March 9, 2010 Lagos, Nigeria -- Nigeria on Tuesday faced international calls to bring to justice killer mobs armed with guns and knives who massacred hundreds of villagers in the country's rural heartland.
March 9, 2010
Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced.
Irish media reports said the target was Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who drew a cartoon of the Muslim prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog in 2007, prompting al Qaeda to offer $100,000 to anyone who killed him -- plus an extra $50,000 if the killer slits his throat. The Irish press reports cited unnamed police sources.
March 9, 2010 Istanbul, Turkey -- Disaster officials rushed food and shelter to southeastern Turkey on Tuesday after a strong earthquake rattled the area a day earlier, killing at least 51 people and injuring dozens more.
March 9, 2010 Jakarta, Indonesia -- A police raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Tuesday may have killed one of Indonesia's most-wanted terrorists, though officials said they would await tests to verify the man's identity.
March 9, 2010
Police in Cyprus said Tuesday they have found the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was stolen from his grave late last year.
March 9, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Loktantrik) chairman Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar left for India on Tuesday for a five-day visit.
