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• Egypt sectarian strife kills 13, army sees threat (Reuters)
• Mexican gang members charged in U.S. consulate murders (Reuters)
• Egypt's ElBaradei says to run for president: TV (Reuters)
• Suicide bomber kills 37 at Pakistan funeral (Reuters)
• Stolen Oil: A Gusher of Cash for Mexican Drug Cartels (Time.com)
• Behind scenes, meticulous preparations under way (AP)
• ElBaradei sets conditions for presidential run (AP)
• Mexico arrests suspect linked to US agent's death (AP)
• White House defends Libya stance, debates options (Reuters)
• U.S. replaces diplomat after reported comments on Okinawa (Reuters)
• Government rapped and escapes nonconfidence motion (Reuters)
• Floods swamp cyclone-hit areas of Australia (AFP)
• Qaddafi bombs tanker in first blow to Libya's oil infrastructure (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Italy's Brutal Export: The Mafia Goes Global (Time.com)
• Egypt's Copts ever more wary after deadly clash with Muslims (The Christian Science Monitor)

Egypt sectarian strife kills 13, army sees threat (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:23 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's military rulers urged national unity and warned of the dangers of anarchy Wednesday after 13 people were killed in the worst Christian-Muslim violence since Hosni Mubarak was toppled from power.

Mexican gang members charged in U.S. consulate murders (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PST Reuters - U.S. authorities said on Wednesday that they have charged 10 alleged Mexican gang members with murdering two Americans and a Mexican man who had ties to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez.

Egypt's ElBaradei says to run for president: TV (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's reformist Mohamed ElBaradei announced on Wednesday that he planned to run for president in an election expected to be held this year.

Suicide bomber kills 37 at Pakistan funeral (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:05 AM PST Reuters - A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 37 people in the latest in a string of Islamist militant attacks aimed at undermining Pakistan's U.S.-backed government.

Stolen Oil: A Gusher of Cash for Mexican Drug Cartels (Time.com) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PST Time.com - Are the narcotraffickers turning to stealing petroleum because they are losing the drug war? Or do they scent a new source of profits?

Behind scenes, meticulous preparations under way (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PST AP - Fifty days and counting down. Behind the scenes hundreds are hard at work to make sure the April 29 royal wedding is a day to remember — not just for Prince William and Kate Middleton, but for the country.

ElBaradei sets conditions for presidential run (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST AP - Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, said Wednesday that he will run for president only if a real democratic system is in place, not the reforms Egypt's military leaders are proposing.

Mexico arrests suspect linked to US agent's death (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PST AP - Federal police have arrested another suspected drug cartel member for alleged links to last month's attack in Mexico that killed one U.S. agent and wounded another, authorities said Wednesday.

White House defends Libya stance, debates options (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:31 PM PST Reuters - The White House on Wednesday strongly defended its response to the turmoil in Libya, insisting it has taken "dramatic action" and rebutting criticism that its consensus-based approach is too cautious.

U.S. replaces diplomat after reported comments on Okinawa (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:30 PM PST Reuters - The United States government has replaced the head of the Japan desk at the State Department, the U.S. embassy said in a statement on Thursday, after reported comments by the diplomat had threatened to strain ties between the two close allies.

Government rapped and escapes nonconfidence motion (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:46 PM PST Reuters - The government received two formal reprimands on Wednesday but escaped an immediate nonconfidence debate that could have triggered an election.

Floods swamp cyclone-hit areas of Australia (AFP) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:01 PM PST AFP - Torrential rains flooded homes and isolated towns in eastern Australia Thursday that were still struggling to recover from a monster cyclone that ravaged the area last month.

Qaddafi bombs tanker in first blow to Libya's oil infrastructure (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:49 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Fighting continued to intensify today around the Libyan port of Ras Lanuf, which is bracketed by two of the country’s most important petrochemical complexes, as forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi used grad rockets, mortars, and air strikes in an attempt to retake the area.

Italy's Brutal Export: The Mafia Goes Global (Time.com) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PST Time.com - As they issue arrest warrants for members of the notorious 'Ndrangheta group in Germany, Canada and Australia, Italian prosecutors are now faced with fighting the mafia beyond Italy's borders

Egypt's Copts ever more wary after deadly clash with Muslims (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Deadly fighting Tuesday between Christians and Muslims in Cairo killed at least 13 people and wounded 140, deepening sectarian tensions and raising many concerns among Christians about their place in the new Egypt.

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