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Israel's Netanyahu vows to seek peace with Arabs (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:06 PM PDT AP - Benjamin Netanyahu, taking office as Israel's new leader Tuesday, promised to seek "full peace" with the Arab and Muslim world, but refused to utter the words the world was waiting to hear: "Palestinian state." The well-spoken, U.S.-educated hawk took pains to portray himself as a pragmatist, telling a packed parliament that Israel does not want to rule the Palestinians.

Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - Hundreds were feared dead Tuesday in the chilly waters of the Mediterranean Sea, days after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat packed with migrants seeking a better life in Europe capsized in stormy waters off the coast of Libya.

Dutch hostage in Yemen reports good treatment (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:11 PM PDT AP - A Dutch couple taken hostage Tuesday by armed tribesmen in Yemen said their kidnappers were treating them well, including offering them lunch and tea, after brazenly hijacking their car in the capital.

US, Iranian diplomats break the ice at conference (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PDT AP - In a cautious first step toward unlocking 30 years of tense relations, senior U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke had a brief but cordial meeting with Iran's deputy foreign minister Tuesday at an international conference on Afghanistan.

Pakistani Taliban threatens attack on White House (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:06 PM PDT AP - Pakistan's Taliban chief claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a police academy, saying he wanted to retaliate for U.S. missile attacks on the militant bases on the border with Afghanistan. Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States, also vowed to "amaze everyone in the world" with an attack on Washington or even the White House.

Rooney can be England's answer to Raul (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:58 PM PDT AFP - Fabio Capello believes Wayne Rooney can emulate Real Madrid icon Raul by becoming England's figurehead for the next decade.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,263 (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at least 4,263 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Rio gov't building walls around slums (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:37 PM PDT AP - Rio's state government will build seven miles (11 kilometers) of concrete walls around some of the biggest slums in an effort to halt deforestation of the jungle surrounding the metropolis, officials said Tuesday.

Henson's Lions rugby hopes take a mauling (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PDT AFP - Gavin Henson's hopes of being selected for the British and Irish Lions' tour of South Africa may have come to an end after he was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.

US issues bulletin on threat from Pakistan (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - Counterterrorism officials are warning police of a threat made by Pakistan's Taliban chief to attack the U.S.

Sydney blackout exposes anti-terror network flaw (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 06:38 AM PDT AP - A major blackout that wreaked havoc during rush hour in Australia's largest city has exposed a flaw in the city's terrorism warning system, the government acknowledged Tuesday.

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