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Quartet tells Israel to halt settlement activity (AFP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:12 +0000

AFP - The Quartet for the Middle East on Friday urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a target for a final deal with the Palestinians within two years.

China upholds ban on Australia’s access to Rio trial (Reuters)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:30:30 +0000

Reuters - China has told Australian diplomats they will not be given access to part of the trial of an Australian employee of Rio Tinto charged with commercial spying, Canberra said on Friday.

Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV (Reuters)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:20:17 +0000

Reuters - Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.

China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S. (Reuters)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:11:34 +0000

Reuters - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.

Sandra Bullock still poised for successful future (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:04:21 +0000

AP - Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage to accept the Oscar.

Pa. suspect is rare US woman facing terror trial (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:04:04 +0000

AP - If the woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" goes on trial, she would become just the second American woman tried on U.S. soil on terrorism charges — and the first accused of directly working toward a Muslim holy war.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:03:53 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama promised to make overhauling the immigration system a top priority in his first year as president. He's now in Year Two, and the odds that he'll get to sign a bill before the November midterm elections appear long.

Calif police department on alert for deadly traps (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:02:51 +0000

AP - Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them.

Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:02:37 +0000

AP - The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years.

Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban (AP)

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:02:18 +0000

AP - The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.