WORLD
Warships aggressively attacking Somali pirates near bases, but many released
An international fleet of warships is attacking and destroying Somali pirate vessels closer to the shores of East Africa and the new strategy, combined with more aggressive confrontations further out to sea, has dealt the brigands a setback, officials and experts said Thursday.March 18, 2010
Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51 
OKCULAR, Turkey (AP) — A strong, pre-dawn earthquake knocked down stone and mud-brick houses, barns and minarets today in eastern Turkey, killing 51 people in five villages, the government said.
March 08, 2010
Military begins aid campaign
CONCEPCION, Chile — Four days after a deadly earthquake, Chile’s military finally launched a massive humanitarian aid effort Wednesday that promised to improve an image long associated with dictatorship-era repression. Its first delivery went to a neighborhood of military families.
By Michael Warren , March 04, 2010
Entire areas on Chilean coast swept from earth by tsunami
TALCAHUANO, Chile — When the shaking stopped, Marioli Gatica and her extended family huddled in a circle on the floor of their seaside wooden home in this gritty port town, listening to the radio by a lantern’s light.
By Michael Warren and Roberto Candia , March 02, 2010
Chile quake death toll tops 700
CONCEPCION, Chile — Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.
March 01, 2010
Suggestive dance lands Winnipeg teachers in hot water
WINNIPEG — Two teachers at a Winnipeg high school were sent home without pay after a parent complained about the way they were dancing in front of students at a pep rally.
February 25, 2010
Six orphans from Prinsburg-led Haiti orphanage who had been detained land in U.S.
MIAMI — Six Haitian orphans arrived in the U.S. today, four days after Haitian police seized them out of fear they were being kidnapped.
February 24, 2010
Adoption cases reflect desperation
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Foreigners detained, Haitians enraged, children caught in the middle: The scenario that played out this week echoed the case of 10 Americans caught trying to spirit youngsters out of this earthquake-ravaged nation.
February 24, 2010
Update: 3 world powers criticize Iranian enrichment
Russia joined the U.S. and France in urging Iran to stop enriching uranium to higher levels in a statement shared today with The Associated Press, suggesting the project reinforced suspicions that Tehran is seeking to make nuclear weapons.
February 16, 2010
3 world powers criticize Iranian enrichment
The U.S., Russia and France say that Iran’s project to enrich uranium to a higher degree is raising fresh concerns about its nuclear intentions.
February 16, 2010
Norway's Yara to buy Terra Industries for $4.1B
OSLO - Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA said Monday it has agreed to acquire U.S. competitor Terra Industries Inc. for $4.1 billion.
February 15, 2010
Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship
DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said today that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters.
February 15, 2010
Veteran spent most of WWII training: Gunner in training
SLAYTON — The year was 1943. Jim Meaden was in his senior year of high school at Slayton and working alongside his dad, Otto, in the family-owned Meaden Machine Works, when his draft notice arrived in the mail. He was told he would need to report for duty soon after graduation, but it wasn’t until he was interviewed by specialists at boot camp that he was assigned to the U.S. Navy.
By Julie Buntjer , February 05, 2010
Argentine president: Eat pork to spice your sex life
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy.
February 03, 2010
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Waiting on the World to Change
John Mayer sings a song that resonates with my life as it is right now. The situation isn't exactly the same. I'm waiting on the world to change, but not necessarily the whole world. I don't have time to sit around waiting for the entire world to change. I am waiting for my w
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