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 Gaddafi receives apology from US
The Turkey News.Net
The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
 Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime
The Turkey News.Net
A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television compere.
Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chie...
Opposition Georgian Politician Visiting Moscow Again
RadioFreeEurope
TBILISI -- Former Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli, who is currently in opposition to President Mikheil Saakashvili, has left Tbilisi for a three-day trip to Moscow, RFE/RL's Georgian and Russ...
Armenian Court Curbs Activist's Jail Sentence
RadioFreeEurope
An Armenian court has reduced the sentence of a jailed opposition activist but refused to acquit him of charges related to postelection violence, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.Nikol Pashinian, 34,...
Moldova's Roma Protest Latest Ethnic Slur
RadioFreeEurope
CHISINAU -- Leaders of Moldova's 30,000-strong Romany community have asked a former top official to apologize for a racist remark, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.Anatol Plugaru, who headed Moldova'...
Iranian President Ahmadinejad Visits Afghanistan
RadioFreeEurope
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Afghanistan for talks with President Hamid Karzai.It is Ahmadinejad's first visit to Iran's eastern neighbor since the Iranian president and Karzai ...
U.S. Says No Plan For Base In Southern Kyrgyzstan
RadioFreeEurope
BISHKEK -- The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan says the United States does not plan to have a military base in southern Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.The statement came in response to news th...
CBS man: I'm guilty in Dave extort
New York Post
A top CBS News producer yesterday admitted trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- but finagled a sweetheart deal after promising to keep his mouth shut about the "Late Show" star's office...
Slain man was warned
New York Post
A Brooklyn man gunned down by cops after pulling an imitation handgun outside an elementary school was warned moments earlier that the weapon looked real and could be trouble, police sources said yest...
Tiger & Elin have kissy fit
New York Post
Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegen may have gotten out of the rough -- they've reportedly been seen kissing. One of Woods' Orlando neighbors spotted the smooch on Monday, according to Radar Online...
MTA eyes bus rescues
New York Post
Some mass-transit routes previously slated for service cuts -- especially bus routes -- may be spared, MTA chief Jay Walder said yesterday. "We have listened closely to our customers and will respond ...
Lindsay's Super bawl time-out
New York Post
Lindsay Lohan is no "milkaholic," but she does cry like a baby. The "Mean Girls" star was left sobbing uncontrollably when she saw an E-Trade ad on Super Bowl Sunday about a ditsy, boyfriend-stealing ...
Jen & Ger's desert heat
New York Post
"The Bounty Hunter" got his gal! Rumored real-life lovers Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston steam up the pages of the upcoming W magazine, in provocative shots taken in the California desert. The swe...
Final 'reform' push: twisting arms
New York Post
President Obama's attempts to ram health- care reform through an increasingly reluctant Congress are starting to resemble a really eventful episode of "The Sopranos." Whether or not you believe former...
Editorial: The Spanish disease
Jerusalem Post
A virulently anti-Israel tribunal likened to a “lynching” by the Israeli Embassy in Madrid is the most recent in a spate of anti-Semitic incidents instigated by Spaniards. This flurry of attacks o...
Brazilian leader seeks peace in Mideast
Jerusalem Post
Brazil's president plans an active role in world diplomacy during his final months in power, saying he will visit the Middle East to seek peace and prevent a possible conflict over Iran's nuclear prog...
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
USA Today
Kabul province where Afghan soldiers come for weeks of training under U.S. and British instruction. British Brigadier Simon Levy told Gates that if NATO countries contribute more trainers, the project...
Rove: 'Tea Party' may be risk to GOP
USA Today
George W. Bush 's presidency, says the "Tea Party" movement could have lasting influence in the nation's politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it backs third-party candida...
Suspected Bali bomber shot dead
The Independent
Indonesia's president said a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings was identified as the man shot dead by police in a raid on the island of Java. Pres...
Bank apologises for removing customer's parrot
The Independent
Bank of America apologised to a woman after one of its contractors allegedly trashed her house and took her parrot while wrongly repossessing her home. Forty-six-year-old Angela Iannelli sued ...
US man who claims pot as sacrament convicted
The Independent
A US man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges. A Clear Creek County judge found Trevor Douglas of Colorado guilty Tuesday of posses...
Shipwrecks found during pipeline work
The Independent
A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - were found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany. The oldest...
Armed robbers flee after boy, 7, alerts police
The Independent
A dramatic 911 call reveals a terrified seven-year-old boy begging emergency dispatchers to send police to his California home where three armed robbers were threatening his parents. The boy ...
Suu Kyi banned from contesting Burmese elections
The Independent
A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus from running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said ...
Taliban claims suicide attack on Nato base
The Independent
The Taliban claimed responsibility today for a suicide bombing inside a US-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two Nato service members. An attacker wearing an Afghan police uniform...
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan
The Independent
Suspected militants attacked the offices of an international aid group in Pakistan today, killing six employees and wounding at least four others, police said. Attackers armed with grenades t...
Sheen plans return to '2 and a Half Men'
CNN
Charlie Sheen to return to "Two and a Half Men" on March 19 Sheen recently checked into rehab facility as "preventative measure," publicist says Sheen faces charges stemming from C...
Budget in two weeks, Brown says
BBC
This year's Budget will be held in "two weeks' time", Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed.The 24 March statement will be six weeks ahead of the widely expected general election date of...
Life bans for Yousuf and Younus
BBC
The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.Its inquiry into events during the tour of Australia found the pair had been involved in "...
Former UTV journalist joins SDLP
BBC
Former UTV Reporter Fearghal McKinney is expected to announce later that he wants to be the next MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.The journalist is expected to declare that he wants to run for the SD...
Northern Rock sees reduced losses
BBC
Northern Rock has said that it made "good progress" in 2009, as it reported a sharp fall in its annual losses.The bank lost £257.4m last year, compared with £1.36bn in 2008. Sinc...
Militants Attack British Aid Agency Office
Sky News
The militants stormed the World Vision agency in the Mansehra district, about 40 miles north of Islamabad. "They opened fire and also exploded hand grenades," a senior police officer said. "We don't...
Obama to host Haiti president
IOL
President Barack Obama meets on Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation. Topping the agenda for t...
Girl, 3, shoots herself
IOL
By Mail Foreign Service A US toddler accidently killed herself after mistaking her stepfather's handgun for a Nintendo Wii control. Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan, 3, shot herself in the stomach with ...
Boy saves family from robbers
IOL
California - A dramatic call to police reveals a terrified seven-year-old boy begging emergency dispatchers to send police to his California home where three armed robbers were threatening his parents...
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