Saturday, March 08, 2008

Malaysia vote loosens ruling grip - BBC News


Abdullah at Risk After Losing Malaysian Supermajority (Update4)
Bloomberg - 34 minutes ago
By Angus Whitley and Stephanie Phang March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's hold on power in Malaysia is in doubt after the best ...

Shock election result for Malaysia’s ruling party
Financial Times, UK - 1 hour ago
By John Burton in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's long-ruling National Front government, in a surprise upset, suffered its biggest ever electoral setback in polls ...

Malaysian media urge reforms after poll setbacks
Reuters - 2 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's pro-government newspapers urged the ruling coalition on Sunday to ensure better job and education opportunities in the ...

Malaysian opposition scores upset
CNN International - 2 hours ago
(CNN) -- In a surprise upset, Malaysia's ruling party, which has retained power since the nation declared independence in 1967, fell short of a two-thirds ...

(UPDATE) Malaysia's ruling coalition suffers stunning blow
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 2 hours ago
By Ivy Sam KUALA LUMPUR--Malaysia's ruling coalition suffered a stunning blow in weekend polls, losing its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first ...

Malaysian opposition pulls off election coup
ABC Online, Australia - 3 hours ago
By South East Asia correspondent Karen Percy Malaysia's opposition parties have pulled off a historic election performance, posing the first challenge to ...

Malaysia’s Governing Coalition Suffers a Setback
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
Riot police officers faced off against a crowd in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, on Saturday, which was election day across the country. ...

Malaysian ruling coalition suffers poll debacle
Reuters UK, UK - 6 hours ago
By Jalil Hamid KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's ruling party faced its biggest electoral debacle on Sunday, as the opposition won five of 13 states, ...

Malaysian coalition suffers rebuke in general elections
Daily Times, Pakistan - 7 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ruling coalition was dealt a shock rebuke in Saturday elections that looked set to deliver the key state of Penang to the ...

Poll setback for Malaysia rulers
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 7 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ruling party faced its biggest electoral debacle last night, as the opposition claimed wins in five of 13 states, putting Prime ...

Malaysian politics turned upside down
Reuters - 8 hours ago
By Mark Bendeich KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysians awoke on Sunday to a vastly altered political landscape after voters suddenly and unexpectedly ...

Malaysia's ruling coalition wins simple majority
Times of India, India - 8 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ruling coalition Barison Nasional (BN) won a simple majority in Saturday's general elections. The ruling front led by Prime ...

Badawi coalition runs into turbulence in Malaysia poll
Hindu, India - 9 hours ago
— PHOTO: AP TESTING TIME: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrives at party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, to monitor the election results on ...

Malaysia's ruling coalition suffers upset
ABC Online, Australia - 9 hours ago
The ruling coalition in Malaysia has suffered a major election setback by winning with only a simple parliamentary majority. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad ...

Shock poll defeats in Malaysia
The Press Association - 9 hours ago
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's ruling coalition suffered its biggest upset in nearly four decades in general elections, ...

Malaysia's Ruling Party Suffers Losses
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's ruling coalition suffered its biggest electoral upset in nearly four decades Saturday, losing control of three ...

Malaysian coalition suffers rebuke at polls
AFP - 9 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysia's ruling coalition was dealt a stunning rebuke in general elections on Saturday, losing at least four states and a slice of ...

ANALYSTS' VIEW: Malaysia's ruling coalition suffers upset
Reuters - 11 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition was set on Saturday to hand the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition the biggest upset in its ...

Malaysian ruling coalition suffers poll debacle
Reuters India, India - 11 hours ago
By Clarence Fernandez KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition was set on Saturday to hand the ruling coalition its biggest upset ever, claiming wins ...

Malaysia's BN leads in general election
Xinhua, China - 12 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN), or National Front, has obtained 84 of the total 222 parliamentary seats ...

Malaysian Opposition Ousts Ruling Coalition in Northern State
Voice of America - 12 hours ago
By VOA News Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party has ousted the ruling National Front coalition in the northern state of Penang during Saturday's ...

Phone led US to Farc leader Raul Reyes - Telegraph.co.uk


Colombia to seek resumption of ties with Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
BOGOTA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Colombia will seek the resumption of ties with Ecuador, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the country's Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo ...

