Bachelet says she leaves Chile in good shape for Pinera, despite disaster recovery challenges
March 11, 2010 - 10:11 am
SANTIAGO, Chile - Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday that she's leaving Chile in good shape for President-elect Sebastian Pinera, having already resolved a number of the most urgent issues in the wake of a devastating earthquake. "Long live Chile!" Bachelet said, leading a ...
Preliminary results show Iraqi PM winning in 2 Shiite provinces in southern Iraq
March 11, 2010 - 10:07 am
BAGHDAD - Preliminary election results released by Iraq's electoral commission show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is winning in two Shiite provinces in southern Iraq. The results were the first vote tallies to be released in Iraq's historic elections, which took place last ...
Protesters clash with police in Athens demonstration during Greek general strike
March 11, 2010 - 9:41 am
ATHENS - Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures. Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked ...
Red Cross: After erratic rains, seed, fertilizer shortages, Zimbabwe at brink of food crisis
March 11, 2010 - 9:31 am
HARARE, Zimbabwe - An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans - perhaps a fourth of the country's population - are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said Thursday. In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies pleaded for international funds for urgent ...
43 Somalis killed in capital after 2 days of fighting between Islamists and government
March 11, 2010 - 9:28 am
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack, officials said Thursday. Militants attacking from ...
Irish court extends custody of 7 Muslims over alleged murder plot against Swedish artist
March 11, 2010 - 9:25 am
DUBLIN, Ireland - Seven Muslims in Ireland allegedly linked to a plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks should remain in custody for at least three more days while police investigate their computer and telephone records, an Irish judge ruled Thursday amid rare courtroom secrecy. The ...
Woman appointed governor of West Bank's most important district; joins other trailblazers
March 11, 2010 - 9:24 am
At 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance in this traditional society. Ghanem, a former intelligence agent, joins a cluster of women in senior positions in the West Bank ...
Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to get past diplomatic spat and get down to peace making
March 11, 2010 - 9:22 am
TEL AVIV, Israel - U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles. Biden used ...
Mexican telecom magnate becomes 1st person from developing world to be named ?world?s richest?
March 11, 2010 - 8:05 am
MEXICO CITY - The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person - the first from a developing nation - underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club. Slim's arrival at the top aroused both pride and ...
Ukrainian lawmakers form coalition backing new president, approve his prime minister
March 11, 2010 - 7:55 am
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition around new President Viktor Yanukovych, and allowed him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choice for prime minister. The election of Mykola Azarov as premier - after he served as Yanukovych's campaign strategist in this ...
US brings troops who would be charged with removing NKorea's WMDs to military drills
March 11, 2010 - 7:54 am
SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. troops who would be tasked with eliminating North Korea's weapons of mass destruction in the event of armed conflict are participating in military drills with South Korea, the top U.S. commander in the country said Thursday. "They are here for this exercise and if ...
800 people trapped by rising floodwaters in central Mozambique, awaiting rescue
March 11, 2010 - 7:48 am
MAPUTO, Mozambique - Mozambican authorities say about 800 people are trapped by rising floodwaters and in need of rescue. Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute said Wednesday that three districts in the central Zambezi valley have been cut off due to worsening ...
Thousands flee central Nigeria after weekend slaughter left 200 people dead in latest violence
March 11, 2010 - 7:46 am
JOS, Nigeria - Nearly 3,000 people have fled to a neighbouring state after hundreds were slaughtered in several mostly Christian villages over the weekend, aid officials said Thursday. Residents have accused police and military of failing to provide enough security to the villages where ...
Al-Qaida eyeing less-complex US attacks after seeing impact of Fort Hood, Dec. 25 militants
March 11, 2010 - 1:42 am
WASHINGTON - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political ...
Press group says 8 journalists kidnapped in Mexican border city; 1 dead, 2 released
March 11, 2010 - 1:39 am
MEXICO CITY - Eight journalists have been kidnapped in a Mexican border city in a two-week span in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Press Association said Wednesday. The press group said only three of the journalists kidnapped between Feb. 18 ...
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