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Biden meets Abbas amid row over settlements
BBC News
US Vice-President Joe Biden is meeting the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah. The Israeli government's approval of plans for 1600 more homes in a Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem is expected to dominate the talks. ...
Israel sorry for announcing homes plan during Biden visitThe Guardian
'R. Shlomo plan timing regrettable'Jerusalem Post
Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plansThe Associated Press
ABC Online -New York Times -Ha'aretz
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Telegraph.co.uk

Afghanistan gets vows of friendship from US and Iran
CNN International
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- America's defense chief thanked Afghanistan's soldiers for their service during a tour of a training camp Wednesday as Iran's hardline president arrived in Kabul with a pledge to purge "occupying forces" from the troubled ...
Iran legislators block $40bn energy subsidy cuts billPress TV
Taliban talks likely on Karzai agenda in PakistanThe Associated Press
Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates departsReuters
Africasia -Aljazeera.net -Sydney Morning Herald
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The Hindu

DNA test confirms Bali bombing mastermind killed
Xinhua
JAKARTA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian police confirmed on Wednesday that the DNA test and physical characters of one of the terrorists killed in a raid on Tuesday on the outskirts of Jakarta was Dulmatin, a key figure behind 2002 Bali bombing that ...
Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militantsReuters
Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raidThe Associated Press
Official: Bali bombing mastermind deadCNN International
Jakarta Post -Aljazeera.net -ANTARA
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MiamiHerald.com

Seven held over alleged cartoonist murder plot
RTE.ie
Gardaí are continuing to question seven people arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist whose portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad angered many Muslims. The four men and three women, originally from outside of ...
Swedish papers publish Prophet Muhammad drawingThe Associated Press
Swedish newspaper reprints sacrilegious cartoonPress TV
Irish arrests over 'plot to kill cartoonist'Independent
BBC News -The Guardian -Straits Times
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Sydney Morning Herald

Jihad Jane: American blonde accused of terror plot
Times Online
A blonde American woman who used the online alias "Jihad Jane" has been arrested over a plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew a picture of the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog, it emerged today. Colleen LaRose, a 46-year-old Muslim ...
Muslim convert Colleen LaRose, aka Jihad Jane, faces terror chargesThe Guardian
US housewife 'Jihad Jane' volunteered to kill cartoonistThis is London
Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on CartoonistNew York Times
Philadelphia Daily News -BBC News -Voice of America
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BBC News

Hundreds held in pre-emptive Tibet crackdown
Times Online
Hundreds of Tibetans have been rounded up in Lhasa and armed paramilitaries are patrolling the streets in the run-up to the anniversary of a bloody riot in 2008. The authorities are anxious to avoid a repeat of the anti-Chinese attacks that left about ...
China seeks to annihilate Tibet's Buddhism - Dalai LamaBBC News
Fallacies of "free spokesperson"Xinhua
Tight security on Tibet anniversaryAljazeera.net
This is London -Washington Post -Hindustan Times
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Telegraph.co.uk

Pope denounces 'atrocious violence' in Nigeria
Africasia
Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday denounced the "atrocious violence causing bloodshed in Nigeria" after weekend massacres of mainly Christian villagers around the city of Jos. The pope urged "those with civil and religious responsibility in the country to ...
Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killedThe Associated Press
Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in JosBBC News
Christian villagers flee threats of fresh attacksTimes Online
Aljazeera.net -Los Angeles Times -New York Times
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Telegraph.co.uk

New laws bar Suu Kyi from election
Financial Times
Burma has published new election laws that will bar Aung San Suu Kyi, the imprisoned opposition leader and Nobel laureate, from standing in polls this year or even continuing as a member of the party she leads. ...
Myanmar election law puts Suu Kyi party in bindReuters South Africa
Suu Kyi faces political expulsionABC Online
Burma bans Aung San Suu Kyi from running in electionThis is London
CNN International -New York Times -AFP
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Reuters

Profiting From Iran, and the US
New York Times
The New York Times identified 74 corporations that have done business both in Iran and with the United States government over the last decade, using corporate records filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, company Web sites, news accounts ...
Israel: Outlook for tough UN steps on Iran "grim"Reuters
Israeli general renews threats against IranPress TV
Iran activist calls for shift of focus from embargoes to human rightsFinancial Times
Washington Post -AFP -The Associated Press
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MiamiHerald.com

Six killed in attack on Western aid agency in Pakistan
BBC News
Gunmen have attacked the office of a Western aid agency in north-western Pakistan, killing six people, it has been reported. The victims, including two women, were all Pakistani nationals. The attack took place on World Vision's office in Mansehra ...
World Vision office in Pakistan attacked killing at least 6 peopleInTheNews.co.uk
Five die as Islamic militants attack quake aid agencyScotsman
Attack on US NGO office kills 5 in northwest Pakistan's MansehraXinhua
CBS News -ABC Online -Press TV
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