Saturday, March 31, 2012

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Hundreds line up to cast votes in Myanmar's historic election

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:27 PM PDT

Voters lined up by the hundreds across Myanmar on Sunday to cast their ballots in a historic parliamentary election that could see Aung San Suu Kyi win a seat in the legislature after a decades-long fight for democracy.

Kansas rallies past Ohio State, will face Kentucky in NCAA title game

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:32 PM PDT

The University of Kansas men's basketball team squeaked by Ohio State late Saturday night, setting up an an NCAA tournament championship showdown with top-seeded Kentucky.

Protesters attacked in Bahrain, rights group says

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:32 PM PDT

Government forces attacked protesters in Bahrain Saturday, according to a human rights group.

Twin blasts rock Thai city

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:20 PM PDT

At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 wounded following a pair of bombings Saturday in the southern Thai city of Yala, Thai media reported.

Saudi meeting, Iran sanctions coincidence, U.S. official says

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's Friday announcement that the U.S. will implement sanctions that could significantly cut sales of Iranian oil was not tied to a meeting the same day between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Saudi King Abdullah, a senior administration official told CNN.

Nearly two dozen killed in militant attack on Yemen checkpoint

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:17 PM PDT

At least 23 troops were killed and eleven others wounded when Islamic militants raided and seized a strategic checkpoint in Yemen's southern province of Lahj on Saturday, three security officials told CNN.

In Libya, cease-fire ends tribal clashes

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 09:15 PM PDT

Bloody tribal warfare in a southwestern Libyan city this week ended on Saturday with a cease-fire, government authorities said.

Student with cancer too ill to go with Taylor Swift to awards show

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:50 PM PDT

A cancer-stricken New Jersey student asked by superstar singer Taylor Swift to join her at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards is too ill to attend, supporters said.

Apple moves to share cost burden in China

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:43 PM PDT

The tour of China by Tim Cook this week had all the trappings of an official visit by a popular head of state.

EU calls for IMF to boost its war chest

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:35 PM PDT

European leaders said they believed the ?200bn increase in their fiscal rescue fund agreed on Friday would be enough to persuade non-eurozone countries that Europeans had "done our homework" and lead them to supplement eurozone efforts by building their own global firewall against contagion.

Myanmar begins historic vote

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:29 PM PDT

Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday in a historic election, the first time credible alternatives to the ruling party have appeared on the country's ballot.

Kentucky beats Louisville to advance to NCAA men's basketball finals

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:23 PM PDT

The top-seeded University of Kentucky men's basketball team defeated Louisville on Saturday night to advance to the NCAA tournament championship game.

Cuba sets Good Friday as holiday after pope's request

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:11 PM PDT

Cuban President Raul Castro has granted Pope Benedict XVI's request to make Good Friday a holiday -- at least this year -- Cuban state media reported Saturday.

Friends of Syria to discuss boosting opposition, helping civilians

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Officials from dozens of countries gathered in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the dire situation in neighboring Syria, where months of violence has been compounded by a humanitarian crisis.

2 killed, 12 injured in mass shooting during funeral in Miami

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Gunfire rang out outside a Miami funeral home, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said.

A power plant, cancer and a small town's fears

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:37 PM PDT

"Y'know they're going to tear that house down, don't you?"

Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin injured

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 05:56 PM PDT

Jeremy Lin, who brought "Linsanity" into the lexicon when he came off the bench and led the New York Knicks to a string of wins, suffered a knee injury and will be out about six weeks, the team said Saturday.

UAE shuts down two foreign NGOs

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Two nongovernmental organizations that worked primarily on promoting democracy abroad were shuttered by the government of the United Arab Emirates this week.

Martin supporters rally in Sanford, demand justice for teen's killing

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Civil rights luminaries joined throngs of protesters carrying "Justice for Trayvon" signs on Saturday, slowly marching to the Sanford, Florida, police headquarters to demand the arrest of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's killer.
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