14 Mar 2010 at 10:00am
A A 'Determined' young amputee to run for troops Nine-year-old Lidya Cross, who lost her legs to meningitis, will join Royal Marine amputee Ben McBean on a charity run to support injured British troops.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:18am
Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in the city.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:16am
In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo, an Egyptian antiquities worker performs restoration work on the Ben Maimon Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:16am
As the US military prepares to scale down its presence in Iraq's Kurdish north, a young businessman wants to bring US-style entrepreneurship to the country.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:16am
Gulf of Aden -- Crew of the HMCS Fredericton, including Cpt. Jasmine Lawrence monitor small boats sailing in the waters near the Gulf of Aden.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:15am
... over Israel's announcement came just a day after George Mitchell, the Obama administration's special envoy for Middle East peace, announced that Israeli and Palestinian leaders had accepted indirect talks. Mitchell said Monday that the two sides, ...
14 Mar 2010 at 11:15am
Today, band is "alive and well, and growing their hair long in peace." Editor's Note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:12am
The White House isn't relenting in its strong criticism of Israel for plans to build 1,600 new apartments for Jews in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians are seeking as their future capital.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:08am
Dubai - Reuters Published on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2010 11:41AM EDT Last updated on Sunday, Mar.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:07am
... weaken the trust that's needed for both sides to come together and have honest discussions about peace in the Middle East. So there's no doubt that that was not a bright spot for the Israeli government." Though Netanyahu had not included East ...
14 Mar 2010 at 11:06am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret on Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the revival of Middle East peace talks.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:05am
... Emirates Vacation Club to our network of resorts," said David Clifton, Interval's managing director for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. "This stunning urban property is the flagship resort of Emirates Grand, a hotel ownership and management ...
14 Mar 2010 at 11:05am
A British pair caught kissing in public in Dubai face up to a month in jail in the Gulf Arab emirate for indecency after an Emirati mother complained her child had seen their indiscretion.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:05am
An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
14 Mar 2010 at 11:04am
... Bank and East Jerusalem. They are illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the US, Russia, the EU and the UN - has also condemned the Israeli housing announcement and said it would ...
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13 Mar 2010 at 11:13pm
Chaos, weak oversight and wide use of cash payments in the Iraq reconstruction program allowed Americans who took bribes to get off scot-free.

13 Mar 2010 at 10:30pm
In negotiations, the presidency has emerged as a growing quarrel, threatening to upset Iraq’s ambiguous arrangements of sect, ethnicity and power.

14 Mar 2010 at 7:06am
Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure after a raid in Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said.

14 Mar 2010 at 11:00am
A Human Rights Watch report said 2,700 people lost citizenship from 2004 to 2008 and more were vulnerable.

12 Mar 2010 at 11:50pm
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Israel’s plans for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem “a deeply negative signal” about Israel-American relations.

13 Mar 2010 at 5:26am
The issue of whether the oil city should join the Kurdistan region received strong support on both sides.

12 Mar 2010 at 11:10pm
Israel wants to prevent Palestinians from entering the country for 48 hours, in reaction to clashes following Friday prayers that have taken place in the past few weeks.

12 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm
The arrest of a New Jersey man in Yemen is the latest in a string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims.

12 Mar 2010 at 7:30pm
Al Jazeera said Yemeni authorities confiscated broadcasting equipment from its offices in Sana, after complaining of its coverage of the country’s restive southern region.

12 Mar 2010 at 10:18pm
The Department of Defense confirmed the death of the following American on Friday.

12 Mar 2010 at 12:20am
British officials took Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, to Israel after Hamas officials ended his 25-day detention.

12 Mar 2010 at 12:22pm
Fraud charges heightened concerns over whether Iraq’s fledgling institutions were strong enough to support a peaceful transfer of power.

11 Mar 2010 at 10:18pm
Uncertainty over talks with the Palestinians seems to have grown during the vice president’s visit.

12 Mar 2010 at 12:30am
Palestinian students dedicated a public square to the memory of Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history.

11 Mar 2010 at 10:20pm
Two Israeli soldiers were charged with instructing a Palestinian boy to open several bags they suspected were booby-trapped during Israel’s 2009 military campaign in Gaza.

