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Iran in frosty response to Obama

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:06:17 +0000

Iran's supreme leader has accused the US of plotting to overthrow Tehran`s clerical leadership in a frosty response to an overture by President Barack Obama for better cultural ties with the country.

France set for strike disruption

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:51:08 +0000

Public transport, schools and day care centres across France face disruption this week as unions strike in protest against Nicolas Sarkozy's policies on jobs and the economy.

Group ruffled by Tyson pigeon show

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:26:09 +0000

An animal welfare group has called on New York City prosecutors to investigate Mike Tyson's reality television show about pigeon racing.

Girl survives crocodile attack

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:21:11 +0000

A five-year-old girl has survived an encounter with a crocodile in northern Australia, just as a coroner began an inquest into a crocodile attack that killed a yougster aged 11 last year.

Tiger Woods tells of comeback fears

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:31:34 +0000

Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods has revealed he is "nervous" about making his golf comeback next month as he admitted he had been "living a lie".

Sarkozy meets PM after vote defeat

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:06:10 +0000

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is meeting his prime minister to work out a response to their conservative party's crushing defeat in regional elections, a vote that informally kicked off the 2012 presidential race.

Youth drowns in Australia reservoir

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:16:13 +0000

A 19-year-old Irishman has died after drowning in Australia.

Obama healthcare overhaul approved

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:56:05 +0000

A century-old battle for near-universal health coverage in America has effectively ended after US politicians agreed to accept President Barack Obama's reform Bill.

US missile strike on border region

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:36:09 +0000

At least four people have been killed after suspected US drones fired missiles at a house and car in a militant-dominated tribal region near Pakistan`s border with Afghanistan.

France set for strike disruption

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:31:10 +0000

French railway lines, public transport, schools and day care centres face disruption next week as unions strike in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's policies on jobs and the economy.

Sharpeville victims remembered

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:51:05 +0000

Family members of victims have raised flowers to the sky and placed them on gravestones to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre which became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle and drew world condemnation.

Iraqi vote recount calls rejected

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:46:19 +0000

Iraq's election commission has rejected calls from the president and prime minister for a recount of votes cast in the general election on March 7.

Girl, four, killed on Florida beach

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:31:28 +0000

A four-year-old British girl was killed after being run over by a car on a Florida beach, the Highway Patrol has said.

Palestinians shot dead by troops

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:36:11 +0000

Troops shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank who tried to stab a soldier.

10 killed in Afghan suicide blast

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:26:13 +0000

A suicide bomber killed 10 civilians and wounded seven others in an attack on an Afghan army patrol at a bridge in the southern province of Helmand.

South Africa remembers Sharpeville

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:41:05 +0000

South Africans have gathered in Sharpeville to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the massacre that brought the country's black rights movement to the world's attention.

UN chief bids to end Gaza blockade

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:06:21 +0000

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has visited the blockaded Gaza Strip, where 1.5 million people have been under lockdown by Israel and Egypt for nearly three years.

Two dead in bicycle bomb blast

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:06:15 +0000

A bomb planted on a bicycle exploded as a police van passed by in the city of Quetta, Pakistan, killing at least two people and wounding 12 others.

Crunch vote for Obama health reform

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:01:16 +0000

Democratic leaders appear confident they have the votes needed to pass Barack Obama's landmark healthcare legislation on Sunday, a day after the president called on them to make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families.

South Africa massacre commemorated

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:16:07 +0000

The 50th anniversary of the massacre of 69 black South Africans in the township of Sharpeville is being marked.

Hundreds flee Iceland eruption

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:01:10 +0000

Officials in southern Iceland have evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier.

Foreign Office budget move slammed

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:51:17 +0000

The "ludicrous" decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from fluctuations in exchange rates has caused an "unacceptable risk" to its ability to function properly, MPs have said.