Car blast kills two in Russia's Dagestan: agency

Car blast kills two in Russia's Dagestan: agency


Car blast kills two in Russia's Dagestan: agency

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:45 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people were killed in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan overnight when a blast ripped through their car, which was believed to have been carrying explosives, Interfax news agency reported Thursday.


Surveys: China manufacturing accelerated in March (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:11 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, March 18, 2010, a child plays nearby as a Chinese woman assembles sports shoes at a factory in Wenling in south China's Zhejiang province. China's manufacturing accelerated in March as the dampening impact of winter weather and a long holiday the previous month eased and both exports and domestic sales recovered, two surveys showed Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China's manufacturing accelerated in March as the dampening impact of winter weather and a long holiday the previous month eased and both exports and domestic sales recovered, two surveys showed Thursday.



Obama sends Afghan war report to Congress

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 06:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -US President Barack Obama sent Congress his report on the war in Afghanistan and cited no change in strategy or budget, the White House said Wednesday just days after his secret visit there.

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Vatican attacks New York Times over abuse coverage

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:11 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican attacked The New York Times on Wednesday for its coverage of the sexual abuse of children by priests, rejecting accusations that Pope Benedict had mishandled a series of abuse cases before he was elected.


Vatican attacks New York Times over abuse coverage

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:18 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican attacked The New York Times on Wednesday for its coverage of the sexual abuse of children by priests, rejecting accusations that Pope Benedict had mishandled a series of abuse cases before he was elected.


Malaysian ruler commutes caning sentence on woman (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PDT

FILE -- In an Aug. 24, 2009 file photo Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, waves farewell to her family and  supporters as she is taken away by Islamic religious officers at her father's home in Karai, 200 kilometers (124 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  A Malaysian state ruler has commuted the punishment for a Muslim woman who was sentenced in a high-profile case to caning for drinking beer. The lawyer and the father of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno say she will instead have to perform community service for three weeks.  (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)AP - A Muslim woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted, in a surprising turnaround for a high-profile case that raised questions about Malaysia's Islamic laws.



In Terry We Trust

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Taiwan's richest man is probably a bigger part of your life than you realize.


China 'to discuss Iran sanctions'

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:21 PM PDT

US says China on board to discuss possible measures as Iranian official visits Beijing.


Iran envoy in China as sanctions push builds

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has agreed to serious negotiations with Western powers about sanctions on Iran, while Tehran's top nuclear negotiator was in Beijing on Thursday to discuss the diplomatic showdown.


Chinese rescuers hopeful some miners still alive (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:10 PM PDT

Angry relatives of mine workers accuse officials of lack of speed in recovery work at Wangjialing coal mine in Xiangning township, about 400 miles (650 kilometers) southwest of Beijing, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Some 1,000 rescue workers were rotating on shifts to try to drain enough water to reach the trapped miners, but the rescue effort could take days. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - Four days after a flood trapped 153 miners in a coal mine, rescue officials in northern China held out hope that some of those stuck underground could be alive even though no contact had been made.



ElBaradei blasts Mideast policy 'failure'

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:56 PM PDT

LONDON – Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei has warned the West's support of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East risks encouraging Islamic extremism, in an interview Thursday with a British paper.

"There is a need for re-evaluation," he told the Guardian newspaper.

"The idea

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US lawyer wants to question pope on child sex cases

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON – A US lawyer has gone to court seeking to have Pope Benedict XVI questioned over the child sex scandal that is rocking the Roman Catholic church, the attorney told AFP Wednesday.

Lawyer William McMurry filed a motion in a Kentucky court Tuesday

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N.Korean defector urges 'ideological warfare'

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 03:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON – The highest-ranking official ever to defect from North Korea is calling for "ideological warfare" against the hardline regime and says China could easily bring it down if it chose to.

Hwang Jang-Yop, who is at the top of North Korean agents' hit-list,

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China's Not-So-Fair Trade

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

The risks of rising economic tensions between U.S. and China.


Britain Will No Longer Grovel To The U.S.

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

A new report shows England's growing disillusionment with its once greatest ally.


Saying Goodbye To America's Post 9/11 TV Hero

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Why I'll miss 24's Jack Bauer.


Mid-Term Elections' Economic Engine

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Jobs and the economy will be the decisive issues, not health care.


Haiti aid pledges far exceed expectations - U.N.'s Ban

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Donor countries offered billions of dollars more than than expected to help rebuild earthquake-devastated Haiti, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday.


ANALYSIS - U.S. currency push on China no slam dunk

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's currency is clearly undervalued, but pressure on Beijing to make its currency rise in value won't trim the U.S. trade deficit with China or reduce the jobless rate, say American economists.


French govt to toughen immigration rules again

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government unveiled a bill on Wednesday to toughen immigration rules and impose strict penalties on anyone employing foreigners without work permits, raising howls of protest from human rights groups.