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  • Current Iraq PM leads the election tally

    Current Iraq PM leads the election tally

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is back in from with his State of Law coalition in the election count.

  • Israeli Arab communities in Israel to receive funds

    Israeli Arab communities in Israel to receive funds

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    israel, arab, cabinet, netanyahu

  • Suspected spies killed in horrific manner

    Suspected spies killed in horrific manner

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    Taliban militants in Pakistan have beheaded three men accused of spying for US forces.

  • Darfur to be rebuilt thanks to Islamic money

    Darfur to be rebuilt thanks to Islamic money

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    darfur, donor,

  • Protests in Bangkok lead to blood symbol

    Protests in Bangkok lead to blood symbol

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    thaksin, thailan, red shirt, bangkok

  • Alleged killers arrested over Nigerian massacre

    Alleged killers arrested over Nigerian massacre

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    Nigerian police have arrested 164 people near the central city of Jos over a number of offences, including murder.

  • Crocs spring up in middle of Australian city

    Crocs spring up in middle of Australian city

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    In Australia, a debate is raging on whether crocodiles should be better managed in areas where both human and crocodile populations are expanding.

  • People killed in Sharpeville Massacre remembered

    People killed in Sharpeville Massacre remembered

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    South Africa has commemorated the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960.

  • Moscow fire chief killed in collapsing building

    Moscow fire chief killed in collapsing building

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    The Moscow fire chief has been killed in a blaze just north of the city.

  • Beijing puts more pressure on religious groups

    Beijing puts more pressure on religious groups

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    china, church, religion, funds

  • Settlements must stop says Ban Ki-moon

    Settlements must stop says Ban Ki-moon

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal.

  • Palestinian boy killed while approaching Jewish settlement

    Palestinian boy killed while approaching Jewish settlement

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    A Palestinian youth was killed over the weekend in clashes with Israeli troops.

  • Putin told to resign by Russian protestors

    Putin told to resign by Russian protestors

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    Russians have rallied in force to protest economic conditions in the country.

  • Student beaten to death for playing music

    Student beaten to death for playing music

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    A student has died after being beaten to death by pro-Taliban radicals at a Pakistani university.

  • Oprah to give evidence at own defamation trial

    Oprah to give evidence at own defamation trial

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    Schoolgirls who were allegedly abused at Oprah Winfrey's academy in South Africa, will soon testify at an upcoming trial in Philadelphia.

  • Overseas worker children in danger from Israeli deportation laws

    Overseas worker children in danger from Israeli deportation laws

    Uzbekistan News.Net

    The possible deportation of 1,200 children of foreign workers brought hundreds of people together in Tel Aviv this weekend.

  • Consol Energy To Launch Tender Offer To Acquire Remaining Shares Of Subsidiary Cnx Gas - Update

    RTT News

    News ), that it does not currently own, at a price of $38.25 per share in cash vide a tender offer. Meanwhile, CNX Gas shareholder T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., on behalf of its investment advisory ...

  • U.s. Lawmakers Pass Health Care Reform

    RadioFreeEurope

    U.S. lawmakers have passed landmark health care reform legislation. Democrats in the House of Representatives got more than the 216 votes needed to pass the bill which should expand medical coverage t...

  • Us Congress Sends Obama Historic Health Overhaul

    Channel News Asia

    WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Sunday sent a historic health care overhaul to President Barack Obama, bringing the United States closer than ever before to guaranteed coverage for all ...

  • Us Passes Obama's Healthcare Reform Bill

    New Zealand Herald

    Shrink President Barack Obama's controversial healthcare reform bill has been passed in the United States today, bringing to an end an exhaustive lobbying campaign which has stirred passions on both s...

  • Trial Of 'incompetent' Surgeon Begins

    New Zealand Herald

    An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling today pleaded not guilty to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily h...

  • U.s. Forces On Taliban's Heels

    USA Today

    Capt. Claude Lambert's Delta company tried to figure out what was happening. A few hours later, a U.S. ammunition depot across the river was attacked. A rocket-propelled grenade exploded, injuring an ...

  • Toyota Shareholders Sue Over Stock Price Drop

    USA Today

    Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price are heading to court with lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public abou...

  • Woods: I Was A 'disgusting' Person

    The Independent

    He blamed himself. He said sorry to his wife, his mother, his children, his friends, and his fans. He admitted having become a “disgusting” person. And in the manner of a man who has rec...

  • Obama Stands On Edge Of Revolution In Healthcare

    The Independent

    After a debate that has consumed US politics for nine months, the House of Representatives was last night poised to pass the most sweeping healthcare reform in nearly half a century – reshapin...

  • 10 Afghans Killed In Suicide Attack

    CNN

    Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Ten Afghan civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in a suicide attack Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, a provincial spokesman said.

  • Immigration Rally Draws Thousands

    CNN

    Washington (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people turned out on Washington's National Mall on Sunday to support the Obama administration in its next big battle, a renewed effort to overhaul U.S. immigra...

