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2010-03-14 09:47	AP Top News	Iraqi PM picks up oil-rich province in vote count BAGHDAD (AP) - Early results released by Iraq's election committee show the prime minister ahead in the oil-rich Basra province, strengthening his lead in the country's historic elections. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is now leading in six of the 14 provinces where results have been released so far, including the key battleground of Baghdad. Iraq has 18 provinces....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Vatican denies celibacy led to sex abuse scandal (AP) - VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has strongly denied that its celibacy requirement is the root of the sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and has again defended Pope Benedict XVI's handling of the crisis....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Malta to urge EU to ignore Swiss visa blacklist (AP) - Valletta, Malta (dpa)-Malta is to propose that Schengen countries disregard the Swiss blacklist of 188 Libyans in an effort to persuade Tripoli to reverse a contentious visa decision....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	2 Indians arrested in alleged Mumbai terror plot (AP) - MUMBAI, India - Indian police said Sunday they prevented a major terrorist strike in Mumbai by arresting two men who were preparing to attack several targets in the city, the country's financial and entertainment hub....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	New poll closes gap between Britain's Labour and Conservative parties as elections loom (AP) -...
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	New poll closes gap between Britain's Labour and Conservative parties as elections loom (AP) - LONDON - A new poll shows the gap between Britain's governing Labour party and the opposition Conservatives is narrowing as a general election draws closer....
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2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs (AP) - PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Pakistani fighter jets pounded a series of Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border Sunday, killing nine insurgents, a local official said....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Guinea interim leader rules out presidential bid (AP) - CONAKRY, Guinea - Guinea's interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Guinea interim leader rules out presidential bid (AP) - CONAKRY, Guinea - Guinea's interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Central African Republic official warns of coup (AP) - BANGUI, Central African Republic - A minister in the Central African Republic says the government has learned of a coup plot....
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2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	At least 3 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche (AP) - REVELSTOKE, British Columbia - An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Afghan gov wants more troops after Kandahar attack (AP) - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan's largest southern city Sunday after a series of explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland-the target of the war's next major offensive by Afghan and international forces....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	China alleges diplomatic snub at Copenhagen summit (AP) - BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was snubbed at last year's Copenhagen climate change conference and fired back Sunday at critics who accuse China of arrogance....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak (AP) - MAPUTO, Mozambique - Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country....
2010-03-14 09:47	AP International	Thousands march over Togo presidential vote (AP) - LOME, Togo - Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Togo's capital in two organized, opposing marches more than a week after a disputed presidential election won by the son of the former dictator....
2010-03-14 09:35	Reuters UK	Ineos in talks with Gulf investors
2010-03-14 09:32	AFP	Thaksin rally issues ultimatum to Thai govt BANGKOK (AFP) - Red-clad protesters loyal to deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed Sunday to march on military barracks housing the government as they stepped up their campaign amid tight security. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 09:32	AFP	Taliban say Kandahar blasts 'a warning to Western troops' PARIS (AFP) - France voted Sunday in regional polls forecast to punish Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party, the last ballot-box test of his popularity ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 09:32	AFP	British fertility clinic raffling human egg MANCHESTER (AFP) - Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic believes there is still more to come from his partnership with Rio Ferdinand as the pair gear up for the closing stage of the Premier League title race. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 09:32	AP Top News	Boehner determined to kill Dem health care bill WASHINGTON (AP) - The top House Republican says the GOP can defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this coming week. Ohio Rep. John Boehner says Republicans alone can't stop the legislation. But he says Republicans are "going to do everything we can to make it difficult for them, if not impossible, to pass the bill."...
2010-03-14 09:32	AP International	AP Top Missouri Headlines At 7:40 a.m. CDT (AP) -...
2010-03-14 09:32	AP International	AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police (AP) - WASHINGTON - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn....
2010-03-14 09:25	Reuters UK	Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda
2010-03-14 09:25	Reuters UK	Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra
2010-03-14 09:22	AP Top News	Protesters surge into Bangkok, demand new election BANGKOK (AP) - Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in the city. The protesters - many from the impoverished northeast and north - want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections, which they believe will allow their political allies to regain power....
2010-03-14 09:17	AFP	Thaksin rally issues ultimatum to Thai govt BANGKOK (AFP) - Red-clad protesters loyal to deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed Sunday to march on military barracks housing the government as they stepped up their campaign amid tight security. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 09:12	AP Top News	Protesters surge into Bangkok, demand new election BANGKOK (AP) - Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in the city. The protesters - many from the impoverished northeast and north - want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections, which they believe will allow their political allies to regain power....
