Friday, 2 April 2010

Army moves troops, gear from Iraq to Afghanistan

The military is scrambling to finish what it calls the largest movement of troops and equipment since the buildup of World War ...0D0A...[full article]

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Scandal threatens Pope Benedict's legacy

As his fifth anniversary approached, Pope Benedict XVI had been building on a legacy of a scholarly man who tenderly urged people ...0D0A...[full article]

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At Vatican Service, Persecution of Jews Is Invoked

In a Good Friday remarks, a senior Vatican priest compared the uproar over sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church to the persecution of the Jews.0A 0A 0A...[full article]

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'Signs of life' in China mine

Rescuers hear faint tapping from inside flooded mine where 153 workers are trapped....[full article]

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Pope's preacher: Abuse critique like anti-Semitism

Pope's preacher: accusations against pope over sex abuse like violence against Jews...[full article]

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Colo. fire captain arrested during emergency call

Latest twist in Colo. city's ordeal with sheriff lands fire captain in cuffs at emergency call...[full article]

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Pope's personal preacher offers defense of pontiff

Pope's preacher likens accusations against pope to 'collective violence' against Jews...[full article]

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Three killed in oil refinery fire

TESORO Corporation confirmed three fatalities due to a fire at a Washington state oil refinery Friday....[full article]

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TV appeal nabs suspected paedophile

A SUSPECTED paedophile on the run from UK police was arrested in a bar in Spain after British ex-pats recognized him from a TV appeal....[full article]

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Another fault grounds Qantas plane

ANOTHER Qantas aircraft has had a mechanical problem, with an engine fault grounding a flight out of Brisbane Airport....[full article]

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Three arrested over subway stabbings

NEW York City police charged three men with murder in the fatal stabbings of two subway passengers....[full article]

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Chicago shootings leaves two dead, 15 hurt

MULTIPLE shootings in a Chicago neighborhood Friday morning (local time) left at least two dead and 15 wounded....[full article]

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Catholic priest admits to child abuse

A FRENCH Catholic priest has admitted sexually assaulting a minor, and sees his arrest as a "deliverance" after years of private torment, his lawyer says....[full article]

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Opposition slams asylum seeker 'chaos'

THE latest boat intercepted in Australian waters today will add to the chaos on overcrowded Christmas Island, the Federal Opposition says....[full article]

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Activists chain themselves to whaling boat

GREENPEACE activists chained themselves to the mooring ropes of a ship in the Netherlands to stop it transporting a cargo of whale meat to Japan, police and the environmental group said....[full article]

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Oil refinery explosion kills three

AN explosion and fire at a Washington state oil refinery has killed three people and critically injured four others....[full article]

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US enhances air security checks

The US announces that it will begin profiling US-bound passengers to determine who should get extra screening....[full article]

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Germans killed in Afghan attack

Three German soldiers have been killed in clashes in northern Afghanistan, military officials say. ...[full article]

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Obama to step up pressure on Iran

Barack Obama says he aims to "ratchet up" pressure on Iran over its nuclear policy, as Tehran says sanctions are "ineffective"....[full article]

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Leader of Iraqi Shiite party gives boost to Allawi

Leader of Iraqi Shiite party gives boost to Allawi in race for prime minister...[full article]

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Sounds heard in China mine where 153 trapped

Sounds heard in flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers are trapped...[full article]

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Teenage widow 'probable bomber'

The 17-year-old widow of a Caucasus militant is suspected of being one of the suicide bombers who attacked the Moscow metro....[full article]

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'Signs of life' in China flood pit

Rescuers trying to reach 153 miners trapped in a flooded pit hear "continuous tapping" from inside the pit, state media reports. ...[full article]

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Multiple Israeli strikes hit Gaza

Israeli warplanes carry out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli military says were targeting four weapons factories....[full article]

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Obama to step up pressure on Iran

