World News
 Iran offers to exchange uranium with the West
Boston News.Net
The head of the Iranian atomic energy agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, has told local television the country will make concessions to the West by exchanging Tehran's low-grade uranium for highly enriched uranium that it needs for its medical research Kazakh Prison Warden Arrested For Extortion
RadioFreeEurope
KUSHMURUN, Kazakhstan -- The warden of a notorious Kazakh jail and one of his subordinates have been arrested on suspicion of extortion, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. Police today said the two offi... Obama Signs Jobs Bill, Says More Must Be Done
New York Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hiring ag... Man Pleads Guilty To 1968 Cuba Plane Hijacking
New York Post
A hijacker who spent more than four decades as a fugitive in Cuba pleaded guilty this morning to charges that prosecutors say could send him to the slammer for nearly 30 years.Luis Armando Pena Soltre... Democrats Inch Toward Securing Votes For Health Bill
International Herald Tribune
Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, said that the nonpartisan budget office had determined that the package of legislation, which would cost about $940 billion over ten years, would produce “the largest... O: 'deem' Scheme's Ok By Me
New York Post
03/18/2010 12:08 PM JFK?????? ARE YOU SERIOUS, This is about Obama and The President before him, what are you talking about. I'm not one of these idiot people that vote strictly on party. I vote what... Peru: Priest On Campaign Trail Defrocked By Church
IPS
LIMA, Mar 18, 2010 (IPS) - A priest who is touring the country in his bid to run for president next year, at the head of a leftist movement, was indefinitely suspended by the Catholic Church for getti... British Hospital To Treat Internet-addicted Teens
Channel News Asia
LONDON: British teenagers who cannot tear themselves away from the Internet, computer games or their mobile phone can get help from a new addiction service, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. A private L... Thief In Death Pact
New Zealand Herald
A British bank clerk who fled court moments before she was due to be sentenced for stealing almost £120,000 from customers is believed to have killed herself in a suicide pact with her husband. Bind... Activist Cleared Of Charge
New Zealand Herald
An animal rights activist who piloted a gyrocopter that decapitated a hunt supporter in Britain was cleared of manslaughter yesterday. Bryan Griffiths, 55, and his cameraman were trying to take off f... Govt Plea To Union And Ba To Talk
New Zealand Herald
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson will plead with British Airways and the Unite union over the next 24 hours to return to the negotiating table so the ... French Game Show Slammed
New Zealand Herald
Shrink PARIS - Most people would kill for the right to appear on a reality television programme. Literally so, if you believe a documentary which was broadcast on French television. The programme - ... Divers Gatecrash Sharks' Meal
New Zealand Herald
One diver took a close-up picture of an approaching tiger shark, and another grabbed a 3m shark by the dorsal fin and was towed a short distance. Photo / Supplied Two thrill-seeking adventure divers ... 'this Is Our Land, Our Country'
New Zealand Herald
Shrink Ask Rabbi Sam White what he thinks of the global political row over plans to expand the community in which he lives, prays and studies, and he answers bluntly: "I don't see the problem. God ga... Merkel: Tell Truth On Abuser Priests
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel called the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal rocking the homeland of Pope Benedict XVI a major challenge to German society and warned the only way to come to terms ... Famed Vienna Choir Old Boys Report Abuse
New Zealand Herald
VIENNA - The Vienna Boys' Choir said yesterday it had heard from eight possible abuse victims following an initial report of allegations last week. The famed institution said the men range in age fro... Life Sentence Upheld For One Of China's Top Judges
New Zealand Herald
A court in northern China has upheld a life sentence for a former supreme court judge convicted of embezzlement and bribery, a state-run newspaper reported. Huang Songyou, former vice-president of th... How Ad Men Tickle Your Tastebuds
New Zealand Herald
Consumer psychologist Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, of Anglia Ruskin University, says: "Food companies have many cues to play with when it comes to making sure they attract the particular consumers they want... Warships Blasting Somali Pirates Out Of Water
USA Today
The Dutch frigate Tromp, on the horizon, disarmed three boats with nine suspected pirates and a large amount of weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles and a rocket launcher, the Dutch defense ministr... Estimates Show Health Bill Would Cost $940b
CNN
Washington (CNN) -- A long-awaited compromise health care bill drafted by top Democrats will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, according to a preliminary analysis released Thursday by the nonp... Racist Pa Remark Stuns Wal-mart Store
CNN
"I can't go back in," said Patricia Covington, who was also in the store and spoke to Philly.com. "I went to Target instead. I can't bring myself to go back in there." Wolves Shot To See If They Killed Woman
CNN
Tenino, Washington (CNN) -- Authorities in Alaska are examining two wolves to see if they are the animals that killed a jogger last week, said a wildlife biologist investigating the attack. Teen's Remains Believed Found In Italian Church
C News
Forensic police inspect the church where the remains of a body were found Wednesday, Thursday, March 18, 2010. The case of a Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight afte... Man Guilty Of Dog Attack Murder
BBC
A man has been found guilty of murdering a 16-year-old boy who was mauled by dogs before being stabbed in south London.Chrisdian Johnson, 23, used his dog as a weapon on Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi before stab... Us Health Bill 'will Cut Deficit'
BBC
The US Congressional Budget Office says the final version of the Democrats' healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138bn over 10 years.The non-partisan body said the proposed legislation, wh... Choice Screen Gives Browser Boost
BBC
Web browser Opera says that downloads of its software have doubled since Microsoft introduced browser choice to Windows users on 1 March.Microsoft now offers customers a choice of 12 browsers rather t... Brewing Tensions Between The Tea Party And Gop
Reuters
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Reuters
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CBS News
(Credit: CBS) President Obama today signed into law a $17.5 billion jobs bill that he said will spur hiring and help small business owners. In signing the bill, called the HIRE Act, the president s... Qaeda-linked Imam Urges U.s. Muslim Revolt
CBS News
U.S.-Born Cleric Key Player in Bomb Plot? (CBS/AP) A Yemeni-American Muslim preacher known for his ties to extremists operating in the U.S. called on American Muslims in a new audio message to turn ag... New Details On Madoff Prison Beating
CBS News
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) There are a lot of people who would love to hit Bernie Madoff in the face. According to The Wall Street Journal, someone finally did. According to three unnamed sources who spoke ... Woman To Admit To Theft Of Dying Mans Watch
Philadelphia Daily News
A woman charged with stealing a watch from Joaquin Rivera as the Puerto Rican community leader was dying in a Frankford hospital waiting room has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor theft charges, a... Motorist Charged With Dui In Crash With Cop Car
Philadelphia Daily News
A 23-year-old man was charged with DUI and other offenses after he ran a red light in his SUV and collided with a Philadelphia Police patrol car in the Northeast.The officer, not identified, was treat... Grand Sport Returns To Corvette Line
Philadelphia Daily News
Already bargain priced for the handling, power and iconic status it delivers, the Chevrolet Corvette ratchets up its value-for-the-dollar appeal this year with a new Grand Sport model. The first Corv... Reynolds, Fisher Won't Start
Philadelphia Daily News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - All-American guard Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher, Villanova's two leading scorers, were kept out of the starting lineup for today's NCAA first-round game against Robert Morris a...
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