Last updated: Monday, March 15, 2010 | 11:29 AM ET
- Project won't hurt Palestinians: Israeli PM
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's controversial plan to build homes in east Jerusalem won't harm Palestinians. more »
- Obama outraged at Mexican killings
- U.S. President Barack Obama is reportedly outraged over the killings of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Mexico over the weekend. more »
- Runaway Prius hard to explain: investigators
- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it cannot explain last week's case of sudden acceleration of a Toyota Prius in California, and "we may never know exactly what happened." more »
- Iraqi PM ahead in partial vote counts
- Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections. more »
- Mexico drug violence kills 24
- A series of shootings left 24 people dead Saturday in a Pacific coast state plagued by drug gang violence. Nearly half died in one shootout between soldiers and armed men. more »
- Japan whale cull not necessary: researchers
- Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition they say proves Japan's annual kill of whales for scientific purposes is unnecessary. more »
- UN leader visits Haiti again
- The UN secretary general promises Haitians that the world has not forgotten the quake-torn nation as it suffers from a shortage of shelter and growing violence in homeless camps. more »
- Strong earthquake rattles Japan
- A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital. more »
- Storm in northeastern U.S. kills 6
- At least seven people have died and more than 500,000 households were without power after weekend torrential storms tore through northeastern United States. more »
More World News from Canadian Press
- After Thai PM refuses to call new elections, protesters threaten to pour blood on seat of govt
- Israel's Netanyahu says Jewish building in east Jerusalem 'in no way' hurts Palestinians
- Suicide car bomber kills 4 in western Iraqi city of Fallujah
- Edwards mistress says they are still in love; 'I believe that will be till death do us part'
- UN rights expert tells North Korea to open farm markets, saying controls are causing hunger
- 94 people living near China lead factory found to have lead poisoning; authorities close plant
- UN agencies say 170 million fewer people defecating in the open compared with 1990
- Georgian opposition says TV war hoax is government attempt at 'information terror'
- Frenchwoman on trial accused of killing 6 of her newborns, hiding corpses
- Pakistani doctors studying conjoined twins to see if they can operate
Oddities from Canadian Press
- Lawsuit settlement means no more perfume, aftershave or other scents for Detroit city workers
- Miami man allegedly had followers drink snail mucus in rituals, causing violent illness
- Centuries-old English cheese-rolling competition cancelled for overcrowding concerns
- NY cashier, 91, is punched trying to fend off thief, insists on finishing her shift
- NYC funeral home van ticketed, then towed - with body inside
- Man working on home computer in Peterborough, Ont., bit by stray snake
- Midnight knitter spinning nocturnal yarn over US shore town, putting sweaters in trees
- Crime doesn't pay much: Police say robber scored $6 from holding up 11 people at US market
- Calgary Zoo's newest male tiger shows signs of bonding with female tiger
- Strange fruit: Dutch police discover half-ton of cocaine stashed in plastic pineapples