Venezuela's Chavez says US was 'big loser' at Latin American summit
International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
AP CARACAS, Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez called the United States the "big loser" at a meeting of Latin American leaders in the Dominican Republic, ...

Ecuador says it needs time to restore ties with Colombia
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
QUITO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said Saturday it would take "a little time" to restore diplomatic ties with Colombia which were ...

Ecuador to Delay Restoring Diplomatic Ties With Colombia
Voice of America - 4 hours ago
By VOA News Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa says he will not immediately restore diplomatic relations with neighboring Colombia. ...

Inside the Farc camps in Ecuador
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By Philip Sherwell The combat fatigues dangled from a branch 100 feet above the jungle floor - a testament to the ferocity of the bombardment that turned ...

Neighborhood Quarrel Threatened to Bring War to South America
ABC News - 4 hours ago
A Venezuelan soldier rides atop an armored personnel carrier as it drives through the town of Paraguaipoa towards the border with Colombia, in the western ...

Venezuela edges back from war
Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago
Latin America retreated from the brink of war this weekend after agreeing to seek a peaceful solution to a bitter dispute over Colombia’s cross-border raid ...

Settling of Colombian Crisis Makes Andes a Winner, While Rebels ...
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
By SIMON ROMERO After leaders in the Andes tiptoed from the edge of war to bear hugs and oaths of brotherhood, Latin America was trying to sort out the ...

Rebel's Slaying Another Boost for Uribe
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The guerrilla walked out of the jungle tired, hungry and bearing the dismembered hand of his slain commander. ...

Tensions over Colombia raid defused
Financial Times, UK - 12 hours ago
By Benedict Mander in Caracas Latin American leaders put an end to a spiralling crisis yesterday when the pro-US government of Colombia agreed to negotiate ...

Leaders try to cool border crisis; rebel leader killed
Detroit Free Press, United States - 20 hours ago
A Latin American summit on calming a border crisis went from an angry showdown Friday to stiff handshakes between the leaders of Colombia, ...

Rio Group summit ends with declaration, accept apologies from Colombia
Xinhua, China - 23 hours ago
SANTO DOMINGO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The 20th Rio Group Summit in the Dominican Republic concluded Friday with the approval of the Santo Domingo Declaration, ...

Colombia reiterates apologies but denies violating Ecudorian territory
Xinhua, China - 7 Mar 2008
SANTO DOMINGO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Friday reiterated his apologies to Ecuador for his country's cross-border attack on ...

Hillary Clinton sets her sights on three - Times Online


AP Top News at 11:31 pm EST
The Associated Press - 30 minutes ago
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival ...

9000 Dems caucus in Wyoming, pick Obama
Chicago Tribune, United States - 39 minutes ago
By John McCormick | Tribune reporter March 9, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama won Wyoming's Democratic caucuses Saturday, a boost in his efforts to regain momentum ...

Barack Obama clinches Wyoming Caucus
NDTV.com, India - 1 hour ago
PTI Democrat presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama has won the Wyoming caucus defeating his rival, the New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. ...

Barack Obama wins Wyoming caucuses
CTV.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago
Barack Obama has won the Wyoming caucuses. It's a big victory for the Illinois senator in a tight race with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic ...

Obama wins Wyoming caucuses
Times of India, India - 2 hours ago
CASPER (WYOMING): Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama won caucuses in Wyoming on Saturday over rival Hillary Clinton by a wide margin, ...

The Monster Mash
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago
By MAUREEN DOWD I was covered in barbecue sauce, somewhere over Texas, when Barack Obama loped down the aisle of the plane to chat with reporters. ...

Obama Wins Unusually Hard-Fought Wyoming Causes
ABC News - 2 hours ago
By JOHN HENDREN ABC News has projected Barack Obama as the winner of the Democratic caucuses in Wyoming, a state often all but overlooked by Democrats but ...

Wyoming delivers a landslide for Obama
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 2 hours ago
AP News Alert Barack Obama continued his string of victories in caucus states on Saturday, beating Hillary Rodham Clinton in Wyoming by a wide margin and ...

Obama rules out possibility to be Clinton's vice president
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Democratic presidential forerunner Barack Obama dismissed the speculation that he could run as the vice presidential ...