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14 Mar 2010 at 11:04am
AFP - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm on Sunday as an angry Washington said it was insulted by Israel's "destructive" announcement of plans to expand settlements in east Jerusalem.
14 Mar 2010 at 10:33am
AP - Israel's prime minister tried to play down a serious diplomatic dispute with the United States on Sunday, urging calm after another stern rebuke from Washington over plans to build 1,600 new apartments for Jews in contested east Jerusalem.
14 Mar 2010 at 10:24am
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret on Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the revival of Middle East peace talks.
14 Mar 2010 at 10:07am
AFP - Israel's announcement of plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem was not only an "insult" to the United States but "destructive" of the Middle East peace process, a top White House official said Sunday.
14 Mar 2010 at 8:39am
AP - The White House isn't relenting in its strong criticism of Israel for plans to build 1,600 new apartments for Jews in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians are seeking as their future capital.
14 Mar 2010 at 8:31am
Reuters - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said.
14 Mar 2010 at 5:12am
AFP - A top Hamas commander in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli security services after more than a decade on the run, an Israeli military spokesman announced on Sunday.
13 Mar 2010 at 5:15pm
AFP - Israel on Saturday extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.
13 Mar 2010 at 4:30pm
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an inquiry Saturday into why a contested settlement plan was announced during a landmark visit by US Vice President Joe Biden, a spokesman said.
13 Mar 2010 at 2:55pm
AFP - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told German and Italian leaders Saturday that Israel does not plan to speed up the controversial construction of settlements, a government source said.
13 Mar 2010 at 2:05pm
Time.com - Timing aside, the Netanyahu government's actions demonstrate that Israel sees its grip on East Jerusalem as nonnegotiable. But the Palestinians won't accept a state without a capital in the Holy City
13 Mar 2010 at 2:04pm
AFP - Israeli police said on Saturday access to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem -- Islam's third holiest site -- would be restricted on Sunday to men under 50 amid fears of fresh violence there.
13 Mar 2010 at 12:25pm
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
13 Mar 2010 at 10:39am
AFP - Israeli troops on Saturday clashed in the occupied West Bank with Palestinian women and youths who were protesting against plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers.
13 Mar 2010 at 9:01am
AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has rebuked Israel for plans to build new settler homes, saying it sent a "deeply negative signal" about Israel's ties to its top ally.
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14 Mar 2010 at 10:05am
del.icio.us Guinea's military leader is warning soldiers not to sabotage the country's ongoing transition to civilian rule.General Sekouba Konate says he will not allow the military to undermine plans...
14 Mar 2010 at 9:51am
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A clan elder in Somalia says a fight over land rights between two rival clans has killed at least 15 people.Clan elder Abdulahi Bashir Jama says Saturday's fighting was triggere...
14 Mar 2010 at 9:32am
Back to top Umpires: N A Malcolm, S J A Taufel, R S Mahanama, C E Mack West Indies: Gayle (C), Barath, Deonarine, Bravo, DJ Bravo, Pollard, Bernard, Ramdin (W), Sammy, Rampaul, Benn Zimbabwe: Siban...
14 Mar 2010 at 9:32am
Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) holders DR Congo began the defence of their title with an impressive 2-1 qualifying win over Gabon in Libreville on Saturday.Two goals from TP Mazembe midfielder Ala...
14 Mar 2010 at 9:27am
(Reuters) - Algeria is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahara desert states this week to try to hammer out a joint plan of action for tackling the growing threat from al Qaeda insurgents, ...
14 Mar 2010 at 9:22am
C ONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country. Gen. Sekouba Konate also said Saturday that p...
14 Mar 2010 at 9:17am
Harare — SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Harare on Tuesday in yet another attempt to break the deadlock between Zanu PF and the two MDC formations. Marathon meetings involving...
14 Mar 2010 at 7:26am
The Turkish president saw on Sunday Africa as Turkey's strategic partner. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said he considered Africa Turkey's strategic partner, and he would meet high-level...
14 Mar 2010 at 7:08am
At the end of the meeting, voting cards were distributed and the results will be sent to Tel Aviv District Court Judge Varda Alshech within 48 hours. She is then expected to grant several days for obj...
14 Mar 2010 at 7:01am
BANGUI, Central African Republic — A minister in the Central African Republic says the government has learned of a coup plot. Public Safety Minister Jules Bernard Ouande says intelligence servi...
14 Mar 2010 at 6:50am
(Reuters) - Lam Akol, the sole challenger to south Sudan's incumbent president Salva Kiir, launched his campaign in the region's capital on Saturday, promising an end to corruption if he wins April's ...
14 Mar 2010 at 6:50am
(Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in Camer...
14 Mar 2010 at 6:27am
Mar 14, 2010 - 03:02 - WAM Abu Dhabi, March 14th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade has praised trade relations with Africa and the Indian Ocean and vowed to further ...
14 Mar 2010 at 6:22am
Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a 100 people in connection with the attack. In January, hundreds of people, mainly Muslims, were killed in similar clashes in the region. David Zounmenou, a...
14 Mar 2010 at 5:27am
Nairobi - Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a repor...
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