Afghan Parliament Rejects Karzai Decree Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:19 PM PDT Afghanistan's parliament took the first step toward overturning a decree that would have given Afghan President Hamid Karzai almost complete control over the commission charged with uncovering electoral fraud.  
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Uncertainty Remains Around Pakistan Corruption Case Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:44 AM PDT Pakistani officials told the Supreme Court that the country's top anticorruption agency has asked the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari.  
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India, Pakistan unite in sporting marriage Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:25 AM PDT Indian tennis player Sania Mirza's marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, which will take place in April, brings together two nuclear powers historically divided by political and sporting rivalry.  
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Wiretap of Islamic Group Ruled Illegal Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:59 AM PDT A federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers.  
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Turkish court frees 9 officers in army coup plot Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An Istanbul court on Wednesday released nine military officers, including three admirals, who have been charged in an alleged plot to overthrow the government, the state-run Anatolian news agency said.  
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Pfizer Details Payments to Doctors and Researchers Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:10 PM PDT The drug company said it paid about $20 million to 4,500 doctors and other professionals for consulting and speaking on its behalf.  
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Magazine Preview: Can Animals be Gay? Posted: 31 Mar 2010 07:53 AM PDT The science of same-sex pairings in the wild.  
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Empowered Sadrists Organize New Ballot in Iraq Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:47 AM PDT Followers of the militant cleric said they were arranging a special vote to pick the prime minister.  
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Al-Assad receives ex-foe Jumblatt Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:27 AM PDT Lebanese Druze leader holds talks with Bashar al-Assad following five-year rift.  
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Vatican Official Defends Pope’s Handling of Case Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PDT The official criticized an article in The Times about a priest who was accused of abuse but was not defrocked.  
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After Fight, a Brooklyn Brownstone’s Costly Rescue Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:49 AM PDT The restoration of a home in Stuyvesant Heights has underscored the difficulties and often high cost of historic preservation.  
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EU governments approve Somalia training mission Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:26 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments said Wednesday they had given the go-ahead for a military mission to start on April 7 to train Somali forces battling an Islamist insurgency. The mission will be led by Spain and involve around 100 troops plus several dozens of additional staff.  
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe names rights, election groups Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:39 AM PDT HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe Wednesday swore-in members of a Human Rights and an Electoral Commission, expected to steer reforms toward free and fair elections.  
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Chechen rebel claims Metro blasts Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:33 AM PDT Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov says he ordered the attacks on the Moscow Metro, as Russia buries blast victims.  
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Sleeping sickness 'breakthrough' Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PDT Scientists identify a potential treatment for sleeping sickness, which infects about 60,000 people in Africa a year.  
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Somali pirates seize Indian dhow off Mogadishu Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a small Indian trade boat, the Al-Barari, as it left Mogadishu port, but another boat that was also attacked managed to escape, traders and officials said on Wednesday.  
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Pakistan Asks Swiss for Zardari Probe Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:37 AM PDT Pakistan's anticorruption agency sent a letter asking Swiss authorities to reopen a graft investigation of President Asif Ali Zardari.  
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Live - Wednesday football Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PDT Arsenal host champions Barcelona in the first leg of their mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final as Inter Milan play CSKA Moscow.  
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Chechen rebel claims Moscow attacks Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT Doku Umarov claims responsibility for suicide blasts in Russian capital that killed 39 people.  
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Sudan parties to decide on boycott Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:34 AM PDT Opposition groups set to announce this week whether to participate in April election.  
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