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• Libya wounded describe siege hell, Turkey seeks peace (Reuters)
• Angry at shortages, Libyans speak louder of change (Reuters)
• Battle rages in Ivory Coast, U.N. fires on Gbagbo bases (Reuters)
• Martelly wins Haiti election with 67.57 percent: official (Reuters)
• The Fashionistas Were Right: Designer Logos Might Really Improve Your Life (Time.com)
• Britain sends telecoms equipment to Libyan rebels (AP)
• Latest developments in Arab world's unrest (AP)
• Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly wins Haiti election (AP)
• Final battle rages in Ivory Coast (AP)
• Japan nuke plant dumps radioactive water into sea (AP)
• Conservatives extend lead in latest poll (Reuters)
• Australian survives six-story car-park plunge (AFP)
• Greens' growth in Germany spurs deputy chancellor's departure (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Libya in Revolt: Gaddafi Support Declines; Gas in Short Supply (Time.com)
• Ivory Coast's besieged city of Abidjan braces for impending attack (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Pershing may feel heat in global warming talks (OneWorld.net)

Libya wounded describe siege hell, Turkey seeks peace (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:47 PM PDT Reuters - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre" in the besieged city of Misrata, evacuees said on Monday, as Turkey said it was trying to broker a ceasefire to halt the bloodshed.

Angry at shortages, Libyans speak louder of change (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - In the maze-like lanes of Tripoli's medieval market, some Libyans are openly predicting the imminent fall of Muammar Gaddafi.

Battle rages in Ivory Coast, U.N. fires on Gbagbo bases (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - U.N. and French helicopters attacked Laurent Gbagbo's last strongholds in Abidjan on Monday as forces loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara streamed into the city in a "final assault."

Martelly wins Haiti election with 67.57 percent: official (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - Singer Michel Martelly won Haiti's presidential election with 67.57 percent of the vote, compared with 31.74 percent for rival Mirlande Manigat, according to official preliminary results released on Monday.

The Fashionistas Were Right: Designer Logos Might Really Improve Your Life (Time.com) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - Carrying a $10,000 Birkin bag by HermÈs will make you the envy of your friends. It could also help you snag a higher salary and better job recommendations

Britain sends telecoms equipment to Libyan rebels (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - Britain has announced it will supply communications equipment to Libyan rebels to help them withstand attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces.

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:44 PM PDT AP - A look at the latest developments in political unrest across the Middle East on Monday:

Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly wins Haiti election (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - Musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly scored a come-from-behind victory Monday in Haiti's presidential runoff, according to preliminary results from last month's election in which he easily defeated a former first lady for the leadership of a country facing enormous challenges.

Final battle rages in Ivory Coast (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - The United Nations and French forces opened fire with attack helicopters Monday on the arsenal of this country's entrenched ruler, as columns of foot soldiers allied with his challenger finally pierced the city limit.

Japan nuke plant dumps radioactive water into sea (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - Workers began pumping more than 3 million gallons of contaminated water from Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, freeing storage space for even more highly radioactive water that has hampered efforts to stabilize the reactors.

Conservatives extend lead in latest poll (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:38 AM PDT Reuters - The Conservatives widened its lead against the opposition Liberals in an opinion poll released on Monday.

Australian survives six-story car-park plunge (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:15 PM PDT AFP - A woman miraculously survived Monday after her car plunged six stories from the top of a car park in Melbourne and became wedged between two buildings.

Greens' growth in Germany spurs deputy chancellor's departure (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When Germany's Green Party was born 30 years ago, then-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dismissed it outright. "They're just environmental idiots who will have disappeared again soon," he said.

Libya in Revolt: Gaddafi Support Declines; Gas in Short Supply (Time.com) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - As Gaddafi's regime desperately tries to prove that it still has the support of the majority, the disillusionment of the people in the streets of Tripoli tells a different story

Ivory Coast's besieged city of Abidjan braces for impending attack (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:33 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Four days into the siege of Ivory Coast's largest city, Abidjan, it's almost as if the internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo, the man who stubbornly refuses to cede power, have decided to leave this half-done battle for another day.

Pershing may feel heat in global warming talks (OneWorld.net) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:53 AM PDT OneWorld.net - April 4 (OneWorld.net) - As a fresh round of UN climate change talks gets under way in Bangkok today, there are signs that developing countries are losing patience with global leaders in general and with the regressive attitude of US Congress in particular.

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