Afghan Parliament Rejects Karzai Decree

Afghan Parliament Rejects Karzai Decree


Afghan Parliament Rejects Karzai Decree

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Afghanistan's parliament took the first step toward overturning a decree that would have given Afghan President Hamid Karzai almost complete control over the commission charged with uncovering electoral fraud.


Uncertainty Remains Around Pakistan Corruption Case

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Pakistani officials told the Supreme Court that the country's top anticorruption agency has asked the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari.


India, Pakistan unite in sporting marriage

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:25 AM PDT

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza's marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, which will take place in April, brings together two nuclear powers historically divided by political and sporting rivalry.


Wiretap of Islamic Group Ruled Illegal

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:59 AM PDT

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers.


Turkish court frees 9 officers in army coup plot

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An Istanbul court on Wednesday released nine military officers, including three admirals, who have been charged in an alleged plot to overthrow the government, the state-run Anatolian news agency said.


Pfizer Details Payments to Doctors and Researchers

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:10 PM PDT

The drug company said it paid about $20 million to 4,500 doctors and other professionals for consulting and speaking on its behalf.


Magazine Preview: Can Animals be Gay?

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 07:53 AM PDT

The science of same-sex pairings in the wild.


Empowered Sadrists Organize New Ballot in Iraq

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Followers of the militant cleric said they were arranging a special vote to pick the prime minister.


Al-Assad receives ex-foe Jumblatt

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:27 AM PDT

Lebanese Druze leader holds talks with Bashar al-Assad following five-year rift.


Vatican Official Defends Pope’s Handling of Case

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PDT

The official criticized an article in The Times about a priest who was accused of abuse but was not defrocked.


After Fight, a Brooklyn Brownstone’s Costly Rescue

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:49 AM PDT

The restoration of a home in Stuyvesant Heights has underscored the difficulties and often high cost of historic preservation.


EU governments approve Somalia training mission

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:26 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments said Wednesday they had given the go-ahead for a military mission to start on April 7 to train Somali forces battling an Islamist insurgency. The mission will be led by Spain and involve around 100 troops plus several dozens of additional staff.


Zimbabwe's Mugabe names rights, election groups

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:39 AM PDT

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe Wednesday swore-in members of a Human Rights and an Electoral Commission, expected to steer reforms toward free and fair elections.


Chechen rebel claims Metro blasts

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:33 AM PDT

Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov says he ordered the attacks on the Moscow Metro, as Russia buries blast victims.


Sleeping sickness 'breakthrough'

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Scientists identify a potential treatment for sleeping sickness, which infects about 60,000 people in Africa a year.


Somali pirates seize Indian dhow off Mogadishu

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a small Indian trade boat, the Al-Barari, as it left Mogadishu port, but another boat that was also attacked managed to escape, traders and officials said on Wednesday.


Pakistan Asks Swiss for Zardari Probe

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:37 AM PDT

Pakistan's anticorruption agency sent a letter asking Swiss authorities to reopen a graft investigation of President Asif Ali Zardari.


Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Arsenal host champions Barcelona in the first leg of their mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final as Inter Milan play CSKA Moscow.


Chechen rebel claims Moscow attacks

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Doku Umarov claims responsibility for suicide blasts in Russian capital that killed 39 people.


Sudan parties to decide on boycott

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Opposition groups set to announce this week whether to participate in April election.


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