AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress WASHINGTON - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.   Nations:Afghanistan   People:Barack Obama   Activities:111th Congress Obama Admin.   Source:(AP)     2010-03-10 Turkey pledges safer homes after quake OKCULAR, Turkey - Turkey's leaders pledged Tuesday to build quake-proof homes after a magnitude 6 temblor shattered mud-brick homes in the eastern part of the country, killing 51 people. Still, similar promises after devastating earthquakes in the west in 1999 have had limited impact.   Nations:Turkey   Source:(AP)     2010-03-09 Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America CAIRO - Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S.   Activities:U.S. War on Terror   Source:(AP)     2010-03-08 Pakistan: American al-Qaida suspect nabbed ISLAMABAD - An American member of al-Qaida was picked up in a raid in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the detained man was the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan   Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan   Source:(AP)     2010-03-08 Mo'Nique, Waltz win supporting-acting Oscars LOS ANGELES - Villainous roles snatched the supporting-acting prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards: "Precious" co-star Mo'Nique as a contemptible mother and "Inglourious Basterds" co-star Christoph Waltz as a sociable Nazi fiend.   Nations:Afghanistan   People:Hattie McDaniel Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep Tyler Perry Woody Harrelson Tim Allen   Activities:2010 Oscar Awards     2010-03-07 Clashes erupt at sacred compound in Jerusalem JERUSALEM - Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.   Nations:Israel Palestine   Source:(AP)     2010-03-05 Gunman killed after shooting 2 Pentagon police WASHINGTON - The gunman who shot two Pentagon police officers was heavily armed and spent weeks driving to the Capital area from the West Coast, authorities said Friday. Resentment of the U.S. government and suspicions over the 9/11 attacks have surfaced in writings by the Californian identified as the man fatally wounded in a hail of return fire.   Nations:U.S.   People:Barack Obama     2010-03-05 WH considering military trials for 9/11 suspects WASHINGTON - In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior officials said.   People:Barack Obama Lindsey Graham   Activities:Islamic Terrorists   Source:(AP)     2010-03-05 Chile says rebuilding after quake could take years DICHATO, Chile - Chile's president says it will take three years to rebuild the region wracked by an earthquake and tsunami, something all too clear to the people cleaning up this splintered tourist town.   Nations:Chile   People:Ban Ki-moon Augusto Pinochet   Source:(AP)     2010-03-05 Controller complacency could jeopardize air safety WASHINGTON - For the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation's air traffic control system has been called into question and concerns have been raised that complacency may be causing controllers and their supervisors to bend rules.   Nations:U.S.     2010-03-04 Gifts, parties and celebs: L.A. readies for Oscars LOS ANGELES - Hollywood is in full-on Oscar mode.   Nations:U.S.   People:James Cameron Jessica Alba David Duchovny   Activities:2010 Oscar Awards   Source:(AP)     2010-03-04 Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit BEIJING (Reuters) - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.   Nations:China   People:Liu Xiang   Source:(Reuters)     2010-03-04

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