Hillary Comes in Second in Wyoming
ABC News - 3 hours ago
Hillary Clinton's campaign is casting her not-entirely-disastrous showing in the Wyoming caucuses as a victory. Clinton's campaign manager Maggie Williams ...

Obama wins Wyoming caucus
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 3 hours ago
Barack Obama, the Illinois senator and Democratic presidential candidate, has won the caucus vote in the US state of Wyoming, beating Hillary Clinton, ...

Obama wins Wyoming Democratic caucus
Financial Times, UK - 4 hours ago
By James Politi in Washington Barack Obama on Saturday night comfortably won caucuses in the western US state of Wyoming, as the Illinois senator sought to ...

Obama takes Wyoming caucus, CNN projects
CNN - 4 hours ago
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (CNN) -- Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has won the Wyoming Democratic caucus, CNN projected Saturday. Sen. ...

US Democratic presidential hopeful Obama wins Wyoming caucuses
Xinhua, China - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama beat his rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the Wyoming caucuses on ...

Rupert Cornwell: Out of America
Independent, UK - 4 hours ago
Americans love numbers, so here's a simple question. Which were the most important numbers last week for Hillary Clinton? You will surely reply 54 and 51, ...

Barack Obama stretches lead after Wyoming caucuses
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By Tim Shipman in Laramie, Wyoming Barack Obama won a convincing victory in the Wyoming caucuses last night, a welcome boost for the Democratic White House ...

Obama Beats Clinton in Wyoming Democratic Caucuses (Update2)
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Kristin Jensen and Catherine Larkin March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama won Wyoming's Democratic caucuses today, defeating Hillary Clinton in the first ...

The Democrats' nightmare is a sweet Republican dream
Guardian, UK - 5 hours ago
If the Democrats fail to take the White House this year, it will not be for the usual reason that the party chose a rubbish candidate for President. ...

Obama takes Wyoming vote, rules out joint ticket
ABC Online, Australia - 5 hours ago
US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has beaten rival Hillary Clinton by a wide margin in caucuses in Wyoming. With 91 per cent of the vote ...

Obama Wins Wyoming Caucuses
Washington Post, United States - 5 hours ago
David Plouffe, campaign manager for Obama, called Wyoming a "very important win" for the campaign, noting that the state played host to "very furious ...

Obama wins Wyoming Democratic presidential race
National Post, Canada - 5 hours ago
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesUS Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama greets supporters during a rally at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, ...

Baroness Thatcher plays down health scare - Telegraph.co.uk


Former British PM Thatcher returns home after medical checks
China Daily, China - 1 hour ago
LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher returned home Saturday afternoon after spending Friday night undergoing medical checks in a London ...

Age takes toll on Thatcher's iron constitution
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent In late 2001, while on holiday in Madeira celebrating her golden wedding, Baroness Thatcher suffered the first of a ...

A cheerful dinner, then Thatcher collapsed
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter It was 10.20pm on Friday as the 60 guests, including Baroness Thatcher, started to leave the Peers' Dining Room at the ...

Thatcher back at home after hospital tests
Independent, UK - 5 hours ago
By Brian Brady, Whitehall Editor Baroness Thatcher is recovering at her home in London today after undergoing hospital tests yesterday. ...

Thatcher gets a clean bill of health
Sunday Herald, UK - 5 hours ago
LADY THATCHER was "on good form" but resting at home last night following a health scare which saw her hospitalised. The 82-year-old former prime minister ...

WRAPUP 1-Ecuador says not ready to restore Colombia ties - Reuters UK


Ecuador president: Re-establish relations with Colombia will take time
International Herald Tribune, France - 6 hours ago
AP QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he will not immediately re-establish diplomatic relations with Colombia, despite a recent ...

Tentative steps to whaling peace - BBC News


'Secret plan' to let Japan resume whaling
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 54 minutes ago
By Geoffrey Lean and Jonathan Owen Activists throw stink bombs at the whaling ship Nisshin Maru (L), the Japanese Coast Guard (R) retaliates with flash ...

Australia gathers anti-whaling support
The Age, Australia - 1 hour ago
Australia has drummed up international support for its bid to stop Japanese whaling with new rules protecting whales, at a meeting in London. ...

