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  • Pakistan shocked at Lahore suicide bombings

    Pakistan shocked at Lahore suicide bombings

    El Salvador News.Net

    Twin suicide bombings in the Pakistani city of Lahore have killed and wounded scores of people.

  • Clinton calls Isreali announcement of new settlement construction insulting

    Clinton calls Isreali announcement of new settlement construction insulting

    El Salvador News.Net

    US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called the announcement by Isreal of new construction in East Jerusalem insulting.

  • Doctor challenges religious references in US currency and pledge of allegiance

    Doctor challenges religious references in US currency and pledge of allegiance

    El Salvador News.Net

    US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejects challenge brought by doctor against religious references on currency and in the pledge of allegiance.

  • Pope reaffirms support of celibacy

    Pope reaffirms support of celibacy

    El Salvador News.Net

    The Pope has defended celibacy as a commitment to God, following increasing allegations of sexual abuse.

  • Israeli supermarket benefits from Dubai killing with pardoy advert

    Israeli supermarket benefits from Dubai killing with pardoy advert

    El Salvador News.Net

    Almost Free Warehouse, a chain of stores in Israel, hopes to benefit from the media storm surrounding the Dubai assasination with a prody advert.

  • 11-year-old wades into healthcare debate

    11-year-old wades into healthcare debate

    El Salvador News.Net

    11-year-old Marcelas Owens takes his late mother's place compaigning for healthcare reform on steps of Capital Hill.

  • US involvement in space exploration undermined according to former astronauts

    US involvement in space exploration undermined according to former astronauts

    El Salvador News.Net

    Former astronauts who landed on the moon in the hey-day of lunar missions have voiced their concern at President Obama's decision to move back further flights.

  • Cabin crew for BA will strike from 20th and 27th of March, but not Easter, according to Unite

    Cabin crew for BA will strike from 20th and 27th of March, but not Easter, according to Unite

    El Salvador News.Net

    British Airways cabin crew will go on strike for three days from the 20th of March and four days from the 27th of March, says Unite, the union representing them.

  • Death of teacher Candice Berner likely due to wolf attack, according to medical examiner

    Death of teacher Candice Berner likely due to wolf attack, according to medical examiner

    El Salvador News.Net

    A teacher in Alaska, whose body was found by snowmobilers, was likely to have been attacked by wolves, according to the State Medical Examiner.

  • Mother and father of 8-year-old girl admit to raping her

    Mother and father of 8-year-old girl admit to raping her

    El Salvador News.Net

    A woman and her husband have been sentenced following rape of eight-year-old daughter.

  • Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust

    Massive insurance payout for workers effected by Ground Zero dust

    More than 10,000 workers who cleaned up after the September 11 2001 attacks, and suffered from ailments caused by dust, will received more than $600 million in compensation.

  • Fda Adds Boxed Warning To Plavix For Reduced Effectiveness In Non-responders

    RTT News

    (RTTNews) - The Food and Drug Administration added a boxed warning to blood thinner drug Plavix on Friday, alerting patients and health care professionals to the drug's potential for reduced effective...

  • A Big, Fat Eu $34b Bailout

    New York Post

    European officials inched toward a bailout pact to ease the crisis that has engulfed debt-ridden Greece, at the end of a week that saw unrest in Athens escalate to new heights. Yesterday, European fin...

  • Buyers Using More Cash

    New York Post

    Consumers are shopping more, and for the first time in a decade they're using cash more than credit cards. Retail sales jumped by 0.3 percent in February, the fourth month of gains, according to the C...

  • Kkr Files To Get Listing On Nyse

    New York Post

    KKR & Co., the private-equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, as it seeks a wider investor base in the US. KKR filed to regist...

  • If Left Up To Levy A Safe & Sound Ny?

    New York Post

    * It is refreshing to read Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's comments on the bankrupting of the taxpayers in this state by the public-employee unions (" 'No' to a Billion-Dollar Class of Cops," Po...

  • Send Nyc A Space Shuttle

    New York Post

    to put one in New York. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has applied to house and display one of the spacecraft on Manhattan's West Side -- a spot that already boasts the World War II-era carr...

  • How To Not Hike Taxes

    New York Post

    State lawmakers, take note: Budgets can be balanced without raising taxes or borrowing billions. For proof, look at two recently elected suburban county executives, who campaigned against ever-higher ...

  • Yellen Is Spellin' Inflation Ahead

    New York Post

    The new Obama Fed is going to be very dov ish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar. The president has nominated Janet Yellen to be vice chair of the Federal...

  • Why Our 'post-modern Presidents' Fail

    New York Post

    Since the end of World War II, our country has had three great presidents: Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan. Their politics varied, but these giants stand in sharp contrast to o...

  • Clinton Rebukes Israel Over Settler Homes

    Channel News Asia

    WASHINGTON: In a rare sharp rebuke, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chided Israel for plans to build new settler homes, saying it sent a "deeply negative signal" about Israel's ties to its top a...

  • Tropical Cyclone Headed For Fiji

    New Zealand Herald

    A tropical cyclone is expected to hit Fiji tomorrow afternoon, causing heavy swells and flooding. Radio New Zealand reported a gale warning was in place for the islands of Wallis and Futuna, north-ea...

  • Weir Snubbed By Ice Tour; Glaad Upset

    CNN

    Olympic skater Johnny Weir left off Stars on Ice Tour GLAAD officials says Weir was excluded because he is not "family friendly" Tour officials say GLAAD had inaccurate info; claims show did...

