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For the first time there are voices questioning Israel's strategic value 2010-03-15
The Times

Sit down at any dinner table in the Arab world and the conversation will inevitably turn to one of the enduring mysteries of the region. How is it that America has shown such unwavering support for Israel over the decades? The answer provokes all manner of tortured conspiracy theories about the...

photo: AP / Peter Dejong

Germany and France clash over Greek rescue package 2010-03-15
The Times

Conflict was brewing between Berlin and Paris yesterday over the crisis in the eurozone as the German Finance Minister called for countries that fail to clean up their finances to be thrown out of the single currency. As European finance ministers prepared to meet in Brussels to agree the mechanism...

photo: AP / Thierry Charlier

Terror duo sings: Mumbai strike averted in nick of time 2010-03-15
The Times of India

MUMBAI: A terror strike appears to have been averted in Mumbai in the nick of time. The two terror suspects arrested over the weekend planned to set fire to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) office at Bandra (East) on Monday (March 15), according to state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)...

photo: AP

Rio says Olympics threatened by oil reform 2010-03-15
The Star

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A proposed cut to Rio de Janeiro's share of Brazil's oil revenues has provoked a furious reaction in the beach-side city, with officials saying the change would jeopardize its ability to host the World Cup and the Olympic Games. A file photo of the chairman of Rio de...

photo: AP / Sang Tan

UK's Brown to "keep going" even if party loses poll 2010-03-15
The Star

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday he would stay on as leader of the Labour Party even if it fails to win a majority at an election expected in May. The opposition Conservatives, seeking to end 13 years of Labour government, are ahead in opinion polls by a slim...

photo: AP / Matt Dunham

In Storm's Wake, Coping With Shock as Cleanup Begins 2010-03-15
The New York Times

Across the 478 hilly acres of Brooklyn’s landmark Green-Wood Cemetery, nature’s fury uprooted even the peace of memory. Multimedia Slide Show Storm Sweeps Through Metropolitan Region Related Rain and Wind Created a Deadly Storm (March 15, 2010) Nearly 48 hours after a vicious weekend...

photo: AP / David Goldman

Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes to split 2010-03-15
The Daily Telegraph Australia

BRITISH actress Kate Winslet and film director husband Sam Mendes, one of Hollywood's golden couples, have separated. "Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year," Keith Schilling of law firm Schillings said. "The split is entirely amicable and is...

photo: AP / Evan Agostini, file

India government delays nuclear liability bill 2010-03-15
Gulf News

New Delhi: Given the fierce opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties, the government yesterday decided against moving the contentious Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill in the Lok Sabha. The BJP, opposing the Bill "tooth and nail", had moved a notice...

photo: AP / Gurinder Osan

Philippines fears electoral chaos 2010-03-15
Asia Times

By Al Labita MANILA - President Gloria Arroyo's appointment of a loyal army general as the new head of the 120,000-strong military has exacerbated political tensions in the run-up to the May 10 national elections. Speculation has mounted that Arroyo, whose preferred candidate at the polls is barely...

photo: AP / Pat Roque

Wen hints at yuan move 2010-03-15
Asia Times

By Olivia Chung HONG KONG - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, under renewed pressure to let China's currency appreciate, on Sunday again rejected such demands from the United States and others while offering an olive branch to trading partners with a pledge to pursue currency reforms further....

photo: AP / Str