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REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) – A volcano erupted near a glacier in southern Iceland, shooting ash and molten lava into the air and forcing the evacuation Sunday of hundreds of people from a nearby village. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the volcano but a state of emergency …
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel · March 21, 2010, 5:06 AM (PST)
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PARIS (AP) — 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. Discouraged by Sarkozy’s handling of …
Associated Press · March 21, 2010, 5:06 AM (PST)
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On another level, it could bolster Obama’s credibility, which is being battered on multiple fronts: the disappointing results of the Copenhagen climate change conference, ongoing economic miseries, faltering Middle East peace efforts and growing skepticism about last year’s Prague speech in which he …
WJLA · March 21, 2010, 4:59 AM (PST)
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NEW DELHI — A newspaper-wrapped package containing explosive material was found Sunday in the cargo hold of a passenger aircraft after it landed in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said. Police were investigating how the powder got on board the flight from Bangalore, India’s information …
Chicago Sun-Times · March 21, 2010, 4:38 AM (PST)
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JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, a step requested by the U.S., but would upgrade upcoming indirect talks with the Palestinians to include the main issues dividing them. Netanyahu originally had wanted to put off …
The Gaea Times · March 21, 2010, 4:23 AM (PST)
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WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Namibia is marking the 20th anniversary of independence from apartheid-era South Africa. More than 50 regional and world leaders are gathering Sunday for the swearing in of President Hifikepunye Pohamba for a second five-year term. The official Namibia Press Agency reports that …
Washington Examiner · March 21, 2010, 4:38 AM (PST)
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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Grave robbers on Sunday stole the remains of two Cyprus Archbishops who led the island’s Greek Orthodox church in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police said. Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said the Archbishops’ coffins were found missing after officers responded to …
Times Union · March 21, 2010, 4:31 AM (PST)
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JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday ahead of a trip to the United States that there would be no Israeli concessions on settlement building in east Jerusalem . Netanyahu made the comments as US envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on a new mission to try to …
YAHOO! · March 21, 2010, 5:06 AM (PST)
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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. Koirala died Saturday at age 86. His body …
Columbia Missourian · March 21, 2010, 4:02 AM (PST)
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President Obama told Iranians in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges, and lamented that Tehran’s leaders have "turned their backs" on good faith overtures in the past to expand opportunities for their people. State radio in Iran quickly accused the …
San Francisco Chronicle · March 21, 2010, 3:55 AM (PST)
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