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• Explosions kill 1, wound dozens in Bangkok (AP)
• Irish bishop resigns in Vatican move against abuse (AP)
• Clegg shows he's no 1-hit wonder in Britain debate (AP)
• US Navy SEAL cleared in Iraq abuse case (AP)
• Israel rejects US calls for east Jerusalem freeze (AP)
• As Russia Reclaims Its Sphere of Influence, the U.S. Doesn't Object (Time.com)
• Brown accuses rivals of leaving country weak and isolated (AFP)
• Iraq investigating claims of Sunni abuse in prison (AP)
• Ex-general: Cubans involved in Chavez's military (AP)
• Microsoft to invest in small black-owned firms in SAfrica (AFP)
• Compromise proposes Japan slash Antarctic whaling (AFP)
• Conservatives extend lead in latest poll (Reuters)
• Why East Timor Has Declared War on Ninjas (Time.com)
• Israel again rejects call to halt settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers)
• International adoption: What does Russia want for lifting US adoption ban? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Violent Sandinista Power Play in Nicaragua (Time.com)
• New Software Could Outwit Tehran's Censors (OneWorld.net)

Explosions kill 1, wound dozens in Bangkok (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:41 PM PDT AP - Soldiers and civilians hauled away bloodied victims after a series of grenade attacks Thursday in a new burst of violence in Thailand's chaotic capital — the scene of a tense, weekslong standoff between anti-government protesters and security forces.

Irish bishop resigns in Vatican move against abuse (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:50 PM PDT AP - Heads are starting to roll in the Catholic Church's child abuse scandal.

Clegg shows he's no 1-hit wonder in Britain debate (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:34 PM PDT AP - Nick Clegg proved he wasn't a one-hit wonder in Britain's second election debate Thursday, holding his own against Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Conservatives' David Cameron over thorny issues such as Afghanistan, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the special relationship with the United States.

US Navy SEAL cleared in Iraq abuse case (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - A U.S. Navy SEAL was cleared Thursday of charges he covered up the alleged beating of an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the grisly 2004 killings of four American security contractors.

Israel rejects US calls for east Jerusalem freeze (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:17 PM PDT AP - Israel's prime minister on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to halt construction in disputed east Jerusalem, clouding a new peace mission by Washington's Mideast envoy.

As Russia Reclaims Its Sphere of Influence, the U.S. Doesn't Object (Time.com) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT Time.com - The so-called "color revolutions" that tilted former Soviet Republics away from Moscow are fading -- and Russia is re-establishing itself in its old backyard

Brown accuses rivals of leaving country weak and isolated (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:33 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown accused his opponents of leaving the country poorly defended against nuclear attack and at risk of isolation in Europe, in the second TV pre-election debate on Thursday.

Iraq investigating claims of Sunni abuse in prison (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT AP - Iraqi officials are investigating claims that detainees, believed to be mostly Sunnis, were tortured at a makeshift prison in Baghdad, in a case that has outraged the country's Sunni minority, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

Ex-general: Cubans involved in Chavez's military (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:55 PM PDT AP - A former Venezuelan army general on Thursday denounced what he called the widespread involvement of Cuban troops in President Hugo Chavez's military.

Microsoft to invest in small black-owned firms in SAfrica (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT AFP - Microsoft is to invest half a billion rands in small black-owned software development firms in South Africa, the company said Friday.

Compromise proposes Japan slash Antarctic whaling (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT AFP - The International Whaling Commission on Thursday unveiled a compromise proposal aimed at resolving longstanding rifts under which Japan would eventually cut its Antarctic catch by three-quarters.

Conservatives extend lead in latest poll (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:06 PM PDT Reuters - The Conservatives have not been hurt too badly by a political scandal and are now edging ahead of their main rivals, according to a poll released on Thursday.

Why East Timor Has Declared War on Ninjas (Time.com) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT Time.com - For most, the presence of an outfit of ninjas conjures scenes of Japanese comic book assassins or, perhaps, of mutant turtles dwelling in a sewer. But in East Timor, ninjas have become a national security threat

Israel again rejects call to halt settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:54 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Israel Thursday rejected President Barack Obama's demand that it halt the construction of additional Jewish housing in East Jerusalem, hours before the White House sent U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell to revaluate his mission.

International adoption: What does Russia want for lifting US adoption ban? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:54 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The suspension of adoptions to the US from Russia appears to have deepened into a freeze.

A Violent Sandinista Power Play in Nicaragua (Time.com) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT Time.com - As Daniel Ortega maneuvers to extend his time in office, a hotel is attacked and the country's judiciary is stacked with his loyalists

New Software Could Outwit Tehran's Censors (OneWorld.net) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:57 PM PDT OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 22 (IPS) - While the Iranian government has intensified its aggressive efforts to expand Internet filters, Austin Heap, a young programmer in the U.S., says he has developed software that would enable Iranians to evade their censors.

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