Al Jazeera - Middle East

• US urges 'prompt' Middle East talks
• Israel indicts soldiers over Gaza
• Early results show close Iraq race
• Yemeni separatist protesters killed
• Yemeni leader in dialogue call
• US family seeks Israeli damages
• Al-Azhar head dies in Saudi Arabia
• Syria and Israel eye nuclear plants
• Lebanon defence talks adjourned
• Jordan turns to Islamic banking

Gulf News

• Bus catches fire on Al Maktoum Bridge in Dubai
• UAE President Khalifa invited to attend Arab Summit in Libya
• Leaders express grief over loss of Grand Imam
• Al Owais cultural award winners honoured at glittering ceremony
• Israeli colony plan blocks talks
• Mohammad and Singh discuss cooperation
• Early results show Al Maliki leading in two provinces
• Prom off after lesbian's request
• Afghan explosion kills four children, one civilian
• Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria

Haaretz

• Egypt stepping up pressure against Hamas
• PA fears East Jerusalem building will make it look weak
• Interior Minister Yishai: Israel's relations with U.S. is above all else
• U.S. gave Israel green light for East Jerusalem construction
• Israel believes East Jerusalem row won't stop Mideast talks

East Africa Forum

• Israel eyes new alliances in Africa
• 43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of warfare
• The BBC’s allegations over Ethiopian aid: what is the truth?
• East Africa is next hot oil zone
• Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says
• Gulf of Aden pirates are having less success
• Gunmen kill senior Somali rebel leader: witnesses
• Issues Chosen for Friday’s Debate
• Ethiopia Supreme Court Orders Publishing Houses to Pay Country’s Highest Ever Fine, Say Publishers
• Ethiopian Jews in plea to Israel

Worldfocus

• Full Show: March 11, 2010
• Caribbean nations fear ill effects of climate change
• Asian workers rising from top to bottom
• Worldfocus Radio: Demographics of the Arab World
• Small island states see little gain from Copenhagen accord
• Skater takes heat for not thanking China first
• China and India sign on to Copenhagen climate accord
• Full Show: March 10, 2010
• Jordanian advocate fights against puppy mills
• Tentative talks resume in the Middle East

Daily Star (Lebanon)

• MySpace outlines makeover following executive shake up
• Aridi: Media not censored
• Jordan bans reporting on oil bribery case
• Authorities deny seizing UK lawyer’s passport
• Jordanian prize boosts visibility of NGO that links blood donors, patients
• Woman in Jeita raped by man disguised as ISF officer
• Prize signals Saudi nod for Erdogan as Mideast force
• Arslan pays respects for death of Gemayel’s sister
• Cassese's optimism hides real worries
• Unusual heat wave to persist until Friday

Mail & Guardian (S. Africa)

• Red Cross appeals for funds for Zim food crisis
• Mozambique to evacuate residents from flood plain
• Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes
• Half of Somalia food aid diverted, says UN report
• Intense gun battles erupt in Mogadishu
• Kidnapped man safely back in South Africa
• Who's protecting the people of Jos?
• Nigeria urged to act after village massacres
• War-crimes trial of DRC's Bemba postponed
• Bodies of babies found after Nigerian massacre

AllAfrica

• Southern Africa: UN Aid Agencies on Alert for Potential Floods in Region
• Kenya: Draft Law Setback as Politicians Squabble
• Nigeria: Senate Rejects New Pay for Gowon, Buhari, IBB
• Nigeria: Dangote Makes Forbes Rich Men's List, as Otedola Drops Out
• Kenya: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Sets Back Women's Rights
• Nigeria: 2011 Presidency - Emerging Power Play
• Zimbabwe: Zuma Plans Mediation Trip to Harare Next Week
• South Africa: Gender Loses Out in Basic Education Crisis
• South Africa: ANC Youth League Refuses Proof of White Farmer Murderers
• South Africa: Mining Production Up 7.7 Percent for January

Daily Nation (Kenya)

