real name) is happy to have secured a place in the city jail and get an early enough chance to serve out a four-month sentence... Cuba: Human Rights At The Eye Of The Storm
IPS
HAVANA, Mar 15, 2010 (IPS) - Cuba's government-controlled stepped up its media offensive Monday in response to what the government calls a well-orchestrated international campaign of misinformation ca... Obama Demands "courage" As Health Care Vote Looms
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama called Monday for "courage" from Democratic lawmakers unnerved by looming final votes on his historic health care plan in a pivotal political week that may shape ... Thai Protesters Vow To Spill Own Blood
New Zealand Herald
Shrink Protest leaders vowed to collect blood from tens of thousands of anti-government activists and splash it onto the Thai government headquarters later today in a symbolic sacrifice to press thei... Us Workers Slaughtered In Mexico
New Zealand Herald
Shrink CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - The two families climbed into white SUVs and almost simultaneously left the children's birthday party put on by the US consulate. One headed deeper into one of the worl... Obama Stumps As House Brass Grasp For Votes
USA Today
"We need courage," Obama told an audience at a senior citizen center in Strongsville, Ohio, outside Cleveland. The president emphasized the legislation's benefits for older Americans, pledging that it... Lawmakers Spend Donor Cash On Way Out
USA Today
Lawmakers from the current Congress who have resigned or announced retirement plans had a combined $39 million in leftover donations in their campaign accounts as of Dec. 31, 2009, the most recent dat... Cut Ministers By A Third, Say Mps
BBC
The number of UK government ministers should be cut "by as much as one third" to reduce costs and make Parliament more independent, a report by MPs says.The public administration committee r...
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