Daily News Alert | Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:02 AM PDT |
In quick reversal, Thai PM to talk with protesters
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:28 pm PDT
AP - In an abrupt reversal that played out on national television, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agreed Sunday to talk face-to-face with protesters growing increasingly confrontational in their demands for new elections. Full Story | Top |
321 civilians killed in 2009 massacre in Congo
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:04 pm PDT
 AP - At least 321 civilians were killed in a previously unreported massacre in Congo in late 2009, while villagers that escaped their rebel captors were sent back with their lips and ears cut off as a warning to others of what would happen if they tried to talk, according to an investigation by a human rights group. Full Story | Top |
US deaths double in Afghanistan as troops pour in
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:24 pm PDT
 AP - The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as Washington has added tens of thousands of additional soldiers to reverse the Taliban's momentum. Full Story | Top |
BA cabin crew threaten more strikes
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:27 pm PDT
 AFP - BA cabin crew entered the second day of a four-day strike Sunday, forcing cancellations and bringing disruption for travellers amid no sign of an end to the bitter dispute. Full Story | Top |
Struggling Ontario delays balanced budget goal
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:37 pm PDT
Reuters - Ontario's government said on Thursday it would run budget deficits most of this decade and plans to increase spending on infrastructure, healthcare and education to help offset the recent recession's impact on its export-oriented economy. Full Story | Top |
Australia Aboriginal youths 28 times more likely to end up in jail
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:37 am PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - The death of several Australian Aborigines who have died in prison or police custody around the country recently has underscored the disproportionately high percentage of Aborigines among the country’s incarcerated – a result in part of overcrowded housing and low education rates that go hand in hand with violence and petty crime. But discrimination is also to blame, say critics. Full Story | Top |
Maliki's forces detain, investigate winning Sunni candidates
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:54 pm PDT
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq_At least four Sunni Muslim candidates who appear to have won parliamentary seats on the winning ticket of secular leader Ayad Allawi have become targets of investigation by security forces reporting to the narrowly defeated Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, according to interviews Saturday with relatives, Iraqi security forces and the U.S. military. Full Story | Top |
India: Bhopal Legacy Haunts Nuclear Liability Bill
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:23 am PDT
OneWorld.net - NEW DELHI, Mar 26 2010 (IPS) - The U.S.-based multinational Union Carbide got away lightly after causing the world's worst industrial tragedy at Bhopal, but that legacy has come to haunt U.S. corporations seeking to tap India's newly opened market for nuclear power equipment. Full Story | Top |
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