Ice thaws but little else moves at whaling meeting
Reuters UK, UK - 2 hours ago
By Jeremy Lovell LONDON (Reuters) - An international whaling meeting sought on Saturday to calm tempers that have threatened to rip the organization apart, ...

Whaling Commission condemns 'dangerous' hunt protests
ABC Online, Australia - 2 hours ago
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) criticised the "dangerous" tactics of conservationists trailing the Japanese whale hunt, as it ended a high-level ...

Whaling campaigners condemned
The Press Association - 8 hours ago
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has condemned the "dangerous actions" of campaigners trying to stop whalers in the Antarctic Ocean. ...

Anti-whalers claim Japan opened fire on them
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 7 Mar 2008
Clashes between the Japanese whaling fleet and conservation campaigners in the Antarctic ocean escalated today, with anti-whalers claiming the Japanese had ...

Experts called in to resolve whaling war
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 7 Mar 2008
By NATHAN BEAUMONT - The Dominion Post | Saturday, 08 March 2008 Diplomatic resolution experts have waded into the war over whaling as delegates from 46 ...

Dr Evil's guide to whaling 'research'
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 7 Mar 2008
AN official scientific review of Japan's bizarre experiments with test-tube minke babies and attempts at cross-breeding cows with whales has exploded the ...

Japan whale experiments bizarre: report
The Age, Australia - 7 Mar 2008
A review of the controversial scientific research conducted by Japan and its whalers has uncovered a list of "bizarre" and useless experiments, ...

Govt mulls legal action over whaling
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 6 Mar 2008
THE federal government is still considering whether it should pursue legal action against Japan over its whaling program. The international community is ...

Why Japan persists in hunting whales
BBC News, UK - 6 Mar 2008
As the International Whaling Commission meets to search for common ground between pro- and anti-whaling nations, the BBC's Chris Hogg reports from a ...

Talks spark London protest against Japanese whaling
Independent, UK - 6 Mar 2008
By James Macintyre The row over the killing of whales by Japan came to London yesterday as the International Whaling Commission began three days of informal ...

Anti-whaling protester is arrested
Times Online, UK - 6 Mar 2008
An anti-whaling campaigner who chained himself to the Japanese Embassy to protest against “illegal” whaling practices has been arrested, police said. ...

Aust pressures IWC to stop Japanese whaling
ABC Online, Australia - 6 Mar 2008
By Stephanie Kennedy At a meeting in London, Australia is pressuring the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to put more emphasis on conservation in a ...

Protests as whaling body holds London talks
AFP - 6 Mar 2008
LONDON (AFP) — Anti-whaling protestors demonstrated in London Thursday as the industry's global body opened talks aimed at breaking a bitter deadlock ...

IWC 'should take control of research'
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 6 Mar 2008
A Japanese shipping company is threatening to sue protesters who "attacked" its whaling ships in the Southern Ocean. Photo / Reuters Australia's push for ...

Activist held over protest
The Press Association - 6 Mar 2008
An anti-whaling campaigner who chained himself to the Japanese Embassy in London over Japan's "illegal" whaling has been arrested over tresspassing. ...

Whaling protester scales embassy
BBC News, UK - 6 Mar 2008
A campaigner protesting against whaling by the Japanese has been arrested after chaining himself to the front of the country's embassy in London. ...

IWC talks to ease whaling argument
ABC Online, Australia - 6 Mar 2008
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is about to start a new round of talks in London in an effort to overcome the rift between pro and anti-whaling ...

Japan accused of vote buying ahead of whaling meeting
Guardian, UK - 6 Mar 2008
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Thursday March 06 2008. It was last updated at 10:54 on March 06 2008. Australia will today call on ...

Australia Seeks End to Japan Whaling at London Talks (Update2)
Bloomberg - 5 Mar 2008
By Ed Johnson March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Australia will push the International Whaling Commission to stop Japan killing whales in the name of research when the ...

‘Revived’ Margaret Thatcher leaves hospital - Times Online


'Iron Lady' leaves hospital after tests
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 1 hour ago
LONDON: Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher left hospital with a cheery wave for photographers yesterday after undergoing tests overnight. ...

