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  • Pope reaffirms support of celibacy

    Pope reaffirms support of celibacy

    Central Asia News.Net

    The Pope has defended celibacy as a commitment to God, following increasing allegations of sexual abuse.

  • Israeli supermarket benefits from Dubai killing with pardoy advert

    Israeli supermarket benefits from Dubai killing with pardoy advert

    Central Asia News.Net

    Almost Free Warehouse, a chain of stores in Israel, hopes to benefit from the media storm surrounding the Dubai assasination with a prody advert.

  • Death of teacher Candice Berner likely due to wolf attack, according to medical examiner

    Death of teacher Candice Berner likely due to wolf attack, according to medical examiner

    Central Asia News.Net

    A teacher in Alaska, whose body was found by snowmobilers, was likely to have been attacked by wolves, according to the State Medical Examiner.

  • Mother and father of 8-year-old girl admit to raping her

    Mother and father of 8-year-old girl admit to raping her

    Central Asia News.Net

    A woman and her husband have been sentenced following rape of eight-year-old daughter.

  • Pakistan shocked at Lahore suicide bombings

    Pakistan shocked at Lahore suicide bombings

    Central Asia News.Net

    Twin suicide bombings in the Pakistani city of Lahore have killed and wounded scores of people.

  • Karzai welcomes Pakistani help in reconciling with Taliban

    Karzai welcomes Pakistani help in reconciling with Taliban

    Central Asia News.Net

    Afghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the Taliban.

  • Israel provides no recognition for churches and mosques

    Israel provides no recognition for churches and mosques

    Central Asia News.Net

    The U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy sites.

  • U.S. builds support among Gulf nations for sanctions against Iran

    U.S. builds support among Gulf nations for sanctions against Iran

    Central Asia News.Net

    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against Iran.

  • Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust

    Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust

    More than 10,000 workers who cleaned up after the September 11 2001 attacks, and suffered from ailments caused by dust, will received more than $600 million in compensation.

  • CIA accused of LSD mind control experimenting

    CIA accused of LSD mind control experimenting

    Central Asia News.Net

    The UK newspaper The Telegraph has revealed allegations contained in a new book that the CIA engaged in a mind control experiment in a village in France.

  • Unstable Chile gets new president

    Unstable Chile gets new president

    Central Asia News.Net

    Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as Chile's new president as the country still shakes from aftershocks following February's massive earthquake.

  • Salt could be banned in New York restaurants

    Salt could be banned in New York restaurants

    Central Asia News.Net

    A state legislator in New York wants salt banned from pre-packaged and restaurant food.

  • Philippines police stage daring rescue of kidnapped man

    Philippines police stage daring rescue of kidnapped man

    Central Asia News.Net

    Police officers rescued an Indian businessman a day after he was kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen in the Philippines, a provincial police chief said Friday.

  • United States Concerned Over Iranian Religious Persecution

    RadioFreeEurope

    The United States has raised concerns about religious persecution in Iran. A spokesman for the State Department said Iran had detained at least 25 people of the Baha'i religion in recent weeks and tha...

  • Mgm Mirage, Nj Agree On Sale Of Half Of Borgata

    New York Post

    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- MGM Mirage said Friday it will sell its 50 percent interest in Atlantic City's top casino and stop doing business in New Jersey rather than cut ties with the family of an Asian ...

  • Three Freed In Ireland After Swedish Cartoonist 'plot' Arrests

    Channel News Asia

    DUBLI: Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog have been released without charge, Irish police said Frida...

  • Passengers Shortchanged In $8.3m Taxi Scam

    New Zealand Herald

    NEW YORK - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to ...

  • Funeral Van Towed With Body Inside

    CNN

    On Monday, the New York City Police Department towed an illegally parked van carrying a body. The van, parked outside Redden's Funeral Home on West 14th Street, was to transport the body to Newark for...

  • Gop Trying To Keep Massa Probe Alive

    CNN

    "Calls for additional investigations are ways to say that some people knew and they didn't act quickly enough -- particularly the Speaker," said Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of th...

  • Strike 'will Not Hit Rugby Fans'

    BBC

    Rugby fans travelling to the Scotland v England match at Murrayfield should not be affected by the rail strike, train operator First ScotRail has said.RMT members will walk out over plans to run the n...

  • Ivory And Tuna Top Wildlife Meet

    BBC

    Sales of ivory and a possible ban on trading bluefin tuna top the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar.CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endanger...

  • Second U.s. Woman Probed In Plot To Kill Swede: Report

    Reuters

    (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The W...

  • Runaway Prius Driver's Story Stirs Skeptics

    CBS News

    New Toyota-Blamed Crashes Jim Sikes called 9-1-1 after his Toyota Prius' accelerator became stuck and police assisted him in stopping the vehicle. As Ben Tracy reports, he is not the only driver blami...

  • Sixers Lose A Battle With Cavs

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Or would it be the 76ers, whose scoring surprisingly matched high-powered Cleveland bucket-for-bucket? Although the gap between these teams in the Eastern Conference standings is wide, they were sepa...

