BURMA: Candidate Aung San Suu Kyi Says Election "Neither Free Nor Fair"; Vows to Continue Campaigning

SPAIN: Deepest Budget Cuts in History Fail to Impress Economists

UK: Warning From Gov't Not to "Panic" Over Threatened Oil Delivery Truck Strike Causes Panic Buying, Gas Lines

KUWAIT: Man Arrested For Blasphemous Twitter Post About Prophet & His Family

UK: Secret Dinners for Donors to the Conservative Party Revealed

FRANCE: UK, US & France Ready to Release Oil From Reserve to Lower Prices

IRELAND: Tax Revolt - Most Households Failing to Pay Mandatory €100 Household Tax by 31 March Deadline

BRAZIL: Federal Prosecutors Prepare Lawsuit Against Chevron for Nov. Oil Spill

BRAZIL: Federal Prosecutors Prepare Lawsuit Against Chevron for Nov. Oil Spill

US: Airlines Drop Lawsuit Against EU Carbon Tax; Ask Gov'ts to Continue the Fight

VIETNAM: Gov't Slams US Congress' Human Rights Act

#LIBYA: Southern Tribe Threatens to Declare Independence

LIBYA: Rebels Refuse to Hand Over Tripoli Airport to Transitional Gov't

CANADA: Massive 10,000 Computer Cyber-Attack Disrupts Liberal Democrats' Leadership Vote

CHINA: New Law Allows Police to Hold Suspects at Unknown Locations

JAPAN: Old Guard Parties Fear Anti-Party Toru Hashimoto's New Political Movement

TUNISIA: Thousands Demonstrate for Democracy on 50th Anniversary of Independence

UK: Planners Eye Tougher Building Restrictions to Protect Countryside

MALI: Rebel Soldiers Announce Coup on National TV

EU: Europe Defiant Over Carbon Tax on Airlines, Unfazed by Threat of Trade War

AUSTRALIA: Trade Minister Speaks Against Indonesian Beef Import Quotas

SOUTH AFRICA: President Zuma to Speak In Soweto Marking Anniversary of 1960 Massacre

UK: Budget Proposal Raids Pensions to Pay for Tax Cuts

UK: Westminstergate? Burglary at Opposition Leader Miliband's Office

UK: Liberal Democrats May Support Lowering 50% Top Tax Rate to Spur Growth

CHINA: Did Maoist Nostalgia Cause Resignation Of High-Level Crime-fighting Political Leader?

AUSTRALIA: Abbott Defends Costello; Opposition Leader Blasts Decision to Overlook Costello for Fund Position

JAPAN: Sanctions on North Korea Extended Another Year

MOROCCO: Business Leaders Seek More Support, Transparency, from Government

CANADA: PM Stephen Harper Dismisses Calls for Commission to Investigate Robocall Scandal

ALGERIA: Political Parties Protest Overnight Voter Registration of 30,000 Soldiers

JAPAN: Iranian Oil Shipments to Japan will Continue, Says Japanese Diplomat

RUSSIA: Defense Minister Says Russia "Happy" To Continue Selling Arms to Assad Regime

SYRIA: Free Syrian Army Calls for Weapons, Rather Than Humanitarian Aid, to Counter Russian, Iranian Support of Assad Regime

EU: European Union Calls for Quotas to Ensure Women on Corporate Boards and in Elective Office

DENMARK: Poland Vetoes Danish Plan for Tough Emissions Reduction Standards for 2050

ABKHAZIA: Small, Breakaway Georgian Republic Votes in Parliamentary Elections

UK: Labour Party Leader Attends Football Match Hours After Skipping Rally Due to "Sickness"

SOUTH AFRICA: Public Demonstrations Prompt Gov't to Scrap Plans for Toll Roads

BRAZIL: Rio State Gov't to Remove Sewage from Beaches Before 2014 Olympics

UK: Irish, British Leaders Meet in London to Outline Closer Economic, Diplomatic Ties

PHILIPPINES: Gunmen Kill Reporter Covering President Aquino

CHINA: Government Backs Groundbreaking Law Banning Forced Confessions of Criminals in Custody

FRANCE: Sarkozy Tacks Right: Would Consider Pulling out of Visa-Free Border Zone

KENYA: Government Fires 25,000 Striking Nurses Seeking Pay Hikes

SENEGAL: Song Urges Poor to Take Cash In Exchange for Votes Against "Corrupt" Politicians (video below)

CANADA: Automated "Robocalls" Directed Voters to Wrong Voting Locations; Scandal Rocking Canadian Politics

USA: Unions Split Over Support for Obama After Rejection of Oil Pipeline

SLOVAKIA: Left-leaning Direction - Social Democracy Party Set to Win Parliamentary Elections

GREECE: Moody's Says Greece is "In Default" of Debt After Debt Deal with EU Nations

GREECE: "Conditions in Place" For New 130 billion Euro Bailout

UGANDA: Angry Traders Set up Their Own Bank, Citing Interest Rate Increases

SYRIA: Opposition Rejects Talks With Assad Regime, Citing Ongoing Massacres

BAHRAIN: Nearly 100,000 In Anti-Government Protests

BURMA: Canadian Foreign Minister Offers Activist Aung San Suu Kyi Honorary Citizenship

SAUDI ARABIA: Police Break Up Protest at Women's College

ITALY: Diplomatic Row Over Failure to Inform Rome About Hostage Rescue Attempt

JAPAN: Red Cross Blames Gov't For "Wasted Year" Not Rebuilding Following Disasters

SUDAN: Indicted War Criminal Unveils New Government in Sudan's South Kordofan Region

UK: Clegg Calls European Arrest Warrant "Indispensable"

TUNISIA: President Calls for Limits on Accusations of Apostasy

VIETNAM: Gov't Officials Return US$70,000 in Gifts in Anti-Corruption Campaign

USA: Bill Targeting China, Vietnam Subsidies Passes House, Awaits Obama's Signature

BERMUDA: Candidate May Challenge Rule Forcing Him to Give Up Gov't Job

MALAYSIA: Gov't Considers $265/month Minimum Wage Law

KENYA: 48% Would Support Woman for Presidency

RUSSIA: Election Observers Call Putin Win an "Insult"

UK: British Version of "Super Tuesday" Likely to Elect Mayors, Police Chiefs/Commissioners

JAPAN: Government Seeks Increasing Support from Opposition LDP on Legislation

CHINA: Female Lawmakers Seek Ban on Surrogacy

TUNISIA: Hundreds Protest Rising Cost of Living

MONGOLIA: Uranium-Rich Nation Seeks Economic Partnership with Japan

ISRAEL: PM Netanyahu Tells Obama Israel "Reserves Right" to Attack Iran Over Nuke Program

CHINA: Rebel Village Election "No Big Deal" Say Communist Party Officials

AUSTRALIA: Treasurer Swan Attacks Billionaires and "Imbalance of Influence"

JAPAN: "No Individual Blame" for Fukushima Plant Disaster, Says PM

RUSSIA: Putin Takes 60% of the Vote in Disputed Presidential Election

RUSSIA: Putin Wins Presidency Amid Allegations of Widespread Fraud

UK: Catholic Cardinal Condemns Government's Same-sex Marriage Legalization Plans

EGYPT: Seven American NGO Workers Released After US Gov't Pays $5 million "Ransom"/Bail

EUROPE: Google Privacy Laws Breach EU Privacy Laws, Says Justice Commissioner

UN: Security Council Demands Syria Give Access to Humanitarian Chief

CHINA: Lawmakers Move to Restrict Wasteful Packaging