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Germany upsets China to open women's worlds - TSN
defeated Russia's Ludmila Privivkova 8-6, Japan's Moe Meguro beat Iveta Stasa-Sarsune of Latvia 7-4 and Scotland's Eve Muirhead thumped Denmark's Angelina Jensen 9-4. Canada's Jennifer Jones played her first game in Draw 2 against Sweden.

MOST DISCUSSED STORIES - Kamloops Daily News Online
Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, returns a shot to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, of the Czech Republic, during ... men's side, No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia took a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia and Fernando Verdasco (10) also advanced.

IMF:Latvia Economic Downturn Bottoming Out But No ... - NASDAQ
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- The International Monetary Fund said Monday that Latvia's sharp economic downturn is starting to bottom out, though the economy hasn't yet begun to recover. "The authorities have improved their program implementation ...

Germany upsets China 8-6 to open women's world curling ... - Canada East
defeated Russia's Ludmila Privivkova 8-6, Japan's Moe Meguro beat Iveta Stasa-Sarsune of Latvia 7-4 and Scotland's Eve Muirhead thumped Denmark's Angelina Jensen 9-4. Canada's Jennifer Jones played her first game in Draw 2 against Sweden.

Amid a Depression and Linked Heavily into Western ... - Huffingtonpost.com
From the UK Telegraph : Latvia government collapses amid economic crisis . The People's Party, the largest group in a five-party coalition, walked out amid disputes over how to cope with the country's severe problems. Unemployment has now hit 20 per ...

Short Track Speedskating Worlds Results - Stamford Advocate
1. Wenhao Liang, China, 41.383 seconds. 2. Francois Hamelin , Canada, 41.456. 3. Francois-Louis Tremblay , Canada, 41.526. 4. Charles Hamelin , Canada, 41.558. 5. Ho-Suk Lee, South Korea, 41.650. 6. Haralds Silovs , Latvia, 42.599. 1. Meng Wang ...

Nazi veterans in Latvia march to remember fallen ... - Haaretz.com
Over a thousand Latvian Nazi veterans marched Tuesday through the freezing streets of Riga as part of a peaceful commemoration for their fellow World War II comrades, who died fighting alongside Nazi Germany. According to News Agencies, the veterans ...

Latvian gov't loses largest party, risks collapse - Boston Globe
RIGA, Latvia— Latvia's government teetered on the verge of collapse Wednesday after the largest party pulled out of the center ... moving into the parliamentary opposition after Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis refused to back the party's economic ...

Latvia prepares for controversial SS commemoration (News Feature) - Monsters and Critics
Riga - 'It is treachery. We fought for an independent Latvia and now we are not allowed to go from the cathedral to the freedom monument to lay flowers. Why?' asks Visvaldis Lacis. Looking 20 years younger than his 86 years and still extremely fit - a week earlier he turned out for the Latvian

Nadal, Davydenko cruise at Indian Wells - Rediff
Twice champion and holder Rafa Nadal of Spain eased into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a commanding ... seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko [ Images ] also advanced, beating Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4, but eighth seed ...

Spain says video shows firefighters on holiday
A Spanish firefighting force says a video released by French officials investigating an alleged ETA shooting does not show the suspected gunmen, but rather a group of Catalan firefighters on holiday.

Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town

U.S. Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Lang, of Camden County, Ga., right, and Marine Lance Cpl. Ard Bizahaloni of Pinon, Ariz., with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Alpha company, take up positions during a gunbattle in Marjah, Afghanistan, Friday.Explosions rumble through Marjah daily — an ominous sign that Taliban insurgents have not given up despite losing control of the town to U.S. and Afghan forces about two weeks ago.




Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows

Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony leads the casket containing the remains of El Monte School Board member Agustin Roberto Salcedo, who was abducted and killed while vacationing in Mexico, during his funeral Jan. 7 in El Monte, Calif. The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.




Thousands rally in Russia against Putin

Protesters in St. Petersburg on Saturday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.Thousands rally across Russia to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment.




Nepal leader who helped end king's rule dies at 86
Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal's former prime minister who led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule and helped deliver a peace deal to end 10 years of communist revolt, died Saturday. He was 86.

Snowmobiler killed in Canada avalanche
Rescue crews end their search in British Columbia's mountainous backcountry after accounting for everyone in an area where an avalanche cascaded down a mountain, killing one snowmobiler.

Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth


Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses

March 20: Pope Benedict XVI communicated a frank and unprecedented message to Catholics in Ireland, writing the guilty must face God and the police. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.  (Nightly News)Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church fails to calm the anger of many victims.




Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.

Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba
A moderate earthquake and smaller aftershock rattled houses and nerves in eastern Cuba on Saturday near the U.S. holding facility at Guantanamo Bay. No damages or injuries were reported.

Pakistan tribal council: Army must destroy Taliban
Hundreds of tribesmen from Pakistan's semiautonomous regions near the Afghan border ended a rare tribal council meeting Saturday with a declaration calling for the army to crush the Taliban.
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