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Bullied bus monitor: Case of Karen Klein spotlights problem on school buses

Bus drivers and monitors across the country are being better trained on how to deal with bullying, and after the case of bullied bus monitor Karen Klein, school officials may pay them more heed.
Israeli diplomat expelled from Ireland over Dubai assassination plot

Ireland now joins Britain and Australia in expelling Israeli diplomats over their government's connections to the Dubai assassination plot that killed a Hamas leader in January.
Afghanistan war: Marines move in to stop Taliban from Pakistan

As part of Obama's Afghanistan war surge, some 9,000 marines are moving into small Afghan towns near the border to stop Taliban soldiers and supplies coming from Pakistan. The view from this new front.
Irish priest kidnapped in Philippines released

Irish priest Father Michael Sinnott, who had been kidnapped by militants in the Philippines, was released Wednesday night to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which handed him to the Filipino government as a goodwill gesture.
Tamils in Britain and Canada vow to sustain Sri Lanka struggle

In both countries, home to large Tamil communities, a new focus on using democratic means to address grievances.
Britain's speaker teeters on brink of taxpayer-cleaned moat

House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin caught in public anger over expense scandal
How to hold money managers accountable

Madoff case shows need for custodial accounts when working with advisers.
Britain's civil liberties in spotlight after Parliament raid

Politicians and the press have protested police's decision to raid Parliament and arrest Conservative MP Damian Green.
Whole lotta clucking going on in cities

More Americans raise chickens in their backyards