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• Flight disruptions in Europe get even worse (AP)
• North Korea has brazen record of attacking South (AP)
• Domingo applauded for 14 minutes at La Scala (AP)
• New Kyrgyz leaders vow to prosecute ex-president (AP)
• Amazon dam delay overturned by Brazil judge (AP)
• U.N. Report: Musharraf Government Did Not Protect Bhutto (Time.com)
• Ash cloud causes Europe flight chaos, airlines suffer (AFP)
• Sudanese president ahead in early election results (AP)
• Spanish helicopter crashes in Haiti, 4 killed (AP)
• Sudan opposition cries fraud at early results (Reuters)
• Afghans blame both US, Taliban for insecurity (AP)
• Credit card firms face Canadian code of conduct (Reuters)
• Australian rescued after Arctic accident (AFP)
• Pakistan sets new probe into Bhutto killing after scathing UN report (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Haiti relief: Refugees move to higher, drier ground as rainy season begins (The Christian Science Monitor)
• David Cameron: A Question of Character (Time.com)

Flight disruptions in Europe get even worse (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT AP - Thick drifts of volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland on Friday as a vast, invisible plume of grit drifted over Europe, emptying the skies of planes and sending hundreds of thousands in search of hotel rooms, train tickets or rental cars.

North Korea has brazen record of attacking South (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:38 PM PDT AP - It is far from clear if North Korea had anything to do with the sinking last month of a navy patrol boat from South Korea that killed at least three dozen sailors and threw the country into mourning.

Domingo applauded for 14 minutes at La Scala (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT AP - A beaming Placido Domingo blew a kiss at the adoring crowd after his heroic portrayal of Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" Friday night, the Spanish tenor's first performance since cancer surgery 45 days ago.

New Kyrgyz leaders vow to prosecute ex-president (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:54 PM PDT AP - With the tremors of Kyrgyzstan's violent revolution subsiding, the country's provisional leader said Friday that her government will push for an international probe of the former president, who has fled the country.

Amazon dam delay overturned by Brazil judge (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - A judge on Friday overturned a decision that could have delayed construction of a huge Amazon dam opposed by environmentalists, Indians and the director of "Avatar."

U.N. Report: Musharraf Government Did Not Protect Bhutto (Time.com) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:15 PM PDT Time.com - Findings on the conduct of the military establishment before and after the 2007 assassination raises delicate questions for a new investigation

Ash cloud causes Europe flight chaos, airlines suffer (AFP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 06:15 PM PDT AFP - A huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland left millions of air travellers stranded Saturday as it spread further across Europe, leaving airlines grounded and facing huge losses.

Sudanese president ahead in early election results (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:50 PM PDT AP - Counting in Sudan's first multiparty presidential and local elections in decades began Friday as early results showed the incumbent president ahead in voting that was marred by delays, faulty registration and boycotts.

Spanish helicopter crashes in Haiti, 4 killed (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 06:19 PM PDT AP - Four soldiers died in the fiery crash of a Spanish military helicopter Friday in the rugged mountains of eastern Haiti, the United Nations said.

Sudan opposition cries fraud at early results (Reuters) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:04 PM PDT Reuters - Sudan's opposition said on Friday there had been widespread fraud in the country's first open elections in 24 years and it would never accept results showing extensive victories by the ruling party.

Afghans blame both US, Taliban for insecurity (AP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 06:20 PM PDT AP - With a U.S.-led offensive only weeks away to clear the Taliban from this key southern city, many residents blame foreign troops and the Afghan government as much as the Taliban for pushing Kandahar toward the brink of chaos — the very thing the military hopes to reverse.

Credit card firms face Canadian code of conduct (Reuters) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:03 AM PDT Reuters - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty unveiled a voluntary code of conduct for the credit and debit card industry on Friday, but said the government stands ready to regulate if business does not regulate itself.

Australian rescued after Arctic accident (AFP) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 06:24 AM PDT AFP - An Australian adventurer on a solo journey to the North Pole said Friday he came close to death when he fell through an ice sheet before he was rescued by the Canadian military.

Pakistan sets new probe into Bhutto killing after scathing UN report (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 02:12 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan's government said Friday that it would revive its criminal investigation into the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto after a United Nations report blamed the former military-led government of Pervez Musharraf for failing to provide adequate security for her.

Haiti relief: Refugees move to higher, drier ground as rainy season begins (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:38 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - On Wednesday, Patrick Berville was selling soda, sanitary napkins, and papaya from the front of his mud-strewn makeshift tent in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

David Cameron: A Question of Character (Time.com) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - David Cameron: A Question of Character

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