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Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:16 PM PDT

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, Maersk-Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips, right, shakes hands with Lt. Cmdr. David Fowler, executive officer of USS Bainbridge after being rescued by U.S Naval Forces off the coast of Somalia on Sunday April 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy)AP - Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas Easter Sunday, ending a five-day standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the world's most powerful military.

How 5 days of drama on the high seas unfolded (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:25 PM PDT

In this image made from video provided by the U.S. Navy, Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips, right, is welcomed aboard the USS Bainbridge on Sunday, April 12, 2009 after being rescued by U.S. naval forces off the coast of Somalia. Philips was held hostage for four days by pirates. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)AP - The lifeboat containing the tied-up hostage captain of the Maersk Alabama had been bobbing in the water for five days, stalked by a small flotilla of American warships.

Thai soldiers, anti-government protesters clash (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:07 PM PDT

REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION. THAI PM ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA WAS IN THE CAR. Protesters surround and beat the car carrying Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the interior ministry in Bangkok April 12, 2009. Troops fired into the air as Thai anti-government protesters stormed the country's interior ministry on Sunday after Abhisit declared a state of emergency in the capital. (REUTERS)AP - Thai soldiers unleashed hundreds of rounds of automatic weapons fire to clear rock-throwing anti-government protesters from a major intersection in the capital in the pre-dawn darkness Monday.

Pope urges hope on Easter for end to war, poverty (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 02:46 PM PDT

Pope Benedict arrives to celebrate an Easter mass in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican April 12, 2009. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (VATICAN RELIGION)AP - Pope Benedict XVI sought to give a message of hope on Easter Sunday to victims of wars, poverty and financial turmoil, saying it was urgently needed to overcome the miseries that are plaguing Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the globe.

Crew celebrates US captain's release with flares (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:35 PM PDT

Crew members celebrate on the deck of the Maersk Alabama after their captain was released, in Mombasa's port in Kenya, Sunday, April 12, 2009. An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a swift firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, U.S. officials said. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)AP - When news broke that an American captain held by Somali pirates was rescued Sunday, his crew erupted in cheers and sent red flares screaming into the sky in celebration for a man they hailed as a hero.

Italy boat owner marvels at US pirate operation (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 02:24 PM PDT

AP - The owner of an Italian-flagged tugboat seized by pirates off Somalia marveled Sunday at the U.S. Navy rescue of an American hostage there, and said he hopes his crew also will be saved.

Iraq's embattled Christians celebrate Easter (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 12:44 PM PDT

Iraqi Christians pray during Easter Mass in a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 12, 2009. Iraq's dwindling Christian community celebrated Easter services Sunday, taking advantage of the improved security in Baghdad and other parts of the country. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iraq's embattled Christians took advantage of improved security and gathered Sunday to celebrate Easter, even as roadside bombings killed a U.S. soldier and wounded four other Americans in separate attacks north of Baghdad.

Can Cuba cope with an onslaught of Americans? (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 10:32 AM PDT

AP - A push in Congress to do away with U.S. travel bans on Cuba could set off a flood of American visitors to the long-forbidden island.

Zimbabwe announces committee for new Constitution (AFP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Zimbabwean prime minister and MDC leader (Movement for Democratic change) Morgan Tsvangirai speaks in February 2009. Zimbabwe's speaker of Parliament Sunday announced a 25-member committee drawn from both members of the house to oversee the drafting of a new Constitution.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Zimbabwe's speaker of Parliament Sunday announced a 25-member committee drawn from both members of the house to oversee the drafting of a new Constitution.

Dozens injured in crack down on Bangkok protests (AFP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:29 PM PDT

A Thai supporter of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stands with a national flag in front of Parliament near Government house in Bangkok. Thai troops fired tear gas and shots in the air to disperse anti-government protesters in Bangkok, wounding 68 people amid a crackdown to enforce a state of emergency in the capital, officials said.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Thai troops fired tear gas and shots in the air to disperse anti-government protesters in Bangkok, wounding 68 people amid a crackdown to enforce a state of emergency in the capital, officials said.

Capital may take up arms against a kangaroo glut (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Kangaroos are seen in a field outside of government house in Canberra, Australia Oct. 23, 2006. An official says Australia's national capital is becoming so plagued by kangaroos that the only real option to reduce their numbers is to shoot them in more regular culls. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - They bounce across the roof of Parliament House. They collide with cars. They come in through the bedroom window.

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