Cameron calls for MP lobby probe

Cameron calls for MP lobby probe


Cameron calls for MP lobby probe

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Tory leader David Cameron calls for an inquiry into allegations ex-ministers tried to sell influence for cash.


U.S. military buildup angers Guam

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PDT

HAGATNA, Guam -- This remote Pacific island is home to U.S. citizens who are fervent supporters of the military, as measured by their record of fighting and dying in America's recent wars.


Election body rejects Iraq recount

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Commission says proof of fraud is needed for it to meet PM's call for manual recount.


Huntley attacked by jail inmate

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PDT

Soham murderer Ian Huntley has been attacked by a fellow prisoner in jail, the Ministry of Justice says.


Sarkozy loses heavily in French regional poll

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:23 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right bloc suffered a comprehensive defeat in Sunday's local elections, but managed to cling on to power in one mainland region to avoid a whitewash, exit polls said.


Live Blogging the House Vote

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PDT

The House convenes for a historic vote on health care legislation.


Israeli PM defiant before US trip

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Netanyahu says he will not stop building in East Jerusalem as UN chief visits Gaza.


Death Deals Blow to Nepal Peace Process

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:51 AM PDT

The prospects for a lasting peace in Nepal were dealt a blow with the death of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was heading a committee designed to break an impasse in peace negotiations before a deadline at the end of May.


CITES rejects proposal to regulate trade of red, pink corals

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:43 AM PDT

Delegates at a global wildlife conservation conference voted Sunday to protect a coveted salamander but rejected a more sweeping proposal that would have regulated the trade of red and pink corals worldwide.



Blackburn 1-1 Chelsea

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:55 AM PDT

El-Hadji Diouf's header earns a point for Blackburn as Chelsea's title aspirations suffer a blow at Ewood Park.


Iraqi PM calls for manual vote recount

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for a manual recount of the votes cast in the country's tight parliamentary elections, saying he is asking for it to "preserve the integrity of the electoral process."


10 Afghans killed in suicide attack on market

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:37 AM PDT

Ten Afghan civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in a suicide attack Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, a provincial spokesman said.


Report: Moscow fire chief dies in blaze

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 08:41 AM PDT

The chief of Moscow's firefighting service died in a blaze that broke out at a business center in the northern part of the city, Russian media reported Sunday.


Israel won't back down in dispute with U.S., PM says

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:15 AM PDT

Israel has no intention of backing down in its argument with the United States over Israeli plans to build 1,600 apartments on disputed land in largely Arab East Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.


British Airways strike enters second day

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 07:11 AM PDT

A strike by British Airways cabin crew entered its second day Sunday with the airline insisting it was operating a good service against union claims of heavy disruption.


Second teen dies in West Bank clashes

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:32 AM PDT

A second Palestinian teen has died after being shot during clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank, medical officials said Sunday.


Volcano erupts in Iceland

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 07:45 AM PDT

A volcano erupted beneath a glacier in south Iceland, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.


Note accuses dead of spying for U.S.

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:48 AM PDT

The bullet-riddled bodies of six people were found Sunday in Pakistan's tribal region, four of them near a letter that accused them of spying for the United States, two local government officials told CNN.


Bashir 'must face Darfur charges'

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Ahead of polls, southern Sudan government official urges president to go to Hague.


U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.


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