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 Another appeal likely for Roman Polanski
Pakistan News.Net
Lawyers for film director Roman Polanski have filed an appeal to ask for a special investigation into alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.
36 Hours In Phuket, Thailand
International Herald Tribune
Phuket has long been known for its dazzling beaches and naughty night life. But for many, it was the catastrophic Asian tsunami in 2004 that finally placed Phuket on the map. Recovery has been swift, ...
Palm Is Handed More Bad News
New York Post
Palm Inc., creator of the Pre smartphone, fell the most in more than two years in Nasdaq trading after forecasting sales this quarter that were less than half of estimates. Revenue in the period endin...
No More 'biz As Usual'
New York Post
I am the only candidate who has balanced a budget, who has cut spending and taxes, who has said "no" to the special interests and who has extracted concessions from public-employee unions. That is a d...
Don't Fight Immigration Next
New York Post
The administration may trump the health-care debate with another di visive issue -- "comprehensive reform" on immigration -- that's surely just as "politically unpopular." Yet tackling illegal immigra...
Israel's Friend Or Foe? A Mixed Us Message
New York Post
Manhattan * Michael Goodwin's criticism of Clinton is insulting to America. God forbid Clinton show loyalty to America and our national interest instead of Israel. Goodwin thinks that whatever is good...
Bushehr Reactor To Start This Summer
Jerusalem Post
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran's new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup...
Zuma In South African Shantytown, Vows Improvements
Channel News Asia
JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma visited a shantytown outside Johannesburg and vowed to improve public services to defuse anger that has erupted into protests ahead of the World Cup. Zuma's trip Fri...
Quartet Tells Israel To Halt Settlement Activity
Channel News Asia
MOSCOW: The Middle East Quartet urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled peace process. But I...
Championship Cancelled After Surf Lifesaver Death
New Zealand Herald
Organisers of a national surf lifesaving championships on the Gold Coast have cancelled all water-based events following the death of 19-year-old champion surfer Saxon Bird. The Sydney-based surf lif...
Malcolm X Assassin Granted Parole
New Zealand Herald
One of three men convicted of killing civil rights activist Malcolm X 45 years ago was granted release from weekends in prison in his 17th appearance before a state parole board. Thomas Hagan, 69, ap...
Obama Appeals To Iranian People In Video
USA Today
WASHINGTON (AP) In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students...
Global Diplomats Call For Mideast Talks
C News
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace, George Mitchell during talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a m...
Myanmar Frees American Activist
C News
Nyi Nyi Aung, right, a pro-democracy activist originally from Myanmar, who was freed Thursday, a month after a court sentenced him to three years in prison with hard labor, and his fiancee, Wa Wa Kyaw...
Number Of Slum Dwellers Skyrockets
C News
SAO PAULO, Brazil - The number of people living in slum conditions increased by 51 million during the past 10 years, despite global efforts to halt poverty, according to a United Nations' report relea...
Rains Swamp Haitian Survivors' Camps
C News
A girl walks at a homeless earthquake survivors camp after heavy rains in Port-au-Prince, Friday, March 19, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands and le...
Berlusconi Jokes That Women Are 'lining Up'
C News
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi shows the book "Love always wins on envy and hatred" during its launch in Rome, Friday, March 19, 2010. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alessandra Tarantino ROME - Newly separa...
Election Campaign To Be Captured By Official Artist
BBC
A photographer has been chosen as the nation's official artist for the coming general election.Simon Roberts has been commissioned by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art to document campa...
Vatican To Publish Irish Abuse Scandal Letter
Sky News
Vatican ahead of being read to mass goers on Sunday. While it is not clear if the message will include a formal apology, it will contain a number of measures to improve child protection procedures wi...
House Democrats See Momentum On Health Bill
Reuters
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Acorn On Verge Of Bankruptcy: Report
Reuters
(Reuters) - The U.S. liberal grass-roots group ACORN is on the brink of bankruptcy and its leaders will hold a teleconference this weekend to discuss the group's future, The New York Times reported on...
British Airways Crews Strike; Flights Held
CBS News
Chief Executive Officer of British Airways, Willie Walsh, speaks to the media outside the Trade Union Congress headquarters after a meeting with the Unite union in London Friday. At midnight Saturday,...
Arrest Made In Racial Insult At Nj Wal-mart
Philadelphia Daily News
Washington Township police said Friday night that they made an arrest in the use of the public-address system at a Turnersville Wal-Mart to tell black shoppers that they should leave the store. Dispa...
Archbishop Ryan 42 Council Rock North 40
Philadelphia Daily News
Archbishop Ryan 42 Council Rock North 40 Archbishop Ryan defeats Counci Rock North in a quarterfinal round win in the PIAA Class AAAA girls' playoffs at Norristown.
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Wa Small Plane Crash
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MORTON, Wash. -- A small plane carrying two people has crashed in the front yard of a house in Morton, Wash., southwest of Mount Rainier. KING-TV reports that one person was k...
$76,000 For World's Most Expensive Sex Toy
New Zealand Herald
A jeweller in Paris claims to be selling the world's most expensive sex toy. Maison Victor is selling a 40,000 euro (NZ$76,000) diamond ring mounted in a white gold dildo, AFP reported. Available in...
Hooters Staff Sue For Work Violations
New Zealand Herald
Around 1000 Hooters workers are suing the company for work and wage violations, saying they were forced to buy their own uniforms and work without pay. Attorneys representing the former and current e...
Gaza: 12 Wounded In Israeli Missile Strike
New Zealand Herald
Hamas officials say Israeli aircraft have fired five missiles at Gaza's defunct airport and nearby border tunnels, wounding at least 12 people. The Israeli military confirmed Friday's airstrikes, say...
Serial Killings Highlight Indonesian Child Abuse
New Zealand Herald
JAKARTA - When a seemingly kind street vendor confessed to the sexual abuse and murders of 14 boys, it was a story that was both shocking - and familiar. Indonesians drew parallels to another Jakarta...
Pope Signs Letter On Abusive Priests
CNN
Allegations of sexual abuse by priests now in half a dozen countries Crisis could erode membership in Europe's remaining Catholic strongholds Experts say crisis will have less impact in Asia and Afric...
Student Charged With Stealing Rare Docs
CNN
FBI agents arrested William Scott, 18, on March 14, and accused him of stealing more than 27 documents from the United Methodist Archives. Among them: letters from President Abraham Lincoln, President...
Greenpeace In Battle Over Kit Kat Viral
CNN
(CNN) -- A video clip which shows an office worker opening a Kit Kat chocolate bar and finding an orangutan's finger has been re-posted on video-sharing Web site YouTube, a day after it was removed at...
Live - Bangladesh V England
BBC
I agree with your first point - but not with your second, the team were crying out for a fifth bowler (especially a second spinner) in Chittagong, while they had more than enough batting.
Opposition "red Shirts" Try To Win Over Thai Capital
Reuters
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