Thatcher at home after hospital stay
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 2 hours ago
Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves as she leaves St Thomas' Hospital in London. Photo / Reuters LONDON - Former prime minister Margaret ...

Thatcher 'on good form' after scare
The Press Association - 3 hours ago
Baroness Thatcher was "on good form" but resting at home following a health scare which saw her taken to hospital. The 82-year-old former Prime Minister ...

Maggie Thatcher released from hospital
The Age, Australia - 4 hours ago
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, 82, who was taken to hospital for tests after a fainting spell, has now been released, British media ...

Iron lady showing signs of rust
Euronews.net, France - 4 hours ago
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has left hospital after undergoing medical tests. Staff at St. Thomas' Hospital in London say the 82-year ...

Thatcher resting at London home
BBC News, UK - 5 hours ago
Baroness Thatcher is resting at her London home after spending the night in hospital undergoing tests. The 82-year-old former UK prime minister was admitted ...

Former British Prime Minister Thatcher leaves hospital after ...
The Canadian Press, LONDON - 6 hours ago
LONDON — Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher returned home Saturday after spending the night in a London hospital for medical checks. ...

Thatcher leaves hospital
AFP - 7 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher left hospital after undergoing precautionary tests, her spokesman said Saturday. ...

Baroness Thatcher leaves hospital in good health
Times Online, UK - 8 hours ago
BARONESS THATCHER left hospital this afternoon following a short stay after being taken ill during dinner with friends at the House of Lords on Friday night ...

Former British PM Thatcher set to leave hospital
Canada.com, Canada - 8 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher is due to leave hospital later on Saturday, her spokeswoman said. ...

Thatcher to be released from hospital this afternoon
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
Margaret Thatcher is said to be feeling brighter and expects to be released from hospital this afternoon. A spokesman for the former British Prime Minister ...

Margaret Thatcher released from hospital
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor, and Megan Levy Baroness Thatcher has been released from hospital this afternoon after she was admitted overnight for ...

Margaret Thatcher Due to Leave Hospital
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spent the night in a London hospital undergoing medical checks and was reported to be doing ...

Thatcher hopeful of hospital release soon
ABC Online, Australia - 11 hours ago
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was hoping to be discharged from hospital later Saturday (local time) after precautionary tests revealed ...

Thatcher set to leave hospital soon
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
Baroness Thatcher is "feeling a lot brighter" after a fainting episode and hopes to be released from hospital on Saturday, a spokesman for her office said. ...

Hamas seeks Arab efforts to end standoff with rival Fatah - Xinhua


Annapolis's Fading Hope
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By David Ignatius The Annapolis peace conference last November was a good moment for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She seemed to be getting serious, ...

Official: Israel is weakening the Palestinian Authority
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
RAMALLAH, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official accused Israel on Saturday for weakening the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and preventing ...

Looking for Mr. Right
Newsweek - 6 Mar 2008
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a member of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's cabinet and a former defense minister, likes to say that he had the "privilege" of ...

Chavez urges unity after summit - BBC News


Sth American leaders move to end diplomatic crisis
ABC Online, Australia - 4 hours ago
The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit meeting in an attempt to end the worst diplomatic crisis in the Andean ...

Colombia resolves row with neighbours at summit
Euronews.net, France - 4 hours ago
A diplomatic crisis between four Latin American countries appears to have been resolved as quickly as it erupted. The leaders of Venezuela, ...

Castro says US a loser in South American peace
Reuters - 9 hours ago
HAVANA, March 7 (Reuters) - Cuba's ailing Fidel Castro praised Latin American presidents for putting their differences aside on Friday and avoiding an ...

Baroness Thatcher expects to leave hospital soon - Times Online


Lady Thatcher hoping to return home
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 47 minutes ago
London - A spokesperson for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said she was hoping to be discharged from hospital later today. ...

"Iron Lady" Thatcher set to leave hospital
Canada.com, Canada - 1 hour ago
LONDON -- Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher is due to leave hospital later on Saturday, her spokeswoman said. The 82-year-old Thatcher was ...

Thatcher May Leave Hospital Today, Sky News Reports (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Hamish Risk March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may be released from a London hospital later today, Sky News reported on ...

