World News Javanese terror suspects killed
Los Angeles News.Net
Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital, Jakarta.
 Gaddafi receives apology from US
Los Angeles News.Net
The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
 Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime
Los Angeles News.Net
A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television compere.
Taliban claims attack on U.S.-Afghan base
Washington Times
By Nishanuddin Khan ASSOCIATED PRESS KHOST, Afghanistan -- The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO ser...
Gates: Troops could exit Afghanistan early
Washington Times
By ASSOCIATED PRESS PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave ...
French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, talks with the media during an European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Cordoba, Spain, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Interview: Garry Kasparov Talks About Putin's Endgame
RadioFreeEurope
Garry Kasparov: In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy, to put it mildly. Either there's democracy, or there ...
Actor Corey Haim found dead at 38: report
New York Post
Actor Corey Haim was found dead this morning in Los Angeles from an apparent overdose. He was 38.Police were called to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, Calif., around 4 a.m. to investigate,
Yo! Staten Island bashing mayor won't run again
New York Post
BELMAR, N.J. — The Jersey Shore mayor whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits.Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November a...
Pol now in tickle pickle
New York Post
03/10/2010 8:16 AM Since when did this behavior become a problem with the Democrat Party. I thought all this was all cleared up with Clinton. I thought this sort of thing was OK as long as you were a...
Ahmadinejad and Gates Trade Barbs in Afghanistan
International Herald Tribune
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran during a news conference in Kabul on Wednesday. KABUL (Reuters) - Iranian President
'J'lem plan undermines ME efforts'
Jerusalem Post
Israel's approval of a plan to build 1,600 new housing units in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo "undermines peace efforts," US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.The US vice pr...
U.N. report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted
USA Today
Africa nation, which has been plagued by fighting and humanitarian suffering for nearly two decades, according to a U.N. diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not yet bee...
Israel apologizes for embarrasing Biden
USA Today
"We had no intention, no desire, to offend or taunt an important man like the vice president during his visit," Yishai told Israel Radio. "I am very sorry for the embarrassment. We need to remember th...
U.S. hikers held in Iran call home
CNN
(CNN) -- Three U.S. hikers who were detained in Iran have spoken by phone with their relatives for the first time since authorities jailed them more than seven months ago, the hikers' families said We...
Wheelchair-bound Canadian attacked in Australia
C News
SYDNEY, Australia -- A Canadian man is in hospital with head injuries after he was attacked by two teenagers in an Australian train station late Tuesday night. The man, who is confined to a wheelchai...
Janitor opens fire at Ohio university
C News
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A university janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally sho...
Berezovsky wins poison libel case
BBC
Businessman Boris Berezovsky has won a libel case over allegations he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.He was awarded £150,000 ($224,000) at the High Court over...
Bendtner response delights Wenger
BBC
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the resolve and mental strength of Nicklas Bendtner after the striker hit a hat-trick in the 5-0 win over Porto.Bendtner missed a series of chances in Saturday's ...
150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside
BBC
Around 150 jobs are expected to be lost at Deeside's Toyota factory as part of wider cuts across the UK which will see around 750 posts being axed in total.The car maker, which employs about 3,500 peo...
Spanish hostage in Africa freed
BBC
A Spanish woman kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.There are unconfirmed reports that an Italian woman held by the same group has also been released. Spania...
Cameron anger over Labour 'slurs'
BBC
A furious David Cameron demanded an apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs.The Labour MPs shouted "because they are Tories&qu...
Snow Storms Bring Chaos To Parts Of Europe
Sky News
download Flash from the Adobe download website. Thousands of commuters were trapped in trains as the blizzards struck with many having to be evacuated to sports halls. Flights were cancelled, ...
Letterman Case: Comic Controlled His Image
CBS News
Plea Deal in Letterman Case The David Letterman extortion case has finally ended with a plea deal after a former CBS News producer pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny. Jeff Glor has the story.
Reconciliation Puts Dems in Driver's Seat
CBS News
Obama: Time to Act on Health Care (AP) Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in ...
New Testimony, New Hope for Amanda Knox
CBS News
Knox's Mother: 'This Will Get Fixed' Amanda Knox's mother Edda Mellas spoke to Maggie Rodriguez about the new information released by the judges in Italy about convicted Knox of murder.
Harry Smith's On-Air Colonoscopy
CBS News
Colonoscopy Prep for Harry Smith Katie Couric helps Harry Smith get ready for his colonoscopy and explains why the procedure is so important for men and women.
Fishtown Frenzy and Johnny Brenda's
Philadelphia Daily News
Seven years ago, when Paul Kimport was looking for a house, his requirements were few: It had to be cheap and near the Standard Tap, the pub that he co-owns in Northern Liberties. Kimport settled a f...
Pa. high court names panel to probe Phila. courts
Philadelphia Daily News
Alarmed at a Philadelphia court system plagued by low conviction rates, entrenched witness fear, and a high number of fugitives, the state Supreme Court has appointed a blue-ribbon panel of legal expe...
NJ mayor who poked fun at `guidos' won't run again
Philadelphia Daily News
BELMAR, N.J. - The Jersey Shore mayor whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits.Belmar Mayor Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 ye...
Rain, rain ... how many days?
Philadelphia Daily News
Dust off those umbrellas. They could come in handy tonight or tomorrow through the weekend.Today is likely to be the last of a dozen straight days without real rain - or snow. The outlook is: Tonigh...
Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot
Philadelphia Daily News
AS AUTHORITIES tell it, Colleen R. LaRose wasn't joking on June 20, 2008, when she posted a comment on YouTube using the screen name "JihadJane" and saying that she was "desperate to do...
Social Circuit, March 10, 2010
Philadelphia Daily News
Actor Tony Danza, who is teaching English at Northeast High School for an A&E reality show, was among the 1,200 guests who attended the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter's 11th annu...
Ten Held In Russia Train Bombing
RadioFreeEurope
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Ten men captured by Russian security forces in a raid that killed a militant leader last week have been arrested as suspects in a deadly November train bombing, Russian news agenci...
Filmmaker Calls For Release Of Jailed Panahi
RadioFreeEurope
One of Iran's most prominent filmmakers, Abbas Kiarostami, has called for the release of Jafar Panahi and Mahmoud Rasoulof, two directors recently detained by the Iranian authorities."New York Ti...
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