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Woman falsely accused of child sex abuse wins right to be heard by top court (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - A Newfoundland woman suing Memorial University for $800,000 for wrongly labelling her a sexual abuser of children will get her day in the country's top ...

Afghan Blast Kills 5; Elections Delayed (AP)
AP - A bomb killed five people and President Hamid Karzai announced a delay in parliamentary elections Thursday, underlining the challenges for Afghanistan more than three years after the ...

Cuba Dissidents Face Internal Divisions (AP)
AP - Two years after a government crackdown crippled Cuba's political opposition, competing projects for democratic reform on the communist-run island are generating deep mistrust and ...

China Tells EU It Wants Peace With Taiwan (AP)
AP - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing assured the European Union on Thursday that his country wants a peaceful end to its standoff with Taiwan, despite a new law authorizing force if ...

St. Patrick's Day feted worldwide with parades, parties and politics (AFP)
AFP - Saint Patrick's Day, the feast day of Ireland's patron saint, brought out a dash of green and dozens of Irish politicians from Dublin to Tokyo, providing a little-needed ...

Cuban Dissidents in Disarray Two Years After Arrests (Reuters)
Reuters - Two years after a crackdown ordered by President Fidel Castro, Cuba's peaceful opposition movement is still licking its wounds, with 61 dissidents behind bars and its ...

Bolivia Congress Will Likely Ask President to Stay
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivia's Congress will reject President Carlos Mesa's plea for early elections to replace him, top legislators said on Thursday, but Mesa may resign anyway ...

Nepal Not in Favor of Peace Talks with Rebels
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's ruling council headed by King Gyanendra is against holding peace talks with Maoist rebels fighting to topple the monarchy, a senior official said on ...

Bulgaria Latest U.S. Ally Seeking Iraq Pullout
SOFIA (Reuters) - NATO newcomer Bulgaria said on Thursday it would reduce the number of its troops in Iraq by around a quarter in June and decide this month whether to pull out ...

Bosnian Serb Ex-Minister Pleads Not Guilty at Hague
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A former Bosnian Serb interior minister pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges including murder, torture and deportation allegedly committed as part of an ...

South Korea Says Row Over Islands Has Hurt Japan Ties
SEOUL (Reuters) - Ties between Japan and South Korea have been seriously hurt by a territorial dispute over desolate islands that lie in gas-rich waters, South Korean officials said on ...

Berlusconi Accused of Bowing to U.S. Over Iraq
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused on Thursday of bowing to pressure from the United States after he apparently backtracked on an announcement that Italian ...

China Frees Key Prisoner, U.S. Drops Censure at U.N.
BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) - China freed one of its highest-profile political prisoners on Thursday and Washington opted not to seek a U.N. rebuke of Beijing's rights record, days before ...

Cuban Dissidents in Disarray Two Years After Arrests
HAVANA (Reuters) - Two years after a crackdown ordered by President Fidel Castro, Cuba's peaceful opposition movement is still licking its wounds, with 61 dissidents behind bars and its ...

Australia, Indonesia Start Spending Tsunami Aid (Reuters)
Reuters - The rebuilding of the main hospital in Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province will be among the first projects targeted by a A$1 billion ($787 million) aid package from ...

Your share of Canada's net worth last year was $132,500, says StatsCan (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Your share of Canada's net worth was $132,500 at the end of last year, says Statistics Canada.

Rice Lauds Pakistan Efforts on Democracy (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday praised Pakistan's progress in instituting democratic reforms leading to elections in 2007 and its cooperation in the war on ...

Palestinian Groups Set to Continue Truce (AP)
AP - Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo agreed Thursday to an open-ended truce with Israel as long as certain conditions are met, a participant said.

Alleged Taliban Gets Guantanamo Hearing (AP)
AP - A detainee who allegedly fought for the ousted Taliban regime appeared Wednesday before a U.S. military hearing in Guantanamo Bay to determine whether he still poses a threat or has ...

Syria Ends First Phase of Lebanon Pullout (AP)
AP - Syria's army and intelligence agents on Thursday completed the first phase of their pullback to eastern Lebanon's border, with about 4,000 troops having crossed into Syria ...

Bertelsmann Profit Rises in 2004 (AP)
AP - German media group Bertelsmann AG said Thursday its profit rose sharply in 2004 thanks to strong performances by its television, music and media services businesses and lower writeoffs ...

China Frees Key Prisoner, U.S. Drops Censure at U.N. (Reuters)
Reuters - China freed one of its highest-profile political prisoners on Thursday and Washington opted not to seek a U.N. rebuke of Beijing's rights record, days before Secretary of ...

Russia Reformer Chubais Survives Assassination Bid (Reuters)
Reuters - Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's state power monopoly, survived an assassination attempt on Thursday by assailants who detonated a roadside bomb and sprayed his convoy with ...

Palestinian Groups Agree to Open-Ended Period of Calm (Reuters)
Reuters - Palestinian factions declared an open-ended but conditional truce with Israel on Thursday, strengthening President Mahmoud Abbas's hand in efforts to persuade the Jewish ...

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