Margaret Thatcher 'hoping to return home from hospital'
AFP - 1 hour ago
LONDON (AFP) — Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was hoping to be discharged from hospital later Saturday after precautionary tests revealed ...

Mrs Thatcher is stable after tests in hospital stay
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
FORMER prime minister Margaret Thatcher was today in a stable condition in hospital after undergoing tests. The 82-year-old Baroness, who led Britain from ...

Margaret Thatcher admitted to hospital, but stable
Hindu, India - 1 hour ago
London (PTI): Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher has been hospitalised in a city hospital and is said to be in a stable condition. ...

Ex-UK PM Thatcher stable in hospital
CNN - 1 hour ago
LONDON, England -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher remained in a stable condition on Saturday in a hospital in central London after falling ...

Thatcher set to leave hospital soon
The Press Association - 1 hour ago
Baroness Thatcher is "feeling a lot brighter" after a fainting episode and hopes to be released from hospital on Saturday, a spokesman for her office said. ...

Lady Thatcher 'stable' and undergoing hospital checks
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
BARONESS Thatcher is in a "stable" condition in hospital after being taken ill. The former Prime Minister, 82, is undergoing checks at St Thomas' Hospital ...

Thatcher may leave hospital today
Guardian, UK - 2 hours ago
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Saturday March 08 2008. It was last updated at 10:21 on March 08 2008. Lady Thatcher, the former prime ...

Margaret Thatcher remains stable in hospital
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor Margaret Thatcher is in a "stable" condition in hospital after the 82-year-old former Prime Minister was admitted for ...

Baroness Thatcher stable - hospital
Guardian, UK - 4 hours ago
Baroness Thatcher remained in a stable condition overnight in St Thomas' Hospital, in central London, the hospital said. The 82-year-old former Prime ...

Margaret Thatcher 'Stable' in Hospital
The Associated Press - 4 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in stable condition and responsive Saturday after being hospitalized in central London, ...

Baroness Thatcher taken to hospital
Guardian, UK - 7 hours ago
Baroness Thatcher is in a "stable" condition after being taken to hospital for precautionary tests. The former Prime Minister, 82, is said to be undergoing ...

Spain Mourns a Day Before Election - The Associated Press


Basque killing
Financial Times, UK - 35 minutes ago
By Leslie Crawford Basque terrorists burst on to the Spanish election campaign scene yesterday by killing a former town councillor of the ruling Socialist ...

Zapatero: ETA attempting to thwart electoral process
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 2 hours ago
Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has accused the Basque separatist movement ETA of attempting to upset the democratic process. ...

Were Spanish politicians right to stop campaigning?
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
It was an emotional looking Zapatero who clasped his Basque socialists comrades as he arrived in the north. All Spanish parties had agreed to call off the ...

Spain unites against ETA after killing on eve of poll
Euronews.net, France - 2 hours ago
There has been a backlash against ETA in Spain after the killing of a former Socialist politician on the eve of a general election. ...

Weary and worried, Spain faces a vote
Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago
Basque regional policemen examine the area where an alleged ETA gunman killed former Socialist party councilman Isaias Carrasco. Tired of angry politics, ...

Spain's big question
Globe and Mail, Canada - 6 hours ago
You don't hear much about Spain these days. That's partly deliberate: The Spanish prime minister, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has deliberately spent the ...

Assassination Curtails Spain’s Election Campaign
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
Isaías Carrasco, a former councilman, was killed near his home in the Basque region of Spain two days before an election. By VICTORIA BURNETT and ELAINE ...

Prosperity gives Spain fresh fears
Financial Times, UK - 8 hours ago
By Mark Mulligan and Leslie Crawford in Valencia in,Madrid The capacity crowd that flocked to Valencia's bullring to hear Mariano Rajoy, leader of Spain's ...

Rivals cancel final rallies after killing blamed on Eta
Financial Times, UK - 8 hours ago
By Leslie Crawford Basque terrorists burst on to the Spanish election campaign stage yesterday by killing a former Socialist town councillor in the Basque ...

Vote will test the New Spain
Globe and Mail, Canada - 9 hours ago
BURGOS, SPAIN — As the men drank their mid-afternoon beers and ate their slices of jamon in this northern Spanish city yesterday, there was an angry sense ...

