World News
 Australian soldiers identified from WWI
New Zealand News.Net
The Australian government has announced it has identified the remains of 75 Australian soldiers who fought in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles in France.  German diocese sacks paedophile priest
New Zealand News.Net
A German archdiocese that was once overseen by Pope Benedict has suspended a priest, 24 years after he was convicted of sexually abusing children.  Arrests made over kidnap of boy
New Zealand News.Net
Police in Pakistan have made further arrests in the kidnapping case of five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed. Brazil: Protests Over Proposed Oil Law Change
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A demonstrator holding a Brazilian flag and wearing soccer glasses protests changes in the oil royalties distribution plan in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Changes made by Brazil's lower ... Nigerian President Dismisses Cabinet
International Herald Tribune
Goodluck Jonathan , dissolved his cabinet on Wednesday in the strongest assertion yet of his authority over a country where his rule has been challenged. The ministers were all inherited from New Finding Puts Origins Of Dogs In Middle East
International Herald Tribune
genetics of human disease, researchers have concluded that dogs were probably first domesticated from wolves somewhere in the Middle East, in contrast to an earlier survey suggesting dogs originated i... 'don't Count On Jewish Obama Voters'
Jerusalem Post
US President Barack Obama harbors anti-Semitism and the American Jews who voted for him are not pro-Israel, Dr. Hagi Ben-Artzi, the outspoken brother-in-law of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, said ... Politics-rwanda: Woman Vies For Top Job
IPS
KIGALI, Mar 17, 2010 (IPS) - On average women constitute 18.8 percent of representatives in parliaments across the world according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). This gender imbalance has bee... Nigeria's Acting President Dissolves Cabinet
Channel News Asia
ABUJA : Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday dissolved the cabinet a little over a month after taking power, asserting his authority over the government in Africa's most populous nati... U.s.-born Cleric: 'america Is Evil'
CNN
London, England (CNN) -- American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is calling for jihad against America, claiming "America is evil" in a new audio message obtained exclusively by CNN. Sweat Lodge Deaths Ruled Accidental
CNN
(CNN) -- The October deaths of three people who participated in a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona have been ruled accidental, according to autopsy results released Wednesday. Haiti Kids Taken Reunite With Families
CNN
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Nearly all of the 33 Haitian children whom American missionaries allegedly tried to take out of the earthquake-ravaged nation were reunited Wednesday with their families... Pm Misled Iraq Inquiry - Cameron
BBC
Gordon Brown "misled" the Iraq inquiry by wrongly claiming defence spending had increased every year under Labour, Tory leader David Cameron has said.The prime minister told MPs earlier that... Netanyahu In-law Makes Obama Slur
BBC
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has distanced himself from his brother-in-law's description of US President Barack Obama as anti-Semitic.He said he "strenuously" objected to Hagai ... Dubai Jails Pair For 'sexy Texts'
BBC
Steamy text messages have resulted in a three-month jail sentence for a Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai.Judges ruled that they had planned to "commit sin", a reference to an extramar... Stolen Van Plunges Into Dockyard
BBC
Police divers are attempting to recover a body believed to be inside a stolen van which plunged into a Fife dockyard.Fife Constabulary said the vehicle went into Dock No.3 in Methil after being spotte... Key Al-qaeda Man 'died In Strike'
BBC
A key al-Qaeda figure wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan has been killed in a US drone strike, US officials believe.Hussein al-Yemeni, a top al-Qaeda planner, died in the strike i... Ministers Lose Elderly Care Votes
BBC
The government has been defeated four times in the House of Lords over plans to offer free personal care at home to 400,000 elderly and disabled people.It is estimated the scheme, for vulnerable peopl... American Union May Help Ba Strikers
Sky News
Teamsters , which boasts 1.4 million members, in Washington DC. Union bosses in Australia have also vowed to support any industrial action by making it hard for strike-breaking volunteer staff to wor... Beckham Back In Uk After Achilles Operation
Sky News
The AC Milan footballer flew in on a private jet with his left leg in a cast. The 34-year-old injured his foot on Sunday playing for the Italian side and will be sidelined for about six months. It m... Us Forces Vow To Keep Up Bin Laden Hunt
The Australian
US FORCES are still trying to capture Osama Bin Laden despite the Attorney-General yesterday saying that the al-Qa-ida leader would never be taken alive. Fijian Villages Blown Away
The Australian
Officials said up to half the buildings in the eastern Lau group of islands had been destroyed or badly damaged by Cyclone Tomas. Two villages were believed to have been wiped out.Aircraft from Austra... Haiti Reconstruction Bill Put At $12.6bn
The Australian
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti has unveiled the first draft of a grand reconstruction plan, saying $US11.5 billion ($12.6bn) is needed to help the country rebuild after January's devastating earthquake. U.s. Believes Key Al Qaeda Planner Killed In Pakistan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington believes helped organize December's deadly suicide bombing at a CIA base i... First Of Several Job-creation Bills Clears Congress
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress on Wednesday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment r... Would U.s. Forces Kill Or Capture Bin Laden?
Reuters
(Reuters) - Would U.S. forces kill or capture al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, if they ever found him? The goal is to capture him, the Pentagon insists, but the leading U.S. law enforcement official s... Obama: I Don't Worry About Procedural Rules
CBS News
released a preview of its interview with President Obama, which is set to air at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. In it, the president says that he doesn't "spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural ... Mcchrystal: Capture Remains Bin Laden Goal
CBS News
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, seen in this Dec. 10, 2009, file photo, said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bri... Report: Arrest Linked To Corey Haim Death
CBS News
Corey Haim 911 Call Released On the same day Corey Haim was laid to rest, police have released the 911 call his mother Judy made as she tried to save his life. Michelle Gielan reports. Outcry Over Grisly Deaths In Lab Monkeys
CBS News
In this photo taken Monday, March 9, 2010, the Charles River Laboratory is seen in Reno, Nev. Workers at a Nevada research lab were making a routine check on one of their primate facilities in 2008 wh... Shamrock Shake Fans Turn To Web For Mcfix
CBS News
Fans devoted to the Shamrock Shake, pictured in this 1977 menu board courtesy of McDonald's, have taken to the Web to share their affection for the minty green treat and where fellow admirers can get ... 76ers Hope To Avoid Low Point
Philadelphia Daily News
It's remarkable, given the parade of lows the 76ers have reached this season, that tonight they will be presented with an opportunity to fall even lower. A 12-game losing streak at the start of the s...
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