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• Bombs kill 69 in Iraq's deadliest day this year (AP)
• 6 Mexican police officers killed in Ciudad Juarez (AP)
• Thailand turmoil shuts down scores of businesses (AP)
• US rethinks tiny, remote but vital Afghan outposts (AP)
• Global financial leaders cheered by recovery signs (AP)
• Cleggmania: The Rise of Nick Clegg (Time.com)
• Spock finally beams into Vulcan (Reuters)
• Some of the recent attacks in Iraq (AP)
• Official: Abuse victims receive threats in Brazil (AP)
• African Union leaders meet US national security adviser (AFP)
• Cambodian war correspondents mourn ex-colleagues (AP)
• Australia's Black Saturday fire chief quits (AFP)
• As Armenian date approaches, so does dispute over 'genocide' (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Greece bailout not a given, says Germany (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Little Princess: New Film Shows the Queen at Four Years Old (Time.com)

Bombs kill 69 in Iraq's deadliest day this year (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:34 PM PDT AP - The bloodiest day of the year in Iraq left at least 69 people dead in a series of bombings in mainly Shiite areas Friday — concerted attacks seen as demonstrating the resilience of the Sunni-led insurgency after the slaying of two al-Qaida leaders last weekend.

6 Mexican police officers killed in Ciudad Juarez (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:31 PM PDT AP - Gunmen ambushed two police vehicles at a busy intersection in Ciudad Juarez on Friday, killing six officers and a 17-year-old girl who was passing by, authorities said.

Thailand turmoil shuts down scores of businesses (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:23 PM PDT AP - Yoga studios have canceled classes. Luxury hotels are turning away guests. Shopping malls and office buildings are shut down.

US rethinks tiny, remote but vital Afghan outposts (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:03 PM PDT AP - U.S. troops were strapping on their gear for a 3:30 a.m. patrol along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan when word came to stand down: Soldiers were hearing heavy radio chatter among insurgents, raising suspicions of a coming attack.

Global financial leaders cheered by recovery signs (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:35 PM PDT AP - Despite a deepening Greek debt crisis, global financial leaders declared Friday that the world's economy is recovering faster than expected from the worst recession in decades.

Cleggmania: The Rise of Nick Clegg (Time.com) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:25 PM PDT Time.com - Cleggmania: The Rise of Nick Clegg

Spock finally beams into Vulcan (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - This Canadian small town has been obsessed about all things "Star Trek" for as long as anyone here can remember, but denizens always felt something -- or someone -- was missing. Until Friday.

Some of the recent attacks in Iraq (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:21 PM PDT AP - A look at recent major attacks in Iraq:

Official: Abuse victims receive threats in Brazil (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:42 PM PDT AP - A Brazilian official says that three former altar boys allegedly sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest have received threats and are under police protection.

African Union leaders meet US national security adviser (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:32 PM PDT AFP - Senior African Union officials met US National Security Advisor General Jim Jones at the White House to discuss increased cooperation between the United States and their organization.

Cambodian war correspondents mourn ex-colleagues (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:10 PM PDT AP - The bodies were dumped in a shallow grave amid the untilled earth of rice paddies: five journalists who had been ambushed by Khmer Rouge and Viet Cong guerrillas on May 31, 1970.

Australia's Black Saturday fire chief quits (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 10:12 PM PDT AFP - The fire officer in charge when blazes swept through southern Australia, leaving 173 dead and razing thousands of homes in the nation's worst ever bushfire disaster, resigned on Friday.

As Armenian date approaches, so does dispute over 'genocide' (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:45 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Armenian genocide commemorations continue to attract political, diplomatic and fraternal grief upon the arrival of another April 24 anniversary date.

Greece bailout not a given, says Germany (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:51 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Not so fast, Germany replied to Greece's request today for a massive bailout.

Little Princess: New Film Shows the Queen at Four Years Old (Time.com) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:45 PM PDT Time.com - A new exhibition at Windsor Castle includes never-before-seen footage of Queen Elizabeth II as a playful four-year-old, and helps paint a fuller picture of her ascent from cheeky princess to illustrious monarch

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