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Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
(AP)
AP - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?
Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees
(AP)
AP - United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.
Shots ring out near site of Christian-Muslim massacres
(AP)
AP - Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead.
China, India give qualified nod to climate deal
(AP)
AP - China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan
(AP)
AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.
Israel: Did the Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai Really Help?
(Time.com)
Time.com - While all the signs point to Mossad as the perpetrator and the Israelis are hardly denying it, the killing of a top Hamas operative may have caused the Israelis problems on other fronts
All-England Open 100th championship to begin
(AFP)
AFP - Former world number one Peter Gade issued a warning about the future of professional badminton on the eve of the All-England Open.
US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident
(AP)
AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills
(AP)
AP - Venezuela's government seized temporary control of two sugar mills Tuesday, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees.
Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms
(AFP)
AFP - Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
Japan machinery orders fall 3.7 percent in January
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, fell 3.7 percent in January from the previous month, official data showed Wednesday.
Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
'Miracle' birth of baby elephant, says zoo
(AFP)
AFP - A baby elephant believed to have died during labour was born alive at an Australian zoo on Wednesday, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a "miracle".
Israel rebuffs Biden by announcing new settlement construction
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Hours after the arrival Tuesday of Vice President Joe Biden to help launch indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel announced the construction of 1,600 homes in a settlement block in mostly Arab East Jerusalem, an open rebuff that led Biden to issue a sharply worded condemnation.
Japan's Hatoyama tries to shift more power to the politicians
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - For decades, Japan's weekly political calendar was fixed. Before the cabinet met on Tuesdays, the top civil servants from each ministry would meet on Mondays. If the bureaucrats had not already set government policy, the wags said, the ministers would have nothing to rubber stamp.
Russian Shareholder Activist Exposes Corporate Greed
(Time.com)
Time.com - Alexei Navalny is a unique type of opposition figure in Russia. He believes the most effective way to challenge the ruling class is not through elections, but by acquiring stock
Nigeria: More Mass Graves Dug in Jos
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - ABUJA,
Mar 8 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km
northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves
after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local
time) on 7 March.