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 Another appeal likely for Roman Polanski
Jordan News.Net
Lawyers for film director Roman Polanski have filed an appeal to ask for a special investigation into alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.
Curl: Obama The Innocent Stumps For Health Care
Washington Times
Joseph Curl POLITICAL THEATER Political newcomer Barack Obama insisted Friday that he doesn't know "how this plays politically," but he offered one possible outcome for his yearlong push to reform th...
Serbia To Shun Regional Conference In Kosovo Row
RadioFreeEurope
The office of Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that he will not attend the EU-Balkans summit this weekend in Slovenia because of a row over how Kosovo would be represented there. Serbia had said...
Yegor Gaidar Foundation To Be Established
RadioFreeEurope
MOSCOW -- Friends and colleagues of deceased former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar say they plan to set up a foundation named after him "to develop a liberal ideology in economy and politics...
Opposition Leader Urges Armenians To Leave Turkey
RadioFreeEurope
YEREVAN -- An Armenian opposition leader has urged Armenian immigrants living in Turkey to return home, claiming a threat by Turkey's prime minister to expel them has put their security at risk, RFE/R...
Corrupt Politics As Usual Enough To Make You Sick
New York Post
03/19/2010 4:48 PM Actually it's the DO-NOTHING, OBSTRUCTIONIST Repugs, who have NO ideas, who make you sick! And their being in bed with the SICKNESS INDUSTRY -- Big Insurance and Big Pharma -- will...
Key Democrats Still In Play As Health Vote Approaches
International Herald Tribune
Medicare payments rates created a new complication on Friday for House Democratic leaders in their drive for major health care legislation, as crucial votes remained in play in both directions with ba...
'gestures - Yes, But Not In J'lem'
Jerusalem Post
Israel is willing to be flexible towards the United States following a crisis that erupted between the two countries during Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel earlier this month, but will no...
Neda's Fiance: Iran Will Be Free
Jerusalem Post
Makan said he hoped for an Iran “where no man comes against his fellow man, with no more executions, no more war, no more murder.” Asked what he would tell Neda if he knew she could hear him, ...
Senators To Clinton: Solve Crisis
Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON – Two prominent US senators call on the US administration to resolve differences with Israel “amicably and in a manner that befits longstanding strategic allies” in the preamble to a ...
Criminals Halt Mexico Troop Movements
CNN
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Five presumed drug gang members and one soldier were killed in shootouts Thursday and Friday after criminals blocked thoroughfares in two northern Mexico states to prevent...
Argentina State Oks Chemical Castration
CNN
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Officials in Argentina's Mendoza province have authorized chemical castration for rapists after a significant increase in sexual assaults last year.
Adviser To Haiti Missionaries Arrested
CNN
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- A man who provided legal advice to 10 American Baptists accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children after the earthquake there was arrested Thursday night in t...
Anna Nicole Estate Loses $300m Fight
CNN
CNN) -- Anna Nicole Smith's estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was intended as a gift from her oil tycoon husband, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Obama's Final Push For Healthcare Reform
Sky News
There was more than a hint of the campaign trail as Mr Obama called for a final push on an issue which has defeated American presidents for generations. The
Pakistan Denies Arrests Thwarted Taliban Talks
Reuters
(Reuters) - Pakistan rejected on Friday a suggestion from the former head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have disrupted talks with ...
Mexican Police Ask Spirits To Guard Them In Drug War
Reuters
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Police running scared from drug gangs in one of Mexico's deadliest cities are using bizarre rituals involving animal sacrifice and spirit tattoos to seek protection from ra...
Two Women Critically Hurt In Bee Attack
CBS News
(CBS) A swarm of bees attacked at least four people in Phoenix Thursday, stinging two women more than a 100 times each and leaving them in critical condition, reports
New Toothbrush Among Tilikum Safety Moves
CBS News
Dawn Brancheau with killer while Tilikum, seen in an amateur video, before the deadly attack. SeaWorld's cameras recorded the death, and the tapes were voluntarily turned over to law enforcement.
Amateur Pilot Guided By Hero Controllers
CBS News
Air Traffic Controller Hands Reins to Kids (CBS) There are some 14,000 air traffic controllers guiding the 5,000 planes that are in the skies over the United States at any given time. When one of tho...
48 Hours Preview: In Too Deep
CBS News
Sneak Peek: "48 Hours Mystery" An early look at this week's show: A college student is accused of being involved in a gruesome crime. Was she an accomplice or a lost soul in over her head? The mystery...
60 Minutes Preview: Bryan Brothers
CBS News
Excerpt: Tennis Twins Lesley Stahl profiles Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who dominate the world of tennis doubles. 60 Minutes, Sunday, March 21, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes Preview: Rahm Emanuel
CBS News
Betty Nguyen previews an upcoming "60 Minutes" report where White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks to Katie Couric about the campaign to pass President Obama's health care bill.
Interboro Student Found Hanged In Chester
Philadelphia Daily News
Authorities in Delaware County are investigating the death of an Interboro High School student found hanged Wednesday night in an old mill in Chester City. Dominic Marchesani, 18, of Prospect Park, w...
Pa. Couple Thinks Aruba Photo Shows Human Remains
Philadelphia Daily News
Are these the remains of student Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in Aruba nearly five years ago? This underwater photo was taken off the island's coast in October 2009 by Patti Muldowney of Manheim,...
Angry Parents Erupt At Day-care Trial
Philadelphia Daily News
The sobbing defendant was on the witness stand, blurting out an apology to the parents of the toddler whose death she caused. But Lyudmila Slutsky shook her head as she heard the words of former day-...
Environmentalists In Irkutsk File Baikal Lawsuit
RadioFreeEurope
IRKUTSK, Russia -- The opposition Solidarity movement's branch in Irkutsk and local environmentalists have filed a lawsuit against the Russian government with the Supreme Court, RFE/RL's Russian Servi...
Belarus, Poland Discuss Dispute Over Polish Group
RadioFreeEurope
MINSK -- Belarus and Poland are holding talks in Minsk on resolving the conflict over a Polish cultural organization, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported. The dispute centers on Minsk's clampdown on the...
Armenian Parliament Gives Nod To 'libel' Amendments
RadioFreeEurope
YEREVAN -- Armenia's parliament has given initial approval to a package of amendments that critics fear may be used stifle independent media, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.The amendments, passed i...
Eastern Kazakhstan Flood Evacuations Continue
RadioFreeEurope
OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan -- More people are being evacuated from villages in eastern Kazakhstan due to the danger of flooding, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. A further 4,220 people have been evacuated fr...
'a Government That's Afraid Of Gravestones'
RadioFreeEurope
" also writes that whenever someone would get close to Neda's grave to pray for her, security agents would use force and insult them and force them to leave. The blogger says the Iranian governme...
Iran Releases Opposition Leaders, Rights Advocates Say
International Herald Tribune
In recent weeks, the Iranian authorities have released dozens of high-profile opposition figures who were arrested after the disputed presidential elections in June, rights advocates said on Friday. ...
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