Barack Obama says he aims to "ratchet up" pressure on Iran over its nuclear policy, as Tehran says sanctions are "ineffective"....[full article]

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'Signs of life' in China mine

Rescuers hear sounds like people knocking on pipes in mine where 153 workers are trapped....[full article]

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Karzai fraud remarks condemned

Afghan rivals and international diplomats dismiss claims UN organised vote fraud....[full article]

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Good Friday Appeal to break donation record

VICTORIA'S Good Friday Royal Children's Hospital Appeal has passed $9 million as the Prime Minister urged everyone to keep on giving....[full article]

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Easter road toll reaches five

THE Easter long weekend road toll stands at five with three of the deaths involving motorcycle accidents in Victoria and the ACT....[full article]

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Disneyland reels after double suicide

DISNEYLAND Paris is investigating after two of its employees committed suicide in the past six weeks....[full article]

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Sounds heard in China mine where 153 trapped

Sounds heard in flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers are trapped...[full article]

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Report: Moscow subway bomber was widow of militant

Report: 17-year-old widow of Caucasus rebel is identified as a Moscow subway suicide bomber...[full article]

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Rocket blasts off to ISS with 2 Russians, 1 American

A Russian rocket blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan into brilliant blue skies Friday, transporting a NASA ...0D0A...[full article]

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Scandal threatens Pope Benedict's legacy

As his fifth anniversary approached, Pope Benedict XVI had been building on a legacy of a scholarly man who tenderly urged people ...0D0A...[full article]

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How German Molesting Case Emerged, Decades Later

An accuser of a pedophile priest contacted the church, and the priest himself, after seeing photographs on the Internet of him still working with children.0A 0A 0A...[full article]

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Sounds heard in China mine where 153 trapped

Rescue official says sounds heard in flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers trapped...[full article]

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Aircraft maker pushing exports of spy drones

After battlefield success, US maker of spy drones pushing sales to allies...[full article]

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Atheists: Church using us as scapegoats

ATHEISTS have hit back at criticism by religious leaders, claiming the clergy have made non-believers a scapegoat for declining church congregations....[full article]

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Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 American

Rocket carrying 2 cosmonauts, 1 astronaut blasts off for a busy week at space station...[full article]

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Filipinos nailed to the cross in Good Friday rites

Filipino devotees nailed to the cross in annual Good Friday rites rejected by Catholic Church...[full article]

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Sea Shepherd charges 'bogus'

ANTI-whaling activist is a political prisoner in Japan with the laying of extra "bogus" charges against him, says Sea Shepherd Conservation Society....[full article]

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Israel threatens new Gaza assault

ISRAEL threatened a widescale military operation against the Gaza Strip after a string of air strikes which injured three Palestinian children....[full article]

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One in six runaways caught in sex trade

ONE in six young runaways in Britain is sexually exploited, a charity revealed....[full article]

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Teen 'Black Widow' behind Moscow bomb

RUSSIAN investigators have identified one of the bombers who carried out the Moscow metro bombings as the 17-year-old widow of a Caucasus militant....[full article]

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Bikie gangs linked to major drug lab

A HIGH-tech drug lab allegedly produced large quantities of ice and other narcotics that were sold for millions to line the coffers of bikie gangs....[full article]

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'Signs of life' in China mine

Rescuers hear sounds like people knocking on pipes in mine where 153 workers are trapped....[full article]

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Israel threatens new Gaza offensive

Hamas told to stop rocket attacks as Israeli air raids injure three Palestinian children....[full article]

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Multiple Israeli strikes hit Gaza

Israeli warplanes carry out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which the Israeli military says were targeting four weapons factories....[full article]

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Saudi 'reprieve' in sorcery case

A Lebanese man sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for sorcery has been given a temporary reprieve, his lawyer says....[full article]

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US presses China on nuclear Iran

President Obama makes a direct appeal to China's president for their countries to work together on the Iranian nuclear issue....[full article]

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