Thursday March 11, 2010

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Chile swears in conservative president as strongest quake aftershock prompts tsunami alert

SANTIAGO, Chile - A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami....

posted: March 11,2010





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Biden steers past tension with Israel over settlement plans, implores steps toward peace

JERUSALEM - Vice-President Joe Biden attempted to soothe tensions with Israel on Thursday in a speech extolling the countries' close relationship, signalling the U.S. wants to move beyond an embarrassing diplomatic spat over settlements...


43 Somalis killed in capital after 2 days of fighting between Islamists and government

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack, ...


US brings troops who would be charged with removing NKorea's WMDs to military drills

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. troops who would be tasked with eliminating North Korea's weapons of mass destruction in the event of armed conflict are participating in military drills with South Korea, the top U.S. commander in the country...


Early results in historic Iraq election show brewing battle between PM, secular challenger

BAGHDAD - Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud....


Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi denounces election laws that keep her out of race

YANGON, Myanmar - Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she is surprised but undaunted at the military government's new election laws that will bar her from running for office or even voting in polls to be held this year....


Religious hatred, politics and poverty weave tapestry of violence across central Nigeria

JOS, Nigeria - Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria's fertile central belt, buying each other's goods in mixed neighbourhoods and cultivating each other's farms across a sun-baked plateau....








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