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(Photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
Israeli soldiers look at an Israeli air force unmanned plane in the Tel Nof base, central Israel, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
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Erdogan gets Saudi nod as Mideast force
RIYADH - Turkey's role as a key player in Middle East and Arab affairs was set in cement when the Saudis honoured Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a prestigious prize for his 'service to Islam.' | With its own efforts to advance Palestinian-Israeli peace talks f...Full Story
World news briefs - March 10
| ISRAEL | Biden condemns plan | Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday - a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kick...Full Story
Greek general strike to shut down services across the country Thursday
| ATHENS, Greece - Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. | Greeks have been protesting the Socialist government's harsh austerity mea...Full Story
Euro economies dash SA hopes
  | Submit your comment | Eurozone economies including Greece have put a dampener on early optimism about South Africa's recovery, as Europe remains the country's biggest trading partner, BoE Private Clients said on Wednesday. | Daryll Owen, chief investment office...Full Story
Turkey's EUAS to sign nuclear deal Korea's Kepco
(Adds details, background) ANKARA, March 10 (Reuters) - Turkish state power company Elektrik Uretim (EUAS) will sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with South Korea's Kepco, a Turkish energy ministry source said on Wednesday. The agreement will cover cooperation...Full Story
3 held in grave snatching of ex-Cypriot leader
| Stefanos Kouratzis / AFP/Getty Images | Investigators comb the site where former Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos' body was found reburied three months after it was stolen. | View More Images (2) | (03-10) 04:00 PST Nicosia, Cyprus -- | Three months after it was ...Full Story
Researcher reveals Kerala's possible Mediterranean link
| Kochi (Kerala), Mar.10 (ANI): Archaeological remains like shards of Roman amphora have recently been dug up from Pattanam near Kochi, close to the ancient port town Muziris, known locally as Kdoungallur.  | V. P. Devadas, principal investigator, carried out the r...Full Story
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Wed 10 Mar 2010
Pearce - Door open for Owen
Sky Sports | England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists it is wrong to suggest Michael Owen's international career is over. | Owen's slim hopes of making this summer's World Cup finals appear to be over after he was ruled out for the rest of the season through inju...
Emirates welcomes aboard Senegal by announcing new route to Dakar
TravelDailyNews | Emirates passengers can look forward to a warm welcome on and off the aircraft after the airline unveiled plans to launch direct services to Senegal - known as the land of ‘Teranga’ or hospitality because of its friendly and welcom...
Monarch launches flights to Santorini from Gatwick and Manchester
TravelDailyNews | Award winning airline, Monarch, is expanding its portfolio of flights to the Greek Islands for Summer 2010, with the addition of new weekly services from Gatwick and Manchester to Santorini. Flights are available to book now via monarch.co.uk. | Fo...
ISRAEL Biden condemns plan

Ohio | ISRAEL | Biden condemns plan | Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday - a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the J...
BENNETT, William Morgan
San Fransisco Chronicle | Long time resident of Kentfield, California, passed away peacefully February 9, 2010 at home after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Jane, and sons, William, (Gwendolyn) of Lafayette, James (Paula) of Kentfield, Michael (Roxa...
Body of former Cyprus president found
National Post  Agence France-PresseMarch 10, 2010 12:00 AM   | Former president Tassos Papadopoulos's body was found in a shallow grave three months after it was robbed from his family plot, Cyprus police said yesterday, following a tip-off call in "broken Gree...
From palate to palette
Sydney Morning Herald | En route to the Spanish island of Majorca, artist John Olsen had an epiphany in Barcelona's La Boqueria market. | The year was 1957 but, growing up in 1930s Australia, he thought green beans were meant to be khaki-coloured and peas were grey and mu...
Thieves demanded ransom for former president's body
Samachaar Athens/Nicosia: Cypriot authorities Tuesday arrested two people, including an Indian national, for allegedly stealing the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave three months ago and said the suspects had earlier demanded a rans...
Next on CSI: Renaissance, Who Killed Caravaggio?
Wall Street Journal By STACY MEICHTRY | ROME—In 1610, the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio perished in a Mediterranean port town. His body was never found, and the cause of his death has been debated ever since. | Four hundred years later, Silvano...
PREVIEW: Berlin travel fair marks "new decade of travel"
m&c | Berlin - The world's biggest international travel show, the ITB in Berlin, celebrates a 'new decade of travel,' as 11,000 exhibitors from 180 countries open their doors on Wednesday. | 'A difficult year lies behind us, but we are over the worst,' s...
 Body of Papadopoulos recovered in Cyprus
Independent online | By Michele Kambas | Nicosia - Three people were arrested in Cyprus on Tuesday after the body of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, stolen from its tomb three months ago, was found in a shallow grave in another cemetery, police said. | The remain...
 Mediterranean coast protected in reserve
Independent online | By Dina Zayed | Cairo - Egypt wants visitors to discover its Mediterranean coast at a marine reserve being established near the border with Libya, the government said on Tuesday. | "The goal is to protect endangered species ... and encourage ecotou...
U.N.'s Ban to visit Israel, West Bank, Gaza
The Star | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip after a meeting of the so-called "quartet" of Middle East peace mediators in Moscow next week, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday. U.N. ...
Come on board for cut-price Easter cruises
The Times | Discounted deals on cruises are often for voyages months ahead but here are some good offers for cruises over Easter or starting in Easter week. Cruise & Maritime Voyages has big reductions on board Marco Polo, which sails south from Tilbury on Mar...
Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
Daily Star Lebanon | Mothers unable to pass on nationality to children | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Rita Daou | Agence France Presse | BEIRUT: Samira Soueidan thought she had won a major battle last year when a judge rule...
Cypriot ex-leader's stolen body found: three held
The Star | NICOSIA (Reuters) - Three people were arrested in Cyprus on Tuesday after the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, stolen from its tomb three months ago, was found in a shallow grave in another cemetery, police said. | The remains, stolen ...
Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says
The Star | NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Tuesday ransom was the motive of thieves who stole the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, found in a shallow grave on Monday three months after it disappeared from its tomb. | The remains, stolen last D...
Turkey can take a step forward by confronting its past
The Times | Sir, I find Norman Stone's apparent view (Opinion, Mar 8), that bad things are best forgotten in the interest of economics and politics, totally unacceptable, as I am sure do the survivors and relations of family members who were the victims of the...
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