Asian Related:
Burma election laws a 'setback'
The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:49:06 GMT)
Taiwan official quits over death penalty
Taiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:06 GMT)
Siberian tigers die at China zoo
Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:37 GMT)
Thailand braces for 'red' protest
Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of rallies in Bangkok by supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:59:04 GMT)
'Militants killed' in Aceh clash
Indonesian police in Aceh say they have shot and killed two suspected militants, after several recent anti-terror raids. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:50:08 GMT)
Top Stories:
Democrats pare differences over health overhaul
(AP)
 AP - Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:53 GMT)
Suicide bombs kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistani city
(AP)
 AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:18:51 GMT)
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
(AP)
 AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:46:29 GMT)
Need for results drives Obama's domestic juggle
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:59 GMT)
Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders
(AP)
 AP - A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center goes before a judge Friday, and he has said he favored a settlement but planned to analyze it carefully to make sure it was fair.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:39:29 GMT)
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