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Obama outraged at Mexican killings Mar 15, 2010 / 6:41 am
U.S. President Barack Obama is reportedly outraged over the killings of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Mexico over the weekend. CBC.ca

Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition they say proves Japan's annual kill of whales for scientific purposes is unnecessary. CBC.ca


Thai PM rejects call for dissolution Mar 15, 2010 / 4:01 am
Thailand's prime minister has rejected the demand of tens of thousands of protestors that his government dissolve Parliament by noon on Monday. CBC.ca

Israel's ambassador to the United States says relations between the United States and Israel face their worst crisis in 35 years, according to published reports Monday. CBC.ca


Storm in northeastern U.S. kills 6 Mar 14, 2010 / 8:29 pm
At least seven people have died and more than 500,000 households were without power after weekend torrential storms tore through northeastern United States. CBC.ca


UN leader visits Haiti again Mar 14, 2010 / 7:05 pm
The UN secretary general promises Haitians that the world has not forgotten the quake-torn nation as it suffers from a shortage of shelter and growing violence in homeless camps. CBC.ca



Iraqi PM ahead in partial vote counts Mar 14, 2010 / 12:26 pm
Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections. CBC.ca


Thai protesters want new elections Mar 14, 2010 / 10:14 am
Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Bangkok on Sunday, demanding the Thai government dissolve parliament and call new elections. CBC.ca


Strong earthquake rattles Japan Mar 14, 2010 / 6:53 am
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital. CBC.ca


Mexico drug violence kills 24 Mar 13, 2010 / 7:21 pm
A series of shootings left 24 people dead Saturday in a Pacific coast state plagued by drug gang violence. Nearly half died in one shootout between soldiers and armed men. CBC.ca


Vatican officials defend Pope on abuse Mar 13, 2010 / 12:37 pm
The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called "aggressive attempts" to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading sex scandals of priests in his German homeland and contended he has long confronted abuse cases with courage. CBC.ca


4 suicide attacks hit Afghanistan Mar 13, 2010 / 11:17 am
At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured after four suicide bombers struck Saturday in the southern city of Kandahar, the Afghan president's half-brother said. CBC.ca



Pakistan suicide attack kills 13 Mar 13, 2010 / 6:28 am
At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday near a security checkpoint in Pakistan's Swat Valley. CBC.ca


Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan Mar 12, 2010 / 9:52 pm
A suicide attacker struck a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 26. CBC.ca


More clerical sex abuse dismays Pope Mar 12, 2010 / 5:26 pm
Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children. CBC.ca

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has made good on a bet on the outcome of the Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game. CBC.ca


Suicide bombers kill 43 in Pakistan Mar 12, 2010 / 11:49 am
Police in Lahore, Pakistan, say two suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing at least 43 people. CBC.ca

The far-right British National Party had to change its constitution after a judge ordered it to cease accepting new members until it stopped discriminating against non-whites. CBC.ca



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