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Suicide bombs kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistani city
(AP)
 AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:53 GMT
| Kenya elephant deaths soar as ivory sales debated
(AP)
 AP - Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow, the huge mammal could only drag its hind leg, creating a wide gash across the bush.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:52 GMT
| Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage
(AP)
 AP - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:11:00 GMT
| Israel moves to change law after Biden "mishap"
(AP)
 AP - Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing diplomatic flap during a visit this week by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a Cabinet minister said Friday.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:27 GMT
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Woods likely to return at Masters (AP)
Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press. Woods has been practicing at Isleworth near his Orlando home the last two weeks, and swing coach Hank Haney flew there during the weekend to work with him. That led to speculation Thursday he was close to playing again.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:39 PST
| Hoyas beat top-seeded Orange in quarters (AP)
Arinze Onuaku crashed to the floor and clutched his right knee, writhing in pain at Madison Square Garden. Suddenly, top-seeded Syracuse had more to worry about than a loss in its Big East tournament opener. Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past the third-ranked Orange with an impressive second-half surge that yielded a 91-84 victory in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:26 PST
| Pro Football Hall of Famer Olsen dies (AP)
Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Olsen was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier in the 1960s.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:57:41 PST
| Mets SS Reyes told to rest 2-to-8 weeks (AP)
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before opening day. Center fielder Carlos Beltran already is expected to miss the first month of the season following right knee surgery Jan.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:15 PST
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European markets lifted by industrial output data
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 AP - LONDON AP) — European stock markets rose Friday after a strong set of industrial production figures for January stoked hopes that the recovery from recession in the 16 countries that use the euro may be stronger than previously thought.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:56 GMT
| Greece wallowed in recession before austerity cuts
(AP)
 AP - Greece's economy was still shrinking and unemployment remained above 10 percent at the end of 2009, just before the government announced harsh spending cuts that are expected to drive the country deeper into recession, official data showed Friday.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:22:38 GMT
| AP Source: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
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 AP - President Barack Obama intends to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, a person familiar with the selection said Friday.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:25 GMT
| BA cabin crew to strike for 7 days this month
(AP)
AP - British Airways PLC cabin crew plan to strike for a total of seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travellers ahead of Easter holidays, after talks with management over changes to pay and working conditions broke down.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:20:40 GMT
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First Lady marks International Women’s Day with Hillary ‘President’ joke
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator - Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:31 GMT
| Norway doomsday seed vault hits 1/2 million mark
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 AP - Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:58 GMT
| 'Jihad Jane': How does Al Qaeda recruit U.S.-born women?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - The case of Colleen R. LaRose – also known as “Jihad Jane” and “Fatima Rose” – raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT
| Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
(AP)
 AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:15 GMT
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