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1. Taiwan's justice minister resigns over 'no execution' vow (AFP)
   

   AFP - Taiwan's justice minister has resigned after she attracted a storm of criticism over a vow not to order any executions during her term, an official said Friday.

   
   
2. Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in (AP)
   

   AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him.

   
   
3. Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census

      (OneWorld.net)
   OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in
   

   the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they,

   along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
4. Give players input into captaincy - Murray (AFP)
   

   AFP - If Britain's embarrassing Davis Cup loss to Lithuania ends up costing John Lloyd the captaincy, Andy Murray thinks players should have a say in his replacement.

   
   
5. In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings (AP)
   

   AP - Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.

   
   
6. Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers (AP)
   AP - Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday.
7. Press group: 8 reporters kidnapped in Mexican city (AP)
   AP - Eight journalists were kidnapped in a northern Mexican border city over a period of two weeks in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Press Association reported.
8. Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)
   

   AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.

   
   
9. U.S. criticizes Afghanistan's 'poor' human rights record (McClatchy Newspapers)
   McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S.-backed government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a "poor" human rights record, tarnished by widespread impunity for security forces who commit abuses; violence against women; torture and extra-judicial killings, the State Department said in an annual report released Thursday.
10. Women in black protest in violence-hit Nigeria state (AFP)
    

    AFP - Dressed in black and carrying wooden crosses, thousands of women marched Thursday in Nigerian city of Jos to express grief at a new bout of sectarian carnage and anger at the failure to stop it.

    
    
11. Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes (The Christian Science Monitor)
    The Christian Science Monitor - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.
12. Greece: New Strike Over Austerity Plans Sparks Violence (Time.com)
    Time.com - Anger is rising in Greece a week after leaders announced a new austerity package to rein in the deficit, with protesters taking to the streets and workers walking off the job
13. Pope's Brother in German Catholic Church Abuse Scandal (Time.com)
    Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger
14. Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger (AP)
    

    AP - First results from Iraq's parliamentary election showed the prime minister and his secular rival locked in an extremely tight contest Thursday amid fraud allegations by rival parties and a chaotic, unpredictable vote count.

    
    
15. Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan (AP)
    

    AP - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.

    
    
16. Budget fails to boost Conservatives (Reuters)
    Reuters - A federal budget last week did little to boost the fortunes the Conservatives, who still only have a slight lead in public support, according to a poll released on Thursday.
17. Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength (AP)
    

    AP - An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.