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Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city
(AP)
 AP - Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes.
Pope's former diocese admits error over priest
(AP)
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese said Friday it made a mistake when the pontiff was archbishop in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child to return to pastoral work. However, it said Benedict wasn't involved in the decision.
US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans
(AP)
AP - The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom.
Prime minister lays groundwork for Iraq coalition
(AP)
 AP - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland.
Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers
(AP)
 AP - Eleven rare Siberian tigers have died at a wildlife park in a startling case that activists say hints at unsavory practices among some zoos and animal farms in China: They are overbreeding endangered animals in the hopes of making illicit profit on their carcasses.
Germany: Tensions at the Top
(Time.com)
Time.com - Germany: Tensions at the Top
Brown, Sarkozy slam US 'protectionism' over plane
(AP)
 AP - The French and British leaders accused the U.S. of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.
Al-Qaida: Freed Spanish hostage converted to Islam
(AP)
AP - An al-Qaida offshoot in North Africa says it released a Spanish woman who spent 100 days as a hostage in Mauritania because she voluntarily converted to Islam.
Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
(AP)
AP - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday.
Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81
(AP)
AP - Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81.
Twin suicide attacks kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore
(AFP)
 AFP - Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military Friday, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.
Budget fails to boost Conservatives
(Reuters)
Reuters - A federal budget last week did little to boost the fortunes the Conservatives, who still only have a slight lead in public support, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday.
Suicide bombers strike Pakistani market, killing at least 43
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD — In the fifth terrorist attack this week in Pakistan, extremists set off twin suicide bombs Friday in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 43 people, a reminder of the continued threat to the country despite an overall fall in violence.
UN envoy: No indication of widespread fraud in Iraq election
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The United Nations is not seeing widespread fraud that could affect the outcome of the Iraq election, but it is still waiting for details of hundreds of complaints launched by political parties, according to senior UN officials.
Iraq Election: Votes Being Counted Amid Risk of Violence
(Time.com)
Time.com - Sunday's poll appears likely to yield an indecisive result, while accusations of ballot fraud by opposition parties could challenge the legitimacy of the new government that eventually emerges
Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in
the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing
campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they,
along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
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