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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah on Wednesday. Mr. Biden met Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
via New York Times @ 2:37 11th Mar
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends a joint press conference with Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra Pachauri (not pictured) at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, March 10, 2010. The United Nations announced on Wednesday that it would finance an independent review of the IPCC, which faces accusations of scientific misinformation and potential financial conflicts of interest.(Xinhua/Shen Hong)
via SINA @ 2:35 11th Mar
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Filmgoers in Barcelona waited under a poster for “Precious,” which advertised that it was showing with “exclusive Catalan subtitles.”
via New York Times @ 2:35 11th Mar
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WASHINGTON — As the United States military steadily reduces its presence in Haiti, President Obama pledged on Wednesday to remain committed to providing financial assistance and humanitarian relief to help Haitians rebuild and recover from their devastating earthquake two months ago.
via New York Times @ 22:05 10th Mar
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A smooth-talking charmer with dark hair, thick glasses and an immaculate wardrobe, Rico is a high-society swindler, able to talk himself into — and out of — just about any situation.
via Times Online @ 22:00 10th Mar
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HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Even though more than 50 years have passed since Sallie Sanders was a confused little girl wondering why her family was kicked out of their house for being on the wrong side of the color line here, the pain seems fresh.
via New York Times @ 22:00 10th Mar
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, said Wednesday that its leaders would talk to Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, when she returned from abroad about published remarks attributed to her in which she caustically described him as a figurehead who had made a bad deal with the country’s former white rulers.
via New York Times @ 21:57 10th Mar
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Men detained by police, in the wake of religious violence in Jos, Nigeria, sat in a police waiting room on Wednesday.
via New York Times @ 21:56 10th Mar
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Mr. Piñera campaigned for Chile's presidency on a platform that stressed job creation and law and order.
via New York Times @ 21:52 10th Mar
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INDONESIAN authorities are in hot pursuit of Umar Patek, the last alumnus of the Bali bombing terrorist cell who remains at large after the death this week of his accomplice Dulmatin.
via Sydney Morning Herald @ 15:37 10th Mar
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 10, 2010. (Xinhua/Pool/Debbie Hill)
via SINA @ 15:36 10th Mar
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Palestinians agreed to indiret talks with Israel despite Israel continuing to build settlements [Reuters]
via Al Jazeera @ 15:28 10th Mar
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There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to staff.
via BBC @ 15:25 10th Mar
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Israel has announced the building of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, in a move that threatens to overshadow US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit.
via BBC @ 11:25 10th Mar
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The devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland marks the end to decades of strife, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said.
via BBC @ 11:25 10th Mar
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DNA tests on the body of a man killed in Jakarta prove beyond doubt he is Dulmatin, the last main suspect of the Bali bombings, Indonesian police say.
via BBC @ 8:35 10th Mar
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The Tories say Labour cannot be trusted on the economy and the deficit must be cut immediately. The Lib Dems say the economy is too fragile to allow this.
via BBC @ 8:35 10th Mar
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The US vice-president has condemned Israel's move to build 1,600 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem.
via Al Jazeera @ 8:35 10th Mar
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DOGO NA HAWA, Nigeria — Nightmare images haunt this dusty sun-baked village, fresh memories of tall young men emerging from darkness to slash the unarmed with long knives in a frenzy of ethnic and religious hatred.
via New York Times @ 3:24 10th Mar
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Israel has announced the building of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, in a move that threatens to overshadow US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit.
via BBC @ 3:23 10th Mar
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Visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou attends a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (not pictured) in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
via SINA @ 3:22 10th Mar
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Hundreds of people in eastern Turkey have been sheltering in tents after a deadly earthquake left many homeless and exposed the region's poor construction standards.
via Al Jazeera @ 3:22 10th Mar
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill, dined with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara.
via New York Times @ 3:22 10th Mar
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A professional gambler has been found guilty of running a 34m pyramid scam that targeted people on low incomes.
via BBC @ 3:20 10th Mar
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ROME — Defending itself against a growing child sexual abuse scandal in Europe, one that has even come close to the brother of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican said Tuesday that local European churches had addressed the issue with “timely and decisive action.”
via New York Times @ 3:20 10th Mar
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