Haiti quake deaths were 'avoidable'

Haiti quake deaths were 'avoidable'
Portugal to vote on budget plans
Pope in talks over German 'abuse'
A Billionaire Worth Rooting For?
Haiti quake deaths were 'avoidable'
Portugal to vote on budget plans
Pope in talks over German 'abuse'
Yemen holds US 'al-Qaeda member'
Captain Cook hits solid half-century (AFP)
Australian navy faces inquiry in alleged sex ring (AP)
Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president
Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants (AP)
At least 8 dead across Mexico in drug killings (AP)
Refugees from Afghan assault fall between cracks (AFP)
Putin to seal arms deals in India
Briton tells of torture during Iraq kidnap ordeal
Japan whaling ship arrives in Tokyo
Cuban hunger striker hospitalized
Saudi, UAE ready to press China on Iran sanctions
Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PST

Two months after more than 200,000 people died in the Haiti earthquake, there are questions about whether many of the deaths could have been avoided.

Portugal to vote on budget plans

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PST

Trade unions in Portugal are threatening further strikes if the government's budget passes a vote in parliament on Friday.

Pope in talks over German 'abuse'

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:36 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI will meet the head of the German Bishops' Conference on Friday to discuss the abuse scandal raging in the country.

A Billionaire Worth Rooting For?

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:45 PM PST

In China, the rich are suspect.

Haiti quake deaths were 'avoidable'

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PST

Two months after more than 200,000 people died in the Haiti earthquake, there are questions about whether many of the deaths could have been avoided.

Portugal to vote on budget plans

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PST

Trade unions in Portugal are threatening further strikes if the government's budget passes a vote in parliament on Friday.

Pope in talks over German 'abuse'

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:36 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI will meet the head of the German Bishops' Conference on Friday to discuss the abuse scandal raging in the country.

Yemen holds US 'al-Qaeda member'

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:44 PM PST

Man raised in New Jersey accused of killing guard while trying to escape from hospital.

Captain Cook hits solid half-century (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:42 PM PST

AFP - Skipper Alastair Cook hit an impressive half-century to steer England to 104-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Friday.

Australian navy faces inquiry in alleged sex ring (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:31 PM PST

AP - Australian officials have launched an investigation into allegations that sailors on board a navy ship were running a sex competition during an overseas deployment last year.

Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:38 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China-friendly Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou faces a new test of public confidence ahead of tense year-end elections after the sudden resignation of his justice minister and the health minister's threat to quit.

Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:04 PM PST

AP - Police hunting members of a new terrorist group in western Indonesia fatally shot two suspects and arrested six others at a security checkpoint Friday, an official said.

At least 8 dead across Mexico in drug killings (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:13 PM PST

AP - Gunmen burst into a wake in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday and opened fire, killing 5 young men and wounding five others, including a 10-year-old girl.

Refugees from Afghan assault fall between cracks (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:11 PM PST

AFP - Beyond the runway at Lashkar Gar's new airstrip, Mohammad Khan stands in a mud-brick courtyard holding up his blackened hands to prove he is a motorbike mechanic.

Putin to seal arms deals in India

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:19 PM PST

Russian PM visiting New Delhi is set to sign more than dozen pacts worth $10bn.

Briton tells of torture during Iraq kidnap ordeal

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:49 PM PST

LONDON -A Briton held hostage in Iraq for more than two-and-a-half years has revealed harrowing details of the torture meted out to him by his captors.

Japan whaling ship arrives in Tokyo

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:55 PM PST

TOKYO – A Japanese whaling ship with a New Zealand anti-whaling activist aboard on Friday sailed into Tokyo port where he was expected to face arrest for trespassing on the vessel, an AFP reporter saw.

Scores of police and TV camera crews on the pier awaited the arrival of the harpoon

Cuban hunger striker hospitalized

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:13 PM PST

HAVANA – Cuban dissident hunger striker Guillermo Farinas was hospitalized Thursday after losing consciousness as he began a third week of fasting, a spokesman said.

Dissident spokesman Lisset Zamora told AFP by telephone that Farinas went into a "hypoglycemic shock" and lost consciousness around

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:11 AM PST

ABU DHABI – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled a willingness to press China to support tough new sanctions on Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.