US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting (AP)

US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting (AP)

US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a meeting in honor of the 15th Anniversary of the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing at the United Nations headquarters on Friday, March 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme.

Putin visit seals arms, nuke deals with India (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:45 PM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following a joint statement to the press in New Delhi. Putin sealed a visit to India Friday with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India Friday with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors.

Deaths in Pakistan Swat blast

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:38 PM PST

Ten killed in attack on security checkpoint a day after suicide bombers hit Lahore.


Thailand braces for mass protests

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:29 PM PST

Security forces on alert as thousands of opposition supporters converge on Bangkok.


Direct Edge Goes Exchange

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:23 PM PST

Direct Edge announced today that it received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to


Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 7 (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:55 PM PST

Soldiers and police walk past a damaged vehicle at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Mingora, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province on March 13, 2010. A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least 10 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after a major crackdown against the group. REUTERS/Hazrat Ali Bacha (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW CONFLICT)AP - A suicide attacker struck a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 26.

Australia and Indonesia Find It Hard to Make Up (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:50 PM PST

Time.com - After a tense decade, Indonesia's president made a historic visit to Canberra this week. Will the goodwill last?


At least eight killed in Pakistan suicide attack (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:14 PM PST

Pakistani soldiers and police officials inspect the blast site after a suicide attack in Saidu Sharif, on the outskirts of Mingora, Swat valley, on March 13. At least eight people including three security personnel were killed in the suicide attack, a day after a series of bombings brought chaos to the city of Lahore, according to police.(AFP/Alam Khan)AFP - At least eight people were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Swat valley on Saturday, a day after a series of bombings brought chaos and bloodshed to the city of Lahore, police said.

Bangkok braces for Thaksin's 'red tide'

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:48 PM PST

bangkok_protestBANGKOK – Thailand's security forces braced for possible violence Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters loyal to deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra headed to Bangkok for a mass anti-government rally.

A 50,000-strong security force, including soldiers, patrolled the streets and

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At least 6 killed in Pakistan suicide attack: police

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:42 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -At least six people including three security personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Swat valley on Saturday, police said.

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"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from the countryside on Saturday for what they are calling a "million-man march", aiming to paralyse the capital and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.


"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:24 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from the countryside on Saturday for what they are calling a "million-man march," aiming to paralyze the capital and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.

Suicide bombing kills 7 in Pakistan's Swat

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:57 PM PST

MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police said.

8 youths die in attack on party in western Mexico (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PST

Mexican Navy Marines escort an injured man after he was detained at a clinic during an operation on the outskirts of the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico, Friday March 12, 2010. According to local media, the Navy detained six men and a woman at the clinic, where they were recovering from wounds allegedly suffered during a gun battle against federal forces at a highway a day earlier.(AP Photo)AP - Gunmen burst into a party in western Mexico and killed eight youths and left another person wounded on Friday.

Suicide bombing kills 7 in Pakistan's Swat (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:57 PM PST

A woman weeps for her missing son at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Lahore March 12, 2010. REUTERS/Mani RanaReuters - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police said.

Pope backed sex abuse priest transfer when archbishop

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:13 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was involved in a decision to move a priest suspected of child abuse to his diocese for therapy when he was an archbishop in 1980, his former diocese in southern Germany said on Friday.


U.S. criticizes Iran for religious persecution

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:13 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States voiced growing concern on Friday about Iran's "ongoing persecution" of religious minorities, including Baha'is, and called on Tehran to protect human rights at home.


SCENARIOS - Troubled paths for North Korea nuclear diplomacy

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:13 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will return to dormant nuclear talks in April, ending its year-long boycott of international discussions designed to grant aid for dismantling its nuclear arms programme, a report said on Saturday.


Anti-government protesters head for Bangkok (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:10 PM PST

Thai anti-government demonstrators converge at a check point in Wang Noi, Thailand, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Thousands of 'Red Shirt' demonstrators were expected to converge on Bangkok this weekend for a massive rally. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass, do-or-die display of muscle.

Report: NKorea to rejoin nuclear talks in April (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:35 PM PST

A U.S. Marine (L), from 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, throws a smoke grenade during a street battle drill on urban terrain at the U.S. Army's Rodriguez Live Firing Range in Pocheon, about 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, March 12, 2010. The drill was part of the annual Key Resolve/Foal Eagle military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea, which began on Monday and will run until March 18 across the South. North Korea said this week that it had put its army on full combat alert as U.S. and South Korean forces began joint military drills involving nearly 40,000 troops, an annual event that draws anger from the North but typically results in no major incidents. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)AP - North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday.
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