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Thai 'Red Shirts' protest

2010-03-20 08:34

Thousands of red-clad Thai protesters began to snake across Bangkok in a festive travelling rally aimed at winning over residents to their campaign.

N Korea parliament to meet

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North Korea's rubber stamp parliament will meet for an annual session where the state typically reveals changes to its ruling elite and spending priorities.

Malcolm X assassin gets parole

2010-03-19 22:58

One of three men convicted of killing Malcolm X 45 years ago has been granted release from weekends in prison in his 17th appearance before a state parole board.

Malcom X's attorney dies

Russia, US on brink of arms deal

2010-03-19 19:05

Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty, after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.

Obama hails 'historic' health vote

2010-03-19 21:12

President Barack Obama has hailed this weekend's "historic" congressional vote on his health plan as the culmination of a century of struggle, at a euphoric campaign-style rally.

Israelis see Obama as fair - poll

2010-03-19 20:05

Most Israelis regard US President Barack Obama as fair in his dealings with their country, despite a simmering diplomatic row between the two countries, according to a poll.

Pope takes hardline on priests

2010-03-19 18:07

Pope Benedict XVI deserves credit for forcing the Roman Catholic Church to finally tackle the problem of abusive priests head-on, say analysts.

Deal close for Gitmo closure

2010-03-19 16:04

The White House is nearing a bipartisan deal with US lawmakers to close Guantanamo Bay prison.

US kids deliver baby

2010-03-19 16:04

When their mother went into labour with no one else around, a 9-year-old Californian boy and his 11-year-old sister quickly responded like pros and helped care for their newborn brother.

Baby born in traffic jam

Israel jets bomb Gaza Strip

2010-03-19 12:52

Israeli war planes have bombed targets in the southern Gaza Strip after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants killed a foreign worker in Israel.

Aus starts Aboriginal jobs push

2010-03-19 14:59

Australia's Hollywood A-listers, prime minister and top tycoons will launch a new campaign for jobs for Aborigines.

Aborigines want refugee status

Obama reaches out to Iranians

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US President Barack Obama has subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the internet without fear of censorship.

Octuplet mom may lose home

2010-03-19 22:58

Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman could be kicked out of her Southern California home as the family hasn't kept up the payments.

Next stop, marriage

2010-03-19 19:05

A 21-year-old college student in the US has proposed to his 20-year-old girlfriend on board a bus.

Library book returned 45yrs late

2010-03-19 21:07

Staff at the Dinnington Library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own.

Bin Laden's daughter leaves Iran

2010-03-19 18:07

The daughter of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has arrived in Damascus after leaving the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.

Strike looms as BA talks collapse

2010-03-19 17:00

Talks between British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew have collapsed as a strike is set to begin on Saturday.

Quake knowledge saved lives

2010-03-19 17:00

Chile's vast knowledge of earthquakes, combined with the abnormally long time it took for the February 27 quake to reach its crescendo, saved thousands of lives, says a leading US geophysicist.

US man, 80, held for plane rage

2010-03-19 12:52

An 80-year-old US man has been arrested in the Philippines after damaging a window on a plane during a mid-flight fit of hysteria.

Tensions high in Mideast talks

2010-03-19 15:00

A fresh sense of urgency is hanging over international Middle East talks in Moscow after Israel began bombing the Gaza Strip.

Fijians cleaning up after a devastating cyclone have discovered the body of a second victim, as military forces from three nations worked to find out the extent of damage to outlying islands and deliver aid.