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Today's Top Stories: Officials: Suicide bombs kill 34 on Moscow subway Obama slips into Afghanistan to voice US resolve NKorea accuses South of psychological warfare Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest Flood traps 153 coal miners in northern China Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court 'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3M debut NCAA: Final Four set; madness resumes Saturday Suicide bombers kill at least 35 in Moscow metro Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip China jails Australian Rio Tinto exec for 10 years Pope signals won't be intimidated by abuse critics U.S. lobbies a hurdle in Mexico drug war: Calderon Latest iPad orders won't ship until April 12 Iceland hopes for IMF review within weeks Thai PM's talks with "red shirts" to resume Rio Tinto staff jailed over bribery, trade secrets Dozens dead in twin blasts on Moscow metro Officials: Suicide bombs kill 34 on Moscow subway Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:33 pm PDT AP - Moscow officials say two female suicide bombers have blown themselves up on the city subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers. Full Story Top Obama slips into Afghanistan to voice US resolve Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - Under elaborate secrecy, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Sunday near the front lines of the increasingly bloody 8-year-old war he is expanding and affirmed America's commitment to destroying al-Qaida and its extremist allies in the land where the 9-11 plot was hatched. Full Story Top NKorea accuses South of psychological warfare Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:21 pm PDT AP - North Korea warned the U.S. and South Korea on Monday of deadly consequences for engaging in "psychological warfare" by allowing journalists into the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. Full Story Top Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:24 pm PDT AP - Jeff Anderson has filed thousands of lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests and won tens of millions of dollars for his clients, but he has had a bigger goal in mind for nearly two decades. He wants to bring his career-long legal crusade against misconduct in the Roman Catholic Church right to the top. Full Story Top Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:34 pm PDT AP - The Vatican this week marks the fifth anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death amid some doubts that the miracle needed for his saint-making cause will stand up to scrutiny and questions about his record combatting pedophile priests. Full Story Top Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:35 pm PDT AP - The FBI said Sunday that agents conducted weekend raids in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio and arrested at least three people, and a militia leader in Michigan said the target of at least one raid was a Christian militia group. Full Story Top Flood traps 153 coal miners in northern China Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:22 pm PDT AP - Rescuers raced to pump water out of a north China coal mine Monday in efforts to save 153 workers trapped when a flood of underground water rushed through the tunnels, the country's work safety agency said. Full Story Top Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:57 pm PDT AP - Police in a northern California town thought they had an open-and-shut case when they seized more than two pounds of marijuana from a couple's home, even though doctors authorized the pair to use pot for medical purposes. Full Story Top 'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3M debut Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:57 pm PDT AP - "How to Train Your Dragon" breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Full Story Top NCAA: Final Four set; madness resumes Saturday Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:12 pm PDT AP - Four teams are left on the road to the national championship. Full Story Top Suicide bombers kill at least 35 in Moscow metro Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:53 pm PDT Reuters - At least 35 people were killed and 33 wounded on Monday when suicide bombers detonated explosives on two packed Moscow metro trains during morning rush hour, the worst attack in the Russian capital for six years, officials said. Full Story Top Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:15 pm PDT Reuters - Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to troops and telling Afghan President Hamid Karzai that progress on fighting corruption should match military gains. Full Story Top China jails Australian Rio Tinto exec for 10 years Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:43 pm PDT Reuters - A Shanghai court on Monday sentenced a Chinese-Australian executive of Rio Tinto to 7 years in prison on Monday on charges of accepting bribes and 5 years on charges of stealing commercial secrets. Full Story Top Pope signals won't be intimidated by abuse critics Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:26 pm PDT Reuters - Pope Benedict, facing one of the gravest crises of his pontificate as a sexual abuse scandal sweeps the Church, indicated on Sunday that his faith would give him the courage not to be intimidated by critics. Full Story Top U.S. lobbies a hurdle in Mexico drug war: Calderon Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:02 am PDT Reuters - Powerful groups in the United States appear to be blocking efforts to stem the flow of assault weapons fueling Mexico's drug war, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Full Story Top Latest iPad orders won't ship until April 12 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:32 pm PDT Reuters - It looks like some U.S. customers who preorder Apple Inc's new iPad tablet computer now may have to wait a bit longer to get the device, as the company appears to be having a hard time keeping up with demand. Full Story Top Iceland hopes for IMF review within weeks Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:09 am PDT Reuters - Iceland's economics minister said on Sunday he was hopeful that a review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be completed within weeks, potentially releasing crucial aid for the crisis-hit nation. Full Story Top Thai PM's talks with "red shirts" to resume Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:36 pm PDT Reuters - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was set to resume talks with "red shirt" opposition protesters Monday to find a way out of a political impasse that may now be of some concern for investors. Full Story Top Rio Tinto staff jailed over bribery, trade secrets Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:49 pm PDT AFP - A Chinese court convicted four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto including an Australian national Monday on bribery and trade secrets charges, handing down jail terms ranging from seven to 14 years. Full Story Top Dozens dead in twin blasts on Moscow metro Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:12 pm PDT AFP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday on trains on Moscow's metro system, killing at least 34 people during morning rush-hour, emergency workers and prosecutors said. Full Story Top

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