Irish Cardinal Brady Apologizes for Not Reporting Abuse Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:41 AM PDT Cardinal Sean Brady, leader of Ireland's Roman Catholics, said he was ashamed of his role in investigating but not reporting abuse cases 35 years ago.  
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Planck spies massive dust clouds Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:27 PM PDT Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.  
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Live - Wednesday football Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PDT Barcelona host Stuttgart and Olympiakos travel to Bordeaux in the last of the Champions League last-16 ties, while Newcastle and Scunthorpe face each other in the Championship.  
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In pictures Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:08 AM PDT Celebrations of St Patrick's Day across the globe  
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Limits of quantum world stretched Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:16 PM PDT Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing.  
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Cuban police haul protesting "Ladies in White" away Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march on Wednesday.  
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'Ransom paid' for UK kidnap boy Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:04 PM PDT Five people held in Spain over alleged payment for boy seized and freed in Pakistan.  
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Democrats Cite 2 New Pledges as They Press Health Bill Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:52 AM PDT Representative Dennis Kucinich announced that he would switch his vote to yes, and an abortion foe said that restrictions in the bill were sufficient.  
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Israel Seeks to Mend Rift With the U.S. Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:54 AM PDT Israeli officials said they were working on a formula to diffuse tensions over building in East Jerusalem.  
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EU urges Georgia not to aggravate Russia tensions Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has urged Georgia's government to avoid exacerbating regional tensions after a Georgian television station broadcast a fake news report about Russian forces heading for the capital Tbilisi.  
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US-Mexico 'virtual' fence on hold Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:31 AM PDT US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano freezes funds for a hi-tech system to control the US-Mexico border, citing costs.  
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Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:08 PM PDT KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.  
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Cuba police break up Havana march Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:36 AM PDT Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana.  
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Asthma death boy 'was neglected' Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:32 PM PDT An boy who suffered an asthma attack at a Stockport school died of natural causes contributed to by neglect, an inquest jury rules.  
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Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PDT The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.  
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New exoplanet like 'one of ours' Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PDT A new temperate planet, found 1,500 light-years away from Earth, has similarities to planets within our own Solar System.  
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Somali pirates claim to have hijacked charcoal ship Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:17 AM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates said on Wednesday they had hijacked a boat carrying charcoal from the rebel-held south of the Horn of Africa nation to Dubai.  
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Suspected suicides alarm Cornell Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:04 AM PDT Cornell University monitors bridges over river gorges on its campus and checks on students after three fell to their deaths.  
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Iran tightens petrol sanctions Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT Petrol within Iran is heavily subsidised but the ration is being cut - is there a link between that and the threat of petrol sanctions linked to its nuclear programme?  
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Magazine Preview: The HBO Auteur: David Simon Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PDT Coming off the critical acclaim of "The Wire," David Simon is taking his signature approach to television to New Orleans.  
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