Peru's Machu Picchu reopens

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• Peru's Machu Picchu reopens
• Obama calls on Hu to work together on Iran
• 800 cases filed on civilians killed in US wars: ACLU
• UN head tours troubled ex-Soviet Central Asia (AP)
• McCartney's ex Mills denies 'boob job payment lie' (AFP)
• 6 rebels killed, rail track attacked in Indian Kashmir (AFP)
• Obama calls Hu on Iran sanctions
• U.S.-Russian crew blasts off to space station
• Obama talks Iran, G20 in hour call with China's Hu
• U.S. to impose new airline security measures
• Web site of China-based journalist club attacked (AP)
• US companies criticize Chinese market obstacles (AP)
• Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 American (AP)
• Toll rises to 19 in blast at mine in central China (AP)
• Somali Pirates in Nairobi Leaving Trade: Not Enough Money (Time.com)
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• Man sought for questions in death of Mexican girl (AP)
• Obama calls on Hu to work together on Iran (AFP)
• Australia says will not accept commercial whaling plan (AFP)
• Sex Abuse: The Vatican's Struggle for Damage Control (Time.com)

Peru's Machu Picchu reopens Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT Latin America's most visited site reopens after heavy rains cut off access in January.

Obama calls on Hu to work together on Iran Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON -US President Barack Obama called on Chinese President Hu Jintao to work together on the Iranian nuclear standoff, the White House said. Read more...

800 cases filed on civilians killed in US wars: ACLU Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON -More than 800 complaints have been filed by families of civilians killed in US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a civil rights watchdog said citing documents made public Thursday. Read more...

UN head tours troubled ex-Soviet Central Asia (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:26 PM PDT AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has begun a trip through the countries of former Soviet Central Asia, a region troubled by poverty, oppression and fears of renewed Islamic insurgency.

McCartney's ex Mills denies 'boob job payment lie' (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:20 PM PDT AFP - Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills denied she told a " very unpleasant lie" when she claimed she fell out with her former nanny after refusing to pay for a breast enlargement operation.

6 rebels killed, rail track attacked in Indian Kashmir (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT AFP - Indian troops shot dead six suspected militants in revolt-hit Kashmir, police said Friday, as rebels blew up train tracks in the first attack on the region's railway.

Obama calls Hu on Iran sanctions Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:24 PM PDT US president highlights importance of working with China to stop Iranian enrichment.

U.S.-Russian crew blasts off to space station Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:14 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew blasted off in a Russian Soyuz space ship on Friday for a half-year mission aboard the International Space Station.

Obama talks Iran, G20 in hour call with China's Hu Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Chinese President Hu Jintao for about an hour on Thursday, discussing Iran and meeting G20 commitments to produce economic growth, the White House said.

U.S. to impose new airline security measures Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will implement new airline security measures this month to replace mandatory screening of air travellers from 14 countries, a step that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day.

Web site of China-based journalist club attacked (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT AP - An organization for foreign journalists based in China has become the latest victim of cyberattacks targeting the Web sites or e-mail accounts of human rights groups and reporters focused on China.

US companies criticize Chinese market obstacles (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:57 PM PDT AP - Foreign companies say China is increasingly using discriminatory rules to reduce access to previously open areas of its economy and promote its technology industries, a U.S. business group said Friday, adding to rising complaints of worsening conditions for foreign investors.

Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 American (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - A Russian rocket blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan into brilliant blue skies Friday, transporting a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station.

Toll rises to 19 in blast at mine in central China (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:17 PM PDT AP - The death toll from an explosion at a mine in central China has risen to 19 people, with 24 still trapped underground, the government said Friday, in the second major mine disaster in the country this week.

Somali Pirates in Nairobi Leaving Trade: Not Enough Money (Time.com) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:55 PM PDT Time.com - Who profits from piracy in Somalia these days? Not the men who do the dirty work

(AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:06 PM PDT AP - Rocket carrying NASA astronaut blasts off from Kazakhstan space center for space station.

Man sought for questions in death of Mexican girl (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:23 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors said Thursday they were searching for a man believed linked to the shocking death of a disabled 4-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom in a Mexico City suburb more than a week after her parents reported her missing.

Obama calls on Hu to work together on Iran (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:37 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama called on Chinese President Hu Jintao to work together on the Iranian nuclear standoff, the White House said.

