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Hundreds Evacuated As Volcano Erupts In Iceland
International Herald Tribune
Filed at 12:44 a.m. ET REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday... Judge Clears Diller's Iac Of Securities Fraud
New York Post
A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a long-running class-action lawsuit accusing media mogul Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp of securities fraud for making false and misleading statements that arti... Seniors Angered Over Reverse Mortgage Snub
New York Post
Dear John: Can you believe it's more than a year since I contacted you regarding Washington's ridiculous delay in officially authorizing reverse mortgages for co-ops? So many senior citizens have been... Stox Spike As Obama Loses Favor
New York Post
How so? As I watched President Obama dip into the polls' bear-market territory, and pondered the one-year anniversary of the market bottom last March, I was reminded of a study done by the folks at Ne... Wine Trader Has Sense Of Opportunity
New York Post
On the surface, the career trajectory of Upper East Sider Alexandra Elman is pretty run of the mill. After working for others in her industry for 17 years, she is about to start out on her own next mo... Don't Be Evil You!
New York Post
When it comes to YouTube, it sure seems like the geniuses at Google got snookered. A series of jaw-dropping videos and e-mails among YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim show th... Volcano Erupts In Southern Iceland
New Zealand Herald
REYKJAVIK - Iceland's civil protection agency says a volcano has erupted in southern Iceland. The agency says in a statement that the eruption took place at around midnight (local time ) in the Eyjaf... Democrats Confident Of Passing Healthcare Bill
New Zealand Herald
Democrats in the US House of Representatives say they have secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and will dump a controversial plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill. ... Call For Better Therapy Treatment
BBC
Some 65% of doctors say they can "rarely" offer psychological therapy to depression sufferers within two months of referral, a study suggests.The Royal College of GPs survey of 590 UK doctor... Flash Mob Disrupts South Street
Philadelphia Daily News
Young people fill South Street at 11:15 p.m. during a flash mob incident that involved thousands and closed the street to traffic from Front to Broad in Philadelphia on Saturday night, March 20, 2010.... Colombian Journalist Slain In Militia Stronghold
Washington Times
By Vivian Sequera ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA (AP) -- The killing of a veteran radio reporter by a motorcycle gunman in a northwestern state capital reignited concerns Saturday about the safety of journa... All The Lonely People ...
New York Post
But the story of the contented solo dweller isn’t true — or at least not true for everyone. I lived alone for six years in my 30s, and those years were a period of relentless, almost savag... In My Library: Henning Mankell
New York Post
He’s given the world Kurt Wallander — the hard-drinking, highly caffeinated detective recently played by Kenneth Branagh on PBS. But Sweden’s Henning Mankell has more on his mind tha... Sex & The Stone Age
New York Post
She was once just a picture on a poster — OK, maybe not just any poster: It was an unforgettable image, Welch, tanned, taut, ready to pounce in her barely-there fur bikini, promoting her flick &... Britain: Air Pollution Blamed For Premature Deaths
New Zealand Herald
More than 50,000 people are dying prematurely in the UK every year, and thousands more suffer serious illness because of man-made air pollution, according to a parliamentary report published tomorrow.... Aussie Driver Caught Doing 249km/h
New Zealand Herald
A P-plate driver has been charged and has had his licence suspended after being caught travelling at 249km/h in a 100km/h zone in Sydney's southwest. Police were conducting speed enforcement duties o... Klitschko Kos Chambers To Keep Titles
CNN
Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine celebrates after his WBO Heavyweight World Championship fight against American Eddie Chambers Saturday in Duesseldorf, Germany. Volcano Erupts In South Iceland
BBC
Several hundred people have been evacuated from their homes, as a volcano erupted in southern Iceland.The volcano near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt shortly after midnight, leading to r... Homes Evacuated As Volcano Erupts In Iceland
Sky News
Eyewitnesses say they can see flames and a steady stream of lava from the Eyjafallajoekull glacier. Sigurgeir Gudmundsson of the Icelandic civil protections said: "We estimate that no one is in dange... 'flash Mob' Swarms South Street
Philadelphia Daily News
Young people fill South Street at 11:15 p.m. during a flash mob incident that involved thousands and closed the street to traffic from Front to Broad in Philadelphia on Saturday night, March 20, 2010.... Ovechkin Lights The Lamp In Return To Play
