| APNewsBreak: Probe questions runaway Prius story (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PST  AP - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a draft memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press that casts doubt on the driver's story.
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| Afghan gov. wants more troops after 12 explosions (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:12 PM PST  AP - The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan's largest southern city Sunday after 12 explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland that will be the target of the war's next major offensive.
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| Storm leaves Northeast soggy, windblown and dark (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:28 PM PST  AP - Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to more than a half-million homes and businesses after strong winds and heavy rain wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast.
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| Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:13 PM PST  AP - President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other countries.
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| Economy the focus as China political session ends (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:49 PM PST  AP - China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis, but said it will hold the line against critics urging an appreciation of its currency and will not seek an aggressive leading role in world affairs.
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| At least 3 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:38 PM PST  AP - An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said.
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| Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:09 PM PST  AP - Leaders of tens of thousands of protesters who swarmed into Bangkok from Thailand's rural areas Sunday threatened mass street demonstrations if the government didn't respond to their demand for a dissolution of Parliament within 24 hours.
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| US mom: Daughter held in Ireland 'lost her mind' (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PST  AP - Before her daughter disappeared last fall, Christine Mott recalls that the 31-year-old who had been held in connection with an alleged assassination plot announced she had converted to Islam and told her family they'd go to hell if they didn't follow in her steps.
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| ABC, Lifetime among winners of GLAAD Media Awards (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:11 PM PST  AP - Joy Behar, Cynthia Nixon and the ABC drama series "Brothers & Sisters" are among this year's recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
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| Pacquiao dominates Clottey for decision (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:24 PM PST AP - Fighting on the star, Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he is such a star. |
| Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 01:17 PM PST  Reuters - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
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| Afghanistan eases ban on news coverage of raids (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PST  Reuters - Afghanistan rowed back on Saturday from a total ban on media broadcasts of "disturbing" images from insurgent attacks or live pictures of security operations.
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| India police arrest 2 in Mumbai for planning strikes (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:27 PM PST Reuters - Police in Mumbai said on Sunday they have arrested two men they say were preparing to attack several targets in the Indian financial hub, including the offices of energy firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp. |
| Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:01 AM PST  Reuters - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in a tight election race that Iraqis hope will bring stability after years of sectarian conflict.
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| Thousands of protesters swarm Bangkok, seek elections (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:07 AM PST  Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: call elections in 24 hours or face crippling demonstrations across the capital.
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| U.S. Muslim convert among 7 arrested in Ireland (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 07:44 PM PST  Reuters - A Colorado woman who converted to Islam last year and was lured to Europe by online extremists was among seven people arrested in Ireland in connection with a suspected plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist, her parents said on Saturday.
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| Thai anti-government protesters rally in Bangkok (AFP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:20 PM PST  AFP - Tens of thousands of red-shirted supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra were rallying amid tight security in Bangkok Sunday to demand the government's resignation.
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| China's Wen blames US for difficulties in ties (AFP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:42 PM PST  AFP - The United States is to blame for recent tensions in Sino-US ties and must take steps to repair the damage, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday, indicating no let-up in their diplomatic row.
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