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- Medvedev: Russia must tap Arctic resources
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AP - Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. - Yemen-American imam calls for US Muslim revolt (AP) AP - A Yemeni-American Muslim preacher known for his ties to extremists operating in the U.S. called on American Muslims in a new audio message to turn against their government because of its actions against Muslims around the world.
- Brazil: Protests over proposed oil law change
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AP - Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to protest against changes in an oil royalties law that would drain the city's coffers. - Taliban fight in Afghan town with fear campaign
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AP - A month after losing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban have begun to fight back, launching a campaign of assassination and intimidation to frighten people from supporting the U.S. and its Afghan allies. - Iraqi PM fights for survival as votes are counted
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AP - The man who has led Iraq for the past four years is battling for his political survival just as U.S. troops are getting ready to pack up and go home. - Iraq's Election Results: A Tight Race That Portends More Trouble (Time.com) Time.com - While Maliki and Allawi are neck and neck, neither will have enough votes to govern - or even, perhaps, to claim the right to form a coalition
- BA strikers look for US, European support
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AP - The union representing British Airways' cabin crews is gathering international support for a walkout due to begin this weekend, threatening to severely disrupt what remains of the airline's already depleted flight schedule. - Israel lifts closure of West Bank as tensions calm
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AP - Israel on Wednesday lifted its tight restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem's holiest shrine and called off an extended West Bank closure after days of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. - USVI judge orders halt to waste dumped in ocean (AP) AP - Federal authorities won a court order Wednesday requiring officials in this U.S. territory to repair sewage plants that have dumped raw waste at beaches renowned for snorkeling and surfing.
- New sectarian slaughter rocks Nigeria
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AFP - Muslim herdsmen disguised as soldiers Wednesday butchered and then torched around a dozen Christians in Nigeria, near the site of a recent sectarian massacre, officials and witnesses said. - Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism
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AP - A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said. - Canada, U.S. set new avalanche danger warning system (Reuters) Reuters - Canada and the United States have adopted a unified warning system to better advise skiers and snowmobilers about the avalanche danger, Canadian officials said on Wednesday.
- Rio Tinto staff face trial in China on Monday
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AFP - An Australian executive faces trial in China next week in a case that has badly strained relations, the government in Canberra and a Chinese lawyer involved in the case said Wednesday. - Even with voter support, Maliki not assured of 2nd term (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Nearly half a million people voted for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki in Baghdad, making him by far the leading candidate in the province where the most seats are at stake, according to partial results from this month's election.
- Seven years after Rachel Corrie death, her parents sue Israel (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - A 80-foot-deep entrance to an underground smuggling tunnel now marks the spot where US activist Rachel Corrie died seven years ago on March 16, 2003, crushed by an Israeli army bulldozer as she protested the demolition of a Palestinian family?s home in Rafah at the Egypt-Gaza border.
- Afghanistan Snow Leopard Death: NATO Can't Save Rare Cat (Time.com) Time.com - The fate of a snow leopard -- one of the rarest species on earth -- riveted the powerful as well as the humble in war-torn Afghanistan
- Climate Change: In Canada, No News Is Bad News (OneWorld.net) OneWorld.net - UXBRIDGE, Mar 16 (IPS) - Canada's climate researchers are being muzzled, their funding slashed, research stations closed, findings ignored and advice on the critical issue of the century unsought by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government, according to a 40-page report by a coalition of 60 non-governmental organisations.
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