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Today's World News: Officials: Suicide bombs kill 34 on Moscow subway Thai PM, protesters meet again after live TV talks NKorea accuses South of psychological warfare Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis Obama's Afghan Visit: Progress and Prodding Suicide bombers kill at least 35 in Moscow metro On Passover, Israel thinks of its world standing Chavez foe barred from talking to media about case Sven-Goran Eriksson named new Ivory Coast boss Obama presses Karzai in surprise Afghan visit G8 foreign ministers to focus on Iran sanctions US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan On surprise Kabul visit, Obama presses Karzai on corruption FARC rebels release a Colombian soldier, promise another soon Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan India: Bhopal Legacy Haunts Nuclear Liability Bill 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 Thai PM, protesters meet again after live TV talks Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:47 pm PDT AP - Thailand's prime minister and his political opponents were set for more talks Monday after their televised initial meeting defused tensions temporarily but did not bridge a divide over the protesters' insistence he call new elections. 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 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 Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:09 pm PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with protesters in London demanding he resign and calls in Switzerland for a central registry for pedophile priests. Full Story Top Obama's Afghan Visit: Progress and Prodding Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:40 pm PDT Time.com - The visit to the war zone, Obama's first as president, was undertaken in secret for security reasons. 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 On Passover, Israel thinks of its world standing Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:41 pm PDT AP - A Passover eve poll says Israelis are increasingly concerned about their country's international standing amid its most serious crisis with the U.S. in decades. Full Story Top Chavez foe barred from talking to media about case Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:07 pm PDT AP - Venezuela's highest court on Sunday barred an outspoken opponent of President Hugo Chavez from talking to news media about criminal charges alleging he struck a police official. Full Story Top Sven-Goran Eriksson named new Ivory Coast boss Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:25 pm PDT AFP - Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was on Sunday named as coach of the Ivory Coast for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Full Story Top Obama presses Karzai in surprise Afghan visit Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:54 pm PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama pressed Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to stand resolute against corruption and rallied cheering troops to defeat the Taliban during a surprise night-time visit to Kabul. Full Story Top G8 foreign ministers to focus on Iran sanctions Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:31 am PDT Reuters - Canada will press the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations to tighten United Nations sanctions on Iran when it hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from the grouping on Monday and Tuesday. Full Story Top US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:28 pm PDT AP - The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said Monday. Full Story Top On surprise Kabul visit, Obama presses Karzai on corruption Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:11 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan - President Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan Sunday as he sought to steel American forces for a tough summer fight and deliver a political jolt to Afghan President Hamid Karzai as he weighs potential peace talks with the Taliban. Full Story Top FARC rebels release a Colombian soldier, promise another soon Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:33 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A Colombian soldier regained his freedom Sunday after spending nearly a year as a hostage of leftist FARC rebels, in the first of two unilateral releases planned for this week. Full Story Top Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:40 pm PDT Time.com - Under cover of darkness, the U.S. President arrived in Kabul Sunday to greet troops and meet with Afghanistan's recently reelected leader, Hamid Karzai 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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