World News
 Australian soldiers identified from WWI
Sudan 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
Sudan 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
Sudan News.Net
Police in Pakistan have made further arrests in the kidnapping case of five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed. A Healing Touch For Medicines Co.
RTT News
News ) received a favorable court order Tuesday, keeping alive the hopes of the patent extension of the company's anti-clotting drug Angiomax. In mid-day trading, shares rose as much as 27% to $10.45 ... U.s. Believes Key Al-qaeda Planner Killed In Pakistan
RadioFreeEurope
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top Al-Qaeda planner who Washington believes played a key role in organizing December's deadly suicide bombin... Imf Mission To Review Ukraine Lending
RadioFreeEurope
KYIV (Reuters) -- An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Ukraine at the end of March to discuss a resumption of lending with the new leadership and Ukrainian officials said today they expec... Us Military: Goal Still To Capture Bin Laden Alive
New York Post
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bring him to justice."The comment by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to repor... Obama Dismisses Concerns On Health Care Vote In House
New York Post
President Obama on Wednesday dismissed concerns about the procedural hopscotch being used to pass a health care overhaul, telling Fox News he doesn't "spend a lot of time worrying" about how his signa... Top Al Qaeda Operative Killed In U.s. Drone Attack
New York Post
U.S. officials say a drone strike last week in Pakistan apparently killed a top al Qaeda trainer who helped supervise December's suicide bombing at a Central Intelligence Agency post in Afghanistan, t... Fire At Royal Tombs Leads To Deadly Clash In Uganda
International Herald Tribune
A Ugandan soldier fired in the air to disperse members of the Baganda tribe at the Kasubi tombs, where their royalty are buried, after it burned early on Wednesday in the outskirts of Kampala. Rights: Eu Selling Torture Equipment
IPS
BRUSSELS, Mar 17, 2010 (IPS) - Equipment designed for torturing prisoners is still being exported from European Union (EU) countries despite a four-year-old ban on such trade, according to a new rep... Embattled Berlusconi Turns On Charm Ahead Of Polls
Channel News Asia
ROME : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, with approval ratings plunging amid corruption and electoral scandals, Wednesday launched a charm offensive ahead of key regional elections. Full-page ... Man Finds Cold, Drunk Intruder In Bed
New Zealand Herald
PITTSBURGH - Police say a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was i... Red Shirt Protesters Vow To Stay In Thai Capital
New Zealand Herald
Shrink BANGKOK - Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to extend their protest in the Thai capital indefinitely, after taking their attention-grabbing tactic of pouring bottles of their own blood t... Berlin Poker Heist Suspect Surrenders
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN - A man who admits he took part in a brazen daylight raid on a poker tournament in Berlin surrendered to authorities and identified three accomplices, officials said. Authorities had been hunt... Research Monkey Deaths Prompt Calls For Crackdown
New Zealand Herald
SPARKS, Nevada - Workers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater... Sexy Texts Land Couple In Dubai Jail
New Zealand Herald
DUBAI - A string of steamy text messages has resulted in a jail sentence for an Indian couple, authorities announced yesterday, in the latest case of passions clashing with the law in the cosmopolitan... Cardinal Apologizes For Abuse 'failures'
CNN
(CNN) -- The head of the Irish Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, admitted Wednesday that the church's response to abuse had been "hopelessly inadequate." Arrest Linked To Corey Haim Death
CNN
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- An arrest has been made in connection with the investigation of actor Corey Haim's death, a spokesman for California's attorney general said Wednesday. Aging Issues Can Be Tougher On Gays
CNN
Though aging is tough for everyone, it tends to be tougher for people who are gay, according to a report presented Wednesday at the annual conference of the National Council on Aging and the American ... Black People Leave, Wal-mart Announcer Says
C News
A worker gathers shopping carts near a Wal-Mart store Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for "all bl... Playboy Arrested On Road Death Charges
BBC
American playboy and heir to a jewellery fortune has been arrested over the deaths of two British tourists in a hit-and-run crash.Kenneth Watkinson, 48, of Harbury, and Craig Elford, 39, from Ratley, ... Israel Moves To Ease Diplomatic Dispute With U.s.
