Netanyahu Aims to Mend Fallout From Biden Visit

Netanyahu Aims to Mend Fallout From Biden Visit

Netanyahu Aims to Mend Fallout From Biden Visit

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 01:35 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to play down the political fallout from a row with the Obama administration over a Jerusalem building project that upended last week's visit by Vice President Joe Biden.


Pope stresses Christian unity at Lutheran church

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 01:20 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict told Rome's Lutheran congregation on Sunday that Protestants and Roman Catholics should be thankful for all the unity achieved among Christians rather than complain about the slow pace of dialogue.

Performance Art Gains Favor; Fights Ensue

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 05:21 PM PST

With performance art now fashionable, there's a search for revenue that angers some artists.

Kentucky Beats Mississippi St. in Overtime

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Kentucky's John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime to beat Mississippi State 75-74 on Sunday.

French left leads in regional polls

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 01:24 PM PDT

Exit polls predict resounding defeat for President Sarkozy's rightist coalition.


Yemen kills separatist near southern checkpoint

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:56 PM PDT

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces have shot dead a southern separatist near a remote military checkpoint, local sources said Sunday, in violence that could inflame already high tensions in the south.

Ushahidi - Africa’s Gift to Silicon Valley: How to Track a Crisis

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 07:40 PM PST

A small Kenyan-born Web site is bringing crowdsourcing to disaster relief and other humanitarian causes.

Allawi takes surprising Kirkuk lead

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Secular Iraqiya list edges ahead of Kurds as al-Maliki continues to make big gains in south.


Sarkozy faces heavy loss in French regional poll

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:58 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party has been beaten by the opposition Socialists in the first round of regional elections Sunday, exit polls said, suggesting the center-right was set for a hefty defeat.

Give an Afghan your vote, activists urge Britons

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:03 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Activist group, Egality, is inviting British voters to give their right to vote to someone in one of three developing countries which, it says, are "directly affected by UK policies on war, climate and poverty."

China Issues Warning to Google’s Partners

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Chinese authorities warned major partners of Google's China-based search engine that they must comply with censorship laws even if Google does not, an industry expert with knowledge of the notice said.

2 Americans Killed in Drive-By Shooting in Mexico

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:26 AM PDT

Three people with ties to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez were killed in a drive-by shooting.

Gunmen in Mexico kill 3 with U.S. consulate ties

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:20 AM PDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Three people connected to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's most violent border city were murdered, police said on Sunday, prompting U.S. President Barack Obama to respond with outrage and sadness.

The South Bronx, Plagued by Obesity, Tops a Hunger Survey

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 04:29 PM PST

A recent survey found that the most severe hunger-related problems in the nation are in the South Bronx, long one of the country's capitals of obesity.

Complaint Box | They're Stealing My Sky

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:53 AM PST

In South Brooklyn, a precious view is being replaced by a seven-story, multi-unit building.

Israel decries Holocaust desecration in Poland

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 10:43 AM PDT

KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Israel's ambassador to Poland Sunday deplored the desecration of a Holocaust memorial in southern Poland and criticized world leaders who deny Israel's right to exist.
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