- Three factions in Ukraine's parliament decide to create new ruling coalition2010-03-11
- Three factions in Ukraine's Parliament, the Regions Party, the Communist Party and the Lytvyn' s blok, decided to create a new ruling coalition along with some individual lawmakers, said a leader of the Regions Party on Wednesday.
- Actor Corey Haim dies at 382010-03-11
- The 1980s' teen idol Corey Haim had died of an accidental overdose on Wednesday morning. He was 38.
- Real Madrid crashes out of Champions League2010-03-11
- Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home to Olympic Lyon to crash out of the Champions League Wednesday night.
- Preliminary results of Iraqi elections as early as Thursday2010-03-11
- Preliminary results of Iraq's landmark elections are expected to be released on Thursday, said a UN official.
- U.S. House rejects pullout from Afghanistan2010-03-11
- U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to reject a bill demanding President Barack Obama pull troops out of Afghanistan.
- 101 perished: UN mourns greatest loss in history2010-03-10
- Many of the UN staffers had been missing for days after the 7.0- magnitude tremor struck the impoverished Caribbean nation, until their bodies were pulled from the rubble of the UN mission's headquarters in the Christopher Hotel and from surrounding buildings. They were of all ages and came from 29 countries from around the world to join the UN mission in Haiti.
- "Spartacus" star Andy Whitfield suffers from non-Hodgkin lymphoma2010-03-10
- The lead actor of Spartacus: Blood and Sand Andy Whitfield announced Tuesday that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- U.S. official apologizes for comment about Gaddafi2010-03-10
- A U.S. State Department spokesman apologized on Tuesday for his comment about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- White House implies nuclear talks with Russia might not be concluded by April2010-03-10
- The White House on Tuesday did not ruled out the possibilities that a new U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty could not be concluded before the Nuclear Security Summit in April, saying it would not rush the negotiations before the summit.
- Iran's Bushehr plant to be started this year: Russian FM2010-03-10
- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed Tuesday that Iran's long-delayed Bushehr nuclear power plant would start up this year.
- Indonesian president confirms mastermind of Bali bombings2010-03-10
- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed that Dulmatin, a mastermind of the Bali bombings, has been killed in a police raid near Jakarta.
- Chilean authorities identify 497 victims of earthquake2010-03-09
- Chilean Interior Minister Patricio Rosende said on Monday that the authorities have so far identified 497 fatal victims of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country's central-south regions on Feb. 27.
- Troops deployed as 500 dead in Nigerian violence2010-03-09
- Troops had been seen in Nigeria's northern city of Jos after at least 500 were killed in a communal violence in the western African country, local residents witnessed on Monday.
- Northrop pulls out of U.S. Air Force refueler bid2010-03-09
- Defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced on Monday it is dropping the bid for U.S. Air Force's 35-billion-dollar oil tanker project.
- MetLife to acquire life insurance unit from AIG for $15.5 bln2010-03-09
- MetLife Inc. is to acquire American International Group's (AIG's) overseas life and health insurance unit for 15.5 billion U.S. dollars, the company said Monday.
- Toyota: no flaw in real-world safety systems2010-03-09
- Toyota Motor Corp said that it had found no flaw with its throttle controls in response to an auto engineering expert's criticism, according to media reports Tuesday.
- Who is behind Lahore blast?2010-03-09
- Analysts in Pakistan are divided over the role behind the massive suicide blast in Lahore on Monday, however, they agree that Taliban are too weak to launch such an attack on their own.
- Foreign compensations bill confirmed rejected in Iceland referendum2010-03-09
- The final official results released on Sunday confirmed that the so-called Icesave bill was rejected by huge "no" votes of Icelanders in a national referendum held on Saturday.
- Iran launches home-made cruise missile2010-03-08
- Iran's Defense Ministry introduced a new domestically-manufactured cruise missile that will significantly improve the deterrence capabilities of the Iranian military forces, the local satellite Press TV reported on Sunday.
- AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow2010-03-08
- Medications can reduce the level of the AIDS virus in the blood, but HIV doesn't disappear, a new research shows as quoted by AP Monday.
- "The Hurt Locker" scores early victory at Oscar Award ceremony2010-03-08
- Iraq war movie, The Hurt Locker, scored an early victory with Mark Boal claiming the Oscar for best original screenplay Sunday night.
- Governor says 11 killed in earthquake in Turkey2010-03-08
- Eleven people died in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Elazig province of eastern Turkey early Monday, Elazig governor said.
- Israeli PM meets U.S. envoy for resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks2010-03-08
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the visiting U.S. special envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem Sunday afternoon, in mid of a growing sense of anticipation that Palestinians and Israelis are about to relaunch the long-stalled peace talks.
- Hamas plays down U.S. envoy's coming visit to region2010-03-08
- Islamic Hamas movement Saturday played down any impartial result of upcoming visit of U.S. envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell.
- British PM visits troops in S. Afghanistan2010-03-07
- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid an unannounced visit to restive Helmand province in south Afghanistan on Saturday, a local Afghan official said.