Reuters
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint news conference with Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer (both not pictured) at parliament in ... Smithsonian Opens Human Evolution Hall
CBS News
Early human skeletons are seen in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Lasik Patient Seeks $180m In Damages
CBS News
A South Carolina man is seeking millions in damages from a nationwide eye clinic for performing Lasik procedures on patients that had pre-existing conditions that should have kept them from being cand... Court Declines To Decide If Sexting Is Pornography
Philadelphia Daily News
A federal appeals court in will not decide whether "sexting" is pornography in the case of three Pennsylvania teenagers facing criminal charges for appearing in cell phone photographs partly... Bmw 750li: What Price Luxury?
Philadelphia Daily News
The BMW 750Li xDrive is the newly added all-wheel-drive version of its flagship V8-powered sedan. The “L” indicates that this version’s longer wheelbase affords extra-generous back s... Woman Dies Jumping Off Walt Whitman Bridge
Philadelphia Daily News
One day after an elderly Pitman man was talked out of jumping off the Commodore Barry Bridge following an 8-hour standoff, a Burlington City woman leaped to her death this morning from the Walt Whitma... Jobs Bill Passes, Obama Thanks Gop
Philadelphia Daily News
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is thanking lawmakers , and Republicans especially , for their help sending him a jobs bill. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday with 11 Republican votes. It c... Eagles Release Shawn Andrews
Philadelphia Daily News
The Eagles have released offensive lineman Shawn Andrews, the team announced today. "We appreciate the efforts and contributions of Shawn while he was here," coach Andy Reid said in a state... Developer Sells Property, Backs Off Plans In Norristown
Philadelphia Daily News
Developer Brian O'Neill's promise to lead an ambitious revitalization of Norristown's depressed Schuylkill riverfront came to an official end yesterday with an agreement to sell his only property ther... Red Shirt Protesters Vow To Stay In Bangkok
Washington Times
By Jocelyn Gecker ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK -- Anti-government demonstrators vowed Wednesday to extend their protest in the Thai capital indefinitely, after taking their attention-grabbing tactic of p... Security Council Expected To Modify Unama's Mandate
RadioFreeEurope
The UN Security Council is due tomorrow to discuss the extension of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan -- known as UNAMA -- for an additional 12 months. A vote will be taken on Monday.No one exp... Kazakh Oil Company Leaders Meet With Striking Workers
RadioFreeEurope
ZHANAOZEN, Kazakhstan -- Regional government officials and Kazmunaygaz oil and gas company managers are holding talks today with striking oil workers in the southwestern town of Zhanaozen, RFE/RL's Ka... Australian Cat Likes To Swim
New York Post
Prinny the swimming Persian cat isn’t so precious she won’t get her paws wet.Instead, the soggy moggy in Victoria, Australia, joins her friend Bandit the blue heeler when he’s taking... Dick & Perry's Game Show Triathlon
New York Post
Perry Comb-over and Dick Swizzle will incorporate Pub Trivia, Dick's Sudden Death Game Show and "Family Feud" into this trivia marathon at The Bell House. If the thought of trivia is daunting, go for ... 'i Heart Nerds' Speed Dating
New York Post
The popular speed dating event, for nerds and the people who love them, returns to Union Hall. Drink specials include a $4 "mystery love potion." Tickets are $10; RSVP to heartspeeddating@gmail.com. C... Nigeria’s Acting President Dissolves Cabinet
International Herald Tribune
Filed at 3:52 p.m. ET ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's acting president dissolved the Cabinet on Wednesday, purging top officials loyal to the nation's ill president in his first major act since taki... Israel Seeks To Mend Rift With The U.s.
International Herald Tribune
President Obama as an anti-Semite. Mr. Netanyahu said that he “utterly rejected” the comments made by his wife’s brother, whose hawkish views are well known. In a statement distribu...
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