CONSTITUCION, Chile, Mar. 11, 2010 (Reuters) — The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago. ... > full story
ATHENS, Mar. 11, 2010 (Reuters) — Police clashed with stone-throwing youths in Athens on Thursday as tens of thousands of strikers protested against draconian cutbacks aimed at pulling Greece out of a debt crisis shaking the euro zone. ... > full story
YANGON, Mar. 11, 2010 (Reuters) — Myanmar's military government has allowed the party of detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to reopen regional branch offices that have been closed since May 2003, a party spokesman said on Thursday. ... > full story
CANBERRA, Mar. 11, 2010 (Reuters) — More than 90 Australian authors signed a letter on Thursday decrying China's refusal to grant a visa to one of the country's most celebrated writers because he was HIV-positive, a move that Beijing defended. ... > full story
CAIRO, Mar. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the Palestinian side had agreed to the contacts. ... > full story
TUBUL, Chile, Mar. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Undeterred by terrifying memories of a roaring tsunami that nearly killed him, Chilean fisherman Herne Pezo hammers away at his tiny boat, yearning to return to sea as soon as it's fixed. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Drug abuse is a big problem in Afghanistan's police force, with four of every 10 recruits testing positive for illicit substances in some areas, said a report by the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Mar. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products. ... > full story
MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — A Kenyan court sentenced seven Somalis to 20 years in prison for piracy on Wednesday after they tried to attack a Danish cargo vessel. ... > full story
MADRID, Mar. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali. ... > full story
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