Grenades hit Thai barracks amid protests

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• Grenades hit Thai barracks amid protests
• Robots, space technology run Australia's mining miracle (AFP)
• Merkel, Erdogan trade barbs before Turkey trip
• Libya and EU patch up Schengen visa dispute
• Mixed messages from UK opinion polls
• Muslims pray for rain in drought-hit Guyana
• BA cabin crew threaten more strikes (AFP)
• Thai government, protesters edge towards talks (AFP)
• Venezuela congress lifts ex-Chavez ally's immunity (AP)
• Grenades hit Thai barracks amid protests (AFP)
• Arab League eyes alternatives to peace process
• Tuvalu to Times Square; landmarks off for Earth Hour
• LRA killed hundreds in late 2009 Congo massacre - U.N.
• In quick reversal, Thai PM to talk with protesters (AP)
• Hope and a telescope enthrall Gaza stargazers (AP)
• Black rector stirs once-white S. African school (AP)
• Tajiks sink money into Soviet-style dam project (AP)
• Sarah Palin rallies Nevada Tea Party
• British concern over Afghan police: report
• Two more nuclear sites suspected in Iran: report

Grenades hit Thai barracks amid protests Posted: 27 Mar 2010 08:13 PM PDT BANGKOK -Four Thai soldiers were wounded Sunday when grenades were fired into the army barracks which has served as the government's base during two weeks of street demonstrations, police said. Read more...

Robots, space technology run Australia's mining miracle (AFP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT AFP - The heavy clank of machinery rings out across a seemingly deserted Outback mine site as an invisible satellite signal fires Rio Tinto's production line into motion.

Merkel, Erdogan trade barbs before Turkey trip Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:46 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Differences over Iran and Turkey's bid to join the European Union will dominate talks when German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Turkey on Monday.

Libya and EU patch up Schengen visa dispute Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:46 PM PDT SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Libya lifted a visa ban on citizens of 25 European countries on Saturday after EU president Spain said a Swiss-instigated visa blacklist against 188 Libyans in those countries had been scrapped.

Mixed messages from UK opinion polls Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:46 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Two opinion polls on Saturday signalled no party would win an overall majority in the upcoming British election, and failed to agree on which party would be the largest in parliament.

Muslims pray for rain in drought-hit Guyana Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:46 PM PDT GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Muslims across Guyana prayed for rain on Saturday to end a drought that has battered the tiny South American nation's rice and sugar exports and caused food shortages in indigenous communities.

BA cabin crew threaten more strikes (AFP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:27 PM PDT AFP - BA cabin crew entered the second day of a four-day strike Sunday, forcing cancellations and bringing disruption for travellers amid no sign of an end to the bitter dispute.

Thai government, protesters edge towards talks (AFP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:57 PM PDT AFP - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and anti-government protesters on Sunday edged closer to landmark talks aimed at ending two weeks of mass rallies.

Venezuela congress lifts ex-Chavez ally's immunity (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:33 PM PDT AP - Venezuela's National Assembly, dominated by allies of President Hugo Chavez, has voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of an opposition lawmaker who is accused of striking a police official.

Grenades hit Thai barracks amid protests (AFP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:08 PM PDT AFP - Four Thai soldiers were wounded Sunday when grenades were fired into the army barracks which has served as the government's base during two weeks of street demonstrations, police said.

Arab League eyes alternatives to peace process Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:45 PM PDT SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Arab states should prepare for the possibility that the Palestinian-Israeli peace process may be a total failure and come up with alternatives, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Saturday.

Tuvalu to Times Square; landmarks off for Earth Hour Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:45 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Landmarks such as Sydney's Opera House, Beijing's Forbidden City and Taiwan's Taipei 101 office tower temporarily went dark on Saturday as nations dimmed the lights for Earth Hour 2010 to call for action on climate change.

LRA killed hundreds in late 2009 Congo massacre - U.N. Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:45 PM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels killed at least 290, and maybe more than 300 people in Congo in a previously unreported massacre in December 2009, U.N. officials told Reuters on Saturday.

In quick reversal, Thai PM to talk with protesters (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PDT AP - In an abrupt reversal that played out on national television, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agreed Sunday to talk face-to-face with protesters growing increasingly confrontational in their demands for new elections.

Hope and a telescope enthrall Gaza stargazers (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - Suleiman Baraka's journey could be measured in light years: the eldest of 14 children of a butcher, he rose from humble beginnings in violence-wracked Gaza to become an astrophysicist, space weather expert and researcher for NASA, the U.S. space agency.

Black rector stirs once-white S. African school (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - The first black leader in the 106-year history of the University of the Free State started his tenure last year with a surprise.

Tajiks sink money into Soviet-style dam project (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - When Abdullo Bobokhonov's grandson was born in this Tajik village, he named the baby after a government-ordered hydroelectric dam and raised a small fortune to help fund it.

Sarah Palin rallies Nevada Tea Party Posted: 27 Mar 2010 08:33 PM PDT Thousands of supporters of the US conservative Tea Party movement have gathered in Nevada for a rally led by Republican politician Sarah Palin.

British concern over Afghan police: report Posted: 27 Mar 2010 08:35 PM PDT LONDON -Serious concerns over the Afghan National Police are voiced in leaked British documents published Sunday which warn that building an effective force will take "many years". Read more...

Two more nuclear sites suspected in Iran: report Posted: 27 Mar 2010 08:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON -UN inspectors and intelligence specialists in western countries believe Iran may be preparing to build at least two additional secret nuclear sites despite demands that it open up its nuclear program, The New York Times reported. Read more...

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