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U.S. official cancels Israel trip as Jerusalem clashes erupt
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. The heaviest clashes in months broke out as an American envoy abruptly canceled a visit, deepening a U.S.-Israeli diplomatic feud.
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Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men.
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German bishop surprised at number of abuse cases
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - The Roman Catholic bishops in Pope Benedict XVI's native Bavaria sought Tuesday to deal with a sexual abuse scandal whose ever-widening scope has left church leaders baffled.
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Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - A coalition challenging Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in parliamentary elections is ahead for the first time in the overall vote count, although still trailing in the province-by-province count.
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Internet video: Muslims must rise up in Nigeria
(AP)
16 03 2010 AP - A video posted on a militant Web site calls for Muslims in Nigeria to use "the sword and the spear" to rise up against Christians in Africa's most populous nation, according to a translation released Tuesday by a U.S. group that monitors militant sites.
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Chile says earthquake and tsunami left 700 dead
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly $30 billion, according to the government. And the ground hasn't stopped shaking.
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Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - China, Japan and Russia helped defeat a U.S.-endorsed proposal at a U.N. wildlife trade meeting Tuesday that would have boosted conservation efforts for sharks, expressing concern it would hurt poor nations and should be the responsibility of regional fisheries bodies.
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Indonesian militants recruit fighters in video
(AP)
16 03 2010 AP - From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They are not violent enough, come and join us, he shouts, an automatic rifle in one hand.
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Thai protesters pour own blood at government HQ
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister's office.
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Somali pirates free North Korean chemical tanker
(AP)
16 03 2010  AP - Somali pirates freed a North Korean chemical tanker and its 28 crew Tuesday after the owners delivered a ransom, the European Union Naval Force said.
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