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Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem (AP)
Yahoo! | World News 22 03 2010

U.S. Democrats see healthcare bill passage
Reuters | World News 22 03 2010

French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote (AP)
Yahoo! | World News 21 03 2010

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US House set for key health vote
21 03 2010 Top Democrats believe they have the votes to pass key health reform, as the US House of Representatives debates a bill.

UN chief anger at Gaza suffering
21 03 2010 UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemns blockades on Palestinians in Gaza, during a visit to reinvigorate the peace process.

Iraq vote recount calls rejected
21 03 2010 Iraq's election commission rejects calls from the president and prime minister for a recount of votes in the general election.

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Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem (AP)
22 03 2010

U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel would not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, a step the U.S. has requested, sticking to a tough position hours before he sets off on his first trip to Washington since a diplomatic row erupted between the two allies. (AP Photo/Menahem Kahana, Pool)

AP - Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.

French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote (AP)
21 03 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, centre left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the polling station after casting their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday, March 21, 2010. President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party was bracing for a massive setback Sunday as frustrated French voters cast ballots in regional run-off elections likely to favor the opposition left and to set the stage for the 2012 presidential race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.

Iceland fears 2nd, even larger volcanic eruption (AP)
21 03 2010

In this aerial photo, showing molten lava as it vents from a rupture near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, as a volcano erupts early Sunday March 21, 2010. some hundreds of people have been evacuated from a small village in southern Iceland on Sunday after a volcanic eruption which shot ash and molten lava into the air, the first major eruption here in nearly 200 years. (AP Photo/Ragnar Axelsson )

AP - A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.

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Nigerian rebels destroy oil pipelines
09 03 2010 Rebels in Nigeria have destroyed several oil pipelines in the south of the country. The rebel movement MEND put a major installation of the US oil company Chevron out of action. The company has cut production by 100,000 barrels a day to prevent an oil spill.

MEND has been waging an armed struggle for a fair division of the region's oil revenue since 2006. Over the past three years, the unrest in the Niger delta has led to a 25 percent reduction in Nigeria's oil production.

China and Russia criticise North Korea
09 03 2010 China and Russia have sharply criticised an underground nuclear test by North Korea. Russia says the test contravenes a United Nations resolution. The Chinese foreign ministry said the country is absolutely against the test. Earlier the United States, Japan and Great Britain also condemned the test.

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende says the Netherlands will call for international condemnation. Mr Balkenende argues the test is not in the interests of the world community nor those of North Korea itself. Later today, the United Nations Security Council will convene to discuss the matter in an emergency meeting.

This is the second time North Korea has tested a nuclear weapon. The first time was in October 2006. The bomb that was tested today is more powerful and more refined than the one used three years ago. Pyongyang has also tested three short-range missiles simultaneously.

British military failed to report loss of sensitive data
09 03 2010 The British armed forces failed to report that hundreds of air force officers could be vulnerable to blackmail following the theft of three computer disks. The disks disappeared from an air force base last September. The matter was reported immediately, but the ministry of defence failed to mention that the disks carried the vettting records of about 500 officers. This includes information on drugs use, extra-marital affairs, visits to prostitutes and debts.

Vetting is the process of assessing an individual for higher security clearance. The military leadership failed to report this to the British government. A former air force officer recently brought the matter to light. He says foreign secret services could use the information to blackmail officers.

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South Africa marks massacre 50 years later
21 03 2010 The course of South African history changed dramatically 50 years ago Sunday with the Sharpeville Massacre, which drew global condemnation of the ruthless treatment of the country's disenfranchised black majority.

Cyclone batters Australian coast
21 03 2010 A cyclone with winds gusting to 200 km/h hit the northern coast of Australia early Sunday, causing power outages and damaging homes in Queenslands.

U.S. health-care bill has enough votes: Democrats
21 03 2010 The White House and House Democrats who opposed the health-care bill over abortion concerns have resolved their dispute, securing crucial support for the legislation and setting the stage for a historic vote later Sunday.

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Reuters | World News

U.S. Democrats see healthcare bill passage
22 03 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives neared final passage on Sunday of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that would create the biggest health policy changes in four decades and hand President Barack Obama a landmark victory.

Sarkozy loses heavily in French regional polls
21 03 2010 PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right party suffered a comprehensive defeat in regional elections on Sunday, but pledged to push on with reform plans before the 2012 presidential race.

U.S. actions contrary to desire for better ties - Iran
21 03 2010 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Washington's actions contradict its call for friendly ties, a day after a renewed offer of dialogue by U.S. President Barack Obama.

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