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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Hong Kong Herald.com http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/2411cd3571b4f088/ en-us Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:46:57 -0400 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:46:57 -0400 30 The on-going saga of the US healthcare reform bill may be put to rest Sunday as preparations are made for a historic vote. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614220/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:16:19 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614220/cs/1/ The UK's Easter period could see travel chaos for millions of people as BA and Network Rail workers, as well as 200,000 government employees, indicate their intention to strike. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614201/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:47:04 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614201/cs/1/ Israel's Prime Minister has responded with a 'no' to demands made by the US, as well as Russia, the EU and the UN, to cancel the construction of settler homes in East Jerusalem. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614195/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:27:35 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614195/cs/1/ A neo-Nazi group in Greece has become the target of a bomb attack as buildings around their offices are evacuated before explosion. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614172/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:04:13 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614172/cs/1/ An asylum seeker from Nigeria died in shackles as Swiss police forced him toward the plane that would take him back to the home he'd fled. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614141/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:19:08 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614141/cs/1/ The policy of racial profiling in the US has come under scrutiny following the arrest of a second white American woman in Ireland on charges of plotting to engage in terrorism. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614138/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:53:09 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614138/cs/1/ A policeman, who apparently acted in self-defense following an altercation, has been suspended pending an on-going investigation after shooting Moscow Metro commuter. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614130/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:19:16 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614130/cs/1/ Ellen DeGeneres and a Web site called Tonic give $30,000 check to homsexual student whose prom was cancelled. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614126/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:57:56 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614126/cs/1/ Pope Benedict XVI Friday signed a highly anticipated pastoral letter to Catholics in Ireland dealing with a child sex abuse scandal involving priests, the Vatican said. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614028/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:30:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614028/cs/1/ The BBC has reported that the UN's former envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has made strong criticisms of Pakistan's recent arrest of high-ranking Taliban leaders. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613725/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:58:27 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613725/cs/1/ The ultimate solution for climate finance will be under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614113/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:28:31 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614113/cs/1/ China is to host the coal mining industry at a special forum in Beijing in Ocotber. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614112/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:22:34 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614112/cs/1/ Alarm and concern began to spread like wildfire in Nepal after former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, the architect of the peace negotiations that ended a decade of Maoist insurgency, slipped into a coma Saturday after suffering from respiratory problems for nearly a fortnight. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614221/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:20:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614221/cs/1/ Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock has turned to actor friend Keanu Reeves for advice after her husband Jesse James reportedly had an affair with model Michelle Mcgee. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614176/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:10:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614176/cs/1/ Singer Beyonce Knowles says she is 'so happy' to sell fragrance worth $3 million in one month in the US. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614175/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:10:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614175/cs/1/ Manohar 'Mike' Vaswani, an Indian-American who has worked for integrating all Asian communities into one strong and cohesive entity, has received Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director's Community Leadership Award for 2009. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614122/cs/1/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:10:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614122/cs/1/ Israeli F16 warplanes Friday night carried out two successive airstrikes on southern Gaza Strip, wounding at least 10 people, in response to earlier rocket attacks on southern Israel, witnesses and medics said. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614103/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614103/cs/1/ The estate of Anna Nichole Smith is not entitled to the $300 million that the late reality TV star was claiming from the heir of her oil-tycoon ex-husband, a federal http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614104/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614104/cs/1/ Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston has revealed it is her 'dream' to settle down and start a family with a 'great man'. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614100/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614100/cs/1/ Australian actress Toni Collette is glad her acting career is not based on her normal looks because she prefers to play 'rich and complex' roles. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614101/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614101/cs/1/ Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart who took up the offer to play Joan Jett in 'The Runaways' had to face difficulty during singing in the movie. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614099/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614099/cs/1/ In a novel study, Oxford scientists have developed a gel that may soon heal the misery of cleft palates in kids. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614098/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:03 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614098/cs/1/ 'Hanna Montana' star Miley Cyrus was welcomed by boyfriend Liam Hemsworth's family. He revealed his parents 'loved' his girlfriend. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614096/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614096/cs/1/ The stripper and tattoo model linked to this week's split between Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and her husband posed for pictures in Nazi regalia and had racist symbols inked on her legs, the celebrity website TMZ.com reported Friday. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614097/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614097/cs/1/ Japanese scientists have developed a genetically modified mosquito that vaccinates as it bites and could help prevent the spread of malaria. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614095/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614095/cs/1/ Socialite Nicole Richie has revealed she is still undecided on her wedding dress. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614092/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:40:03 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614092/cs/1/ French First Lady Carla Bruni's starring role in a Woody Allen movie is under threat, as the legendary director is having second thoughts about casting her. