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Second US woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report - Reuters
March 13, 2010 Trend News Agency | Second US woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. ... Leadville mother held in Ireland in terrorism plot US woman held in Ireland in plot to kill cartoonist For the Love of Islam |
At UN, Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwide - Washington Post
March 13, 2010 Seattle Post Intelligencer | At UN, Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwide Washington Post UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told government delegates and activists here Friday that violence against women remains a "global pandemic" and that their "subjugation" constitutes "a threat to the national ... US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting Clinton says UN needs more women in top jobs Hillary Clinton at UN: 'Women's progress is human progress' |
Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot (AP)
March 13, 2010AP - A 31-year-old mother from Colorado was one of seven Muslims arrested this week in Ireland in an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, the woman's parents said Friday.
Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 10 (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - A suicide attacker set off a bomb at a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 52, officials and a doctor said, underscoring the relentless security threat to this Islamic nation.
Anti-government protesters head for Bangkok (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - Thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass, do-or-die display of muscle.
US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme.
Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.
Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.
Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.
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