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Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis

During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought. Complete Story...

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UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly.

Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall

Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.

Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears

The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.

Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction

A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan.

Uncle: Fort Hood suspect loved US

The Palestinian uncle of Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country.

Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban

Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.

Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government

Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.

South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy

Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.

Russia's Medvedev: Sanctions against Iran possible

Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.

Madagascar political rivals reach government deal

Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said.

2 tickets win UK's largest lottery payout

European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) — the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom.

Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders

President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record.

US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan

A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.

Venezuelans struggling with water shortages

While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same.

Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.

UN urges Karzai to fight corruption

The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections.

Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots

Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners.

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Tarek Fatah: Montreal welcomes an Islamist extremist in sheep's clothing
Source: National Post

Tomorrow evening the citizens of Montreal will be treated to a spectacle of Islamist double-talk that will leave them dazzled. Tariq Ramadan will be speaking to a gathering at the University of Montreal.

Armenian President Defends Turkey Policy
Source: rferl.org

Relations are tightly woven around the genocide carried out by the Turks in the beginning of the 20th century.

China to ban beating web addicts
Source: BBC News

China's ministry of health has moved to ban the use of physical punishment to treat teenagers addicted to the web, according to draft guidelines. There are dozens of treatment centres offering to wean youths, mostly boys, from spending hours on the web.

Uganda school exam births shock
Source: BBC News

Two schoolgirls have gone into labour during exams, given birth and then continued to sit their tests in the afternoon, shocking many in Uganda. The BBC's Joshua Mmali in Uganda says some have been impressed by the determination of the teenage girls.

China accused over unfair trade
Source: BBC News

The US and European Union (EU) have filed complaints that China is unfairly limiting its raw material exports. In the trade cases filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) the US and EU said China was giving its domestic industry access to cheap materials.

Officials: NATO airstrike kills Afghan soldiers
Source: msnbc.com

Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says a NATO airstrike in a western province mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen.

Iran lawmakers: We won't ship uranium abroad
Source: msnbc.com

Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.

Iran: Three Men Await Execution for Alleged Homosexual Conduct When Children
Source: newslgbt.blogspot.com

Three men accused in separate cases of committing homosexual acts when they were under age 18, have been sentenced to death by Iranian courts.

Muggers attack two-year-old girl
Source: BBC News

A two-year-old girl was punched in the head by two teenage girls during an attempted robbery in north-west London. The girl was with her mother when the pair were targeted by two female suspects in Preston Road, Wembley, at about 1645 GMT on Thursday.

Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government
Source: msnbc.com

Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts - and humiliating the government from a distance.

Afghan officials hit back at foreign criticism
Source: msnbc.com

Pushing back against international criticism, Afghan officials say the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption.

In Peshawar, denial over deadly Taliban tactics
Source: msnbc.com

Many people in the Pakistani city of Peshawar blame "foreign hands," not the Taliban, for last week's heinous market bombing.

more on Fan ownership of rangers and how germany league is a great example
Source: heraldscotland.com

Proof that there is a a;ternative to single owners of football clubs

Failed capitalists shouldn't be entrusted to run football clubs
Source: heraldscotland.com

Great article by one of the best journalists in the country

The Future of the War on Terror, is the War on Islam
Source: Canada Free Press

But virtually every Muslim country or country with a sizable Muslim population has a group like the Taliban waiting in the wings, to bring "true Islamic reforms" to the corrupt political culture. It is why Al Queda has a global foothold.

Judge to bank: Turn over lawyer Rothstein's records - Breaking News - Broward - MiamiHerald.com
Source: MiamiHerald.com

A bank central to the federal fraud investigation into Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered by a Broward judge Friday to turn over records to the receiver for Rothstein's embattled law firm.

Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government
Source: msnbc.com

Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.

Fans walk out on lip-synching Spears
Source: abc.net.au

Lip-synching did not cut it for Perth fans who walked out on Britney Spears after only three songs at her first Australian concert at the Burswood Dome on Friday night.

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