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Today's World News: 18 gunmen killed in attacks on Mexican army bases Chechen militant claims Moscow subway blasts Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform Private investment key to Haiti's future Malaysian ruler commutes caning sentence on woman China Tiger Deaths Spark Inquiry, Calls for Animal Rights Rooney injury wait drags on for England and United Hezbollah chief: Members summoned in Hariri's case Mexican missing girl asphyxiated, mother suspected Key challenger to Sudan's Beshir quits presidential race Oil falls to near $83 after reaching 17-month high Bank of Canada: High inflation may be temporary Aust. police hunt alleged Balkans war criminal Pakistani general: Al Qaida-Taliban haven to be cleared by June Chile earthquake takes heavy toll on historical sites Afghanistan's New Bumper Drug Crop: Cannabis Burma: In Opting for Poll Boycott, Suu Kyi’s Party Goes for Broke 18 gunmen killed in attacks on Mexican army bases Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:01 pm PDT AP - Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers. Full Story Top Chechen militant claims Moscow subway blasts Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT AP - A Chechen militant claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks on the Moscow subway in an Internet message posted Wednesday, hours after two more suicide bombers struck southern Russia in brazen defiance of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Full Story Top Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a "test for him and the church," his spokesman said Wednesday, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week's solemn call for penitence to pledge transparency in dealing with the abuse of children. Full Story Top Private investment key to Haiti's future Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:29 pm PDT AP - Government officials pledged billions in reconstruction aid for Haiti at a U.N. donor conference, but leaders and businessmen stressed private investment would be the key to improving the lot of the hemisphere's poorest nation. Full Story Top Malaysian ruler commutes caning sentence on woman Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - A Muslim woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted, in a surprising turnaround for a high-profile case that raised questions about Islamic laws intruding into personal matters in Malaysia. Full Story Top China Tiger Deaths Spark Inquiry, Calls for Animal Rights Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:10 pm PDT Time.com - It is an irony not lost on the Chinese that the Year of the Tiger has not been good for the big cats. Back-to-back tragedies have spurred calls for greater legal protections for animals Full Story Top Rooney injury wait drags on for England and United Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:08 pm PDT AFP - England and Manchester United's torturous wait for news of a scan on key striker Wayne Rooney's ankle injury stretched into Thursday, just 10 weeks before the World Cup in South Africa kicks off. Full Story Top Hezbollah chief: Members summoned in Hariri's case Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:33 pm PDT AP - International investigators have summoned 12 Hezbollah members and close supporters for questioning in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the group's leader said Wednesday. Full Story Top Mexican missing girl asphyxiated, mother suspected Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:48 pm PDT AP - A disabled 4-year-old girl whose disappearance became the talk of the capital region was found dead in her own bedroom more than a week later. Prosecutors said Wednesday the girl had been asphyxiated and her mother is a suspect. Full Story Top Key challenger to Sudan's Beshir quits presidential race Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:31 pm PDT AFP - Key Sudanese presidential hopeful Yassir Arman has pulled out of April's vote, leaving the way clear for a first-round win by President Omar al-Beshir unless the opposition finds a single candidate. Full Story Top Oil falls to near $83 after reaching 17-month high Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:47 pm PDT AP - Oil prices fell to near $83 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a weakening U.S. dollar helped crude surge to a 17-month high the previous day. Full Story Top Bank of Canada: High inflation may be temporary Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:00 pm PDT Reuters - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday emphasized the temporary nature of February's high inflation, a figure that has raised market expectations of an interest rate increase. Full Story Top Aust. police hunt alleged Balkans war criminal Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:19 pm PDT AP - Police searched Thursday for a fugitive Australian citizen who disappeared this week when the country's highest court ordered his extradition to Croatia to face war crimes charges stemming from the 1990s Balkan wars, the government said. Full Story Top Pakistani general: Al Qaida-Taliban haven to be cleared by June Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:13 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - PESHAWAR, Pakistan _ The Pakistani army has launched a military operation to clear insurgents from North Waziristan _ long a haven for al Qaida and the Afghan Taliban _ and hopes to wind up offensive actions in all its tribal areas by June, according to the Pakistani general who's in charge of the special paramilitary force for the area. Full Story Top Chile earthquake takes heavy toll on historical sites Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:51 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When the massive magnitude-8.8 quake that rocked Chile on Feb. 27 reduced dozens of the country’s oldest historical sites to rubble, Oscar Acuña wasted no time before dispatching teams of architects and archaeologists to assess the damage. In the capital, Santiago, the quake damaged a handful of churches and buildings in the historic districts. But in the traditional towns nearest the epicenter none was spared. Full Story Top Afghanistan's New Bumper Drug Crop: Cannabis Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:55 pm PDT Time.com - Afghanistan is already the world's biggest producer of opium. Now, according to the U.N., the country can add cannabis to its growing list of major drug crops, too Full Story Top Burma: In Opting for Poll Boycott, Suu Kyi’s Party Goes for Broke Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:43 am PDT OneWorld.net - BANGKOK, Mar 31, 2010 (IPS) - If Burma's military regime goes ahead with its promised general election this year, some 27.2 million voters will be deprived of the chance to cast a ballot for the political party that has come to symbolise democratic hope in that oppressed nation. Full Story Top

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