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• U.S. official cancels Israel trip as Jerusalem clashes erupt (AP)
• Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count (AP)
• German bishop surprised at number of abuse cases (AP)
• New Colombian party linked to right-wing gangs (AP)
• In Iran, a Street Demonstration That Both Sides Stay Away From (Time.com)
• CORRECTED: Russian prosecutors say priest's killer slain (Reuters)
• West Bank street named for dead US activist (AP)
• UN assessor: Haiti needs $11.5 billion to rebuild (AP)
• Nigerian leader orders fast-tracking of amnesty deal (AFP)
• US suspect in Mumbai siege, Danish plot to plead guilty (AFP)
• Canada transport watchdog raises safety concerns (Reuters)
• Australia says China ties 'back on track' (AFP)
• Slow progress in Iraq vote count fuels suspicions (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Why Iran smiles on Jerusalem clashes (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Clinton to visit Moscow amid strained U.S.-Russia relations (Time.com)

U.S. official cancels Israel trip as Jerusalem clashes erupt (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 02:16 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. The heaviest clashes in months broke out as an American envoy abruptly canceled a visit, deepening a U.S.-Israeli diplomatic feud.

Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - A secular coalition challenging the Iraqi prime minister in the country's historic parliamentary elections has narrowly pulled ahead for the first time in the overall vote count, although it still trails in the crucial province-by-province count.

German bishop surprised at number of abuse cases (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:31 PM PDT AP - The Roman Catholic bishops in Pope Benedict XVI's native Bavaria sought Tuesday to deal with a sexual abuse scandal whose ever-widening scope has left church leaders baffled.

New Colombian party linked to right-wing gangs (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:31 PM PDT AP - A new party accused of ties to far-right criminal bands has emerged as a surprising force in Colombian politics, adding to worries that President Alvaro Uribe has failed to weaken drug-funded paramilitaries in the provinces.

In Iran, a Street Demonstration That Both Sides Stay Away From (Time.com) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - The mullahs hate the holiday and opposition leaders don't dare touch it, but the Persian New Year has Iranians ignoring orders and taking to the streets -- with fire

CORRECTED: Russian prosecutors say priest's killer slain (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:25 PM PDT Reuters - Prosecutors claimed on Tuesday to have solved the high-profile slaying of a Russian Orthodox priest in Moscow, saying a man shot dead by police in the Dagestan province was carrying the gun used to kill the priest.

West Bank street named for dead US activist (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:59 PM PDT AP - Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in a 2003 protest against house demolitions in Gaza.

UN assessor: Haiti needs $11.5 billion to rebuild (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:15 PM PDT AP - The U.N. regional assessor for natural disasters says Haiti needs $11.5 billion over three years to rebuild and transform the hemisphere's poorest nation after its catastrophic earthquake.

Nigerian leader orders fast-tracking of amnesty deal (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 01:03 PM PDT AFP - Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday ordered the implementation of an amnesty deal for ex-rebels to be sped up, his spokesman said a day after deadly blasts in the restive Niger Delta.

US suspect in Mumbai siege, Danish plot to plead guilty (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:29 PM PDT AFP - The charismatic Chicago man accused of scouting out the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege and a plot to kill a Danish cartoonist plans to plead guilty to terrorism charges, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Canada transport watchdog raises safety concerns (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - Canada needs to do more to resolve safety issues on its airlines, railways and in the marine industry, the country's transportation safety watchdog said on Tuesday.

Australia says China ties 'back on track' (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:15 AM PDT AFP - Relations with China are "back on track", Australia said Tuesday, adding it was optimistic Beijing would behave as a "responsible stakeholder" in global harmony as its power grew.

Slow progress in Iraq vote count fuels suspicions (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 02:13 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq's embattled election commission announced Tuesday that 79 percent of the votes from parliamentary elections have been counted, a breakthrough for a process so slow that it's raised suspicions of fraud. The close race got even closer as a secular rival edged nearer to Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's coalition.

Why Iran smiles on Jerusalem clashes (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:38 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iran is closely watching the unfolding crisis between Israel and the United States over Israeli settlements â€" and Jerusalem clashes with Palestinians that injured more than 100 today â€" for ways to rejuvenate its diminished influence in the Middle East.

Clinton to visit Moscow amid strained U.S.-Russia relations (Time.com) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - The Obama Administration had high hopes for wiping the slate clean with Russia and starting anew. But Washington still has a ways to go to gain Moscow's trust

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