 Telegraph.co.uk | IAF strikes in Gaza after Kassam Jerusalem Post IAF aircraft struck six targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday, in response to a Kassam attack that killed a foreign worker in Netiv Ha'asara earlier in the day. The army said it struck three smuggling tunnels on ... EU's foreign chief Catherine Ashton makes Gaza visit Qassam hits near Negev kibbutz Neither Israel nor Hamas wants another Gaza war |
 The Guardian | Israelis view Obama favorably, mixed on Netanyahu Washington Post Palestinian boys stand next to a smuggling tunnel damaged in an Israeli air strike early Friday, at the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, March 19, 2010. The Israeli air force responded to a rocket fired by Gaza militants at ... Clinton Calls Israel's Moves to Ease Tension 'Useful' Quartet calls for Palestinian state within two years Israel offers measures to get peace talks moving again, Blair says |
 Boston Globe | Thai protesters target "hearts and minds" of Bangkok Reuters BANGKOK, March 19 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition activists pressed ahead with anti-government protests on Friday, preparing for a new drive to win over Bangkok's politically powerful middle classes. ... Thai protest rallies point to wider discontent Thai red-shirts show willingness to talk with gov't Thailand: Red Shirt protesters vow "class war" |
 Los Angeles Times | Indonesians React to Postponement of Obama's With Disappointment, Support Voice of America Indonesians are reacting with disappointment and support to news that President Obama has postponed his visit there to focus on health-care legislation at home. US Embassy spokesman Tristram Perry says hundreds of Indonesians used the embassy's ... Obama scuttles Asian trip to push health care bill Indonesia says understands Obama trip delay Obama cancellation accepted by Australia and Indonesia |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Polar bear, bluefin tuna trade bans rejected Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed international trade bans on polar bears and Atlantic bluefin tuna failed to pass on Thursday at a 175-nation meeting aimed at protecting endangered species. The United States favored both bans and was disappointed in the ... No trade ban for declining bluefin tuna Japan's lobbying sinks bluefin tuna fishing curbs Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection |
 BBC News | Arrests of Taliban Leaders Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â The former top United Nations official in Afghanistan said that recent arrests of high-ranking Taliban figures by Pakistan have severed important secret communications between the Taliban and the West, ... Former UN envoy Kai Eide explains why he held talks with the Taliban Pakistan accused of derailing UN talks with Taliban UN held secret talks with Taliban in 2009 |
 Washington Post | Mumbai plotter sought by India BBC News India says it will ask the US for access to a Chicago man who has pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 attacks on the city of Mumbai. Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said India welcomed the guilty plea entered by David Coleman Headley. ... India wants to question US man on Mumbai attack India seeks to question US terror convict India wants life sentence for US terror suspect Headley |
 ABC News | US, Russian negotiators 'at the finish line' on new START nuclear pact Washington Post MOSCOW -- US and Russian negotiators are "at the finish line" in negotiating a major agreement to cut the number of nuclear warheads each side has deployed against the other, with just one or two issues left to resolve, ... Hillary Clinton, Russians clash publicly over Iran reactor Iran's atomic ambitions cause impasse at disarmament talks US, Russia Close to Arms Reduction Agreement |
 Joy Online | Nigeria: FG Lambasts Ghaddafi, Recalls Ambassador AllAfrica.com The Federal Government has described the Libyan Leader, Muammar Ghadaffi's statement , that Nigeria should split into two in respect to recurring Jos crisis as "insensitive and irresponsible", even as it has recalled its Ambassador to Libya, ... Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria Nigeria recalls Libya ambassador Nigeria recalls envoy from Libya |
 Globe and Mail | Militants declare campaign vs Iraqi political parties Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked militant group that claimed responsibility for recent bombings in Baghdad has declared a new military campaign against Iraqi political parties, according to a group that monitors insurgents' communications. ... October 2009Election Maneuvering Iraqi Premier Maliki Garners Most Votes After 89% Ballot Count Iraqi Parties Bargain In Close Election Tally |