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Yahoo! News: World News
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim visits the Museo Alameda where some of his personal art collection is on display in San Antonio. On March 10, 2010, Forbes announced that Slim claims the title of world's richest person with a net worth of $53.5 billion.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)AP - Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top the list, according to Forbes magazine.


3/10/2010 7:40:29 PM
Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents (AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.


3/10/2010 6:36:56 PM
Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections (AP)
AP - A decision by Myanmar's military junta to bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from upcoming elections drew sharp criticism from around the world, with one of the country's Southeast Asian allies Thursday calling it "a complete farce." 3/10/2010 9:35:05 PM
US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal.


3/10/2010 7:25:31 PM
Disaster experts praise Chile quake response (AP)

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet arrives to Constitucion, Chile, Monday, March 8, 2010.  An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit central Chile on Feb. 27, causing widespread damage. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins — and her popularity in the clouds.


3/10/2010 4:15:02 PM

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Yahoo! News: Asia News
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections (AP)
AP - A decision by Myanmar's military junta to bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from upcoming elections drew sharp criticism from around the world, with one of the country's Southeast Asian neighbors Thursday calling it "a complete farce." 3/10/2010 10:31:26 PM
Australia goes from 'best job' to 'best taxi ride' (AFP)

Australian tourism authorities are seeking five foreign couples to take part in what is touted as the world's longest, and most extraordinary, taxi ride. In a nine-week journey over some 11,000 kilometres of road, five couples would travel the state in the back of a taxi.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian tourism authorities are seeking five foreign couples to take part in what is touted as the world's longest, and most extraordinary, taxi ride.


3/10/2010 10:28:01 PM
Myanmar annuls Suu Kyi's 1990 election win (AFP)

Locals are seen reading state-run 'New Light of Myanmar' in a street of Yangon, on March 9. Myanmar's ruling junta has used new election laws to officially annul the result of polls in 1990 that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party, according to state media.(AFP/File)AFP - Myanmar's ruling junta has used new election laws to officially annul the result of polls in 1990 that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party, state media said Thursday.


3/10/2010 10:23:37 PM
China inflation accelerates in February (AP)

This picture taken Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010 shows a Chinese selects fruits at a department store in Beijing, China.  China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track.


3/10/2010 10:12:43 PM
Mumbai firefighters get new uniforms in 100 years (AFP)

A Mumbai Fire Brigade employee tries on a helmet at the Colaba Fire station in Mumbai on March 8. In their plumed helmets, dark blue tunics with shiny brass buttons, trousers and rubber gumboots, Mumbai's firefighters cut a dash as they ride the streets on their ageing red engines. But the time has now come for them to hang up the uniforms and meet the demands of 21st century fire-fighting.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - In their plumed helmets, dark blue tunics with shiny brass buttons, trousers and rubber gumboots, Mumbai's firefighters cut a dash as they ride the streets on their ageing red engines.


3/10/2010 9:49:05 PM
Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Angry China blasts Dalai Lama's latest speech (Reuters)

The Dalai Lama speaks during an interview in Beverly Hills, California February 20, 2010. Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and expressed sympathy with the people of Xinjiang. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and expressed sympathy with the people of Xinjiang.


3/10/2010 8:48:58 PM
Congress faces turmoil over women's bill (Reuters)

Supporters wave party flags as they celebrate the victory of India's ruling Congress party-led alliance in the Maharashtra state elections at the state head office of Congress party in Mumbai October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's ruling Congress party officials met on Wednesday to resolve a political standoff over a contentious women's quota bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass economic legislation.


3/10/2010 6:12:56 AM
World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1 (Reuters)

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim smiles during the Reuters Summit in Mexico City in this March 24, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/FilesReuters - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.


3/10/2010 5:22:16 PM
U.N. launches review of criticized climate panel (Reuters)

Steam and other emissions are seen coming from funnels at a chemical manufacturing facility in Melbourne in this June 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report was found to have errors.


3/10/2010 2:44:02 PM
Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row (Reuters)

A Chinese national flag flies in front of Google China's headquarters in Beijing in this January 15, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Alfred Jin/FilesReuters - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.


3/10/2010 2:30:42 PM