• Death toll hits 54 in Somali fighting
• Zuma submits list of financial interests
• Jonathan’s inability to see his boss bizarre: Obasanjo
• Britain reduces aid to Malawi over presidential jet
• Ex-president urges Yar’Adua’s impeachment amid protests
• Kenya invited Bashir despite arrest warrant
• Protests in SA ahead of World Cup
• Zimbabwe civil servants on hunger strike
• Nigerians march to demand ailing leader's appearance
• United Nations seeks $59m for refugees in Congo

The East African (Kenya)

• Barrick snub puts spotlight on Tanzania capital controls
• Lake Turkana ecosystem: Development for ecology?
• Kigali talks seek ways to back Sudan in upcoming elections
• Unlike previous efforts, the Deby-Bashir deal is promising
• Seafarers sound the alarm over suspicious flags
• How US envoy enabled a new level of diplomacy in war- ravaged Darfur
• Dar retail investors miss out on chance to own gold firm
• North Korea arms to Africa: Unusual only because illegal
• Fears over planned cut in research funding
• What lessons from EADB’s legal drama in Dar?

The Standard (Kenya)

• Weep not child, your father is lost at sea
• Pirates sentenced to 20 years in jail
• Taxpayers lose Sh30 million after talks called off
• Co-op doubles dividend as profit hits Sh3.7 billion
• Cemetry: KACC questions lawyer over Sh59m lost in land purchase
• PNU, ODM lock horns
• ODM leaders to welcome Kibaki to Ruto turf
• Raila in a spot over his differences with Kibaki
• Mudavadi meets KACC sleuths, says it is politics
• My post-poll scar won’t heal, it is made of metal

Sudan Vision

• CBOS Discusses Microfinance Control Draft
• MTN Achieves the Dream of a Number of Loyal Customers
• Irrigation Minister Meets FAO Representative
• “Words of Silence” – Laurent Decol’s Tribute to Marcel Marceau
• Snoop Dogg Allowed back in Britain
• Leibovitz can Keep Portfolio under New Debt Deal
• Lindsay Lohan Takes Swipe at E-Trade Babies
• Untitled
• Russia Supports Sudan Elections, Keen on Developing Economic Ties
• Bayern Lose but Scrape past Fiorentina on away Goals

WorldNews

• Profile: Thailand's reds and yellows
• New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payout
• Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding terror suspects
• Thailand braces for mass 'red shirt' protests
• Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas
• Obama pushes trade initiative as jobs helper
• Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher in Alaska
• Pa. jury awards $95M in case of killer nurse
• Reid's wife, daughter injured in highway accident
• Ohio State shooter had 2 guns, 50 rounds of ammo

News24

• Scandal surrounds top ANC man's arrest
• MultiChoice says no to porn
• Cops raid illegal Zim bus stops
• Spotlight on Brüssow successor
• Big spenders face lifestyle audits
• Julius has a high noon date
• R15 400 spent on 26 balls

Times of India

• Operation Green Hunt: Forces employ Naxal tactics, win over locals
• IPL-3 starts today, Delhi Daredevils bookies' pick
• In a first, Assam to guarantee right to health
• Preity 'not interested' in Amrohi's Rs 600-cr property
• Gujarat riots: SIT summons Narendra Modi
• Riots flare again in Bareilly after leader's release
• Noida BPO girl killed for 'spurning' senior
• Govt quietly inks Rs 3,726cr deal for 12 VVIP helicopters
• Technology that allows bosses to spy on employees
• Alice in Wonderland: Movie Review

Business Mirror (Philippines)

Khaleej Times (UAE)

• Yemeni forces attack rebel-held building in south
• Iran sentences professor to 6 years
• Australia says new Israel settlement 'not helpful'
• Egypt's Al Azhar leader dies in Saudi Arabia
• Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan
• Gates appeals to Saudis to back sanctions on Iran
• Israel under pressure over homes
• Arab League chief says Mideast talks off
• Iran tops list of jailers of journalists in world
• Arab states to halve unemployment to 7 pct by 2020