2010-03-14 09:07	AFP	France set to punish Sarkozy in regional vote ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - Inserting a clip resembling a clothespin into the heart can help doctors efficiently repair a defective mitral valve, according to a new study released Sunday. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 09:07	AFP	Outrage in Georgia over fake Russian invasion report ATHENS (AFP) - Debt-hit Greece heads for another grilling by European peers in Brussels this week over its austerity programme in the wake of a general strike and amidst deteriorating recession and jobless figures. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 09:02	AFP	China faces tough year, Wen rejects pressure on yuan Copyright © 2010 Agence France Presse . All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse....
2010-03-14 08:57	AFP	France set to punish Sarkozy in regional vote ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - Inserting a clip resembling a clothespin into the heart can help doctors efficiently repair a defective mitral valve, according to a new study released Sunday. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:52	AP Top News	Storm leaves Northeast soggy, windblown and dark ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses as strong winds and heavy rain that wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast pushed on into New England. The storm, which battered parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut on Saturday with gusts of up to 70 mph, struck about two weeks after heavy snow and hurricane-force winds left more than a million customers in the Northeast in the dark. More than a half-million customers in the region lost electricity at the peak of Saturday's storm, and more than 485,000 were waiting for power to be restored Sunday morning....
2010-03-14 08:50	Reuters UK	China's BYD says Q4 profit jumps 500 pct
2010-03-14 08:47	AFP	Inserting clip helps repair faulty heart valve: study DALLAS, Texas (AFP) - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday at Cowboys Stadium. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:42	AP International	Called from the suburbs to a Haitian mountaintop (AP) - EDITOR'S NOTE-Though Haiti was unimaginably foreign to members of a Tennessee church, they fell in love with the girls of Coq Chante orphanage. Then January's earthquake sent tremors all the way to Knoxville. First of two parts....
2010-03-14 08:40	Reuters UK	CNOOC to buy into South America's Bridas for $3.1 billion
2010-03-14 08:22	AP Top News	AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police WASHINGTON (AP) - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that both guns were once seized in criminal cases in Memphis. The officials described how the weapons made their separate ways from an evidence vault to gun dealers and to the shooters....
2010-03-14 08:22	AP Top News	Storm leaves Northeast soggy, windblown and dark ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after strong winds and heavy rain wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast. The storm, which battered parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut on Saturday with gusts of up to 70 mph, struck about two weeks after heavy snow and hurricane-force winds left more than a million customers in the Northeast in the dark. More than a half-million customers in the region lost electricity at the peak of Saturday's storm, and more than 485,000 were waiting for power to be restored Sunday morning....
2010-03-14 08:22	AFP	Thaksin's supporters issue ultimatum to Thai govt BANGKOK (AFP) - Red-clad supporters of deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed Sunday to march on military barracks holding the government as they stepped up protests in Bangkok amid tight security. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:22	AFP	France set to censure Sarkozy in regional vote ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - Inserting a clip resembling a clothespin into the heart can help doctors efficiently repair a defective mitral valve, according to a new study released Sunday. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:22	AFP	Outrage in Georgia over fake Russian invasion report ATHENS (AFP) - Debt-hit Greece heads for another grilling by European peers in Brussels this week over its austerity programme in the wake of a general strike and amidst deteriorating recession and jobless figures. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:22	AFP	Inserting clip helps repair faulty heart valve: study DALLAS, Texas (AFP) - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday at Cowboys Stadium. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:17	AFP	Inserting clip helps repair faulty heart valve: study DALLAS, Texas (AFP) - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday at Cowboys Stadium. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:15	Reuters UK	Pakistani jets kill 16 militants - official
2010-03-14 08:12	AFP	Outrage in Georgia over fake Russian invasion report ATHENS (AFP) - Debt-hit Greece heads for another grilling by European peers in Brussels this week over its austerity programme in the wake of a general strike and amidst deteriorating recession and jobless figures. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:10	Reuters UK	Crew strike threatens BA's future-Transport minister
2010-03-14 08:07	AFP	Thaksin's supporters issue ultimatum to Thai govt BANGKOK (AFP) - Red-clad supporters of deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed Sunday to march on military barracks holding the government as they stepped up protests in Bangkok amid tight security. Full Story »...
2010-03-14 08:07	AFP	France set to censure Sarkozy in regional vote ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center has said. Full Story »...


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