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19 die in Baghdad as Iraqis defy violence to vote (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:32 AM PST

Zahiya Kadim, who is blind, displays her inked finger after casting her vote in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Under a blanket of tight security designed to thwart insurgents attacks, Iraqis went to the polls on foot Sunday in an election testing the ability of the country's still-fragile democracy to move forward at a time of uncertainty over a looming U.S. troop drawdown and still jagged sectarian divisions. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Iraqis voted Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country's still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 19 people in the capital and sending down a barrage of mortars intent on disrupting the day.

Taliban, other militants battle in Afghan province (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:41 AM PST

Supporters of Hezb-e-Islami attend a solidarity gathering in Kabul. Fighting between Taliban rebels and militants loyal to the Hezb-i-Islami insurgent group has erupted in Baghlan province claiming the lives of scores of fighters where both factions are active, a provincial police chief has said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AP - Gunbattles between the Taliban and another Islamist faction have left at least 50 fighters dead in northeastern Afghanistan, as militants apparently fought over control of several villages where the government has almost no presence, officials said Sunday.

3.1M customers face Oscar night without broadcast (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PST

FILE - Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, delivers a keynote speech during the TelecomNEXT convention in Las Vegas on in this March 20, 2006 file photo. Cablevision Systems Corp. said early Sunday March 7, 2010 the stall in negotiations should be blamed on Disney CEO Bob Iger. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Millions of cable subscribers faced the prospect of Oscar night without the Academy Awards broadcast Sunday after ABC's parent company switched off its signal to Cablevision customers and the two companies blasted each other for failing to reach a deal in a dispute over fees.

Iran launches new cruise missile production line (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:26 PM PST

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 9, 2007. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/FilesAP - Iran on Sunday launched a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles capable of evading radar, state TV reported.

Symbolic building demolished in quake-hit Chile (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:27 AM PST

A machine works in an earthquake-destoyed building in Concepcion, Chile, Saturday, March 6, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile last Feb. 27, causing widespread damage.(AP Photo/ Ivan Pisarenko)AP - Workers demolished a fallen 15-story apartment building that has come to symbolize Chile's earthquake after officials said there was no more hope for finding survivors inside.

Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:26 PM PST

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor, Co.,left, accompanied by Yoshimi Inaba, chief executive officer and president of Toyota Motor North America, Inc., is seen on the screen during a Toyota's crisis meeting in Toyota city, central Japan, Friday, March 5, 2010. Toyota's brand is in crisis but its cars are safe, top executives told thousands of workers at a meeting Friday aimed at boosting morale amid the automaker's recall crisis. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. plans Monday to try to undercut suggestions that its electronics systems caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to the recall of more than 8 million vehicles.

China says it's up to the US to improve relations (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:21 PM PST

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, right, gestures while Xie Xuren, China finance minister, speaks to the media during a financial and economy press conference of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010. China's central bank governor acknowledged Saturday that Beijing is using its controversial exchange-rate controls to cope with the global crisis and said it will be cautious about retreating from the policy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.

Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:36 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks about clean energy and job creation at OPOWER, a smart grid and energy efficiency software company that works with utility companies to help customers use less energy, Friday, March 5, 2010, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year's worth of work.

Bullock, 'Transformers' make Razzies worst list (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:36 AM PST

Actress Sandra Bullock accepts her Razzie award for worst actress in a feature film in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Sandra Bullock warmed up for the Academy Awards with a stop at the Razzies to collect a dubious honor: a worst-actress prize for her romantic comedy flop "All About Steve."

Louisville shocks No. 1 Syracuse in Hall finale (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:40 PM PST

Louisville's Edgar Sosa is carried on the shoulders of fans after his team defeated No. 1 Syracuse 78-68 in an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Louisville gave Freedom Hall a memorable send-off.

Sadr urges Iraqis to vote to help end U.S. "occupation" (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:30 PM PST

Reuters - Anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, speaking at a rare news conference in Tehran, has urged Iraqis to take part in Sunday's election to help pave the way for Iraq's "liberation" from U.S. forces.

Biden to try to boost Middle East peace prospects (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:03 PM PST

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the media during a joint statement with Romania's President Traian Basescu (unseen) at Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Bogdan CristelReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama dispatches his vice president to the Middle East on Sunday to try to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep skepticism on both sides.

Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 04:54 PM PST

Iceland's president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson casts his vote at an Alftanes polling station. Icelanders have massively rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said Saturday after partial referendum results.(AFP/Halldor Kolbeins)Reuters - Icelandic voters vented their fury on Saturday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands.

China says Iran sanctions no cure (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:23 PM PST

Reuters - China's Foreign Minister said on Sunday new sanctions on Iran will not solve the standoff over its nuclear program, while chiding the United States after two months of tensions between the big powers.

Firms get U.S. money despite Iran work: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:28 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. government, while pushing for tougher sanctions against Tehran, has given $107 billion in the last 10 years to U.S. and foreign companies doing business in Iran, much of it in the energy sector, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Insurgents kill 24 in Iraq election day attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:57 AM PST

Iraqi policemen examine the remains of a vehicle used in a bomb attack in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, March 6, 2010. REUTERS/Ali Abu ShishReuters - Explosions killed 24 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election that Sunni Islamist militants have vowed to disrupt, in one of many challenges to efforts to stabilize Iraq before U.S. troops leave.

China foreign minister says U.S. ties "disrupted" (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 06:57 PM PST

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi talks during a news conference after meeting with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday that relations with the United States had been "seriously disrupted," after a rise in friction between the two big powers.

Blasts kill 24, injure dozens as Iraqis vote (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:24 AM PST

An Iraqi woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Baghdad's Shiite bastion of Sadr City on March 7. Waves of bomb and mortar attacks rocked Iraq Sunday killing at least 16 people as the war-shattered nation staged its second parliamentary election since US-led forces ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqis on Sunday braved waves of bomb, mortar and rocket attacks that killed 24 people to vote in parliamentary elections that Al-Qaeda vowed to wreck.

Icelanders refuse to foot bill for bank collapse (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 07:10 PM PST

People protest in the streets of Reykjavik. Icelanders have massively rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said Saturday after partial referendum results.(AFP/Halldor Kolbeins)AFP - Iceland's socialist government was surveying the damage Sunday after a referendum rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank.
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