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Bhutto Aide Named Pakistan's Prime Minister
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Candace Rondeaux ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 24 -- A top loyalist of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was elected as Pakistan's new prime minister Monday and immediately ordered the release from house arrest of judges detained last year ...
Pakistan Elects Gillani Premier; Musharraf's Authority Wanes Bloomberg
Pakistani parliament elects premier is on March 25th (2nd Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com
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Rice Urges China to Change Tibet Policy
Voice of America - 53 minutes ago
By Kent Klein US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging China to reconsider its policy toward Tibet, and to meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
Far From Tibet, a Neighborhood Is Silent The Associated Press
Exiled Tibetans to host their own 'Olympics' in northern India International Herald Tribune
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Turkish Press

US Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4000
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By LIZETTE ALVAREZand ANDREW W. LEHREN By the time Specialist Jerry Ryen King decided to write about his experiences in Iraq, the teen-age paratrooper had more to share than most soldiers.

Video: US Death Toll in Iraq Hits 4,000 AssociatedPress

US death toll in Iraq reaches 4000 CNN International
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Bhutan makes it official: it's a democracy
Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour ago
By Mian Ridge | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor BABESA, BHUTAN - In warm spring sunshine, hundreds of thousands of Bhutanese queued to cast their ballots in the world's newest democracy yesterday.
Vote in Bhutan Ends Royal Rule Washington Post
In pictures: Bhutan votes BBC News
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The Age

Markets surge in Taiwan as election raises hopes for mainland ties
International Herald Tribune - 5 hours ago
By Keith Bradsher TAIPEI: Stock prices soared in Taiwan on Monday as investors welcomed the presidential election victory over the weekend of Ma Ying-jeou, a Nationalist who has called for closer relations with mainland China that could spur the ...
Taiwan markets rally as opposition wins presidency Reuters
Taiwan's Stocks, Currency Gain After Ma's Presidential Victory Bloomberg
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Muslims question Vatican baptism of Islamic critic
Reuters UK - 1 hour ago
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - The Easter baptism of an Italian Muslim by Pope Benedict was a provocative act that raises questions about the Vatican's approach to Islam, a leading participant in Christian-Muslim dialogue said on ...
Pope Calls for Peace and Celebrates Conversions New York Times
A Muslim Critic Turns Catholic TIME
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Belfast Telegraph

Palestinian unity talks unravel, exposing disarray in Abbas government
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP RAMALLAH, West Bank: The latest Arab initiative to restore Palestinian unity unraveled Monday amid fresh recriminations between the rival Fatah and Hamas movements.
Cheney Says Hamas Torpedoes Peace The Associated Press
Hamas 'wrecking Mid-East peace' BBC News
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Washington Post

Cheney Says Hamas Trying to 'Torpedo' Mideast Peace Talks
Voice of America - 8 hours ago
By VOA News US Vice President Dick Cheney says Hamas, with support form Iran and Syria, is trying to hinder peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.
Cheney Says Saudis 'Kept Their Word' On Oil Production Wall Street Journal
All options should be open against Iran, says Israel Hindu
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Taliban destroy 40 fuel trucks
United Press International - 2 hours ago
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 24 (UPI) -- Attacks from forces loyal to the Taliban operating along the Pakistani border injured nearly 70 people and destroyed 40 fuel tankers Monday, officials said.
Fuel supplies for US troops hit BBC News
Suspected Militants Attack Oil Tankers on Pakistan-Afghan Border Voice of America
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Christian Science Monitor

Conditions for free elections "don't exist," says lawyers group
Monsters and Critics.com - 1 hour ago
Harare - Zimbabwe cannot have a free and fair election in the current environment where President Robert Mugabe - himself a candidate - maintains almost total control over the electoral system, one of the country's leading civil rights groups warned.
In Zimbabwe, bread costs Z$10 million Christian Science Monitor
Zimbabwe: Battle for the Urban Voter in the Harmonised Election AllAfrica.com
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French Leader's Ex-Wife Said to Remarry
The Associated Press - 40 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - The ex-wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has tied the knot at the famed Rainbow Room in New York's Rockefeller Center, French newspapers reported.

Video: Sarkozy's Ex-wife Marries in New York AssociatedPress

Former French first lady weds PR executive Reuters India
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Turkish Press

Vice President Discusses Grim Milestone of 4000 US Dead in Five ...
ABC News - 34 minutes ago
Final light and sound checks are made as US Vice President Dick Cheney is interviewed for ABC World News Tonight by Correspondent Martha Raddatz (L) on March 24, 2008 inside the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
Oil falls on Saudi statements assuring increases in supply International Herald Tribune
Cheney says Saudi Arabia kept oil promise United Press International
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Boston Globe

Chinese crews search for 18 sailors
United Press International - 25 minutes ago
HONG KONG, March 24 (UPI) -- Crews are searching for 18 Ukrainian sailors who went missing after their tugboat crashed into a Chinese vessel off the shores of Hong Kong two days ago.
Hopes fade for Ukrainian sailors in Hong Kong collision Reuters
18 Ukrainian Sailors Feared Dead in HK The Associated Press
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Environment News Service

Ethiopia: Unicef Calls for Action to Achieve Universal Access to ...
AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago
It is possible that Ethiopia can achieve the Universal access to sanitation provided the country's development partners play their part, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) announce on Friday.
Lack of Political Will Impedes Sanitation Improvements Environment News Service
President: Pakistan commits to achieving MDGs by 2015 Xinhua
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Schools could offer Koran classes
BBC News - 6 hours ago
By Hannah Goff Head teachers should allow imams and rabbis to come into schools and offer religious instruction to pupils, teachers' leaders have said.
mentally ill teachers asked back to school Times Online
Teachers in call on reading methods The Press Association
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Saudi king to boycott Arab summit
BBC News - 2 hours ago
Saudi Arabia has said King Abdullah will not attend a forthcoming summit of Arab leaders in Syria. The Saudi delegation will only be led by its Arab League ambassador.
Lebanese Speaker to Back Unity Cabinet to End Crisis (Update1) Bloomberg
Saudi ambassador to Arab League will represent his country at Arab ... International Herald Tribune
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Kurds and police clash for 5th day in Turkey
International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago
AP ANKARA: The police on Monday broke up a protest by hundreds of masked and stone-throwing Kurdish demonstrators during the fifth straight day of clashes that have killed two people and wounded dozens, news reports said.

Video: Kurdish New Year festival turns violent - 23 March 08 AlJazeeraEnglish

Kurdish man dies in clash with Turkish police Reuters
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ITN

Protection for Scarlett's mother
BBC News - 5 hours ago
The mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling has been granted police protection following fears for her safety, she has said.
Scarlett Keeling's mother 'protected by police' Telegraph.co.uk
India police protecting mom of murdered Scarlett: lawyer AFP
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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Explosion injures Russian peacekeeper in breakaway Georgian region
International Herald Tribune - Mar 23, 2008
AP TBILISI, Georgia: A vehicle carrying a Russian peacekeeper in a breakaway region of Georgia was hit by an explosion Sunday, badly injuring two men, a spokeswoman for the South Ossetian government said.
Russian MPs back breakaway regions Aljazeera.net
Russia's Duma Votes on Georgia Regions The Associated Press
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As dollar sinks, Thais struggle to keep economy afloat
Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour ago
Thailand boomed on exports to the US. Now it's looking at populist incentives to stimulate growth. By Daniel Ten Kate | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Bangkok, Thailand - Frozen shrimp, computer parts, cosmetics, and cheap plastic goods ...
Thai ruling party looks to amend constitution Reuters India
Thai PM wants amendment to junta-installed constitution Xinhua
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