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  • Jail for life expected for Mumbai conspirator Headley

    Jail for life expected for Mumbai conspirator Headley

    Barcelona News.Net

    US citizen David Headley has pleaded guilty to finding the targets for the 2008 attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai.

  • General says Srebrenica massacre caused by gay activity in army

    General says Srebrenica massacre caused by gay activity in army

    Barcelona News.Net

    A retired US general has said homosexuality in the Dutch armed forces was partly responsible for failing to prevent the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica during the Bosnian war

  • Australia/Indonesia trip cancelled by Obama

    Australia/Indonesia trip cancelled by Obama

    Barcelona News.Net

    US President Barack Obama has cancelled forthcoming trips to Indonesia and Australia so he can stay home to oversee controversial healthcare legislation.

  • Clinton and Lavrov agree nuclear talks are progressing

    Barcelona News.Net

    US and Russian negotiations for a strategic arms reduction treaty are said to be going well, with foreign policy chiefs from both countries meeting in Moscow.

  • Zuma trying to persuade Zimbabwean leaders to stop bickering

    Zuma trying to persuade Zimbabwean leaders to stop bickering

    Barcelona News.Net

    Zimbabwe's dual leadership has agreed with South African president, Jacob Zuma, that measures will have to be taken in order to save the fragile government.

  • Married couple in jail for boy killings

    Married couple in jail for boy killings

    Barcelona News.Net

    A married couple in India has been arrested for allegedly killing five young boys.

  • People crushed and drowned in Nepal bus crash

    People crushed and drowned in Nepal bus crash

    Barcelona News.Net

    At least 25 people have been killed in a bus crash in Nepal.

  • Fed chairman says Obama bank legislation might not be enough

    Fed chairman says Obama bank legislation might not be enough

    Barcelona News.Net

    The head of the US Federal Reserve has partially opposed president Barack Obama's new rules to regulate financial firms.

  • Iran offers to exchange uranium with the West

    Iran offers to exchange uranium with the West

    Barcelona 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

  • Drone attacks target Waziristan militants

    Drone attacks target Waziristan militants

    Barcelona News.Net

    US drone strikes have killed at least 10 militants in Pakistan.

  • Christian TV station shut down by Palestinian government

    Christian TV station shut down by Palestinian government

    Barcelona News.Net

    The Palestinian Authority has closed down the only Christian TV broadcaster in the Territories.

  • Nazi tainted Picasso to be sold by Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Nazi tainted Picasso to be sold by Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Barcelona News.Net

    A painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, which was once withdrawn from sale due to links with Nazis, is to be sold by its current owner, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

  • Tools found in Indonesia over one million years old

    Tools found in Indonesia over one million years old

    Barcelona News.Net

    A scientific discovery has shown early humans were living on the Indonesian island of Flores many years before first thought.

  • Nigerian politicians pushed out by acting president

    Nigerian politicians pushed out by acting president

    Barcelona News.Net

    The acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed his Cabinet.

  • Aid goes to Fiji after Cyclone Tomas

    Aid goes to Fiji after Cyclone Tomas

    Barcelona News.Net

    Aid is being sent to the Fiji islands which have been hard hit by Cyclone Tomas.

  • French policeman killed in ETA action

    French policeman killed in ETA action

    Barcelona News.Net

    The French government has blamed the Basque terror organisation ETA for the killing of a French police officer on Tuesday.

  • Airline staff sentenced to jail in Dubai over phone texts

    Airline staff sentenced to jail in Dubai over phone texts

    Barcelona News.Net

    The court said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the man and the woman had actually had an affair, which could have brought a harsher sentence.

  • Nebraska Scores Again In Health Care Endgame

    Washington Times

    Rowan Scarborough The Obama administration has delivered another budget plum to Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson and the state of Nebraska, adding more than a half-billion dollars for a new veterans hospit...

  • Export Ban On Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Rejected

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    A sushi chef picks a fillet of red tuna, or "akami," next to fillets of high-quality fatty Atlantic bluefin tuna, or "o-toro." middle row, and medium-quality fatty Atlantic bluefin tuna, or "chu-toro,...

  • Psychiatrist Says Church Was Warned About Priest

    International Herald Tribune

    Pope Benedict XVI ignored repeated warnings in the early 1980s by a psychiatrist treating a priest accused of sexually abusing boys that he should not be allowed to work with children, the psychiatris...

  • Pm Offers Mutual Steps By Israel, Pa

    Jerusalem Post

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over the phone Thursday night. The two discussed the Ramat Shlomo construction crisis, and Netanyahu proposed mutual ...

  • Guatemala: Ok For Ex-president's Extradition To Us Just One Step

    IPS

    GUATEMALA CITY, Mar 18, 2010 (IPS) - Civil society groups in Guatemala say a court decision authorising former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the United States is just a first ...

  • Obama Postpones Trip To Aust

    New Zealand Herald

    US president Barack Obama has postponed his trip to Asia until June so he can stay in Washington for a possible vote on his health care overhaul on Sunday. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said tod...

  • Rocket From Gaza Kills Farm Worker

    New Zealand Herald

    Shrink JERUSALEM (AP) – A farm worker has been killed by a rocket fired at Israel by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. His death is the first fatality from such an attack since the Gaza offe...

  • Video Shows Uk Truck Pushing Woman In Car 530m

    New Zealand Herald

    A woman driving down the UK's A1 motorway was pinned to the front of a truck in her car for over 530 metres. The video of the incident on YouTube has been posted on news sites around the world. The

  • Priest, Teen Allegedly Taped Having Sex

    CNN

    (CNN) -- A police investigation continued Thursday into a Catholic abuse scandal in Brazil, which erupted last week when a network aired a video that it said showed a priest having sex with a 19-year-...