Australia says will not accept commercial whaling plan (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:10 PM PDT AFP - Australia has expressed alarm at growing support for a plan to allow limited commercial whaling, saying it could not accept the proposal before the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

Sex Abuse: The Vatican's Struggle for Damage Control (Time.com) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:55 PM PDT Time.com - The Holy See has a Twitter feed and a YouTube channel but still thinks it need answer only to God

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India's Compulsory-Education Law Comes Into Force

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• India's Compulsory-Education Law Comes Into Force
• New Evidence on Wallenberg
• Afghan President Harshly Rebukes West and U.N.
• China May Be Preparing to Let Its Currency Rise
• 'Brothel' arrests under new laws
• Karzai Charges Western Fraud in Elections
• Afghan President Harshly Rebukes West and U.N.
• Chinese president Hu Jintao to attend nuclear summit
• Wife pleads for condemned 'sorcerer'
• Apple iPad FAQ's
• Turkish commandos seize 9 pirates in Gulf of Aden
• Gay Iranians increasingly fleeing their country after crackdown
• Toyota sees its US sales rebound
• China May Be Preparing to Let Its Currency Rise
• Ukraine Premier Accused of Discrimination
• Live - Thursday football
• Suspected pirates nabbed after skirmish with U.S. Navy ship
• Karadzic loses bid to delay trial
• U.S. Issues Emissions Rules for Autos
• UK sets up Chagos marine reserve

India's Compulsory-Education Law Comes Into Force Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:45 PM PDT India's government on Thursday brought into force a new law that makes education free and compulsory for every child from age 6 to 14—the latest government initiative aimed at harnessing the economic potential of its young population.

New Evidence on Wallenberg Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:21 PM PDT New evidence from Russian archives suggests Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, was alive after Soviets reported that he had died in a Moscow prison.

Afghan President Harshly Rebukes West and U.N. Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT President Hamid Karzai accused the West of perpetrating the fraud that denied him an outright victory in last summer's presidential elections.

China May Be Preparing to Let Its Currency Rise Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT Word of President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington comes amid a debate over how far China's currency should rise.

'Brothel' arrests under new laws Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:12 PM PDT Three men are arrested at an alleged brothel under a new law aimed at protecting women forced into prostitution.

Karzai Charges Western Fraud in Elections Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:26 AM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused "foreign embassies" of trying to bribe members of the Afghan election commission, and claimed the U.N. mission chief threatened to kill one official.

Afghan President Harshly Rebukes West and U.N. Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT President Hamid Karzai accused the West of perpetrating the fraud that denied him an outright victory in last summer's presidential elections.

Chinese president Hu Jintao to attend nuclear summit Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:25 AM PDT BEIJING -- China announced Thursday that President Hu Jintao will attend a nuclear security summit this month in Washington, in what analysts said was a sign that the government is trying to put relations with the United States back on track after months of tension.

Wife pleads for condemned 'sorcerer' Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:52 AM PDT The wife of a Lebanese man facing a death sentence in Saudi Arabia for "sorcery" pleaded for mercy Thursday as Lebanon's justice minister asked the kingdom's rulers to halt his beheading.

Apple iPad FAQ's Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:06 PM PDT I answer the most frequently asked questions I've received about the iPad.

Turkish commandos seize 9 pirates in Gulf of Aden Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:56 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish commandos have captured nine pirates aboard a boat in the Gulf of Aden, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement on Thursday.

Gay Iranians increasingly fleeing their country after crackdown Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:47 AM PDT ISPARTA, TURKEY -- As Hassan walked -- well, more like sashayed -- through the market in this southern Turkish city, the population on the sidewalk -- elderly women in dark veils, men behind stalls selling Turkish pears five to a bag, children in woolly striped sweaters -- all gawked.

Toyota sees its US sales rebound Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:29 PM PDT Toyota's US sales bounce back as substantial discounts help to win back customers shaken by the firm's mass safety recalls.

China May Be Preparing to Let Its Currency Rise Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT Word of President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington comes amid a debate over how far China's currency should rise.

Ukraine Premier Accused of Discrimination Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:16 AM PDT Women's rights groups have filed suit against Ukraine's prime minister in a Kiev court for saying that government reforms are not "a woman's business."

Live - Thursday football Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:04 AM PDT Liverpool are at Benfica while Fulham host Wolfsburg as the Europa League quarter-finals get under way.

Suspected pirates nabbed after skirmish with U.S. Navy ship Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:48 AM PDT A group of suspected pirates was captured Thursday after attacking a U.S. Navy frigate in the Indian Ocean, according to a statement released by the U.S. Sixth Fleet.

Karadzic loses bid to delay trial Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:53 AM PDT An international court rejects an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to have his war crimes trial delayed.

U.S. Issues Emissions Rules for Autos Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT The federal government's rules set mileage standards that will translate to a fleet average of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.

UK sets up Chagos marine reserve Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:52 AM PDT The UK government has designated an area around the Chagos Islands as the world's largest marine reserve.

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