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
| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| A Billionaire Worth Rooting For? Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:45 PM PST In China, the rich are suspect.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Captain Cook hits solid half-century (AFP) Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:42 PM PST
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| At least 8 dead across Mexico in drug killings (AP) Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:13 PM PST
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| Refugees from Afghan assault fall between cracks (AFP) Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:11 PM PST
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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
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| Saudi, UAE ready to press China on Iran sanctions 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.  Gates and other top officials have appealed to the Saudis and to
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| Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:52 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.
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