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- Reports of Sarkozy, Bruni Affairs Spark French Media Frenzy10 March 2010, 5:01 pm
France's flamboyant, diminutive president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his younger pop star wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are allegedly both having affairs, according to some of France's most reputable Webzines....
- First Results in Crucial Iraq Election Expected Thursday10 March 2010, 2:16 pm
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible....
- Romania's Fix to Alcohol Accidents? Drunk X-ing Signs10 March 2010, 1:59 pm
Road signs warning drivers that intoxicated people may be in the road have been put up as Romania tries to reduce the number of accidents....
- Chief Exorcist Says 'Devil at Work' Inside Vatican10 March 2010, 12:29 pm
Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist....
- U.K. Rape, Incest Suspect Eluded Charges for 35 Years10 March 2010, 12:29 pm
A British father who repeatedly raped his two daughters and fathered nine babies with them during a 35-year orgy of physical and sexual abuse was never detected due to a litany of failures by health care professionals, a report reveals....
- Russian Cops Probed for Allegedly Using Drivers as Shield10 March 2010, 12:28 pm
Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal suspect, prosecutors said Wednesday....
- Arab League Calls for Ending Support of Mideast Peace Talks10 March 2010, 9:08 am
The Arab League has recommended withdrawing support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building.... - Mandela Agreed to a 'Bad Deal for Blacks,' Ex-Wife Says10 March 2010, 7:53 am
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has bitterly criticized the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having 'let us down,' prompting outrage in South Africa.... - Ahmadinejad's Visit to Afghanistan Stokes Tensions10 March 2010, 7:04 am
Iranian President used a brief visit to Afghanistan to lob insults at the U.S. and argue that international forces won't stop terrorism and will only lead to more civilian deaths.... - Swedish Papers Publish Muhammad Drawing10 March 2010, 6:29 am
At least three Swedish newspapers on Wednesday published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog after an alleged plot to murder the artist who created it was uncovered in Ireland.... - Furious Dog Owners Fight Microchips for 'Weapon' Pets10 March 2010, 6:28 am
Responsible pet lovers said they would be unfairly penalized by British government plans to crack down on 'devil' dogs, The Sun reported Wednesday.... - 6 Killed in Attack on World Vision in Pakistan10 March 2010, 6:24 am
Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.... - Man Sentenced for Killing Ex Over Facebook Photos9 March 2010, 5:09 pm
Paul Bristol has been jailed in England for at least 22 years for murdering his ex-girlfriend after he saw a picture of her on the Internet with another man.... - Grandma Fighting Eviction Is Reportedly Buried Alive9 March 2010, 4:39 pm
A 70-year-old grandmother in China was reportedly beaten and buried alive by property developers trying to take possession of her land.... - Stolen Body of Cyprus' Ex-President Is Found9 March 2010, 4:23 pm
Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus' former president was found Tuesday reburied in another grave. The country's justice minister said it had been held for ransom.... - Deadly Quake Exposes Dangerous Construction in Turkey9 March 2010, 3:44 pm
Homes in eastern areas of Turkey prone to earthquakes must be better built to withstand jolts like the magnitude 6 temblor that toppled village houses and killed 51 people this week.... - Israel Warns Iran That 'Bad Options' are Nearing9 March 2010, 2:56 pm
The two "bad options" for Iran — letting the country develop nuclear weapons or using force to destroy its nuclear capabilities — are closer than they were a year ago, Israel's U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday.... - 7 People Arrested in Ireland Over Plot to Kill Cartoonist9 March 2010, 11:34 am
Seven people have been arrested in the Republic of Ireland over a suspected plot to kill a Swedish artist who portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a dog and had a $100,000 Al Qaeda bounty on his head.... - Israel OKs 1,600 New Homes in East Jerusalem9 March 2010, 7:20 am
Israel approves construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem — a move that immediately clouded Biden visit aimed at repairing strained ties and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.... - Bomb Attack Kills 2 NATO Troops in Afghanistan9 March 2010, 6:50 am
A homicide attack Tuesday on NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members, the military alliance said....