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• Dispute over candidate disqualifications could mar Iraqi vote's legitimacy
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  BAGHDAD -- A controversy over the disqualification of candidates threatened Tuesday to undermine the legitimacy of Iraq's recent elections and inflame supporters of a coalition seeking to topple the alliance led by the prime minister.
  
  
  
• Iran blocking foreign, domestic Web sites to curb anti-government activists
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  TEHRAN -- The bearded blogger stood before an effigy of an Islamic warrior towering over the letters "WWW."
  
  
  
• Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti
  10 Mar 2010 at 2:31pm
  President Obama pledged enduring U.S. support on Wednesday for Haiti's recovery and reconstruction following its devastating earthquake two months ago, and the visiting Haitian president urged the creation of a special U.N. disaster relief force.
  
  
  
• Palestinian leader joins Biden in condemning Israeli housing decision
  10 Mar 2010 at 9:02am
  RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, meeting with Vice President Biden on Wednesday, said Israel's decision to approve 1,600 housing units in east Jerusalem would undercut U.S. efforts to revive a dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
  
  
  
  
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• U.S. condemns Israel's plans to build housing in east Jerusalem
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  JERUSALEM -- After spending most of Tuesday celebrating what he called the "unshakable" bond between the United States and Israel, Vice President Biden ended the day strongly condemning the longtime U.S. ally for approving 1,600 new housing units in disputed east Jerusalem -- an awkwardly timed ...
  
  
  
• Israel seeks a stronger stance on Iran from U.N. Security Council and U.S.
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon will meet with senior U.S. officials this week to emphasize Israel's growing displeasure with the slow pace of diplomacy on Iran at the U.N. Security Council, according to a senior Israeli official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of...
  
  
  
• New Burmese election law bars pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi from running
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said Wednesday.
  
  
  
• Ex-British spy chief: U.S. misled Britain about treatment of terrorism suspects
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  LONDON -- U.S. intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of terrorism suspects, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.
  
  
  
  
• Saddam Hussein weighed nuclear 'package' deal in 1990, documents show
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  As troops massed on his border near the start of the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein weighed the purchase of a $150 million nuclear "package" deal that included not only weapons designs but also production plants and foreign experts to supervise the building of a nuclear bomb, ac...
  
  
  
• China, India give nod to Copenhagen climate change accord
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  AMSTERDAM -- China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
  
  
  
• India's upper house passes bill reserving a third of legislative seats for women
  10 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
  NEW DELHI -- Indian lawmakers approved a historic bill Tuesday that would set aside one-third of all legislative seats for women, a move aimed at overturning six decades of male-dominated decision-making in this country.
  
  
  
• Gates tours broken, abandoned market that has come to symbolize progress in A...
  9 Mar 2010 at 3:27pm
  NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN -- This southern Afghan city has been touted as a symbol of the progress U.S. troops have made in recent weeks. But when Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates swung through the main market on Tuesday, it seemed mostly to be a symbol of the work that remains to be done.