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614090/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:40:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614090/cs/1/ Rapper 50 Cent insists he has no intention of quitting the music industry but admits he will have to change if he wants to continue to be one of the world's biggest rappers. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614091/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:40:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614091/cs/1/ Troubled English singer Pete Doherty has branded the British prison system a success, insisting jailing criminals stops them offending. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614087/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:30:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614087/cs/1/ A British Phd student has discovered a terrifying new species of dinosaur in China, an eight-foot long creature with scythe-like claws. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614083/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:10:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614083/cs/1/ Pop star Janet Jackson's struggle with her much-talked about weight problems began at the age of 10 when TV producers asked her to lose weight for a role, she revealed. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614082/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614082/cs/1/ Whitney Houston's lawyer has dismissed 'ridiculous' media reports that the singer-actress was heading back to a rehabilitation centre. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614078/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614078/cs/1/ Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson is worried about the fate of his upcoming film 'Remember Me' as it isn't the 'happy romantic drama' audiences may be expecting. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614075/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:10:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614075/cs/1/ Producer Rob Fusari has filed a $35 million lawsuit against singer Lady Gaga alleging that she dumped him as soon as she became a star. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614076/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:10:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614076/cs/1/ Singer Peter Andre is in the process of completely switching off ex-wife Katie Price with the removal of her name tattooed on his wedding-ring finger. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614073/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614073/cs/1/ Designer Alexander McQueen will be posthumously honoured by the fashion world at an industry event in June. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614074/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614074/cs/1/ Myanmar's main opposition party decided Friday to sue the military-run government for issuing unfair election laws, opposition sources said. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614030/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:30:03 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614030/cs/1/ Bangladesh has suspended operations of three private phone operators in less than a week for allegedly running unlicenced phone services, a spokesman of the telecom regulatory body said Friday. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614029/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:30:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614029/cs/1/ Actress Katherine Heigl faced an embarrassing situation when one of the straps broke on her red dress in the middle of her acceptance speech at an award function in Las Vegas. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614002/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614002/cs/1/ Liverpool will face Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Europa League following Friday's draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon while Atletico Madrid take on Primera Liga rivals Valencia in an all-Spanish tie. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614003/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614003/cs/1/ The rich tradition of Islamic embroidery, from Pakistan to Morocco, will be showcased at an exhibition starting April 6 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, WAM news agency said Friday. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614000/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/614000/cs/1/ Gurpreet Singh, an Indian American working his final shift as a night clerk at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Kansas City, Missour, was gunned down during a robbery. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613981/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:30:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613981/cs/1/ The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday left out former captains Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik from the central contracts. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613971/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613971/cs/1/ Scottish actor Gerard Butler is to play a foul-mouthed and perverse leprechaun in an upcoming comedy. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613932/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:50:05 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613932/cs/1/ Space tourists will be again able to fly on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station in two to three years, Russia's top space official said Friday. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613930/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:50:04 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613930/cs/1/ Director Tim Burton is reportedly planning a 3-D version of popular TV horror-comedy 'The Addams Family'. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613927/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:50:03 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613927/cs/1/ French and British officials have discussed a nuclear deterrence-sharing scheme but Britain has opposed the idea 'so far' on grounds of political unacceptability, a media report said Friday. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613923/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:50:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613923/cs/1/ Adam Dell, younger brother of computer tycoon Michael Dell, is the father of supermodel Padma Lakshmi's daughter Krishna, according to sources. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613921/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:40:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613921/cs/1/ Spanish actress Penelope Cruz prefers earrings and bracelets to necklaces. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613922/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:40:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613922/cs/1/ Singapore authorities Friday charged an Indian man with the murder this week of a 30-year-old Philippine tourist, a media report said. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613916/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:10:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613916/cs/1/ In a massive crackdown on vice, police in Nepal Friday said they had arrested nearly 150 students from a discotheque here that has been raided in the past too for alleged illegal activities. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613884/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:50:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613884/cs/1/ Leaders of the so-called Middle East Quartet of the UN, US, European Union and Russia are meeting in Moscow Friday for talks on the way forward in the impasse on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613827/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613827/cs/1/ Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Joslyn James has put 122 explicit text messages sent by him on her website. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613828/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613828/cs/1/ As Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tours China, a debate is brewing in Bangladesh. Who is a greater friend? India or China? The answers vary. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613824/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:10:02 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613824/cs/1/ Men and women with a history of alcohol abuse may not see long-term negative effects on their memory and thinking but female smokers do, a new study suggests. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613820/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:01 -0400 IANS http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613820/cs/1/ Lawyers for film director Roman Polanski have filed an appeal to ask for a special investigation into alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613726/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:10:41 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613726/cs/1/ A man who was convicted of shooting a five-year-old girl in the face has been given a long jail sentence in a court in the US state of Michigan. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613722/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:48:53 -0400 Hong Kong Herald.com http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/613722/cs/1/ A paramilitary policeman stands at the Tiananmen Square shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandsto... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316644/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:04:44 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316644/ Detainees who were deemed not a threat were released to Afghan tribal elders at a ceremony in Kabul. The detainees and the elders must sign a pledge. As an Afghan general read the document aloud, C... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316395/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:01:33 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316395/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Brandon Jennings scored 35 points, hit a career-high eight 3-pointers and added eight assists in the Milwaukee Bucks' 114-108 double-overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings o... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316657/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:59:03 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316657/ LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant had 22 points and a season-high 13 assists, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 104-96 victory over Minnesota on Friday night and sending the Timberwolves to their 12th str... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316658/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:59:02 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316658/ SPOKANE, Wash. -- On a night when ACC player of the year Greivis Vasquez was having trouble scoring, Maryland turned to freshman forward Jordan Williams.Setting career highs with 21 points and 17 reb... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316659/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:59:01 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316659/ Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles have set off for a day-long procession through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government.They plan ... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316669/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:55:49 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316669/ ATHENS: A bomb exploded early Saturday outside the home of a Pakistani community leader in Athens without injuring anyone, Greek police said. Anonymous warnings made by telephone to a Greek television... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316392/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:38 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316392/ WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itsel... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316393/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:35 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316393/ WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama girded Friday for a crucial weekend vote on his sweeping health care overhaul plan, with Democrats poised to make history after a century of struggling for reform... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316394/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:49:33 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316394/ (CNN) -- A string of "brazen attempts" to kill members of a gang task force in Riverside, California, has led to a $200,000 reward for information. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316406/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:41:58 -0400 CNN http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316406/ U.S. President Barack Obama removes his jacket before speaking on health care reform at George Mason University March 19, 2010 in Fairfax, Virginia http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316630/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:40:41 -0400 National Post http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316630/ This weekend, the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto will offer pre-teen girls a chance try out dreamy careers - rock star, ballerina, surfer, race car driver (and dentist, too). The new Barbie "I Can Be" A... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316660/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:40:37 -0400 National Post http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316660/ When celebrity nonbeliever Richard Dawkins finished addressing his hundreds of Godless followers at the American Atheists Convention at Atlanta's Emory Center last April, the follow up act was a man v... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316661/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:40:33 -0400 National Post http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316661/ To watch Fox News commentator Glenn Beck on television, listen to him on radio, or see him give a speech to an admiring crowd, can be a jolting experience. At one moment he is crying real tears about... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316662/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:40:29 -0400 National Post http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316662/ In Manitoba's remote north, where First Nations communities rely on winter roads to connect with nearby cities and one another, this winter's mild weather has brought isolation, desperation and a stat... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316663/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:40:26 -0400 National Post http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316663/ REVELSTOKE, B.C. -- Another fatal avalanche struck eastern British Columbia on Friday, leaving one person dead and another injured, less than a week after a major snowslide killed two people and injur... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316664/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:40:24 -0400 National Post http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316664/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their stude... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316666/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:46 -0400 Associated Press http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316666/ PARIS (AP) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy's party braced for a potential electoral wipeout in Sunday's final round of regional elections, which an alliance of the rival left hopes will give it a nationa... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316667/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:46 -0400 Associated Press http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316667/ The 51-year-old would be the third North Korean logger in Russia in a week to make a bid for asylum. On March 9, two other North Koreans who had fled their jobs as loggers managed to get into the Sout... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316668/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:45 -0400 Associated Press http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33316668/ A British Airways aeroplane descends to land at Heathrow Airport in London, Thursday March 18, 2010. A British news agency says that British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh is again talking with ... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315083/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:39:35 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315083/ Phuket has long been known for its dazzling beaches and naughty night life. But for many, it was the catastrophic Asian tsunami in 2004 that finally placed Phuket on the map. Recovery has been swift, ... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314886/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:36:38 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314886/ THERE is a wonderful Sardinian flatbread known as carta musica — sheet music, because it is nearly impossibly thin — that I never thought of making. Something about its ethereal nature made ... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314887/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:36:36 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314887/ ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Saku Koivu scored 14 seconds into overtime after Lubomir Visnovsky tied it with 32 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal, third-period defi... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315096/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:24 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315096/ PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brandon Roy rebounded from a cold spell to hit a 22-foot jumper with 0.9 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 76-74 on Friday night.Roy, who avera... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315095/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:22 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315095/ GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Chris Heisey had a pinch-hit, two-run homer - the first of four off left-hander Jason Vargas - and the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners,... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315097/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:18 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315097/ PHOENIX -- Amare Stoudemire scored the first 11 points for Phoenix en route to a season-high 44 and the Suns led all the way in a 110-100 victory over Utah on Friday night that pulled them within a g... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315098/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:17 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315098/ EDMONTON, Alberta -- Gilbert Brule scored the shootout winner and also had two assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Friday night.Detroit's Brian Rafalski scored during a s... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315099/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:15 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315099/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- California's distractions now seem about as distant as the Pacific Ocean.That disappointing loss in the Pac-10 tournament? Getting sent across the country to open the NCAA tourn... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315100/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:14 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315100/ FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox minor league prospect Ryan Westmoreland has been out of the intensive care unit and into the neuro rehabilitation unit at the St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Cent... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315079/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:13 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315079/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- Stephanie Girard might appear to live a charmed life. Tall, well-spoken, with athletic good looks, she has spent her career as an art director and set designer for the movie industry... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315066/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:10 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315066/ BEIJING -- China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's international airport and pr... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315101/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:34:05 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315101/ A western Swiss diocese has admitted it hired a priest in 1971 knowing he had sexually abused children.The Basel diocese said it made an unjustifiable and wrong assessment when it hired Father Gregor ... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315105/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:31:15 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315105/ Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman is facing the threat of being kicked out of her home in southern California.Mortgage holder Amer Haddadin says he is starting foreclosure (repossession) proceedings on t... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315106/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:31:14 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315106/ The family of a Texas man who died while imprisoned for a rape he did not commit gathered at his graveside with a framed copy of the state's first posthumous pardon - a document that finally proves hi... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315107/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:31:13 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315107/ JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma visited a shantytown outside Johannesburg and vowed to improve public services to defuse anger that has erupted into protests ahead of the World Cup. Zuma's trip Fri... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314884/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:24:52 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314884/ MOSCOW: The Middle East Quartet urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled peace process. But I... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314885/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:24:50 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314885/ Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the £200 million she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her, a US federal appeals court has ruled. The 9th US Circuit Court of App... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315093/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:17:37 -0400 Belfast Telegraph http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315093/ Five people identified as ETA suspects in a CCTV video released in France and Spain are in fact firemen from Spain's Catalonia region who were on holiday. http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314904/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:13:40 -0400 Sky News http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33314904/ BEIJING (AP) -- China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's international airport an... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315103/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:11:26 -0400 Associated Press http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315103/ "} ,{"image" : '/resources/r/?m=02&d=20100320&t=2&i=78767476&w=460&r=2010-03-20T034652Z_01_BTRE62I1GFM00_RTROPTP_0_USA-HEALTHCARE', "thumbnail" : '/resources/r/?m=02&d=20100320&t=2&i=78767476&w=50&r... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315060/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:09:54 -0400 Reuters http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33315060/ CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan prosecutors charged a government opponent with conspiracy and other crimes Friday after he said on a television program that the country has become a haven for dr... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33313874/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:43 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33313874/ BOGOTA — Former Foreign Minister Noemi Sanin has defeated Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's hand-picked successor for the Conservative Party's presidential nomination in a close primary. R... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33313875/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:40 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33313875/ A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sleeps on a street in Bangkok, Friday March 19. 2010. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government was ready to ... http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33313876/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:39 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.hongkongherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/33313876/