Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day
The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South
American country Thursday minutes before the inauguration of President
Sebastian Pinera.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:22 +0000 New bail bid for ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic
Lawyers acting for a former Bosnian president who was arrested at Heathrow
over war crime allegations return to the High Court today in a bid to secure
him bail.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:29 +0000 Express delivery in India?s Madhya Pradesh
Sitting on the floor of her village homestead in India?s Madhya Pradesh region
and cradling her new born baby girl in her arms, 27-year-old Asha Jatav is
all smiles.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:30 +0000 Greece hit by another strike over spending cuts
Greece ground to a virtual halt today as workers held yet another general
strike in protest at painful spending cuts.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:35:57 +0000 British journalist Paul Martin freed by Hamas
A British journalist detained in Gaza by Hamas was released without charge
today, the Foreign Office said.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:49 +0000 Police dash 'kidnap boy Sahil Saeed found' hopes
Hopes that five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed had been found were dashed
today as the police chief leading the investigation in Pakistan confirmed
the search is ongoing.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:50:29 +0000 'I saw Israeli bulldozer kill Rachel Corrie'
The final moments of Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist crushed to death beneath a pile of earth and rubble in the path of an advancing Israeli army bulldozer, were described to an Israeli court by an eyewitness yesterday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Sarkozy rumour: end of the affair? or a cruel hoax via Twitter?
An affaire d'ιtat? Two affaires de tit for tat? Or just an affaire de twitter which proves to be tat?
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 '24', a diplomatic row and a spy chief's lecture on torture
American officials have reacted with dismay to the charge by the former head of MI5 that US authorities deliberately concealed mistreatment of terror suspects from their British colleagues. The unexpected public statement by Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller is said to have significantly added to the strains in the relationship between the two countries on intelligence matters.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Europe backs Biden's criticism of Jewish settlement plans
Joe Biden, the US Vice-President, yesterday repeated his attack on Israel's plans to build 1,600 new Jewish homes in Arab East Jerusalem as European governments backed his complaint that they undermined trust before imminent new indirect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 America confronts its worst nightmare: blonde 'Jihad Jane'
The case of "Jihad Jane" ? the middle-aged woman from suburban Philadelphia linked to an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist held to have insulted the prophet Mohamed ? represents the worst nightmare of US security authorities: a white, female, all-American terrorist.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Militants mount deadly attack on Pakistan charity
Suspected Islamist militants yesterday stormed an office of World Vision, a
US-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan, killing six Pakistani aid workers
after singling them out and then blowing up the building.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Supermarket ad mimics Dubai assassination
An Israeli supermarket commercial is looking to cash in on the infamous
surveillance footage of an assassination team killing a Hamas commander in
Dubai.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Cambodia puts the cremation site of Pol Pot on 'historic' tourist trail
The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Dangerous detour in Moscow as police order motorists to block getaway car
Moscow's top policeman apologised yesterday after his officers ordered passing motorists to park their cars across a main road to block a speeding getaway car filled with armed criminals.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Guy Adams: Commercial forces born in the USA
In the doctor's surgery, they've leaflets advertising something called the BabyPlus. Each one costs $150 (£100), but apparently they're the latest big thing among the Hollywood celebrity crowd ? and not buying one is tantamount to child abuse. So naturally, I'm tempted.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Love before cricket: star's priorities outrage Australia
She is being called the Yoko Ono of the cricket world. Lara Bingle, a 22-year-old swimsuit model, stands accused of jeopardising the career of the Australian cricketer Michael Clarke. The vice-captain's decision to desert a one-day series in New Zealand has outraged fans and commentators, with some calling for him to be sacked.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Oscar-winner directs sting on Hollywood's favourite sushi spot
"Is this the whale?" joked a noisy patron, pointing to some dark red slabs of tuna on the small tray of sushi, which had just been deposited on his table at one of California's renowned sushi restaurants "Come on guys, it's your signature dish! Where's it gone? I'm feeling left out here!"
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Militia's hunt for guns renews fears of Nigeria violence
Fears that sectarian violence could spread across Nigeria increased yesterday after it emerged that militia leaders from Jos, where at least 200 people were massacred on Sunday, had been attempting to buy arms in the restive Niger Delta just prior to the attack.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Obama's chief-of-staff undone after setbacks
At the best of times, Rahm Emanuel was always drawn, coiled, and combative. These days though, after less than 14 months on the job, his face is tauter, more lined and even thinner. And not surprisingly. For these times are far from the best. Indeed, Washington is starting to wonder: is President Obama's Chief of Staff, arguably the second most powerful man in the capital of the free world, about to walk the plank?
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