Reuters - "The Lives of Others," a taut drama about an East German spy who questions his faith in the communist dictatorship, dominated the nominations for Germany's top film prizes, organizers said Thursday.

An Army bomb disposal expert who put the lives of others before his own in Iraq is awarded the George Cross.

AFP - A 'permanent ceasefire' by armed Basque separatist group ETA came into force after the group said it wanted to end a four-decade conflict which has cost more than 800 lives.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking can shorten lives, and a new study finds it may also hamper men's sex lives.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking can shorten lives, and a new study finds it may also hamper men's sex lives.

AP - When Katy Moreno heard the armed Basque group ETA had declared a permanent cease-fire, her thoughts rushed back to the day more than 11 years ago when gunmen ambushed her husband outside the couple's home — killing him with two bullets to the head.

AP - The title of the latest film from brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne — "The Child" ("L'Enfant") — primarily refers to the infant born to a couple of young, restless Belgians, a baby boy who wasn't expected and is only vaguely wanted. But the real child in the film is the baby's father, who reveals himself as irreparably immature and selfish at every opportunity.

Reuters - A bored Canadian bureaucrat fed up with office drudgery is seeking C$1 million (491,000 pounds) in donations so he can quit his job and "do something that makes a difference in my life and the lives of others".

AP - The Basque separatist group ETA on Tuesday announced a permanent cease-fire, apparently bringing a dramatic end to nearly four decades of violence that claimed more than 800 lives, Basque television reported following a communique from the group.

AP - Raging violence along the rugged Pakistan-Afghan border has sent relations between the two countries to new lows and underscored U.S. difficulties in containing a troubled region crucial to winning the war on terror.

AP - Communist rebels attacked an army patrol and a police post and booby-trapped a blocked highway, in escalating violence that claimed as many as 17 lives over 24 hours.

AP - Some Baghdad residents voiced anger and dismay when asked about their lives as the U.S.-led war in Iraq entered its fourth year Monday, when insurgents and sectarian gangs killed at least 38 more people.

AP - A judge has agreed to allow New Jersey's worst serial killer to donate a kidney, but the donor and his doctors have to meet conditions.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - Through their attorney's, the pilots union of Delta Air Lines is hoping to prove that flying a commercial plane with the lives of hundreds of passengers at stake - is a stressful, time-consuming and heavily regulated job that requires a...

AP - As a pro golfer, Mikaela Parmlid has traveled the world. This week, she has a short commute to work. Parmlid lives in Gold Canyon, a few minutes' drive from the Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, site of the LPGA's Safeway International. Parmlid tore up her home course with a 5-under 67 to grab a share of eighth place, 3 strokes behind leader Aree Song, heading into Friday's second round.

AFP - Doctors in Britain admitted that they were in uncharted waters as they tried to save the lives of six young men who became violently ill from clinical trials of a new drug.

AFP - A German drug company said it has apologised to the families of six men who were in hospital, two badly deformed and fighting for their lives, after a clinical trial in London went horribly wrong.

AP - A government plan for responding to national emergencies cannot be considered a total failure because former disaster agency chief Michael Brown refused to follow it during Hurricane Katrina, House investigators concluded.

Reuters - For now, they'll go on living "Separate Lives."