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S. Korea resumes searching for 46 missing navy crew (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

South Korean Marines start searching for possible survivors and bodies from the sunken naval ship Cheonan, along the beach of Baengnyeongdo, an island near the border with North Korea March 28, 2010. The South Korean naval ship sank on Friday night near the disputed maritime border with the North and 46 sailors were missing. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: MILITARY DISASTER)AP - Weeping, angry relatives of 46 crew members missing after a mysterious explosion sank a South Korean navy ship sailed around the site Sunday as rescue teams took to the air and sea still hoping to find survivors.

Obama announces 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office at the White House to board the Marine One helicopter to leave for Camp David in Washington on March 26. Obama made his first recess appointments without Senate confirmation Saturday, voicing regret that 15 of his nominees were held up by Republican obstruction tactics.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AP - Fed up with waiting, President Barack Obama announced Saturday he would bypass a vacationing Senate and name 15 people to key administration jobs, wielding for the first time the blunt political tool known as the recess appointment.

Palin to tea party rally: Don't sit down, shut up (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

People hold a banner as they stand near the site of the 'Showdown in Searchlight' tea party rally in Searchlight, Nev., Saturday, March 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Sarah Palin told thousands of tea party activists assembled in the dusty Nevada desert Saturday that Sen. Harry Reid will have to explain his votes when he comes back to his hometown to campaign.

In quick reversal, Thai PM to talk with protesters (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

Thai riot policemen stand guard inside Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 27, 2010. Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters threatened to force soldiers from the historic heart of Thailand's capital, raising tensions in what so far has been a nonviolent bid to bring down the government. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - In an abrupt reversal that played out on national television, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agreed Sunday to talk face-to-face with protesters growing increasingly confrontational in their demands for new elections.

Spokeswoman: Barbara Bush hospitalized in Texas (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

Former US first lady Barbara Bush, pictured with husband and former president George H.W. Bush last year, has been admitted to a Houston hospital for check-ups after unspecified complaints about her health, CBS television reported(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AP - Former first lady Barbara Bush was hospitalized Saturday in Houston to undergo routine tests but doctors don't suspect anything serious, a family spokeswoman said.

Family rejoices at release of contractor in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

AP - The family of an Iraqi-American contractor said to have been kidnapped in Baghdad in January rejoiced Saturday over his release, saying they did not believe they would see him alive again.

Crane sways unsteadily after hitting NYC high-rise (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT

AP - Mechanics and engineers hoped to right a crane that was poised precariously Sunday after it tilted and hit a 25-story building near Wall Street the day before, showering debris to the ground, rerouting traffic and causing evacuations.

Ky. Mennonites labor through grief to bury family (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT

**ADDS LOCATION OF ACCIDENT** This family photo provided by Lee Williamson shows members of the Esh family posing for a snapshot in 2005. Left to Right: Naomi Esh, Leroy Esh, Betty Esh, Rose Esh, Johnny Esh, Rachel Esh, Amos Esh, Anna Esh and Abner Esh. Anna, Rose, Rachel, Leroy and Leroy Esh's wife, Naomi were killed after a tractor-trailer loaded with auto parts crossed the highway median early Friday March 26, 2010, near Munfordville, Ky., and slammed head-on into the van carrying members of the family. (AP Photo/Lee Williamson) NO SALESAP - As members of a close-knit Mennonite community prepared to bury their own, they sliced through wooden planks with electric saws Saturday and wrestled with the loss of a family of nine killed in a central Kentucky crash.

Moth forces wine country's secret into the open (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 07:21 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture shows a European grapevine moth. One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley. (AP photo/California Department of Food and Agriculture) NO SALESAP - One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley, the land of three-figure cabernet. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's fast and loose play with federal agriculture quarantine laws is getting new scrutiny from investigators and researchers.

NCAA: Half of Final Four is set; who's next? (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 07:46 PM PDT

AP - Half of the Final Four is set, and anybody who predicted it could be making a fortune.

Iraq's Allawi says open to all in coalition talks (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Supporters of Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hold a poster while chanting slogans against the Baath Party during a protest about the election results in Baghdad March 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraq election winner Iyad Allawi said on Saturday he was open to alliances with any faction and wanted quickly to form a government that would build strong relationships with its regional neighbors.

Tuvalu to Times Square; landmarks off for Earth Hour (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 07:22 PM PDT

Twilight sets on Auckland as it approaches Earth Hour March 27, 2010. Earth Hour, when everyone is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. Viaduct Harbour is seen in the foreground, the Sky Tower at right. REUTERS/Nigel MarpleReuters - Landmarks such as Sydney's Opera House, Beijing's Forbidden City and Taiwan's Taipei 101 office tower temporarily went dark on Saturday as nations dimmed the lights for Earth Hour 2010 to call for action on climate change.

U.S. missile strike kills four in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:13 PM PDT

A Pakistani Taliban militant displays a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the Mamouzai area of Orakzai in 2008. Pakistani air strikes have killed at least 11 militants in a new offensive against foreign fighters in the restive northwest tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, officials said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)Reuters - A U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border killed four people in a suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban hideout on Saturday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Thai PM to meet protesters, few concessions seen (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Thai soldiers move back to their military barracks after anti-protesters forced them out of the tents where they were deployed to keep peace and order in Bangkok March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agreed on Sunday to meet leaders of an anti-government protest movement in a move to defuse growing tensions and avert possible confrontation but is unlikely to make major concessions.

Libya and EU patch up Schengen visa dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi sits during the opening session of the 23rd Arab League summit in Sirte March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Libya lifted a visa ban on citizens of 25 European countries on Saturday after EU president Spain said a Swiss-instigated visa blacklist against 188 Libyans in those countries had been scrapped.

Vatican say abuse response crucial for credibility (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer from a window of his private apartment at the Vatican March 21, 2010 REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - The Catholic Church's response to cases of sexual abuse by priests is crucial to its credibility and it must "acknowledge and make amends for" even decades-old cases, a Vatican spokesman said on Saturday.

Thai government, protesters to hold talks (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra wave flags during an anti-government protest in Bangkok. Thailand's government and red-shirted protesters loyal to Thaksin said they would hold talks on Sunday aimed at ending two weeks of demonstrations.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Thailand's government and red-shirted protesters loyal to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra said they would hold talks on Sunday aimed at ending two weeks of demonstrations.

S. Korea resumes hunt for 46 missing in warship sinking (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:51 AM PDT

A maritime police ship (bottom) patrols near Baengnyeong island off Incheon on Sunday. outh Korean ships and aircraft resumed the hunt Sunday for 46 sailors still missing after a warship sank in choppy waters near the border with North Korea following a still-unexplained explosion.(AFP/Ongjin County Office/Ongjin County Office)AFP - South Korean ships and aircraft resumed the hunt Sunday for 46 sailors still missing after a warship sank in choppy waters near the border with North Korea following a still-unexplained explosion.
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