Al Arabiya

• Death toll hits 54 from clashes in Somali capital
• Dubai police chief orders out foreign spies
• Washington says it believes Mideast talks still on
• Real's European exit labeled "galactic failure"
• UNICEF appoints Messi a Goodwill Ambassador
• Darfur donor meeting in March eyes $2 billion
• Saudi, UAE to press China on Iran sanctions: US
• Hamas releases British journalist in Gaza
• Thousands protest against crackdown in Yemen
• Iraq PM in contest with ex-premier for poll lead

EurasiaNet

• Kyrgyzstan: Brewing Financial Scandal Stoking Media Controversy
• Armenia: US Genocide Recognition Resolution Fosters Hopes for Peace with Turkey
• Kazakhstan: Fallen Tycoons Still Rankle Ruling Elite
• Kazakhstan: Astana Intensifying Efforts to Hold OSCE Summit
• Fergana Valley: Relations Cooling, Uzbek-Kyrgyz Border Growing Increasingly Violent
• Georgia: Amid Democratization, Village Elder Tradition Survives in Mountainous Svaneti Region
• Armenia: US Congressional Committee Adopts Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide
• Afghanistan: President Karzai Modifying Election Law in His Favor -- A EurasiaNet Q & A with Grant Kippen, former Chairman of the Electoral Complaints Commission
• Kyrgyzstan: US Intends to Construct Military Training Center in Batken
• Afghanistan: Does Brazil Hold the Key to Afghan Stabilization?

The Moscow Times

• Officer Tosses 2 Girls Out 8th-Floor Window
• Barsukov Handed 14 Years for Fraud
• Medvedev Promises to Bring Democracy to Regions
• 3 State Corporations To Lose Status in �10
• IMF Warns on Russia�s Ruble Course
• Putin Named World's 3rd Most Powerful Person
• Inter, Sberbank Join MSCI Index
• TeliaSonera, Alfa to Merge Some Assets
• Economic Downturn Slows in 3rd Quarter
• Medvedev to Address APEC Summit

SiloBreaker

• Obama Outlines Drive To Raise U.S. Exports
• HSBC Revises Number to Say Data Theft Affected 24,000, Aggravating Tax Evasion Fight
• The White House Kindly Requests You Do Not Refer to Its Health Care Budget Gimmicks as "Gimmicks"
• China Takes February Inflation Signals in Stride
• Around $10 billion contracts to be signed during Vladimir Putin’s visit to India
• Blaze in central London
• Iraq PM locked in tight poll contest with secular rival
• Superintendent defends plan to shutter schools
• More quakes hit Chile, Prez takes oath
• COMMENT: Myanmar's Self-goal

Kommersant (Russia)

• Ad Market to Dip in 2009
• Alcohol Supervisor to Be Set Into Motion on New Year Eve
• Gazprom Builds Big Gas Reservoir
• Russia Terminated Armament Projects with Ukraine
• Georgian Opposition from New York
• Ruble’s Future May Be Clear Soon
• Switzerland to Represent Russia in Georgia
• Politics Are a Guarantee // The price of the question
• Secret Equipment Exploded at Baikonur Cosmodrome
• Export Surplus Up to $182.8bn in Jan-Oct

Dawn (Pakistan)

• Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in
• US Congress urged to engage with Muslims
• Militants bomb BNP Senator’s relative’s home
• Australia beat Netherlands for place in World Cup final
• Germany thump England to enter World Cup final
• PHF sacks team management, selection committee
• Three killed, nine injured in Peshawar suicide blast
• Ijaz Butt not apologetic for action against players
• Pakistan end Hockey World Cup ranked last
• Finance minister delay "won't disrupt" IMF aid

JPost (Israel)

• ‘Stage 3’ of settlement freeze to begin
• Biden wants direct talks by summer
• Efrat synagogue foundations destroyed
• Israel relieved after Biden speech
• PA puts off honoring Coastal Road Massacre leader
• Footage of Gibril Deal soldiers aired
• 2 soldiers indicted for Gaza actions
• EU Parliament demands Schalit’s release
• Analysis: Biden’s get-your-act-together lecture
• Hamas releases UK journalist

Xinhua (China)

