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1 . Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detainees (AP) Yahoo! News: World News / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:07:49 GMT

In this image made on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, three freed Afghan detainees from Loghar province listen during a prisoner release ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. Four prisoners were released from a U.S.-run military prison on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - The Pashtun tribal leaders picked at the chocolate cake and fruit laid out for them at the conference table. Politely, they listened to speeches touting a new program to release detainees from Afghanistan's largest U.S.-run military prison if community leaders vouch for them.


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2 . World airlines see blue skies ahead (AP) Yahoo! News: World News / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:37 GMT

FILE - In this July 28, 2004 file picture a plane takes off from the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. German airport operator Fraport AG says its February group passenger level increased 3 percent to 4.6 million people from a year earlier. The Frankfurt-based company said Wednesday March 10, 2010 its main Frankfurt Airport saw a 1.1 percent decline in passengers for the month to 3.3 million passengers. A pilot strike at Germany's biggest airline, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, and severe winter weather led to the decline at Frankfurt. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, File)AP - Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday, halving its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion.


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3 . Women in charge in West Bank's key district (AP) Yahoo! News: World News / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:05:54 GMT

In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, Leila Ghanem, governor of Ramallah, talks in her office in Ramallah with a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the wall. At age 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance this traditional society. Ghanem, a former intelligence agent, joins a cluster of women in senior positions in the West Bank district of Ramallah, a political and economic hub known for its relatively liberal social attitudes, where she was appointed governor earlier this year. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - RAMALLAH, West Bank — At 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance in this traditional society.


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4 . Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from voting (AP) Yahoo! News: World News / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:46:38 GMTAP - Not only is Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi effectively barred from upcoming elections, but she will not be allowed to vote — and her opposition party's landslide win at the last polls has been formally invalidated, according to new election laws published Thursday.Show This Article

5 . Peace talks in doubt over housingBBC - World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:09 GMTPalestinian head Mahmoud Abbas refuses to restart talks with Israel because of a settlements row, the Arab League says.Show This Article

6 . Greeks stage fresh general strikeBBC - World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:27:34 GMTPublic and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.Show This Article

7 . Mexican shakes up world rich listBBC - World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:24:19 GMTMexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn. Show This Article

8 . Chile's new leader to be sworn inBBC - World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:31:16 GMTChilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him. Show This Article

9 . British boy Sahil Saeed 'rescued in Pakistan'TimesOnline: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:17:41 GMTBritish diplomats are checking reports that Sahil Saeed, the five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan, has been rescued.

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10 . Malaysian prince wins defamation suit against teen model wifeTimesOnline: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:50:08 GMTA Malaysian prince was awarded 6 million ringgit (£1.2 million) in damages earlier today in a defamation suit against his teenage wife who accused him of sexual and physical abuse after fleeing home to Indonesia.

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11 . Adventurers plan to jetski from London to AucklandTimesOnline: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:34:42 GMTA group of adventurers planning a world record jetski ride from England to New Zealand to raise money for cancer research have hit a stumbling block with the Port of London Authority.

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12 . Israeli supermarket parodies Dubai assassination in TV advertTimesOnline: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:46:39 GMT"Mossad mania" continued in Israel this week when a supermarket chain filmed a television commercial inspired by the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai.

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13 . Millions In Zimbabwe Face Hunger CrisisSky News: World NewsThe International Red Cross has launched an urgent appeal for funding in response to a new hunger crisis in Zimbabwe.Show This Article

14 . British Boy Kidnapped In Pakistan FoundSky News: World NewsPakistan's Law minister has confirmed to Sky News that the British boy kidnapped in the Punjab Province - Sahil Saeed - has been found.Show This Article

15 . Bruni: 'I Had To Marry Sarkozy In A Hurry'Sky News: World NewsFrench first lady Carla Bruni has told Sky News that she had to marry Nicolas Sarkozy quickly to appease public opinion in the country.Show This Article

16 . Litvinenko Murder: Oligarch Wins Libel CaseSky News: World NewsRussian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won £150,000 libel damages over claims he was responsible for the radiation poisoning murder of Alexander Litvinenko.Show This Article

17 . Is Hong Kong Getting Any Closer to Real Democracy?TIME Magazine Online: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 ESTHong Kong's mini-constitution under China promises eventual democracy for the city state, but little progress has been made over the past decade, despite mounting pressure from pro-democratic partiesShow This Article

18 . Pakistan's Acid-Attack Victims Fight BackTIME Magazine Online: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 ESTA landmark court ruling has opened the way for women to seek greater protection through a new law being debated in parliamentShow This Article

19 . Ireland's Newest Museum: The Truth About LeprechaunsTIME Magazine Online: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 ESTAccording to one Irishman, leprechauns are not the kitschy little creaturesmade popular by Lucky Charms -- a misconception he hopes to dispel with amuseum dedicated to the fairy tale characterShow This Article

20 . Biden Israel Trip: Apology for Timing of Settlement NewsTIME Magazine Online: World / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 ESTVice President Joe Biden was publicly humiliated by the Israeli announcement of a controversial settlement project, and said it undermined trust in a new U.S. peace effort. But Israel has no plans to shelve the projectShow This Article

21 . Nigerians Recount the Night of Their Bloody RevengeNYT > International / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:39 GMTThe police have arrested about 200 people in Jos, where this week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution.Show This Article

22 . Chile’s New President Enters a Changed Political LandscapeNYT > International / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:21 GMTThe aftermath of the earthquake may give the country’s new right-wing government a chance to entomb the ghosts of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.Show This Article

23 . Spy Chief in Pakistan to Stay On Another YearNYT > International / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:57 GMTAn unusual extension for Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha may pave the way for a longer term for the head of the army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was set to step down this year.Show This Article

24 . Einstein's Theory of Relativity On DisplayNYT > International / Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:22 GMTFor the first time, the complete, original manuscript of the theory of relativity, profoundly human and surprisingly moving to examine, has been put on display in Jerusalem.Show This Article

                                                      
    
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