Friday March 12, 2010

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Suicide bombs kill 43, wound 100 in Pakistan's Lahore, signal potential new wave of violence

LAHORE, Pakistan - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major...

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Health care crunch time leads Obama to delay Asia trip as Congress tries to pass big overhaul

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has delayed his first international trip of the year, a visit to Asia, to focus attention on the final push to salvage sputtering U.S. health care legislation after a year of contentious debate....


Iraqi PM's bloc, winning in 3 of 7 provinces reported, lays groundwork to form new govt

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signalling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in...


11 rare Siberian tigers die at cash-strapped Chinese zoo

BEIJING - Eleven rare Siberian tigers, starving and kept in small cages, have died at a cash-strapped zoo in China, heightening concerns about conditions at wildlife facilities in the country, where activists say profiteering off the...


Japan arrests New Zealand anti-whaling activist for illegally boarding Japanese vessel

TOKYO - Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling....


Malaysia detains 93 Rohingya boat people who have been at sea for 30 days

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities have picked up 93 Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar who said they spent 30 days at sea in a crowded wooden boat, an official said Friday....


Thai anti-government protesters begin to mass around the country ahead of march in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A day of anti-government protests around Thailand passed peacefully Friday, though concerns remained about possible violence when demonstrators converge in the country's capital for a 'million man march' on Sunday....








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