• China lodges solemn representations over Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
• China urges concrete U.S. actions to maintain healthy ties after Obama-Dalai meeting
• Germany threatens new sanctions against Iran
• Russia says Iranian decision casts doubt on nuclear program
• China calls for more diplomacy after Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment
• U.S. developing sanctions against Iran: Obama
• Iran informs IAEA about 20 pct uranium enrichment plan
• China's top legislator urges economic mode transformation in Shanghai
• Haitians' resilience faces severe test
• Diseases on the rise, amputees long-term challenge for Haitian gov't

AfricaNews

• Didier Drogba rules Africa
• Glo-CAF Awards 2009: Didier Drogba's profile
• Glo-CAF awards 09: Micheal Essien`s profile
• Glo-CAF Awards 2009: Samuel Eto'o's profile
• Who is Who: Drogba, Essien, Eto`o?
• Nigeria: 49 people charged over Jos killings
• Human rights defender denied bail
• African gays issue ultimatum
• Ghana: 'Rainbow' appears in the sky
• US hails Malawi's Commercial Court

Asia Times Online

• Sri Lanka locks horns with UN
• Job creation squeezed
• Iran wants help from a friend
• Locks turn in Nabucco door
• China-US ties strained like never before
• ALL ROADS LEAD TO KABUL : India seeks a new direction
• US, Indonesia in a tentative embrace
• Reqo Diq mine at melting point
• India's cyber-defenses full of holes
• China lassoes its neighbors

News24 on Africa

• Scandal surrounds top ANC man's arrest
• MultiChoice says no to porn
• Cops raid illegal Zim bus stops
• Spotlight on Brüssow successor
• Big spenders face lifestyle audits
• Julius has a high noon date
• R15 400 spent on 26 balls

Angola Press

• Parliament speaker back from CPLP conference
• Angolan women lack interest in playing drums
• MPLA official calls for engagement in defence of nation interests
• Specialists in logistic upgrade knowledge
• Half million people benefit from assistance
• Plastic artist displays "Anatomilias" Exhibition
• Tchindjendje health centre assists 90 patients
• First health newspaper launched
• Tocoista church holds provincial conferences
• CAF honours Angolan player

One World

• Niger: Constitution Crisis Turned Coup
• People of 2009: Malalai Joya
• People of 2009: Paul Sullivan
• Madagascar Government Cuts Hit Education Hard
• Across U.S., Ethnic Media Call for Climate Action
• People of 2009: Shai Reshef
• People of 2009: Ian Fry and Mohamed Nasheed
• People of 2009: A.T. Ariyaratne
• Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee
• People of 2009: Neipamei Ngodia and Kakenya Ntaiya

WorldPress (Headlines)

• Debt Burden Cripples Poorer Nations
• Boundless Hope in Sierra Leone
• Nobel Laureates Urge Inquiry into Junta Crimes
• Women Work toward Equality in Muslim Societies
• Egypt's Struggle for Democracy
• Human Rights Violations in Iran and Iraq
• Japan and Southeast Asia Take Stock of China's Rise
• Global Hunger
• Greece: Pulling Its Neighbors Down with It
• China-U.S. Rivalry Intensifies

WorldPress (Breaking News)

• Bus catches fire on Al Maktoum Bridge in Dubai
• Panel formed on Lebanon poll law
• Telia upgrades LTE to 100Mbps
• U.S. Lawmakers Press Pakistan On Lashkar-e-Taiba
• Pakistan to help Afghanistan toward stability
• New snack made of unique Peru native sweet potatoes goes on sale
• Children remembered after drag race

The News (Pakistan)

• Control over natural resources Provinces-Centre row settled
• Zardari, Gilani discuss 18th Amendment package
• Donors agree to let Pakistan jack up power tariff subsidy
• Nisar threatens to boycott unscheduled NA session
• Kabul not to allow proxy wars on its soil: Karzai
• Four die in botched suicide attack on FC convoy in Peshawar
• Mixed HR record in Pakistan: US
• US House rejects Afghan pullout
• Reforms package to be tabled during current NA session
• Gilani summons crucial meeting on circular debt today

Press TV (Iran)

