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• Many quake survivors pin hopes on new president (AP)
• Iraq early voting shattered by deadly blasts (AP)
• 1,000 trapped on ferry stuck in Baltic Sea ice (AP)
• North Korean who shopped for dictators goes public (AP)
• Campaign styles reflect the choices in Iraq vote (AP)
• A 'Drunkards' Strike' Shuts Down Bolivia (Time.com)
• Around 50 ships stuck in Baltic Sea ice: maritime authorities (AFP)
• Coins from Alexander the Great found in Syria (AP)
• Mexican official fired for painting teen's bottom (AP)
• Bring more Darfur rebels into talks: US (AFP)
• Turkey pulls envoy after U.S. vote on "genocide" label (Reuters)
• Canada details plans to slay deficit once recovery entrenched (Reuters)
• Mystery as lock of Napoleon's hair found in Sydney (AFP)
• House panel approves Armenian genocide resolution (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Turkey recalls ambassador after US resolution on 'Armenian genocide' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Chile Earthquake: Government Needs to Build Social Trust (Time.com)

Many quake survivors pin hopes on new president (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:10 PM PST AP - Chile's earthquake and tsunami smashed this pretty little tourist town into splinters, leaving immense piles of wreckage and an awful stench. Rooting through the remains Thursday, Dichato's residents said they are pinning their hopes for renewal on the new president, a conservative billionaire who takes office next week.

Iraq early voting shattered by deadly blasts (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PST AP - A string of deadly blasts shattered an early round of voting in Iraq Thursday, killing 17 people and highlighting the fragile nature of the country's security gains ahead of crucial parliamentary elections this Sunday.

1,000 trapped on ferry stuck in Baltic Sea ice (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST AP - Dozens of ships including a passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board were trapped Friday in heavy pack ice in the Baltic Sea off Sweden's east coast, officials said.

North Korean who shopped for dictators goes public (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PST AP - A North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country's rulers said Thursday the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury while many people struggled to survive in his impoverished communist nation.

Campaign styles reflect the choices in Iraq vote (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:39 PM PST AP - There were no politicians kissing babies at the campaign rally, but it came close.

A 'Drunkards' Strike' Shuts Down Bolivia (Time.com) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:10 AM PST Time.com - After a series of horrendous fatalities, Evo Morales imposes a zero-tolerance DUI law for bus drivers, provoking a nationwide strike

Around 50 ships stuck in Baltic Sea ice: maritime authorities (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PST AFP - Around 50 ships, including large ferries carrying thousands, were stuck in the ice in the Baltic Sea Thursday and many were not likely to be freed for hours, Swedish maritime authorities said.

Coins from Alexander the Great found in Syria (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PST AP - More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday.

Mexican official fired for painting teen's bottom (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:47 PM PST AP - A mayor in central Mexico says he has fired one of his town officials for spray-painting the buttocks of a teenage boy as punishment for graffiti tagging.

Bring more Darfur rebels into talks: US (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:02 PM PST AFP - The United States called Thursday for all Darfur rebel groups to play a role in talks on a peace agreement and said that people in the war-torn region needed to see concrete improvements in security.

Turkey pulls envoy after U.S. vote on "genocide" label (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:51 PM PST Reuters - A congressional panel voted on Thursday to label as "genocide" the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces, prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador from Washington.

Canada details plans to slay deficit once recovery entrenched (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:43 PM PST Reuters - Closing the stimulus tap and cutting spending sharply after the economy recovers will rein in Canada's record budget deficit, the government said on Thursday.

Mystery as lock of Napoleon's hair found in Sydney (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:05 AM PST AFP - A few clippings of hair apparently taken from Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed have been found in Sydney's Town Hall after the 130-year-old building cleaned out its vaults.

House panel approves Armenian genocide resolution (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:57 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday narrowly approved an Armenian genocide resolution over last-minute objections by the Obama administration.

Turkey recalls ambassador after US resolution on 'Armenian genocide' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:15 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Washington after the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives today passed a resolution that described the mass murders of Armenians during World War I as the “Armenian genocide.”

Chile Earthquake: Government Needs to Build Social Trust (Time.com) Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:10 AM PST Time.com - Chile's legacy of military dictatorship and its new pride in its economic development may have tripped up its response to the earthquake catastrophe

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