  • Call To Raise Age Of Criminality

    BBC

    The age of criminal responsibility should be raised from 10 to 12, says England's children's commissioner.Maggie Atkinson said the killers of James Bulger should have undergone "programmes" ...

  • Eu 'nearing' Greece Bail-out Deal

    BBC

    The EU is poised to reach agreement on a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials have told the BBC.The rescue package would provide loans and guarantees for Gree...

  • Suicide Bombing Kills 7 In Pakistan's Swat

    Reuters

    (Reuters) - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police said.

  • Acquaintances Reflect On S. Jersey Man’s Terror Arrest

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Acquaintances of Sharif Mobley, the South Jersey native arrested in Yemen on homicide charges and for possible links to al-Qaeda, described him Friday as a playful youth who grew increasingly private ...

  • N.j. Al-qaeda Suspect Worked At Area Nuclear Sites

    Philadelphia Daily News

    The American arrested in a sweep of al-Qaeda members in Yemen last week had worked as a laborer at five nuclear complexes in South Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, federal officials said Friday. S...

  • Cavs 100, Sixers 95

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Cavs 100, Sixers 95 LeBron James and the league leading Cleveland Cavaliers came to town to show the Sixers why they have the best record in the NBA.

  • United States Concerned Over Iranian Religious Persecution

    RadioFreeEurope

    The United States has raised concerns about religious persecution in Iran. A spokesman for the State Department said Iran had detained at least 25 people of the Baha'i religion in recent weeks and tha...

  • Mgm Mirage, Nj Agree On Sale Of Half Of Borgata

    New York Post

    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- MGM Mirage said Friday it will sell its 50 percent interest in Atlantic City's top casino and stop doing business in New Jersey rather than cut ties with the family of an Asian ...

  • Three Freed In Ireland After Swedish Cartoonist 'plot' Arrests

    Channel News Asia

    DUBLI: Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog have been released without charge, Irish police said Frida...

  • Passengers Shortchanged In $8.3m Taxi Scam

    New Zealand Herald

    NEW YORK - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to ...

  • Funeral Van Towed With Body Inside

    CNN

    On Monday, the New York City Police Department towed an illegally parked van carrying a body. The van, parked outside Redden's Funeral Home on West 14th Street, was to transport the body to Newark for...

  • Gop Trying To Keep Massa Probe Alive

    CNN

    "Calls for additional investigations are ways to say that some people knew and they didn't act quickly enough -- particularly the Speaker," said Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of th...

  • Strike 'will Not Hit Rugby Fans'

    BBC

    Rugby fans travelling to the Scotland v England match at Murrayfield should not be affected by the rail strike, train operator First ScotRail has said.RMT members will walk out over plans to run the n...

  • Ivory And Tuna Top Wildlife Meet

    BBC

    Sales of ivory and a possible ban on trading bluefin tuna top the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar.CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endanger...

  • Second U.s. Woman Probed In Plot To Kill Swede: Report

    Reuters

    (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The W...

  • Runaway Prius Driver's Story Stirs Skeptics

    CBS News

    New Toyota-Blamed Crashes Jim Sikes called 9-1-1 after his Toyota Prius' accelerator became stuck and police assisted him in stopping the vehicle. As Ben Tracy reports, he is not the only driver blami...

  • Sixers Lose A Battle With Cavs

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Or would it be the 76ers, whose scoring surprisingly matched high-powered Cleveland bucket-for-bucket? Although the gap between these teams in the Eastern Conference standings is wide, they were sepa...

  • Fda Warning: Some Patients Cannot Process Plavix

    Philadelphia Daily News

    FILE - In this July 28, 2006 file photo, blood thinner medication Plavix is shown in New York. The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix Friday, March 12...

  • Septa Seeks First Fare Hike In 3 Years

    Philadelphia Daily News

    SEPTA wants to raise fares by about 6 percent for most bus, rail, subway and trolley passengers, starting July 1. The proposed fare increases would be the first since 2007 and are designed to match i...

  • Israel Widely Condemned Over New Jewish Housing

    RadioFreeEurope

    Israel has been condemned internationally for approving new Jewish housing in occupied east Jerusalem, where the Palestinians hope to build their future capital. The United States, United Nations, Rus...

  • Iraq Election May Leave Status Of Kirkuk Uncertain

    International Herald Tribune

    election results appear to reflect a hardening of divisions between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens in northern Iraq, potentially complicating efforts by the United States and the

  • Arrest Stokes Concerns About Radicalized Muslims

    International Herald Tribune

    Al Qaeda is the latest in an alarming string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims, a trend some experts link to the duration of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Internet Fraud Losses Doubled Last Year

    New Zealand Herald

    The cost of internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI says. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI. Individual complai...

  • Jogger Jumps Off Calif. Cliff To Flee Attacker

    USA Today

    MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man tried to sexually assault a Southern California jogger who escaped by jumping off a cliff and sliding about 100 feet down a steep hillside.

  • Tips Pour In On Serial Killer's Photos

    CNN

    (CNN) -- Dozens of tips have poured in after California authorities released more than 100 photos of women and children on Thursday that are believed to have been taken by a serial killer who appeared...

  • Opera To Seek Ok For Iphone Browser

    CNN

    Austin, Texas (CNN) -- The company behind the Web browser Opera is weeks away from submitting it to Apple's iPhone store for approval, a spokesman said Friday.

  • Meat Processing Workers 'abused'

    BBC

    An inquiry into the treatment of agency and migrant staff at meat and poultry processing firms has found "widespread evidence" of abuse and exploitation.The abuse was both verbal and physica...