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Greek general strike to shut down services across the country Thursday

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

ATHENS - Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices, halting public transport and grounding flights for 24 hours. Greeks have been protesting the Socialist government's harsh austerity measures, designed to curb the country's

Iran leader says US is playing 'double game' in Afghanistan, fighting militants it once backed

Amir Shah,Deb Riechmann, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

KABUL, Afghanistan - Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported. At a news conference in the Afghan capital, Ahmadinejad was asked to respond to U.S

Several Swedish papers publish Prophet Muhammad drawing after alleged plot to murder artist

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - At least three Swedish newspapers have published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a dog's body after an alleged plot to murder the artist was unveiled in Ireland. The drawing was published Wednesday in Stockholm papers Dagens Nyheter and Expressen and the Malmo d

US university janitor who shot bosses and himself complained of treatment and was to be fired

Matt Leingang, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors, one fatally, and then killed himself had complained that he was being treated unfairly, though records show he slept on the job and was late to work during his probation. Nathaniel Brown was days away from losing his job

Residents report higher security in Tibetan capital on 51st anniversary of failed uprising

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

BEIJING - Police armed with machine-guns guarded intersections and demanded to see ID cards at checkpoints Wednesday amid stepped up security in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as the region marked two sensitive anniversaries, residents said. It was the 51st anniversary of a failed revolt against C

Soldiers open fire on youths in Nigerian town tense after religious killings

Jon Gambrell, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

JOS, Nigeria - Witnesses say soldiers in a Nigerian town at the centre of a spate of religious killings opened fire on a crowd of youths that had surrounded a cattle truck driving after curfew. A nurse told The Associated Press on Wednesday that at least two were killed and five others injured i

Brazil's Silva says election win by Rousseff would deal machismo a blow, carry on his legacy

Alan Clendenning, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told The Associated Press

German bishops to investigate all abuse charges, including at choir once led by pope?s brother

Kirsten Grieshaber,Verena Schmitt-Roschmann, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 0

BERLIN - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday - one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students. The Roman

Death of top terror suspect in Indonesia highlights battle against resurgent extremists

Niniek Karmini, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 1

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The death of a senior terror suspect in a gunfight with police has been both a trophy for Indonesia and an unsettling reminder ahead of President Barack Obama's visit that the country's battle against resurgent extremists is far from over. Dulmatin, 39, who learned bomb-m

Gunmen attack US-based Christian aid group in northwest Pakistan, killing 6 people

Munir Ahmad, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 0

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani employees, police and the organization said. The assault prom