  • Leprechaun Suspect Linked To Santa Robbery

    C News

    In this image made from surveillance video provided by Gallatin Police Department, David Christopher Cotton, dressed as a leprechaun, is seen during a robbery of First State Bank in Gallatin, Tenn., W...

  • Netanyahu Offers 'to Build Trust'

    BBC

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Mr Netanyahu clarified Israel's construction policy in East Jerusalem and proposed "tr...

  • Dragon Breathes Fire At Non-doms

    BBC

    Duncan Bannatyne has added fuel to the non-dom debate after accusing fellow Dragon's Den judge James Caan of having an "unfair" advantage in business.Mr Caan is a non-dom, and as such pays t...

  • Body In Italian Church Linked To Uk Murder

    Sky News

    Police investigating the brutal murder of a British woman eight years ago have a potential new lead after the discovery of a teenager's body in a church in Italy.

  • Bullock's Husband Begs For Forgiveness

    The Australian

    SANDRA Bullock's husband has apologised to his wife and children amid reports he had a months-long affair with a heavily tattooed model.

  • Dutch Reject Gay Army Link To Massacre

    The Australian

    THE Netherlands has rejected a retired US general's claim that Dutch UN troops failed to prevent the 1995 Srebrenica genocide because their ranks included openly gay soldiers.

  • Gaza Rocket Kills Farm Worker In Israel

    The Australian

    A Palestinian group claiming responsibility for the attack, which killed a Thai labourer working near the Gaza border, linked it to clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police in Jeru...

  • Mother Jailed For Killing Six Babies

    The Australian

    Celine Lesage, 38, risked a life jail sentence with no possibility of parole for 18 years for first degree murder. Prosecutors had demanded a 16-year-jail term.Lesage, a petite brunette who has a teen...

  • Public Back Sarkozy Mp's Brothel Plan

    The Australian

    Chantal Brunel, who was appointed last month to head the national watchdog on sexual equality, is arguing that crime would be cut and sex workers would benefit from "sexual services centres"...

  • Netanyahu, Clinton Talk After Settlement Crisis

    Reuters

    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during a joint news conference with USecretary of State Hillary Clinton before their meeting in Jerusalem in this October 31, 2009 file photo.

  • Data Puts Another Prius Crash In Question

    CBS News

    Toyota Defect Disputed Toyota engineers are questioning the validity of a Calif. man's claims to have lost control of his Prius as it unintentionally accelerated to over 90 mph on a freeway. Dean Reyn...

  • Al Qaeda Running Or On The Rise In U.s.?

    CBS News

    Lone Gunmen Feats May Shift Qaeda Strategy (CBS) Two U.S. citizens were in federal court Thursday to answer charges that they helped plan terror attacks overseas. As CBS News chief legal correspondent...

  • Retired General: Gays Weakened Dutch Army

    CBS News

    In this July 4, 2009, file photo, military personnel join the march during an annual gay parade organized by Pride London, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender charity, in central London. A ret...

  • Obama Deploys Personal Presidential Touch

    CBS News

    The final drive for health care reform is on, and President Obama has shifted into high-gear. But unlike the fired-up speeches he delivered recently in the suburbs of Philadelphia, St. Louis and Cleve...

  • Unplugged: Health Care Countdown

    CBS News

    Bill Plante spoke with Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes on the CBO's report on health care and what to expect from this weekend's vote. Plus; Politco Click on Wednesday's RTNDA dinner.

  • Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Greg Heffley deserves a special headstone in the graveyard of buried hopes that is middle school. A foot shorter than most of his classmates, Greg (Zachary Gordon) is that picklepuss walking next to ...

  • Gay-marriage Advocates In N.j. Resume Legal Fight

    Philadelphia Daily News

    TRENTON - Advocates for gay and lesbian couples are headed back to New Jersey's Supreme Court to resume their attempt to legalize same-sex marriage. Lambda Legal, a gay-rights legal group, filed a mo...

  • Oprah Clears Her Schedule For Defamation Case

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Oprah Winfrey has rearranged her television production schedule in the expectation of spending two weeks in Philadelphia fending off defamation charges. If the suit, by the former headmaster of Winfr...

  • S.j. Democrat Gives Thumbs Down To Health-care Reform

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Rep. John Adler (D., N.J.) Thursday announced that he will be voting against the final version of health-care overhaul legislation because, he said, it does not do enough to control costs. "Sinc...

  • Police: Catholic School Principal Stole Designer Shades

    Philadelphia Daily News

    The principal of Christ the King Regional School in Haddonfield who was placed on unpaid administrative leave this week allegedly stole two pairs of designer sunglasses while impersonating an FBI agen...

  • Pa. Couple Thinks Aruba Photo Shows Human Remains

    Philadelphia Daily News

    LANCASTER, Pa. - A newspaper is reporting that a Lancaster County couple believes an underwater snapshot they took off the coast of Aruba reveals human remains on the ocean floor. The Intelligencer J...

  • Is Sidibe Ok At Her Weight,or Obesity's Poster Girl?

    Philadelphia Daily News

    I APPLAUD Gabourey Sidibe's confidence and talent. Girlfriend tore up the big screen with her stellar debut performance in the Academy Award-winning movie "Precious." Sidibe portrays a dark...

  • Still Deliberating, Veon Jurors Show Signs Of Strain

    Philadelphia Daily News

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  • Fess Parker, Star Of 'davy Crockett,' Dies At 85

    New York Post

    Actor Fess Parker, who mesmerized children in the mid-1950s portraying frontiersman Davy Crockett on television and then won a new audience in the 1960s as Daniel Boone, died Thursday at 85, the Los A...