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New documentary on Nobel laureate Szymborska (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 02:22 PM PST

AP - A rare documentary about Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska portrays a lively yet distinguished woman who savors the world's contrasts, from 17th-century Dutch painting to boxing.

Iraqi PM calls pre-vote candidate ban legitimate (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:56 PM PST

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seen during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Iraq's Prime Minister is defending a decision to ban hundreds of candidates from the upcoming election, saying that it would not hurt Sunni turnout for next Sunday's vote. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraq's prime minister Sunday defended a ban of candidates with alleged ties to Saddam Hussein's former regime, calling it a legitimate decision that would not affect Sunni turnout at the polls.

AP Enterprise: How nuclear equipment reached Iran (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:48 PM PST

In this Feb. 3, 2010 photo, a man on a moped rides past the headquarters of Shanghai Roc-Master Manufacture and Supply Co. in Shanghai. Early last year, the Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected. The gauges ended up in a very different place: Iran. (AP Photo)AP - Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected.

Olympic Drinking Games: Why Vancouver Gets the Gold (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:15 AM PST

Time.com - Vancouver has been overrun with jolly, intoxicated fans. Are they enjoying their Olympic moment? Or just being irritating?

AIG in 35 bln dollar sale of Asian arm to Prudential: source (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST

US insurance giant AIG has accepted a deal to sell its Asian arm, AIA, to British insurer Prudential for around 35 billion dollars, a source close to the deal said Sunday.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - US insurance giant AIG has accepted a deal to sell its Asian arm, AIA, to British insurer Prudential for around 35 billion dollars, a source close to the deal said Sunday.

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy site (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:15 PM PST

Masked Palestinian youths prepare to throw stones and firecrackers at Israeli police, not seen, as they are backdropped by the Dome of the Rock Mosque, during clashes in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras Al Amud, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Israeli police forces stormed the most contentious holy site in Jerusalem on Sunday to disperse masked Palestinian protesters hurling rocks at visiting foreign tourists. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israeli riot police dispersed a crowd of masked Palestinian youths throwing stones in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, in a violent reminder of tensions at the holiest site in the contested city.

Thousands of dead fish raise stink at Rio lagoon (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:00 PM PST

AP - Thousands of dead fish washed up on the shores of a popular beachside lagoon in Rio over the weekend, offending joggers' olfactory senses and leading the city to fight the stench with disinfectant.

Rwanda's home-grown gacaca courts set to close (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 02:05 PM PST

Prisoners in pink uniforms surrounded by inhabitants on the town square of Kamonyi, province of Gitarama, as they wait for the beginning of a gacaca court session in relation with the 1994 genocide, in 2003. After five years of trials, the grass roots courts that have judged more than one million people suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide are drawing to a close amidst mixed reviews.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - After five years of trials, the grass roots courts that have judged more than one million people suspected of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide are drawing to a close amidst mixed reviews.

China raises profile of its choice of Dalai Lama's No 2 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST

Tbetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is greeted by Tibetan exiles as he leaves after giving a religious discourse at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Reuters - China has moved to raise the profile of the teenage Panchen Lama, traditionally the second-most powerful figure in Tibetan Buddhism who plays a role in the controversial selection of the next Dalai Lama.

Canada win dramatic hockey gold to end on high (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:05 PM PST

Reuters - Canada beat the United States in an extraordinary men's ice hockey final on Sunday to capture a record 14th gold medal and end the Vancouver Winter Olympics on top of the world.

USA vs. Canada: the triumph of black-and-blue hockey (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:19 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Today's USA vs. Canada men's hockey game for the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics is happening for one reason, says Brian Burke, the architect and general manager of team USA.

Chile and Haiti: A Tale of Two Earthquakes (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:15 AM PST

The asphalt on the Bureo bridge along highway 5 is seen extremely cracked leaving the route cut to traffic near Mulchen, Chile a day after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. Rescue teams in Chile raced Sunday to find survivors in mountains of rubble after one of the biggest earthquakes on record killed more than 300 people and left scores trapped in the ruins.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)Time.com - The Chile quake was 500 times stronger than the Haiti quake, so why did it cause so much less destruction?

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