Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/21/2851676.htm?section=world

A national "Day of Anger" in Russia has brought out thousands of demonstrators and a tough government response. Demonstrations against the government of Vladimir Putin attracted more than 1,000 people in several cities, but in many places rallies were banned.

Link: http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/330.php

Peter Kent recently returned from a three day trip (February 17-20) to Honduras, proudly declaring the mission a success. As Canada's Minister of State for the Americas, Kent is the Tory government's point person for Canada's growing political and economic interests in the region. Honduras has become an important focus of those interests, since the military coup last June against the moderately left-leaning president, Manuel Zelaya, swung the country sharply back to the right.

Link: http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-20/miami-paradise-abandoned-horses.html

When people struggle to provide for themselves, their animals often suffer first. That is why a few dedicated people in the US State of Florida are helping to save horses abandoned by their owners.

Link: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/03/large-us-builder-pre-wires-homes-for-electric-cars/1

As the availability of electric cars expands, one of the largest U.S. home builders has begun offering to pre-wire homes for charging stations. Los Angeles-based KB Home has announced that it will offer the feature on custom-built homes so consumers won't have to add a high-voltage box later.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8997240

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — A shootout erupted in the streets of a northeastern Mexican city Friday, killing two suspected drug cartel gunmen and wounding a soldier

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8997230

A pro-democracy activist jailed for months in Myanmar after trying to visit his sick mother in prison arrived home in the United States on Friday, capping weeks of discussions between the ruling military junta and the U.S. State Department.

Link: http://en.rian.ru/world/20100320/158259636.html

Washington says it is ready to be engaged in the Six Party talks as soon as North Korea decides to resume the stalled negotiations, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8997246

Pope Benedict XVI addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal here — a message being watched closely by Catholics from Boston to Berlin to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.