• Israeli official defends new settlements plan‎
• Two Israeli soldiers charged in Gaza war case
• Obama lays out initiative to boost economy
• Several injured as Israeli planes bomb Gaza Strip
• Ukraine new premier vows new economic endeavors
• India, Russia in navigation system talks
• UN drafting new Iran sanctions: Kouchner
• In Haiti, kidnapped aid workers released
• Greek police clashes with protesters amid the strikes
• NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

Economic Times (India)

• Ambuja to set up 2 IT parks in Kolkata
• 'Now's the time to buy Asian stocks'
• 'Now's the time to buy Asian stocks'
• Mukesh Ambani, LNM among world's 5 wealthiest
• 'Infosys may have seen 4,000 staff exits in February'
• IPO-bound cos may get relief on float cap
• IPO-bound cos may get relief on float cap
• Now, fashion brands catwalk online
• Fortis a potential investment bet
• Dhaka OK to fencing within 150 yds

The Zimbabwean

• Oversight body redundant
• Transcript of Blood Diamonds program broadcast on SABC
• Price increases after MDC pullout
• "Robbed" parents cry foul
• MDC cabinet boycott continues
• Shiri shot by angry lover?
• Cabinet Meetings To Go Ahead Without MDC
• Story on Press Statement by MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai
• Vivian Mwashita's brother strangles two kids to death
• Gono's wings will be clipped, vows Biti

The Jakarta Globe

• No Plan to Delay Obama's 'Important' Indonesia Visit, Says White House
• Indonesian House Applies Pressure on KPK
• Man Who Bottled Teh Sosro Passes On
• SBY Takes Issue With Australia’s Warning Not to Visit Indonesia
• Abducted Tangerang Girl Found, Reunited With Mom
• Jilted Prince Coming to the ‘Lion’s Den’ to Sue the ‘Lion’
• Ratings-Hungry Media Under Attack for Excessive Violence in Terror Coverage
• Madrid Makes Shock Exit; United Thumps Milan
• Experts Cast Doubt on Indonesia’s Targets for Geothermal Power
• Kidnapped Tangerang Baby Found Unharmed

Phnom Pen Post (Cambodia)

• Happy New Year
• No syringe licence for NGO
• Ministry confirms cases of cholera
• Thailand to offer legal advice to man who laid land mines
• China to try Uighur deportees
• KampongThom set to target rogue sand dredgers
• A(h1N1): Swine flu vaccine may be delayed
• Tribunal hears from Khieu Samphan
• Siem Reap police focus on overloaded trucks
• Fees for taxis reduced

Daily Monitor (Uganda)

• Kabaka restates case for federo
• For killing his opponent, Mayuge LCV boss to hang
• Copenhagen: Case for a fair climate deal
• Smallholder farming in Africa: climate casualty or pioneer?
• Kyabazinga poll for Jan
• Okhuti on mark as Bunna go top
• Nagginda addresses Buganda Conference
• Ugandans can now live up to 51 years - report
• Parents want Anti-gay Bill enacted
• British Airways strike blocked

Business Daily Africa

• NBK investors’ wait pays off with bonus share issue
• Telecoms monopolies a threat to Internet growth
• Low quality service becomes custom in harsh economy
• New tax jolts mobile phone pricing
• Oscar Award commercials fail to entice eager crowds
• ICANN plots change to unlimited domain names
• Seeking adventure? Tunis offers bouquet of contrasts
• Gates overtaken in list of world’s richest
• For Sh15m, you can blast off to space with Virgin Galactic
• CNOOC steps up search for oil as deadline looms

Africa Business Source

• Renaissance Capital launches South Africa operations, hires Clifford Sacks
• Opportunity to process fruit for guaranteed local market, Malawi
• New Offshore Oil Discovery in Angola
• Ayisi Makatiani
• The 2010 African Business Conference - Howard University
• IFC Launched its Business Edge Management Training System in Cameroon
• Barrick Gold will Spin Off its Africa Operations through IPO
• iHub Gives Kenya a Boost in Race for ‘Africa’s Silicon Alley’ Title
• The 12th Annual Africa Business Conference - Harvard
• Google Africa Awards PR Contract to Africapractice

Bernama (Malaysia)

