After more than a dozen deaths in two hospitals, prosecutors charge two male nurses after a two-month investigation. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/03/201231944448721310.html

With the Qur’an-burning scandal, the Panjwai massacre, repeated demonstrations against the United States, and Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai’s increasingly strident anti-American pronouncements, it seems clear that the US is likely to be withdrawing from that country soon. The Obama administration, its “counter-insurgency” strategy crafted by current CIA head David Petraeus…

Railway minister resigns after coming under fire from his own party for his proposal to increase passenger fares. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/201231955056813272.html

Gunfire and explosions rock Damascus neighbourhood, a day after a deadly car bomb killed three in city of Aleppo. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201231933724565894.html

Karen J. Greenberg writes at Tomdispatch Ever More and Ever Less The Unstoppable Legacy of the War on Terror By Karen J. Greenberg By now, you’d think we’d be entering the end of the 9/11 era. One war over in the Greater Middle East, another hurtling disastrously to its end,…

Jose Ramos Horta promises to hand over power to eventual winner after being placed third in Sunday’s presidential poll. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/03/201231932647243964.html

Reagan and Matalin skip who’s up-down in the GOP contest to debate spurting gas prices, the constitutionality of “Obamacare” and our exit strategy from Afghanistan post- massacre. Then: do presidential speeches ever matter, Mr. Reagan? Read more: Supreme Court, President Obama, Titanic, President Karzai, Mary Matalin, Newt Gingrich, Gas Prices,…

Several petrol bombs exploded close to the pitch, prompting the referee to end the match prematurely. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/201231921419753150.html

The blast comes the day after two other explosions killed 27. The rebellion against President Bashar Assad is entering its second year. A car bomb explosion killed at least two people and injured 30 in the northern city of Aleppo, Syrian authorities said Sunday, raising fears of a new wave…

A heavy firefight is reported to have broken out in the Syrian capital Damascus between rebels of the Free Syrian Army and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17425062