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How bloody will it get? Pakistans worry as 43 are killed
(AP)
 AP - Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes.
Pope's former diocese admits error over priest
(AP)
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese said Friday it made a mistake when the pontiff was archbishop in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child to return to pastoral work. However, it said Benedict wasn't involved in the decision.
US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans
(AP)
AP - The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom.
Iraq PM uses early lead to pursue new govt allies
(AP)
 AP - Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to produce a clear-cut winner.
Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers
(AP)
 AP - Eleven rare Siberian tigers have died at a wildlife park in a startling case that activists say hints at unsavory practices among some zoos and animal farms in China: They are overbreeding endangered animals in the hopes of making illicit profit on their carcasses.
Germany: Tensions at the Top
(Time.com)
Time.com - Germany: Tensions at the Top
Brown, Sarkozy slam US 'protectionism' over plane
(AP)
 AP - The French and British leaders accused the U.S. of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.
Al-Qaida: Freed Spanish hostage converted to Islam
(AP)
AP - An al-Qaida offshoot in North Africa says it released a Spanish woman who spent 100 days as a hostage in Mauritania because she voluntarily converted to Islam.
Peru funds tsunami-warning system on Pacific coast
(AP)
AP - Peru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast.
Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81
(AP)
AP - Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81.
Summary Box: China insists Google obey the law
(AP)
AP - NO SIGNS OF COMPROMISE: China, in a dispute with Google over censoring its China-based search engine, said the company must obey its laws or "pay the consequences."
Budget fails to boost Conservatives
(Reuters)
Reuters - A federal budget last week did little to boost the fortunes the Conservatives, who still only have a slight lead in public support, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday.
Suicide bombers strike Pakistani market, killing at least 43
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD — In the fifth terrorist attack this week in Pakistan, extremists set off twin suicide bombs Friday in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 43 people, a reminder of the continued threat to the country despite an overall fall in violence.
UN envoy: No indication of widespread fraud in Iraq election
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The United Nations is not seeing widespread fraud that could affect the outcome of the Iraq election, but it is still waiting for details of hundreds of complaints launched by political parties, according to senior UN officials.
Iraq Election: Votes Being Counted Amid Risk of Violence
(Time.com)
Time.com - Sunday's poll appears likely to yield an indecisive result, while accusations of ballot fraud by opposition parties could challenge the legitimacy of the new government that eventually emerges
Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in
the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing
campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they,
along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
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