Tens of thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians join a funeral mass for their patriarch, Pope Shenouda III, at St Mark’s cathedral in Cairo from (author unknown) via http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2012/mar/20/funeral-pope-shenouda-in-pictures
In a video greeting to Iranian people for Nowruz, the US president accused the Tehran government of creating an ‘electronic curtain’ around the country from (author unknown) via http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/mar/20/barack-obama-tehran-electronic-curtain-video
Nearly a decade has passed since that day in 2003, but Craig Mullaney still gets choked up recalling the firefight in Afghanistan where he watched one of his soldiers die. Read more: The Unforgiving Minute, Beyond the Battlefield, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Ptsd, Craig Mullaney, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Afghanistan War,…
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran will “attack to defend itself” if targeted by US or Israeli aggression. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/20123201550485845.html
The senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the planned withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country by the end of 2014 is proceeding on schedule. from RFE/RL via http://www.rferl.org/content/us_commander_says_afghan_security_handover_on_track/24522088.html
Israeli lawmakers have passed legislation banning the use of underweight models in advertising and on catwalks. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17450275
Abdullah al-Senussi to be sent to France, sources say, despite calls from Libya and the ICC for his extradition to them The extradition race for Abdullah al-Senussi – the Gaddafi regime’s last high-profile fugitive – has intensified, as more details emerge about France’s role in his arrest in Mauritania. Sources…
(Adds detail, comment from Afghan government) * Anger simmers over Koran burnings, massacre * Washington, Kabul negotiat… Read more: Reuters, World News from The Huffington Post News Team via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/afghanistan-night-raids-us-concessions_n_1366448.html
Following a recalculation of Cesar Rodriguez’s goal tally, Lionel Messi needs two goals against Granada for club record. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2012/03/2012320145419925203.html
WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) â�� A Kentucky Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor last year is helping clean up a small Kentucky community devastat… Read more: Marines, Medal of Honor, Dakota Meyer, Afghanistan, Midwest Tornadoes, Kentucky, Woods Bend, Tornadoes, Ap, Veterans, Impact News from The Huffington Post News…