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• Archaeologist sees proof for Bible in ancient wall (AP)
• Striking Lufthansa pilots to suspend their walkout (AP)
• Finally, a glimmer of hope for US in Afghan war (AP)
• Over 50 Turkish commanders held over coup plot (AP)
• Ivory Coast PM: New government to be announced (AP)
• Anger in Ciudad Juarez as Mexico Loses Drug War (Time.com)
• Madeira hunts for 32 missing; 42 confirmed dead (AP)
• Iran to build enrichment sites inside mountains (AP)
• 2 Americans with orphans briefly detained in Haiti (AP)
• South Africa says intercepted North Korea arms shipment (Reuters)
• Australia fights terrorism with tough visa checks (AP)
• Pumped up Canadians put on show to remember (Reuters)
• Australia to face-scan visitors from 'terror-risk' countries (AFP)
• Iraqi campaign worker killed along with wife, children (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Five nations boosting their culture of innovation (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Canada's Disappointing Olympic Medal Tally (Time.com)
• People of the Year: Jorge Gronda (OneWorld.net)

Archaeologist sees proof for Bible in ancient wall (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - An Israeli archaeologist said Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical narrative about the era.

Striking Lufthansa pilots to suspend their walkout (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:31 PM PST AP - Lufthansa and its pilots are set to return to the cockpit after the German airline and a key union agreed to halt a four-day strike that disrupted travelers and was poised to go on through Friday.

Finally, a glimmer of hope for US in Afghan war (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:52 PM PST AP - The arrests of key Taliban leaders in Pakistan and slow but steady progress on the battlefield of Helmand province have offered the first flicker of hope in years that the U.S. and its allies may be able to check the rise of an insurgency that seemed unstoppable only a few months ago.

Over 50 Turkish commanders held over coup plot (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:33 PM PST AP - Once they were untouchable. Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman times. For decades, Turkey's senior officers, self-appointed guardians of the country's secular tradition, called the shots.

Ivory Coast PM: New government to be announced (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:15 PM PST AP - Ivory Coast's prime minister said he will announce the composition of the country's new government within 24 hours, a move that could bring an end to a week of violent protests sparked by the president's dissolution of the former government.

Anger in Ciudad Juarez as Mexico Loses Drug War (Time.com) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:10 AM PST Time.com - The country's President is seeing his military-led, get-tough campaign against the cartels falter as the violence grows and key political and public support fall away

Madeira hunts for 32 missing; 42 confirmed dead (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:30 PM PST AP - The number of missing on Madeira has jumped to 32, authorities said, after weekend landslides crashed down the Portuguese vacation island's steep slopes, smashing into homes and leaving 42 people confirmed dead.

Iran to build enrichment sites inside mountains (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - Iran said Monday it plans to build two new uranium enrichment facilities deep inside mountains to protect them from attack, a new challenge to Western powers trying to curb Tehran's nuclear program for fear it is aimed at making weapons.

2 Americans with orphans briefly detained in Haiti (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:56 PM PST AP - Two Americans escorting six U.S.-bound Haitian orphans were briefly detained over the weekend in a misunderstanding, Haitian and U.S. officials said Tuesday.

South Africa says intercepted North Korea arms shipment (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:57 PM PST Reuters - South Africa has told a U.N. Security Council committee it intercepted a North Korean weapons shipment bound for Central Africa, which diplomats said was a violation of a U.N. ban on arms sales by Pyongyang.

Australia fights terrorism with tough visa checks (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:40 PM PST AP - Australia intends to impose tougher visa checks on people from countries considered at high risk for terrorism as part of a 69 million Australian dollar ($62 million) counterterrorism plan released Tuesday.

Pumped up Canadians put on show to remember (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:39 AM PST Reuters - Sunday's Olympics ice hockey grudge game between Canada and the United States was billed as the hottest show at the Vancouver Winter Olympics for good reason -- bragging rights alone can mean more than mere medals.

Australia to face-scan visitors from 'terror-risk' countries (AFP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:30 PM PST AFP - Australia plans to fingerprint and face-scan visitors from about 10 high-risk countries in a bid to combat extremism, which is now a "permanent" threat, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday.

Iraqi campaign worker killed along with wife, children (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:33 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Assailants burst into the home of an Iraqi campaign volunteer before dawn Monday, fatally shooting the man before they stabbed his pregnant wife and their five daughters to death, relatives and authorities said. A sixth child, the only son, was found hanging from a ceiling fan with key arteries severed, a cousin said.

Five nations boosting their culture of innovation (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:00 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - From Europe to Asia and beyond, the hunger to innovate has created lots of entrepreneurial competition for America.

Canada's Disappointing Olympic Medal Tally (Time.com) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:10 AM PST Time.com - Canada, already underachieving in the medal tables in the Games it's hosting, suffered a rough hockey loss to the upstart Americans. Can the country revive its crushed psyche?

People of the Year: Jorge Gronda (OneWorld.net) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:03 AM PST OneWorld.net - for merging healthcare with microfinance to provide quality health services to low-income Argentineans in a financially sustainable and scalable way

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