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• Iraq bombings raise specter of Shiite militia (AP)
• Brazilian judge orders boy returned to US father (AP)
• Abbas calls on Obama to impose Mideast peace deal (AP)
• Thai protesters pull out of talks with government (AP)
• Rwanda's Kagame: Is a Hero Turning to Oppression? (Time.com)
• Austrian president poised to win second term (AP)
• Police, protesters clash in south Sudan; 2 killed (AP)
• Paraguay suspends due process to combat kidnappers (AP)
• Iran's Ahmadinejad: proposed sanctions not legal (AP)
• New Zealand war memorial services marred by military crash (AFP)
• 3 dead when New Zealand military chopper crashes (AP)
• Should French Colleges Give Kids Wine Classes? (Time.com)

Iraq bombings raise specter of Shiite militia (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - In offering to help Iraqi security forces to fight insurgents after a wave of deadly bombings in the capital, an anti-American Shiite cleric is sending a clear signal to the government: If you don't protect us, we'll protect ourselves.

Brazilian judge orders boy returned to US father (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:43 PM PDT AP - For the second time in four months, a judge has ordered a Brazilian to relinquish custody of a child to his U.S. father.

Abbas calls on Obama to impose Mideast peace deal (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:24 PM PDT AP - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on President Barack Obama on Saturday to impose a Mideast peace deal, reflecting growing frustration with what Palestinians see as Washington's failure to wrangle concessions out of Israel's hardline government.

Thai protesters pull out of talks with government (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:11 AM PDT AP - Hopes for a swift, peaceful resolution to Thailand's political crisis were dashed Saturday when the prime minister rejected a compromise proposal for dissolving parliament and protesters hit back by withdrawing from negotiations.

Rwanda's Kagame: Is a Hero Turning to Oppression? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 01:35 PM PDT Time.com - An arrest and several quiet defections have many observers fearing that a crackdown against the opposition is in the works

Austrian president poised to win second term (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:24 PM PDT AP - Austria's president is widely expected to win a second term Sunday. But the elections are being watched as a yardstick of far-right sentiment, measured by how well a politician who has taken issue with the country's anti-Nazi law will do.

Police, protesters clash in south Sudan; 2 killed (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 01:07 PM PDT AP - Security forces in south Sudan clashed with protesters upset with results from the country's recent elections, leaving at least two people dead and wounding four more, a United Nations official said Saturday.

Paraguay suspends due process to combat kidnappers (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:51 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers gave Paraguay's president and army emergency powers resembling martial law Saturday to pursue a guerrilla group known for its kidnappings in the north of the country.

Iran's Ahmadinejad: proposed sanctions not legal (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flouted any more United Nations sanctions on his nuclear program as illegal Saturday, insisting he will not submit to any such pressure based on the United States and Britain "lying" about the evidence.

New Zealand war memorial services marred by military crash (AFP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:53 PM PDT AFP - Commemorations in New Zealand honouring the country's war dead were marred Sunday when a military helicopter heading to memorial services in Wellington crashed, killing three people.

3 dead when New Zealand military chopper crashes (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - Three airmen are dead and a fourth seriously hurt after a New Zealand military helicopter en route to a military memorial flyover crashed on farmland north of the capital, Wellington, emergency services said Sunday.

Should French Colleges Give Kids Wine Classes? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:35 PM PDT Time.com - As binge drinking among French youth increases, a recent government report recommends teaching French kids about the art of wine appreciation -- as part of the college curriculum

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