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Gay couple 'turned away from B&B' A gay couple have claimed they were ...A gay couple have claimed they were turned away from a bed & breakfast because the owner said it was "against her convictions" to allow them to share a bed. Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to HaitiOne restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday, reminding the country of its tumultuous recent past just as frustration over an uneven earthquake relief effort is bringing politics back to the surface. Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishopsPope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged Catholics to refrain from judging sinners a day after he rebuked Irish bishops for their handling of a half-century of sexual abuse of minors by clergy. 10 Afghans killed in blast in Helmand provinceA suicide bomber killed 10 civilians Sunday and wounded seven others in an attack on an Afghan army patrol at a bridge in the southern province of Helmand, an Afghan official said. 3/21/2010 - Volcano erupts in southern IcelandThe agency says in a statement that the eruption took place at around midnight in the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the fifth largest glacier in Iceland. Thousands rally to pull troops from 2 war zonesThousands of protesters -- many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama -- marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. UN chief mourns death of former Nepalese prime ministerUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday mourned the passing of Nepal's former prime minister and head of the Nepali Congress party Girija Prasad Koirala. Obama to Iranians: US wants brighter future for you, backs more exchanges, universal rightsPresident Barack Obama told Iranians in an online video message that the U.S. wants more educational and cultural exchanges, and lamented that Tehran's leaders have "turned their backs" on good faith overtures in the past to expand opportunities for their people. 3/20/2010 - Thousands rally in Russia against economic policyMany participants in Saturday's rallies, dubbed the Day of Wrath by the opposition, are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Orange sky in Beijing for year's biggest sandstormChina'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 prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. Little fanfare for Iraq war anniversaryAlmost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope. Google targets April 10 to leave China: reportGoogle is eying a departure from China on April 10th, according to a report in The China Business News. The report came less than a week after a FT report that said that Google was 99.9 percent certain to leave China. Worlds Biggest Particle Collider Hits a New HighOperators of the world's largest atom smasher on Friday ramped up their massive machine to three times the energy ever previously achieved, in the run-up to experiments probing the secrets of the universe. TV Presenter Gets Death Sentence for 'Sorcery'Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for "sorcery." In a statement released Thursday, the international rights group condemned the verdict and demanded the immediate release of Ali Hussain Sibat, former host of a popular call-in TV show. British Airways Strike to Go Ahead as Talks CollapseThe announcement means further travel chaos for thousands of BA passengers wondering whether they can still travel during the strikes. Canada-Russia Arctic Tensions RiseFresh tensions between Canada and Russia emerged Wednesday after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a session of his Security Council that his country must be prepared to defend its claims to Arctic mineral riches. Israel Strikes Targets in GazaIsraeli aircraft struck two targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday a day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel, Hamas security officials and witnesses said. Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with TalibanThe arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday. Japanese fish dealers welcome rejection of tuna trade...Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna - a prized ingredient of sushi - while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing. Second death in Fiji stormFijians cleaning up after a devastating cyclone discovered the body of a second victim on Friday, as military forces from three nations worked to find out the extent of damage to outlying islands and deliver aid.
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