Statistic or story?

Statistic or story?


Statistic or story?

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:19 PM PDT

How Pakistan saw the kidnapping of Sahil Saeed


Myanmar deports jailed Burmese-American activist

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:26 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar deported a Burmese-American activist on Thursday after sentencing him last month to three years in prison for forgery and immigration offenses.


Israel attack on Iran could ignite Middle East: Hezbollah

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Violence could spread across the Middle East with Israel paying a "heavy price" if it launched military action against Iran, the deputy leader of Hezbollah said on Thursday.


Burma junta frees, deports Montgomery Co. activist

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Burma's government on Thursday released a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Montgomery Village after six months of sometimes brutal captivity.


Obama postpones overseas trip to focus on health-care debate

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Bowing to public and private complaints from lawmakers, President Obama decided Thursday to delay his overseas trip to Indonesia and Australia so that he can be in Washington for the culmination of his year-long effort to pass health-care legislation.



Invisibility cloak created in 3-D

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Scientists create the first cloaking device to render an object invisible in three dimensions.


Prosecutors Describe ‘Hunt’ for Hispanic Victim

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Opening statements were heard in the trial of the young man charged with killing an immigrant on Long Island.


Thai Protests to Continue Through Weekend

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Antigovernment demonstrators said that they would continue their protests through the weekend, and announced plans for a parade through Bangkok.


Kidnapped British boy arrives home

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:07 PM PDT

A five-year-old British boy, who was held by kidnappers in Pakistan for two weeks, arrives back in the UK.


Obama hopes for healthcare success

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:31 AM PDT

US president delays Asia trip to ensure healthcare overhaul is passed through Congress.


Woman died of mushroom poisoning

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PDT

A woman died from poisoning after eating fatal death cap mushrooms she had mistaken for field mushrooms, an inquest hears.


Russia: No Delay for Iran Atomic Plant

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Vladimir Putin said that Iran's new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as Hillary Clinton called for Russia to delay the startup.


'Jihad Jane' Pleads Not Guilty

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Colleen LaRose pleaded not guilty to federal charges that she conspired to wage jihad abroad, including a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist whose work enraged Muslims.


Zuma Cites Progress in Zimbabwe Talks

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:55 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma said he believes he made great progress in his first trip to Zimbabwe as chief mediator between members of the fragile power-sharing government.


Pakistan Appoints Finance Chief

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Pakistan has named Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, a former World Bank executive, to head the country's finance ministry, ending weeks of uncertainty caused by the sudden exit of the previous incumbent.


More Darfur Rebels Sign Cease-Fire

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Sudan's government and a collection of Darfur rebel groups signed a cease-fire--the second such deal in less than a month with a key rebel faction--opening the way for political negotiations ahead of a full peace agreement.


U.N. Rejects Bluefin-Tuna Ban

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:02 AM PDT

A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected by a United Nations wildlife meeting.


Tiger Deaths Raise Alarms about Chinese Zoos

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:47 AM PDT

A zoo where 11 rare Siberian tigers recently starved to death is fast becoming a symbol of the mistreatment of animals in China.


Bolt leaves 400m mission on hold

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt says he is unlikely to target the 400m record until after London 2012.


Zuma welcomes Zimbabwe 'progress'

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:04 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma says he made "great progress" in his first mediation between members of Zimbabwe's unity government.


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