Contractors 'divert Somalia aid' 10 Mar 2010 at 2:01pm
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says. Greeks stage fresh general strike 10 Mar 2010 at 4:10pm
Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures. Mexican shakes up world rich list 10 Mar 2010 at 6:24pm
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn. Obama says Haiti situation 'dire' 10 Mar 2010 at 12:17pm
Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval. Chile's new leader to be sworn in 10 Mar 2010 at 6:34pm
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him. DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion' 10 Mar 2010 at 5:00pm
Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say. Scientists to review climate body 10 Mar 2010 at 2:06pm
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. Nigeria charges over Jos killings 10 Mar 2010 at 9:49am
Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. Google to scan old Italian books 10 Mar 2010 at 2:55pm
Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo. Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert 10 Mar 2010 at 2:05pm
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert. Baby elephant shocks Sydney zoo with 'miracle' survival 10 Mar 2010 at 8:14am
An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb. Real crash out of Champions League 10 Mar 2010 at 1:41pm
Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid. Man Utd 4-0 AC Milan (agg 7-2) 10 Mar 2010 at 1:35pm
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense. Powered pedal 10 Mar 2010 at 4:18pm
Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles Tough task 10 Mar 2010 at 7:09am
Challenges ahead for new president in quake-hit Chile
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Dalai Lama: China wants to annihilate Buddhism 10 Mar 2010 at 4:21pm
The Dalai Lama lashed out at China on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and rebuffing all his ...
First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday 10 Mar 2010 at 5:03pm
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as ...
Arab League calls for ending support for talks 10 Mar 2010 at 1:20pm
The Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to ...
Disaster experts praise Chile quake response 10 Mar 2010 at 9:42am
President Michelle Bachelet leaves office on Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins and her popularity in the clouds.
Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to U.K. newspaper 10 Mar 2010 at 7:43am
A British newspaper interview that quotes Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon ...
Portugal raises $1.34B in successful bond auction 10 Mar 2010 at 5:48am
Financially troubled Portugal raised 990 million euros ($1.34 billion) Wednesday in a key bond auction that had more bids than ...
U.N. report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted 10 Mar 2010 at 4:51am
Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical ...
Israel apologizes for embarrasing Biden 10 Mar 2010 at 4:15am
Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed ...
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early 10 Mar 2010 at 4:08am
Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge ...
China wages war on pervasive corruption 10 Mar 2010 at 10:45am
Public corruption is not exclusive to China, but it is considered a more serious problem here because it could threaten Communist ...
6 killed in attack on aid group in Pakistan 10 Mar 2010 at 10:39am
Gunmen attacked the offices of an international aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people working for ...
Iraqi parties both claim lead in election 9 Mar 2010 at 5:44pm
The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after ...
Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from election 10 Mar 2010 at 10:04am
A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political ...
