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 Iran offers to exchange uranium with the West
Detroit News.Net
The head of the Iranian atomic energy agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, has told local television the country will make concessions to the West by exchanging Tehran's low-grade uranium for highly enriched uranium that it needs for its medical research  Australian soldiers identified from WWI
Detroit News.Net
The Australian government has announced it has identified the remains of 75 Australian soldiers who fought in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles in France. The Rundown - March 18
RadioFreeEurope
About This Page "The Rundown" is a comprehensive, hand-picked daily review of the most important international news and opinion on RFE/RL's broadcast region. Qaeda Thug Killed: Report
New York Post
A key al Qaeda figure, Hussein al-Yemeni, involved in a recent attack on the CIA in Afghanistan, apparently has been killed in Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said yesterday. Hussein al-Yem... Aging Cancer Cells To Death
New York Post
Scientists said yesterday they've discovered a molecular pathway that forces cancer cells to grow old and die. A study in mice showed that blocking a gene in this pathway called Skp2 triggered the agi... Everyday Terror At 'intifada' Hs
New York Post
"You don't see parents," she said. "Three or four times a week, there are cops here, if not more." It may be the worst record in the city. So how did this happen? Two and a half years ago, the hijab-w... Becks' Bad Heel Just Got Verse
New York Post
LONDON -- O Beckham, where art thou? David Beckham has become an unlikely muse to Britain's poet laureate, who has written a verse about the soccer star's career-threatening injury. The former England... Lenny: Error By Bank
New York Post
Nails wasn't on the numbers this time. Broke ex-Met Lenny Dykstra claims he fell victim to a now-defunct bank that allegedly duped him into overextending himself on the purchase of hockey legend Wayne... Bernie Bashed By Goon In Prison
New York Post
Bernie Madoff's investors aren't the only ones who hate his guts. The world's biggest Ponzi scammer was assaulted by a fellow prisoner and ended up in the hospital last December, The Wall Street Journ... Us Arming To 'destroy Iran'
New York Post
The United States is shipping hundreds of "bunker-buster" bombs to a military base on an Indian Ocean island in preparation for a possible attack on Iran, according to a published report. The governme... Israel Bids To Cool Us, Arab Crises
New York Post
Israel eased restrictions on the Palestinians and tried to repair badly bruised relations with the Obama administration yesterday in the bitter dispute over building plans for Jerusalem. Israeli polic... Hit Man Suspect Is Facebooked
New York Post
How do you catch a suspected Mafia hit man? Friend him. Italian cops were able to track down an alleged cold-blooded killer through his Facebook account, according to the London Sun. The suspect, Pasq... Disputed Picasso On Block
New York Post
This would end anyone's blue period. A once-disputed Picasso masterpiece set to hit the auction block this summer is expected to sell for up to $60 million -- which would be a world record for the art... Tiger Will Roar Again: Bam
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- President Obama isn't counting out Tiger Woods on his comeback bid. In an interview with the Fox News Channel, Obama was asked if Woods, who has announced he plans to play in the Masters... Tat's So Sad For Scorned Sandra
New York Post
She's an Academy Award-winning angel -- and the other woman is the devil. Sandra Bullock's Oscar glory was shattered yesterday when it was revealed her motorcycle-loving hubby was bedding an admittedl... Winslet Loses To Starlet
New York Post
The Hollywood power marriage of Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes was torpedoed by a young actress the director has been squiring around Manhattan, sources said yesterday. Mendes seemed to be spending more ... Tlc Missed Hitting $cam Brakes In '08
New York Post
Officials missed two chances to uncover the biggest taxi-fare rip-off in city history because they classified a couple of successive overcharge cases in 2008 as routine rather than as early warnings o... Ben's Bid For A Bigger Fed
New York Post
Ben Bernanke has a pitch for lawmakers: Supersize me. Already in a position to wrangle more clout than any other financial watchdog as Congress attempts a sweeping overhaul of the regulatory system, F... Kidnap Boy Reunited With His Father
The Independent
A five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers after his family paid a £110,000 ransom was reunited with his father today. Sahil Saeed, who was released on Tuesday after being snatched at gunpo... U.s. Believes Al Qaeda Deadly, 'on Run'
CNN
Some members of al Qaeda reportedly want Osama bin Laden to take more active role There have not been any confirmed sightings of al Qaeda leader since December 2001 Al Qaeda forces are "scramblin... Cornell On Edge After Student Suicides
CNN
Spate of student suicides has Cornell University on alert School dealt with cluster of suicides in late 1990s School has been praised for its comprehensive counseling, prevention programs Haitian 'orphans' Reunite With Families
CNN
Daphnis knows his biological mother gave him away after the earthquake. He is one of the 33 Haitian children that the government placed in the SOS Children's Village after they were taken to the Domin... Obama Spars With Fox News Anchor
C News
U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's Friends of Ireland Luncheon on St. Patrick's Day in Washington March 17, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young WASHINGTON - Presiden... 'mismanaged Scheme' Inquiry Call
BBC
Claims the assembly government knew of financial mismanagement at a regeneration scheme but failed to act have led to calls for a public inquiry.The Plas Madoc Communities First scheme in Wrexham had ... Bishop 'helped Cover Up Abuse'
BBC
The Bishop of Derry has been accused of being involved in a compensation deal to cover up alleged child sex abuse. Dr Seamus Hegarty was one of three priests named in a civil settlement after an eight... Us Upbeat On Russia Nuclear Deal
BBC
The US and Russia "are making very good progress" on a nuclear arms reduction pact, a senior US official has said.Under-Secretary of State William Burns was speaking as Secretary of State Hi... Clinton In Moscow To Push Arms Treaty, Middle East
Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing for t... 'nova Seniors Use Past To Shape Future
Philadelphia Daily News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - There is living in the past and there is living off it. It's a gentle balance Villanova has teetered with from the very start, and it's something the Wildcats still don't seem to ha... Camille Barnett Leaves City Post
Philadelphia Daily News
Managing Director Camille Barnett - who came to the city government weighed down by grief and never took on a strong public role like some of her predecessors - yesterday announced her resignation. R... Tax [plans Get Cool Reception From Council
Philadelphia Daily News
Mayor Nutter's proposals to impose a $300 annual trash-collection fee and a new tax on sugary soda were picked apart yesterday by City Council members, who seem to be drifting toward a boost in real-e... In The Suburbs, Incumbents, Rivals Give Their Take
Philadelphia Daily News
As the U.S. House prepares to vote on President Obama's health-care overhaul, the battle lines were drawn this week in the competitive congressional districts surrounding Philadelphia. Many Democrati... District Stands By Its Handling Of Violence
Philadelphia Daily News
A grandmother who testified yesterday before the School Reform Commission said that her grandson was brutally beaten at South Philadelphia High School on Dec. 2 but that the 17-year-old was suspended ... Cops: Teen Takes Septa Bus For A Ride
Philadelphia Daily News
A 16-year-old boy playing hooky yesterday made Ferris Bueller look like chopped liver when he stole a SEPTA bus - because he wanted to practice for his driver's test - and ended up crashing into sever... Wal-mart Shoppers Hear Racism Over P.a.
Philadelphia Daily News
Attention, Wal-Mart, there are at least two devoted customers who won't set foot in your store in Washington Township, Gloucester County, again until the person who made racial comments over a public-... Exotic Dancer Pleads Guilty In Extortion
Philadelphia Daily News
They met one night two years ago when she was a dancer at the Philadelphia gentlemen's club Delilah's; he was a businessman from Gladwyne. Before long, slender Ngoc Tran Vo and Harry Pollack were mee...
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