Hindu - 1 hour ago
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf held a brainstorming session with his top legal aides on Monday to examine the threat to his political future from the agreement between the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) to reinstate ...
Obama Ridicules Notion of VP Slot
The Associated Press - 31 minutes ago
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton's running mate Monday, saying voters must choose between the two for the top spot on the fall ticket.
Spanish Premier's party wins polls
Hindu - 2 hours ago
MOMENT OF VICTORY: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero with his wife Sonsoles Espinosa at the party headquarters in Madrid on Monday, after winning the general elections.
India stops Tibet protest march
BBC News - 7 hours ago
More than 100 Tibetan exiles in India have been barred by from marching to Tibet to protest against China holding the Olympics, Indian police say.
Abdullah sworn in for another term
Hindu - 2 hours ago
SINGAPORE: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was sworn in on Monday for another term, after he brushed aside calls that he resign for having failed to lead the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to a two-thirds parliamentary majority ...
Former Tigers win Sri Lanka poll
Aljazeera.net - 1 hour ago
A group of former Tamil Tiger rebels has won the election for a key district in eastern Sri Lanka. Residents in Batticaloa have voted for the first time in 14 years, after the government recaptured the area from the Tigers last year.
Serbian government dissolved, election to come
National Post - 46 minutes ago
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's coalition government, torn by division over the loss of Kosovo, was formally dissolved on Monday, opening the way for an early parliamentary election.
China Diverts Plane Because of Liquids
The Associated Press - 4 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) - China disclosed Monday that suspicious liquids were found on a flight headed to Beijing from a far western Muslim region, and Olympic organizers tried to dismiss fears that the summer games were under threat.
Chile and Ecuador to join efforts in oil search, exploitation
International Herald Tribune - 3 hours ago
AP SANTIAGO, Chile: Chile and Ecuador will join in exploring for oil in the Gulf of Guayaquil, visiting Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said Monday.
Israel plans 'scandalous' new settlement
Melbourne Herald Sun - 43 minutes ago
By Marius Schattner in Jerusalem ISRAEL unveiled plans for a new settlement in annexed east Jerusalem, triggering a chorus of world criticism and warnings it could hamper efforts to restart faltering peace talks.
Heavy storms cause travel chaos
BBC News - 5 hours ago
Heavy seas and winds of up to 80mph (128km/h) have battered parts of England, causing chaos on roads, railways and at airports and ports.
'Missing' couple not dead after all
The Australian - 8 hours ago
A MARRIED couple yesterday returned from a weekend away at the coast, only to stumble into the middle of a police investigation into their suspected murders.
Canada says 275000 seals can be killed this year
Reuters - 36 minutes ago
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, March 10 (Reuters) - Hunters will be allowed to kill 275000 young harp seals on the ice floes off eastern Canada this year, the government said on Monday, a number that animal rights activists said was totally unsustainable.
Japan denies whaling allegation
BBC News - 5 hours ago
By Steve Jackson The statement follows a claim from the Solomon Islands that Tokyo had usually funded its attendance at meetings of the International Whaling Commission.
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