  • U.s. Congress Passes Health Care Reform Bill

    C News

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California walks to the floor as the House prepares to vote on health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (ALEX BRANDON/The Associated Press)...

  • Us House Passes Key Health Vote

    BBC

    The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to pass a landmark healthcare reform bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's agenda.The bill passed by 219 votes to 212, with no Republican bac...

  • Fast Broadband 'for All By 2020'

    BBC

    Super-fast broadband will be available to every home in the UK by 2020, the prime minister is to promise later.In a speech, Gordon Brown is expected to call super-fast broadband "the electricity ...

  • Live - Bangladesh V England

    BBC

    0317: TMS is under way - and I'd like to alert you to some interesting guests they've lined up for the intervals today. At lunch (0530 GMT), they hope to speak to Bangladesh Cricket Board president Mu...

  • Two Dead After Plane Crash At Raaf Base

    The Daily Telegraph

    he saw the plane crash at the Darwin RAAF base about 10.15am."We just heard this loud bang and then looked and saw the plane explode," one witness said.Police, St John Ambulance and firefigh...

  • Two Dead After Plane Crash At Raaf Base

    The Courier Mail

    he saw the plane crash at the Darwin RAAF base about 10.15am."We just heard this loud bang and then looked and saw the plane explode," one witness said.Police, St John Ambulance and firefigh...

  • Tight Vote Delivers Obama Health Dream

    The Australian

    BARACK Obama has achieved a breakthrough in his push to overhaul US healthcare, after a congress vote today backed legislation extending health insurance to millions of Americans without cover.

  • Stern Hu Trial Begins In Shanghai

    The Australian

    THE highly sensitive trial of four staff of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto opened today in a case that has strained ties with Canberra and raised concerns about doing business in China.

  • Obama Wins Backing For Health Overhaul

    IOL

    Washington - The US House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a ...

  • Sarkozy Reviews Options After French Poll Defeat

    Reuters

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  • Health Care Bill Passes In House

    CBS News

    Pelosi Urges House to "Make History" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pays homage to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy by reading a quote to the House. Pelosi urged the House to "make history" by voting yes.

  • For Victims, Pope's Apology Falls Short

    CBS News

    Pope's Apology Not Enough? In a letter to Irish Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by members of the clergy. As Mark Phillips reports, there were some complain...

  • Thrashers Beat Flyers Again

    Philadelphia Daily News

    The Flyers have 10 games remaining, time enough to sharpen their game for the playoffs, time enough to get their golf clubs in order in case the postseason goes on without them. The chance the latter...

  • Congress Braced For Nov. 2 Repercussions

    Philadelphia Daily News

    They were cajoled in the Oval Office and called from Air Force One. Interest-group attack ads saturated television in their districts, and their office phones never stopped ringing. Undecided House D...

  • State's Inmate Numbers Rising

    Philadelphia Daily News

    HARRISBURG - Although the number of state prisoners nationwide is on the decline for the first time in almost 40 years, Pennsylvania's prison population continues to spike - with no relief in sight. ...

  • Bonusgate Juror Excused Because Of Illness

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Former House Democratic Whip Mike Veon (left) leaves the Dauphin County Courthouse with his defense attorneys, Dan Raynak (right) and Joel Sansone. Veon is one of four defendants in the Bonusgate tria...

  • Editorial: Making The Hard Choices

    Philadelphia Daily News

    Nearly every big city is wrestling with budget deficits again this year. But not every city is balancing its budget the same way. In Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter is proposing to raise taxes for the sec...

  • Pope’s Letter Does Little To Assuage Irish Anger

    International Herald Tribune

    Ireland met with a deeply skeptical and often angry response from many Catholics here on Sunday, with one prominent victim calling it ineffectual and demanding that the pope forcibly remove the head o...

  • Entrenched Transience At Golf Club Dramatizes Haiti’s Limbo

    International Herald Tribune

    Haitians set up a video game station running off a generator under a tent in the refugee camp at the Pétionville Club, once an enclave for Haiti’s elite.

  • Netanyahu And Obama Will Talk On Tuesday

    International Herald Tribune

    George J. Mitchell, President Obama's Middle East envoy, left, extended an offer for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with the president, a sign of ease in the recent discord. The offer fo...

  • Cairo Journal: Synagogue's Restoration And Unveiling Expose Conundrum In Egyptian Society

    International Herald Tribune

    CAIRO — Down a winding alley, deep in a quiet neighborhood of rutted roads and donkey carts, where food vendors sold cheap sandwiches and children chased after a soccer ball, an extraordinary mo...

  • Immune System ‘neutralized’ To Accept Incompatible Kidney

    Jerusalem Post

    For the first time in Israel, a man with one type of blood has donated his kidney to another person – his daughter – despite her incompatible blood type. The successful operation, performed recent...

  • British Ruling Party Hit By Lobbying Claims As Vote Looms

    Channel News Asia

    LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party was at the centre of lobbying allegations Sunday just weeks before an election, after some of its lawmakers were caught in an undercover stin...