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Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base (AP)
AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.
Oligarch wins suit against Russian broadcaster (AP)
AP - Self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster that accused him of masterminding the murder of a former Russian agent in London.
Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism (AP)
AP - The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.
Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (AP)
AP - Top Egyptian cleric Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose moderate views angered conservative Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news agency reported. He was 81.
Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans (AP)
AP - Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.
Israel: Did the Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai Really Help? (Time.com)
Time.com - While all the signs point to Mossad as the perpetrator and the Israelis are hardly denying it, the killing of a top Hamas operative may have caused the Israelis problems on other fronts
Brown says UK to maintain triple AAA credit rating (Reuters)
Reuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for top civil servants to help tame a record deficit.
US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP)
AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo (AP)
AP - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation.
US official: Sudan's elections to be crucial test (AP)
AP - A U.S. official says Sudan's upcoming elections must be as transparent as possible to prepare for a referendum on independence for the oil-rich south in 2011.
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 6 dead (AP)
AP - Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.
Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
Indonesia confirms Bali bomb mastermind killed (AFP)
AFP - Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting extremists in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.
Israel rebuffs Biden by announcing new settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Hours after the arrival Tuesday of Vice President Joe Biden to help launch indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel announced the construction of 1,600 homes in a settlement block in mostly Arab East Jerusalem, an open rebuff that led Biden to issue a sharply worded condemnation.
New wrinkle in Joe Biden agenda: 1,600 units in Israeli settlement (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As Vice President Joe Biden began four days of diplomatic meetings on Iran and the peace process, there was already a sign of uncertainty on the newly renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Russian Shareholder Activist Exposes Corporate Greed (Time.com)
Time.com - Alexei Navalny is a unique type of opposition figure in Russia. He believes the most effective way to challenge the ruling class is not through elections, but by acquiring stock
Nigeria: More Mass Graves Dug in Jos (OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - ABUJA, Mar 8 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local time) on 7 March.