Killed Spanish ex-councilor mourned at Valencia 2008
Xinhua, China - 10 hours ago
VALENCIA, Spain, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish athletics team participating in the 12th World Indoor Championships mourned here the death of a former ...

Spanish election campaign halted after Eta murder
Independent, UK - 11 hours ago
By Elizabeth Nash in Madrid Campaigning in the Spanish general election came to an abrupt halt yesterday after a politician from the ruling Socialist party ...

An unconvincing contest
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
Had Spain's socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, decided to go to the polls last October there would have been little doubt about the ...

Spain suspends election campaign after Basque politician is shot dead
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
Spain's political parties suspended campaigning in advance of tomorrow's general election after a former town councillor was shot dead yesterday by ...

Election Rallies Canceled in Spain After Killing Blamed on ETA
Voice of America - 12 hours ago
By Sabina Castelfranco Spain's political parties canceled campaign rallies on Friday, after a former councilor from the governing Socialist Party was shot ...

Slaying Throws Spain's Vote Into Turmoil
The Associated Press - 14 hours ago
MADRID, Spain (AP) — The brazen murder of a Basque politician two days before elections threw Spanish politics into turmoil Friday, conjuring painful ...

Killing in Spain Curtails Campaign
New York Times, United States - 14 hours ago
A worker picks up flags of the Popular Party at the Rockodromo Arena in Madrid on March 7. By VICTORIA BURNETT MADRID — Spain’s two main political parties ...

Q & A: Spanish elections
CNN - 14 hours ago
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- As Spain prepares for Sunday's general election, CNN's Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman gives his analysis. ...

Economy holds strong ahead of Spain election
BBC News, UK - 14 hours ago
By Marian Hens Spain's ruling Socialists "have dilapidated the thriving economic legacy that they inherited from the Conservative government of Jose Maria ...

Spain's opposition leader blames ETA for Basque killing
Euronews.net, France - 15 hours ago
Spain's conservative opposition leader has laid the blame for the pre-election killing of a former Socialist councillor firmly at ETA's door. ...

Spain's Zapatero condemns ETA over pre-poll shooting
Euronews.net, France - 15 hours ago
The Spanish prime minister has reacted to the killing of a former Socialist councillor in the Basque Country, condemning ETA which he blamed for taking ...

Military uniforms in public ‘risk - Times Online


Papers stand up for RAF uniforms
BBC News, UK - 3 hours ago
Advice to RAF Wittering personnel not to wear their uniforms in public after some suffered verbal abuse in nearby Peterborough angers many of the papers. ...

Troops 'should wear uniforms with pride'
The Press Association - 4 hours ago
Gordon Brown has led a chorus of condemnation after British troops were banned from wearing their uniforms in public for fear of attracting abuse. ...

World Briefing | Europe Britain: Public Uniform Ban for RAF
New York Times, United States - 7 hours ago
By AP Commanders at the Wittering air force base, 90 miles from London, have advised members of the military not to wear their uniforms in the nearby city ...

Uniform ban saddens Queen
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
By Andrew Pierce and Thomas Harding The Queen was deeply concerned to learn that RAF servicemen and women had been banned from wearing their uniforms in ...

Soldiers, sailors and airmen deserve better
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 10 hours ago
The Prime Minister was right to voice his dismay yesterday at the news that servicemen and women from RAF Wittering have been ordered not to wear their ...

It's not about the uniform
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
The abuse suffered recently by service personnel at RAF Wittering, which now prevents the wearing of uniform outside the base, is linked, according to a ...

Attacks on nurse triggered order to wear civilian clothes
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
After windows in her home and car were smashed in a campaign of abuse lasting five months, an RAF nurse in Peterborough finally told senior officers she ...

British airmen hit with public uniform ban
ABC Online, Australia - 14 hours ago
By Stephanie Kennedy Members of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) have been told not to wear their uniforms in public after some personnel were abused by ...

UK air base warns personnel not to wear uniforms in town due to ...
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 17 hours ago
AP AP LONDON – Commanders of a British air base have advised personnel not to wear their uniforms in a nearby town because of verbal abuse from opponents of ...

Armed Forces should be encouraged to wear uniform, says PM
Times Online, UK - 23 hours ago
Gordon Brown today led a chorus of political leaders urging British soldiers, sailors and airmen to wear their uniforms in public and condemned any abuse of ...