• General : Malaysia Is Launch Pad For Oxford Dictionary's Latest Edition
• General : Dengue: Three Deaths Reported Between Feb 28 And March 6
• General : Use Empowerment Of 1Malaysia To Face Challenges - Muhyiddin
• General : CCTVs For District Police Stations Nationwide - CID Director
• General : Tabung Haji Operations To Be Shifted To Sepang By 2013 - Jamil Khir
• Business : First Stage Of NEM To Be Announced On March 30
• Business : Pemudah To Improve Five More Areas By April
• General : 3,138 STAM Candidates Obtain Certificates
• Business : Husni Dismisses Speculation GST Implementation Called Off
• General : Join Us In Observing Earth Hour 2010, SMC Says

Afrik.com

• Gabon: Ali Bongo vows to fight corruption
• Zimbabwe death row inmates unsure of fate
• Somalia: Al-Shabaab, UN officials accused of aid grab
• Ugandan businesses to manufacture goods from Sudan
• Namibia to follow Zimbabwe land reform example?
• Will Italy legalise xenophobic and anti-African laws?
• Zimbabwe: Scorpion in My Shoe
• Parreira takes Bafana to Brazil
• Nigeria: Christian Muslim violence perpetrated by mercenaries?
• Ex-wife lashes out bitterly at Nelson Mandela

Taiwan News

• Justine Henin cruises into Indian Wells 2nd round
• Rooney breaks 30-goal barrier as United humble Milan
• Juanes trots globe spreading peace message
• Lyon crush Madrid final dreams at the Bernabeu
• India aims to be world's fastest growing economy
• Kansas board votes to close 26 schools
• Herbs give smaller portion a bigger flavor
• Obama trumpets audit plan in tour stop
• Biden 'appreciates' Israeli response to settlement row
• Boy found

World Bulletin

• Zimbawe struggles to attract foreign aid: Finmin Biti
• UK troops to hand over to US in Afghanistan's Musa Qala
• Heavy rains slow Rwanda-Uganda road transport
• Thousands of southerners protest new Yemen attack
• Chile Navy issues tsunami alert after strong tremors
• Egypt's Mubarak had benign tissue removed: German hospital
• EU launches new heritage initiative to create common history
• Somali death toll rises to 54 in Shabaab-trroops clashes
• MPs from major British parties deny expenses fraud
• Obama presses China on currency

Independent Online (South Africa)

• Zimbabwe on brink of food crisis - Red Cross
• Zambia secures loan from Asian ally
• Storms slow traffic in Uganda
• Dozens in handcuffs after clashes in Jos
• Death toll rises after Mogadishu violence

Straits Times (Singapore)

• Visit 'no vacation' for Obama
• Court reverses syariah ruling
• Hunt for another JI leader
• PM Wen to visit Indonesia
• Bangkok on high alert

The Jakarta Post

• Guest Speaker: Bailout inquiry to end ‘not in impeachment’ but legal certainty
• Ex-leprosy patients receive wheelchairs
• Michael, Budi remain RI’s richest men
• Cut out the roots of terror, govt told
• Yudhoyono holds bilateral talks with Papua New Guinea's Somare
• Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize
• Sandal factory fire still burning
• More dead victims found in Cianjur landslide
• Drogba named Africa footballer of 2009
• Pinera assumes Chile presidency amid strong quakes

Newstime Africa

• British MP Accuses Government Ministers in Sierra Leone of Misappropriating DFID Funds Meant For Aid
• WFP Wants an Independent Probe Team on its Operations in Somalia
• Mayhem in Somalia as Al-Shabaab Behead 2 Somali Telecoms Employees
• Anti-Corruption Commissioner Becomes Politicised as he Embarks on a Radical Witch-hunt in Sierra Leone
• Sierra Leone’s President Koroma in Nigeria to Endorse Initiative For the Development of Agro and Agri-Business in Africa
• Miss African Spirit 2010 – A Celebration of African Culture
• Blatant Corruption As Law Enforcement Chief is accused of Extortion in Sierra Leone
• Nigerians Demand To See Their Sick President
• IGAD Calls for Peace in Sudan During Elections
• Guinea to Elect a New President on June 27