World News Israel told it must make urgent peace concessions
The Italy 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
The Italy 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
The Italy 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.
 British House of Lords to go
The Italy News.Net
In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished.
 Canadians dead in snowmobile avalanche
The Italy 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.
 Pope weathering paedophile slurs
The Italy News.Net
The Vatican has denounced attempts to involve the pope in scandals surrounding paedophile activity within the Catholic Church.
Contractors Tied To Effort To Track And Kill Militants
International Herald Tribune
From left: Michael D. Furlong, the official who was said to have hired private contractors to track militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan; Robert Young Pelton, a contractor; Duane Clarridge, a former ...
Iraqi Pm Holds Slim Lead In Partial Election Tally
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven — tw...
Drug War In Mexico Shoots Down Hunting
USA Today
Billy Prine of Mobile, Ala., hunts near Los Mochis, Mexico, in February. "We've been coming here for years and haven't had any problems," Prine says. By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY
Live - Bangladesh V England
BBC
From Roger in Vietnam, TMS inbox: "Can't get any cricket here either, suspect they do not know the game. England to have a good time at the crease, nothing to lose. Bangladesh to give a spirited ...
Whale Of A Crime?
BBC
Clashes between Japanese whaling vessels and activists from the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling group have received global attention, but do not go down well in Japan, where whale meat is still considered a...
Thousands Flee As Tomas Batters Fiji
The Australian
A POWERFUL cyclone is battering Fiji's northern islands, damaging homes and crops as thousands of people fled to evacuation centres.
Rb Ladanian Tomlinson Signs With Jets
CBS News
Running back LaDainian Tomlinson (21) is seen playing for the San Diego Chargers' in this December, 2006 file photo. The New York Jets signed Tomlinson March 14, 2010 weeks after he was cut by the Cha...
Cleanup Continues After Record Rains
Philadelphia Daily News
Utility crews are dealing with yet another clean up, this time from record rainfall that cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey this weekend and closed ...
Actor Peter Graves Dies At 83
Philadelphia Daily News
LOS ANGELES - Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television ...
Vatican Denies Celibacy Rule Led To Sex Scandal
Philadelphia Daily News
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Sunday denied that its celibacy requirement for priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the pope's...
Proponents Pressure Specter On I-80 Tolls
Philadelphia Daily News
SEPTA, local labor leaders, and other proponents of I-80 tolls are putting Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) in the hot seat, demanding that he push Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to approve the tolls...
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.
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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