Asian Related:
'Red' demonstrators reach Bangkok
Thousands of Thai opposition supporters converge on the capital, Bangkok, to press their demands for elections. (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:19:06 GMT)
California sues Toyota for faults
Prosecutors in California are suing Toyota, claiming the carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles it knew had defects. (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:15:55 GMT)
Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks
UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha. (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:17:19 GMT)
Burma election laws a 'setback'
The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:49:06 GMT)
China oil demand is 'astonishing'
Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January year-on-year, the International Energy Agency says. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:27:47 GMT)
Top Stories:
Senators resist Obama over projects in health bill
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:14:02 GMT)
Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot
(AP)
AP - A 31-year-old mother from Colorado was one of seven Muslims arrested this week in Ireland in an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, the woman's parents said Friday. (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:15:41 GMT)
Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13
(AP)
 AP - A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat.
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:10:01 GMT)
Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital
(AP)
 AP - Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters converged on the Thai capital Saturday, giving the government an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament or face mass marches on key spots in the city.
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:41 GMT)
US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting
(AP)
 AP - A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme.
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:08:56 GMT)
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