Travel
Bangkok
Thai government tells tourists in Bangkok to brace for traffic during weekend ...
Brisbane TimesThe Canadian Press - Mar 10, 2010
BANGKOK, Thailand — Tourists in the Thai capital should brace for more traffic than usual and avoid sites near anti-government protests this weekend that ...
Beijing
China's Exports Rise 46%
Washington PostNew York Times - Mar 10, 2010
BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data ...
Boston
Garciaparra retires as member of Boston Red Sox
ReutersThe Associated Press - Mar 10, 2010
Nomar Garciaparra has retired as a member of the Boston Red Sox. The two-time batting champion and 1997 Rookie of the Year signed a one-day contract with ...
Cape Town
Lance's Cape Odyssey
Telegraph.co.ukiAfrica.com - Mar 10, 2010
Spine Road High School isn't high on Cape Town's list of tourist attractions: set in the heart of the Cape Flats, in the thick of the city's ganglands, ...
Chicago
Bruce Graham dies; architect of most famous Chicago buildings
Washington PostWashington Post - Mar 10, 2010
At the peak of his influence, from the 1960s through the 1980s, Mr. Graham was the top man at Chicago's biggest architectural firm, Skidmore, ...
Dubai
Dubai Made Progress in Debt Talks, UK Minister Says
Straits TimesBusinessWeek - Mar 10, 2010
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai World, the state-owned holding company seeking to renegotiate terms on $26 billion of debt, ...
Dublin
Jail health workers begin strike in Oakland, Dublin
KCBSSan Jose Mercury News - Mar 9, 2010
At 6 am, around 140 nurses, social workers, physician's assistants and other health care workers from the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and the Glen Dyer ...
Edinburgh
The Rolling Maul: Calcutta Cup is shaping up as a grim affair
The GuardianTimes Online - Mar 10, 2010
They are already long odds against to beat France in Paris and yet, in one sense, should they lose in Edinburgh then even a shock victory in Paris will not ...
Florence
Google Reaches Books Deal With Italy
9&10 NewsWall Street Journal - Mar 10, 2010
It currently costs 30 European cents a page to digitize books, said Antonia Ida Fontana, director of the National Library in Florence, but Mr. Arora said ...
Kyoto
Kyoto hotels cash in on tourists during cherry blossom season
Channel News Asia - Mar 9, 2010
Kyoto was once Japan's ancient capital, and visitors can feel the ambience the minute they set foot into Ascott International. Rocks and pebbles shaped like ...
Las Vegas
A Grieving Marie Osmond Returns to the Las Vegas Stage
Washington PostSeattle Post Intelligencer - Mar 10, 2010
"Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did this past week," Osmond told the audience at her Las Vegas ...
Melbourne
Gurshan 'knocked out by opening door'
Sydney Morning HeraldNinemsn - Mar 10, 2010
By ninemsn staff The man charged over the death of a Melbourne toddler has told his father in India that he panicked when he accidentally knocked the boy ...
Montreal
Bank of Montreal Hires Former Bureaucrat Lynch as Vice Chairman
Globe and MailBusinessWeek - Mar 10, 2010
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Montreal hired former Canadian bureaucrat Kevin Lynch for a new role as vice chairman at Canada's ...
Moscow
Russia will not accept US threat to its nuclear deterrent
RIA NovostiRIA Novosti - Mar 10, 2010
MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia can not allow US plans to deploy elements of its missile shield in Europe to threaten the effectiveness of its ...
New Orleans
Missing Exec's Body Found in River in New Orleans
ABC News - Mar 9, 2010
AP Police in New Orleans say the body of a missing Texas oil executive has been pulled from the Mississippi River. ...
New York City
New York City high school graduation rates on the rise
WIVBNew York Daily News - Mar 10, 2010
"The results for New York City are historic," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Any way you look at it, there's a record-breaking number of students graduating on time ...
San Francisco
San Francisco Giants use rotating cast at first base
Yahoo! SportsSan Jose Mercury News - Mar 9, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey arrived in Giants camp Monday. If the current trend holds, he'll be taking ...
Seattle
Seattle Seahawks: Replace Seneca Wallace With Ryan Lilja
Sportsnet.ca (press release)Bleacher Report - Mar 9, 2010
The failed seven-year Seneca Wallace experiment is over, and the Seattle Seahawks can now look for a legitimate quarterback to back up Matt Hasselbeck. ...
Seoul
Japan's Top Nuclear Envoy to Visit Seoul for Talks on N. Korea
The HinduArirang News - Mar 9, 2010
Japan's chief nuclear envoy, Akitaka Saiki, is slated to visit South Korea on Friday for talks with his counterparts here in Seoul on the resumption of the ...
Shanghai
Asian Shares End Mostly Higher; China Life Shines In Shanghai
AFPWall Street Journal - Mar 9, 2010
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Most Asian markets ended higher Tuesday, as Shanghai and Hong Kong shares rose after an upbeat forecast from China Life Insurance Co. ...
Singapore
Singapore Refining Co to shut gasoline unit in Q2
Reuters - Mar 9, 2010
SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters) - Singapore Refining Co, which is jointly owned by PetroChina (601857.SS) and Chevron Corp (CVX. ...
Stockholm
Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious
Washington PostAtlanta Journal Constitution - Mar 10, 2010
The indictment accuses LaRose of moving to Europe to try to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks who is in Stockholm. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) ...
Sydney
Colosimo committed to rest of Sydney's finals fling
ABC OnlineSydney Morning Herald - Mar 9, 2010
Sydney defender Simon Colosimo has his eyes on a title win before a move overseas. Photo: Getty Images SIMON COLOSIMO has confirmed he won't be going ...
Tokyo
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
The Associated Press - Mar 9, 2010
TOKYO — Japan confirmed Tuesday secret Cold War-era pacts with Washington that tacitly allowed nuclear warships in Japanese ports in violation of a hallowed ...
Toronto
Dave McMenamin: Los Angeles Lakers not happy with win over Toronto Raptors
Globe and MailESPN - Mar 10, 2010
They made bad decisions against Toronto's zone defense. Right now they're a little like the sailor plugging up leaks in the hull of a ship, only the sailor ...
Vancouver
Vancouver's commemorative Olympic book on sale
ReutersSalt Lake Tribune - Mar 8, 2010
Associated Press file photo Vancouver's Olympic organizers are selling a commemorative book celebrating the experiences of the 2010 Winter ...
Venice
TIB Financial loss swells as Bank of Venice deal loses luster
Tampa Bay Business Journal - Mar 9, 2010
TIB Financial Corp. sunk deeper into the red in 2009 after writing off all the goodwill associated with its acquisition of The Bank of Venice and the ...
Vienna
Rycroft: 'Vienna didn't know who I was'
Us MagazineDigital Spy - Mar 9, 2010
Melissa Rycroft has revealed that recent Bachelor star Vienna Girardi did not know who she was. ...