AP - Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to start work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal — taking a small but important step toward the U.S. leader's goal of a nuclear-free world.
AP - Iraq's prime minister is pressing the electoral commission to respond to calls from several political blocs for a recount in the March 7 parliamentary elections.
AP - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.
AFP - Tail-enders Naeem Islam and Shafiul Islam frustrated England with maiden half-centuries as Bangladesh posted an impressive 419 in the second and final Test on Sunday.
AP - Politicians, diplomats and thousands of supporters lined up for hours at a public stadium Sunday in Nepal's capital to pay respect to Girija Prasad Koirala, the former prime minister remembered for leading efforts to bring democracy to the Himalayan nation.
AFP - The process of outsourcing production by Western companies is all about finding cheap labour to cut costs. But in Bangladesh, some retail groups are finding the wages too low for comfort.
AFP - GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, the South Korean unit of General Motors, is recalling more than 58,000 vehicles due to manufacturing defects, government officials said Sunday.
AP - Marcus Eilenberg is a Swedish Jew whose family roots in Malmo go back to the 19th century. His paternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors who found shelter in this southern Swedish city in 1945. His wife's parents fled to Sweden from communist Poland in the 1960s.
AFP - Britain's Labour government will deliver a critical pre-election budget this week to help fix the dire public finances but some experts fear political posturing with an election around the corner.
AFP - The father of a five-year-old British boy held hostage for 12 days in Pakistan said Sunday the kidnappers had threatened to chop off parts of the boy's body if he did not pay a ransom.
Reuters - Australian Prime Minster Kevin Rudd's ruling Labor Party suffered a large loss of support in weekend elections in Australia's two smallest states, in a result which could disrupt his plans for sweeping health reforms.
AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.
AP - Authorities will search once again for a missing U.S. teen after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be Natalee Holloway's remains, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors' office told The Associated Press on Saturday.
AP - More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a children's birthday party.
AP - Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
AFP - A tropical cyclone smashed into Australia's northeast coast on Sunday, with winds of up to 200 kilometres (124 miles) an hour damaging buildings, downing trees and cutting power to thousands of homes.
AP - Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who served five terms, led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule and was a key figure in peace negotiations with communist rebels, died Saturday. He was 86.
AP - Thousands rallied across Russia Saturday to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.
BBC News PA claims Israeli 'escalation' aims to sink .. - Bbc “It's obvious that the Israeli government does not want peace,” says Abbas spokesman Abu Rudaineh. The Palestinian Authority on Sunday stepped up its condemnations of Israel and accused the government of Prime Minister Binyamin ...
The Malaysian Insider 'Anwar desperate to save .. - Themalaysianinside PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was probably in a hurry to become prime minister two years ago to save himself from a damning ...
Malaysia Star Rise and shine - Star-ecentral CURRENT American Idol contestants may want to heed these words of wisdom from 28-year-old alumnus Adam Lambert: “I learned to trust my instincts on the show; to really make sure I was doing just what I felt was right and not let ...
ASEAN Automotive News Hyundai's top US marketing man .. - Paultan Nissan North America has “captured” Hyundai America's top marketing man. Joel Ewanick, who was vice president of marketing at the Korean company, is credited with the effective Hyundai Assurance Program, where Hyundai buys back cars from customers who ...
CarAdvice (blog) Chrysler's new Pentastar V6 .. - Caradvice As far as I know there have been three auto-related projects with the name 'Phoenix' so far. First and most important to us Malaysians is of course, Proton's new engine range which will include a turbocharged variant.
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TG Daily AT&T Upgrades 3G Network while VZW On .. - Tgdaily Forrester states that the number of Americans accessing the mobile Internet will more than double to 106 million users by 2015, from 52 million today. ...
Times LIVE Rat race snares dolphins - Timeslive Tourists taking a break from the rat race are stressing dolphins at the southern end of Zanzibar, off the east coast of Africa. Dolphin-watching - in particular the practice of holiday-makers swimming with and touching the mammals - is putting the ...
The Hindu Malaysians Consume An Additional 51 Grammes .. - Beta KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Mac (Bernama) -- Adults in the country consume 51g or seven tea spoons more of sugar in their drinks, an amount that surpasses their recommended amount of sugar intake.
Cat-calling men give all men a bad name? - Yahoo Reuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.
