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UN: 3 killed in quake collapse in northern Haiti
(AP)
AP - A small earthquake struck northern Haiti early Sunday, collapsing an apartment building and killing at least three people, a U.N. spokesman said.
03/21/2010 - 06:53 PM
Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to Haiti
(AP)
 AP - One restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday, reminding the country of its tumultuous recent past just as frustration over an uneven earthquake relief effort is bringing politics back to the surface.
03/21/2010 - 09:15 PM
US doctor charged in deaths pleads not guilty
(AP)
 AP - An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty Monday in Australia to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm.
03/21/2010 - 09:20 PM
Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem
(AP)
 AP - Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.
03/21/2010 - 05:55 PM
French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote
(AP)
 AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.
03/21/2010 - 09:15 PM
The Trouble with North Sinai: Egypt's "Mexico" Problem
(Time.com)
Time.com - After a story about Bedouins stirred controversy, a TIME reporter is invited back to a restive region to get more "balanced" information. She receives quite the reception
03/21/2010 - 10:45 PM
Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat
(Reuters)
 Reuters - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party's heavy loss in regional elections at the weekend.
03/21/2010 - 09:44 PM
Botox in Baghdad? Iraqis go for a little nip, tuck
(AP)
 AP - Dr. Abbas al-Sahan's patient wasn't a war victim. She didn't have a scar that needed cosmetic surgery. All she wanted was a cute nose. And she got it.
03/21/2010 - 11:01 PM
Official: Bystanders killed in Mexico clash
(AP)
 AP - Two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen near a prestigious university in this northern Mexican city were graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers, officials said.
03/21/2010 - 11:16 PM
Darfur donor conference falls short of expectations
(AFP)
 AFP - International donors at a conference in Cairo on Sunday pledged 850 million dollars for the reconstruction of war-ravaged Darfur, way short of the two billion dollars organisers had been expecting.
03/21/2010 - 05:18 PM
Important dates in surgeon's manslaughter case
(AP)
AP - A timeline of the case involving Dr. Jayant Patel, who is facing trial on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three patients in Australia from 2003 to early 2005:
03/21/2010 - 11:31 PM
Canada's Conservatives lead in opinion poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Conservatives hold a lead over their main rivals in an opinion poll released on Saturday, but do not have enough support to win a majority government if an election took place now.
03/20/2010 - 09:01 AM
Cyclone Ului leaves destruction in its wake
(AFP)
 AFP - Australia was Monday mopping up the "trail of devastation" left by Cyclone Ului, which ripped trees from the ground, skittled boats and smashed homes after hitting Queensland's coast.
03/21/2010 - 10:57 PM
Maliki call for a recount in Iraq is rejected
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq _Iraq's electoral commission on Sunday rejected demands from Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki and President Jalal Talabani for a manual recount of ballots, saying there was no justification for further delaying results of the March 7 parliamentary polls.
03/21/2010 - 03:54 PM
After papal rebuke, Ireland takes stunned stock of battered church, economy, and nation
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Having enjoyed the celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, many Irish people at home and abroad are now staring with disbelief at the state of their nation.
03/20/2010 - 07:40 AM
In Morocco, a Crackdown on Christian Aid Workers
(Time.com)
Time.com - In recent weeks, the Moroccan government has raided Christian-run orphanagesand deported Christian aid workers -- a surprise move in a liberal Muslimcountry
03/21/2010 - 10:45 PM
Campaigners Target Landmine Use by 'Non-State Actors'
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - JOHANNESBURG, Mar 19 (IRIN) - The steep decline in anti-personnel landmine use
in the past decade by governments is being mirrored by a similar trend
among armed non-state actors (NSAs).
03/19/2010 - 12:24 PM
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