Lebanese urge firm UN stance against Israel

Hundreds of people have gathered in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut in a show of protest against the Israeli practices in Jerusalem (al-Quds).

Pope 'let molesting priest resume work'

Pope Benedict XVI has been accused of turning a deaf ear to repeated warnings about a pedophiliac priest who was later convicted of carnal violation of theological pupils.

Brown wants fresh sanctions against Iran

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for fresh sanctions against Iran to stop Tehran from developing what he called a secret military nuclear program.

Violence claims more lives in Baghdad

Violence across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has claimed three people's lives, injuring seven others, as Iraqi officials are counting the ballots from the recent polls.

Quartet urges Israel settlement freeze

The Middle East Quartet urges Israel to halt its illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank so that a final peace deal with the Palestinians could be reached by 2012.

Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq (AP)

A man walks through the rubble of a building belonging to the former Iraqi army, and destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs  fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope. (AP Photo / Khalid Mohammed)AP - Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

Russia says nuclear Iran not alarming, urges talks

Russia's foreign minister has said Iran's nuclear program poses no imminent threat but urged Tehran to engage the international community.

Talks collapse, BA crew to strike

A planned three-day strike by the British Airways cabin crew is going to take place as talks aimed at averting the move have collapsed.

Deficit hinders US states to refund taxpayers

Some states in the US, in the face of serious budget shortfalls, are delaying refund payments to taxpayers many of whom are living on tight budgets.

NCAA: West Virginia takes control vs. Morgan State (AP)

Xavier's Mark Lyons, left, and  Minnesota's Devoe Joseph, right, reach for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA first-round college basketball game in Milwaukee, Friday, March 19, 2010.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)AP - West Virginia is starting to put away Morgan State after a sluggish start, and doing so on the offensive end. The Mountaineers already have 10 offensive boards, a category in which they led the nation this season.

Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV (Reuters)

An Afghan woman wearing a blue burqa walks past mannequins while shopping at a dress-shop in Herat December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.


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