RAF uniform ban 'an over-reraction', says MP Stewart Jackson
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 52 minutes ago
By Aidan Mcgurrran 8/03/2008 An MP yesterday blasted the RAF base that banned staff from wearing their uniforms in public. RAF Wittering said it came after ...

Wear it with pride: Your views
Peterborough Today, UK - 1 hour ago
Hundreds of you have continued to text, email and write to the Evening Telegraph with views on the RAF ban on the wearing of uniforms in Peterborough. ...

Talk, but No Peace - New York Times


Peace process in peril after seminary bloodbath
Guardian, UK - 9 hours ago
Israeli officials said yesterday they would continue to meet Palestinian leaders under the recently revived peace process but after escalating violence in ...

ME: D'ALEMA, TALS WITH HAMAS ARE NECESSARY
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 14 hours ago
(AGI) - Rome, mar. 7 - After yesterday's attack in Jerusalem Italian foreign minister Massimo D'Alema repeats that talks with Hamas "are necessary" while ...

Column One: Condi's echo chamber
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 16 hours ago
By CAROLINE GLICK US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left many Israelis and supporters of Israel scratching their heads in disbelief this week. ...

Nigeria: Country Urged to Restrain Israel
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 22 hours ago
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Abuja has asked the Nigeria government to urgently exert pressure on Israel to lift the blockade imposed on the ...

Palestinian farmer killed in Gaza -medics
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 6 Mar 2008
GAZA, March 7 (Reuters) - A Palestinian farmer was shot and killed on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip near the border with Israel, Palestinian medical ...

Palestinian medics: IDF troops shoot farmer dead in northern Gaza
Ha'aretz, Israel - 6 Mar 2008
By News Agencies Israel Defense Forces troops shot dead a Palestinian farmer on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials said. ...

Gaza Strip attack kills Israeli soldier
Financial Times, UK - 6 Mar 2008
By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem One Israeli soldier was killed and three injured in an attack launched by Palestinian militants close to the Gaza Strip ...

Gaza: Four Islamic Jihad gunmen killed in IDF strike
Ynetnews, Israel - 6 Mar 2008
Security officials in the Gaza Strip reported four gunmen were killed in an IDF airstrike in southern Gaza on Thursday evening. The Palestinian sources said ...

Frail Margaret Thatcher rushed to hospital for tests - Mirror.co.uk


Baroness Thatcher in hospital
The Press Association - 15 minutes ago
Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is said to be in a "stable" condition in a central London hospital after being taken in for precautionary tests. ...

Baroness Thatcher stable - hospital
The Press Association - 25 minutes ago
Baroness Thatcher remained in a stable condition overnight in St Thomas' Hospital, in central London, the hospital said. The 82-year-old former Prime ...

Thatcher admitted to hospital
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 1 hour ago
London - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been admitted to a London hospital for tests. A hospital spokesperson said Lady Thatcher's ...

Britain's Thatcher enters hospital
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago
From AP LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was hospitalized in stable condition in central London Friday night and was undergoing ...

Baroness Thatcher 'stable' in hospital
Norwich Evening News, UK - 57 minutes ago
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was admitted to hospital late last night after complaining of feeling unwell. Baroness Thatcher, 82, was said to be ...

Baroness Thatcher in 'stable' condition
Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus - 1 hour ago
By Philip Turner 08.MAR.08 Baroness Thatcher is in a "stable" condition in hospital after being admitted late on Friday night. The former British Prime ...

Baroness Thatcher 'Stable' After Being Admitted To Hospital
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 1 hour ago
BARONESS Thatcher is in a "stable" condition, a spokeswoman for St Thomas' Hospital said today. The former Prime Minister, 82, is said to be undergoing ...

Baroness Thatcher treated in hospital
ITN, UK - 2 hours ago
The former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is in a "stable" condition in a central London hospital. The 82-year-old is said to be undergoing medical checks ...

Thatcher 'stable', hospital says
Kazinform, Kazakhstan - 2 hours ago
LONDON. March 8. KAZINFORM. Baroness Thatcher is said to be in a stable condition after being admitted to a London hospital for tests. ...