Washington Times
Ted Starkey TAMPA, Fla. | After sitting out two games thanks to his suspension for boarding Brian Campbell, it didn't take long for Alex Ovechkin to make an impression. The Caps' star scored just ... In Iraq, Even A Vote Hints At Violence
International Herald Tribune
Michael Kamber for The New York Times A poll worker looked toward the sound of an explosion on election day. A candidate for Parliament, Aiffan Saadoun al-Aiffan staffed an around-the-clock electio... Bronx Toddler Beaten To Death
New York Post
Authorities are investigating the death of a toddler in the Bronx after police officers responding to a 911 call from her grandmother found her unconscious.Police say Sanaa Brewington was found with h... Weekend Riots Flare Up In E. J'lem
Jerusalem Post
Despite the relative calm across the capital throughout the weekend, east Jerusalem was again the scene of sporadic violence on Friday and on Saturday night as Arab youths burned tires, and threw ston... Fargo Appears To Have Escaped Major Flood Risk
The Seattle Times
They passed out cigars in Fargo on Saturday, but no matches, as a city that spent the past week getting ready to hold back the Red River cautiously prepared to celebrate what appeared to be a successf... How The West Poisoned Bangladesh
New Zealand Herald
Up to 20 million people in Bangladesh are at risk of suffering early deaths because of arsenic poisoning - the legacy of a well-intentioned but ill-planned water project that created a devastating pub... Cornell Deaths Confirmed As Suicides
CNN
Ithaca, New York (CNN) -- Two suspected cases of suicide on the Cornell University campus have officially been confirmed by the Tompkins County chief medical examiner, bringing the total number of sui... Aruban Divers To Inspect Site Of Photo
CNN
(CNN) -- An Aruban police dive team will search the site where an underwater photograph was taken that might show human remains, a spokeswoman for the Aruban prosecutor said Saturday. French Vote Likely To Pressure Pm
BBC
France is returning to the polls for the final round of regional elections. In the first round a week ago, President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing UMP party received one of its lowest scores in decades... Live - Bangladesh V England
BBC
they've reached tea on day three of the first Test - and New Zealand are following on against Australia at the Basin Reserve. After the Aussies declared on 459-5 yesterday, the Kiwis collapsed from 10... Leader Of Somali Group Al-shabaab Assassinated
Wikinews
We are a group of volunteers whose mission is to build a website with present up-to-date, relevant, newsworthy and entertaining content without bias. All content is released under a free license. By ... Democrats Say They Have Votes To Pass Healthcare
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Saturday they had secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and would dump a controversial plan to avoid a ... Opposition "red Shirts" Try To Win Over Thai Capital
Reuters
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CBS News
In this Jan. 15, 2007, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is seen. Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., told a reporter that as he left the Cannon House Office Building Saturday with Lewis, a leader of the civ... Lackluster Flyers Fall To Atlanta
Philadelphia Daily News
ATLANTA - The Flyers continued a disturbing trend Saturday night at Philips Arena - playing down to their competition. Defensive lapses proved to be their downfall in a 5-2 loss to lowly Atlanta, a t... Girl, 12, Charged With Beating Woman During 'game'
Philadelphia Daily News
Two residents of Southwest Philadelphia were injured - one of them seriously - in separate, recent attacks by youth engaging in a violent game they have dubbed "Catch and Wreck," police said... Northern Iowa Knocks Off No. 1 Kansas, 69-67
Philadelphia Daily News
Kansas center Cole Aldrich (45) shoots over Northern Iowa center Jordan Eglseder (53) during the first half of an NCAA second-round college basketball game, Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Oklahoma City.... Spat-on Congressm Won't Press Charges
Washington Times
By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- A congressman who was spat on by a protester on Capitol Hill is declining to press charges. Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver was making his way through a gr... Obama Urges Dems To Come Together For Health Care
Washington Times
By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldiva WASHINGTON (AP) -- Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by b... Ban Urges Gazans To Stop Rocket Fire
Jerusalem Post
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday night called for Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets from Gaza into Israel and for IDF soldier Gilad Schalit be released on humanitarian grounds.A...
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