(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: March 22, 2010) U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton spoke Monday at the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC, expressing concern over new Israeli settlements; she also said that America would institute tough sanctions on Iran. Executives of the mining corporation Rio Tinto have admitted to taking bribes at a trial in China. In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has begun direct peace talks with Hezbi Islami, an armed group that rivals the Taliban. Illegal methamphetamines are a growing problem in Bangkok, Thailand. On World Water Day, Pakistan's Punjab region is facing a serious water shortage, and a future of poor harvests.

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: March 22, 2010) U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton spoke Monday at the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC, expressing concern over new Israeli settlements; she also said that America would institute tough sanctions on Iran. Executives of the mining corporation Rio Tinto have admitted to taking bribes at a trial in China. In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has begun direct peace talks with Hezbi Islami, an armed group that rivals the Taliban. Illegal methamphetamines are a growing problem in Bangkok, Thailand. On World Water Day, Pakistan's Punjab region is facing a serious water shortage, and a future of poor harvests.