Today's World News:
Bin Laden slams EU over prophet cartoons
China tightens grip in Tibetan areas
Iraqis clear way for provincial vote
Flashy lawmakers take seats in Pakistan
Tibet adds pressure for Olympic sponsors
French woman who sought euthanasia dies
US company to help expand Iraqi refinery
Cuba, Venezuela rap US in terrorism case
WITNESS: Chased through the Nile Delta by a blue Peugeot
China announces arrests in Tibet crackdown
Australian PM quizzed on trips donated by China businessman
--> Bin Laden slams EU over prophet cartoons
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:37 pm PDT
AP - Osama bin Laden, in a new audio message posted Wednesday, condemned the
publicationof drawings that he said insulted the Prophet Muhammad and warned Europeans of
a"severe" reaction to come. Full Story Top
China tightens grip in Tibetan areas
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:59 pm PDT
AP - China acknowledged for the first time Thursday that anti-government riots that
rockedTibet last week have spread to other provinces, while communist authorities announcedthe
first group of arrests in connection with the violence. Full Story Top
Iraqis clear way for provincial vote
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:59 pm PDT
AP - Under strong U.S. pressure, Iraq's presidential council signed off Wednesday on
ameasure paving the way for provincial elections by the fall, a major step towardeasing sectarian
rifts as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the war. Full Story Top
Flashy lawmakers take seats in Pakistan
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:34 am PDT
AP - Gold-trimmed SUVs idle outside parliament. Among new female lawmakers, black
Muslimveils are out and Gucci bags are in. Full Story Top
Tibet adds pressure for Olympic sponsors
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:23 pm PDT
AP - McDonald's, Coca-Cola and other sponsors paid tens of millions of dollars to
linktheir names with the Beijing Olympics. Now they're trying to mollify activists pressingfor
change on Tibet, Darfur and other issues, without angering China. Full Story Top
French woman who sought euthanasia dies
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:37 pm PDT
AP - A woman who suffered from a painful facial tumor and had drawn headlines across
Francewith her quest for doctor-assisted suicide was found dead Wednesday, an officialsaid. Full
Story Top
US company to help expand Iraqi refinery
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:33 pm PDT
AP - Iraq's Oil Ministry has signed a contract with the Colorado Industrial
ConstructionServices Co. to help expand a refinery in Najaf, south of Baghdad, an official
saidWednesday. Full Story Top
Cuba, Venezuela rap US in terrorism case
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:55 pm PDT
AP - Cuba and Venezuela criticized the United States on Wednesday for failing to handover or
prosecute an alleged terrorist accused of masterminding the bombing of aCuban jetliner in 1976.
The United States insisted it is acting legally. Full Story Top
WITNESS: Chased through the Nile Delta by a blue Peugeot
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:07 pm PDT
Reuters - Cynthia Johnston has been a correspondent with Reuters for seven years. A
U.S. citizen,she has worked for Reuters in London, Beirut, Israel and the Palestinian
territories,and is now based in Cairo. In the following story she recounts her coverage of
attemptsby the Muslim Brotherhood to enter Egyptian local council elections, which endedin a car
chase across the Nile Delta. Full Story Top
China announces arrests in Tibet crackdown
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:30 pm PDT
Reuters - Tibet authorities arrested 24 suspects for "grave crimes" after
troopscracked down on anti-Chinese riots that swept the mountain region, casting a shadowover
preparations for the Beijing Olympic Games. Full Story Top
Australian PM quizzed on trips donated by China businessman
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:28 pm PDT
AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came under fire Thursday for accepting
freeoverseas trips while in opposition from a Chinese businessman with links to Macaucasino
magnate Stanley Ho. Full Story Top
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