  • Fda Warning: Some Patients Cannot Process Plavix

    Philadelphia Daily News

    FILE - In this July 28, 2006 file photo, blood thinner medication Plavix is shown in New York. The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix Friday, March 12...

  • Septa Seeks First Fare Hike In 3 Years

    Philadelphia Daily News

    SEPTA wants to raise fares by about 6 percent for most bus, rail, subway and trolley passengers, starting July 1. The proposed fare increases would be the first since 2007 and are designed to match i...

  • Israel Widely Condemned Over New Jewish Housing

    RadioFreeEurope

    Israel has been condemned internationally for approving new Jewish housing in occupied east Jerusalem, where the Palestinians hope to build their future capital. The United States, United Nations, Rus...

  • Iraq Election May Leave Status Of Kirkuk Uncertain

    International Herald Tribune

    election results appear to reflect a hardening of divisions between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens in northern Iraq, potentially complicating efforts by the United States and the

  • Arrest Stokes Concerns About Radicalized Muslims

    International Herald Tribune

    Al Qaeda is the latest in an alarming string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims, a trend some experts link to the duration of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Internet Fraud Losses Doubled Last Year

    New Zealand Herald

    The cost of internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI says. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI. Individual complai...

  • Jogger Jumps Off Calif. Cliff To Flee Attacker

    USA Today

    MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man tried to sexually assault a Southern California jogger who escaped by jumping off a cliff and sliding about 100 feet down a steep hillside.

  • Tips Pour In On Serial Killer's Photos

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Dozens of tips have poured in after California authorities released more than 100 photos of women and children on Thursday that are believed to have been taken by a serial killer who appeared...

  • Opera To Seek Ok For Iphone Browser

    CNN

    Austin, Texas (CNN) -- The company behind the Web browser Opera is weeks away from submitting it to Apple's iPhone store for approval, a spokesman said Friday.

  • Meat Processing Workers 'abused'

    BBC

    An inquiry into the treatment of agency and migrant staff at meat and poultry processing firms has found "widespread evidence" of abuse and exploitation.The abuse was both verbal and physica...

  • Live - Bangladesh V England

    BBC

    0305: So, what do you think England can expect today? Can Captain Cook push on towards 200? He's only two behind his highest Test score of 160 - do you think England have a declaration target in mind,...

  • Three Freed In Irish 'vilks Plot'

    BBC

    Police have released three of the seven Muslims arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.They were freed without charge after three-and-a-half days of questio...

  • Vaccine Cleared Of Link To Autism

    The Australian

    THE vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special US court has ruled in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.

  • Twin Suicide Bombs Kill 43 In Pakistan

    The Australian

    The assault is a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and US missile strikes.Friday's twin bombings in the eastern city of Lahore, which also wo...

  • Clinton Berates Netanyahu Over Settlements

    Reuters

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file photo.

  • Haiti Judge Slaps Baptist With New Charge

    CBS News

    U.S. missionary Laura Silsby, 40, of Meridian, Idaho, arrested on child kidnapping charges, is escorted by police officers upon her arrival to the courthouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday. The Idah...

  • After Months, Man Collects On $200m Ticket

    CBS News

    Man Receives Wrong Lotto Ticket (A Winner) (AP) For five months, Virginia carpenter Steve Williams lived with a secret worth millions. Williams won a $200 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot on O...

  • German Sex Abuse Scandal Reaches Pope

    Washington Times

    By Nicole Winfield ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedop...

  • 3rd 'jihad Jane' Arrested In Alleged Plot To Kill Swedish Cartoonist

    New York Post

    Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old mother, is in the custody of Irish police, along with six others, arrested as part of a probe into the alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who made fun of the...

  • Saturday Profile: Heartthrob’s Barbed Blog Challenges China’s Leaders

    International Herald Tribune

    widely read blogger . Traveling incognito is all but impossible. Local officials frequently vie for his endorsement of their latest architectural boondoggles. (He politely declines.) And love-lorn yo...

  • Health: U.s. Aids Fund Flat-lining, Groups Complain

    IPS

    WASHINGTON, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront Thursday at a U.S House of Rep...

  • Mexico: Consumers On The Offensive

    IPS

    MEXICO CITY, Mar 13, 2010 (IPS) - Mexican consumers are currently facing a combination of price rises, economic recession and lack of legal protection in the face of abuses committed by providers of g...

  • Us Devotees Drank Snail Mucus In Ritual

    New Zealand Herald

    MIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they drank the mucus of a giant African snail. Federal authorities in January r...

  • Two Dead In Canadian Car Yard Shooting

    New Zealand Herald

    EDMONTON, Alberta - Police say two men are dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired shots at a car dealership in Western Canada. Inspector Denis Jubinville said that police responding to an e...

  • Peru Funds Tsunami-warning System

    New Zealand Herald

    LIMA - Peru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast. President Alan Garcia has ordered funding by decree t...

  • Pope Under Fire In Sex Abuse Scandal

    New Zealand Herald

    News has emerged that the Pope allowed a suspected pedophile priest to take up to a job where he later abused children - and then covered up the incident. Photo / AP