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• Gbagbo negotiating exit from Ivory Coast (Reuters)
• Libyan rebels condemn NATO over Gaddafi advance (Reuters)
• Japan stops leaks from nuclear plant (Reuters)
• Yemen's Saleh urges talks in Saudi, clashes kill 3 (Reuters)
• Mystery strike on car kills two in Port Sudan (Reuters)
• Kidnapped Bikers: Is Lebanon Being Sucked Into Regional Unrest? (Time.com)
• Thames extravaganza planned for Queen's jubilee (AFP)
• Islamists look for gains in Egypt's freer politics (AP)
• Ecuador expels US ambassador in WikiLeaks flap (AP)
• U.S. doubts Pakistan's plan to defeat Taliban: report (Reuters)
• Conservatives trim lead over Liberals (Reuters)
• Australian military dog awarded rare bravery medal (AFP)
• Ivory Coast generals call for cease-fire, negotiate Gbagbo's surrender (The Christian Science Monitor)
• African Migrants, Turned Away by Italy, Abused in Gaddafi's Libya (Time.com)
• How 'Sweet Micky' Martelly transformed from carnival singer to Haiti president (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gbagbo negotiating exit from Ivory Coast (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo was negotiating the terms of his departure on Tuesday following a fierce assault by forces loyal to his rival and backed by U.N. and French helicopter air strikes.

Libyan rebels condemn NATO over Gaddafi advance (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - The head of Libya's rebel army has condemned NATO for its slow chain of command in ordering air strikes to protect civilians, saying the alliance was "letting the people of Misrata die every day."

Japan stops leaks from nuclear plant (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - Engineers have stopped highly radioactive water leaking into the sea from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant, the facility's operator said on Wednesday, a breakthrough in the battle to contain the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.

Yemen's Saleh urges talks in Saudi, clashes kill 3 (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - Yemen's president urged the opposition to join talks in Saudi Arabia to try to end weeks of turmoil and violence in which at least three more people were killed on Tuesday.

Mystery strike on car kills two in Port Sudan (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - Two people were killed in an attack on a car near Port Sudan on Tuesday, which police suggested was a missile fired from the sea, while state media and a regional government official blamed a foreign aircraft.

Kidnapped Bikers: Is Lebanon Being Sucked Into Regional Unrest? (Time.com) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT Time.com - Speculation over who is behind the abduction of Estonian bicyclists ranges from Gaddafi to Syria to almost anyone else. Is it a sign of the bad days returning?

Thames extravaganza planned for Queen's jubilee (AFP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT AFP - Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her diamond jubilee with a boat trip on the River Thames in a newly crafted barge, leading a flotilla of 1,000 ships, the event's organisers said Tuesday.

Islamists look for gains in Egypt's freer politics (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT AP - Islamic hard-liners, some of them heavily suppressed under three decades of Hosni Mubarak's regime, are enthusiastically diving into Egypt's new freedoms, forming political parties to enter upcoming elections and raising alarm that they will try to lead the country into fundamentalist rule.

Ecuador expels US ambassador in WikiLeaks flap (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:55 PM PDT AP - Ecuador said Tuesday it is expelling the U.S. ambassador over a diplomatic cable divulged by WikiLeaks that accuses a newly retired police chief of a long history of corruption and speculates that President Rafael Correa was aware of it.

U.S. doubts Pakistan's plan to defeat Taliban: report (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan lacks a robust plan to defeat Taliban militants and its security forces struggle to hold areas cleared of the al Qaeda-linked fighters at great cost, according to U.S. report released on Tuesday.

Conservatives trim lead over Liberals (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT Reuters - The Conservatives' lead over the Liberals narrowed in a Canadian opinion poll released on Tuesday, ahead of the May 2 federal election.

Australian military dog awarded rare bravery medal (AFP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:06 AM PDT AFP - A bomb detection dog that spent a year lost in Afghanistan's Taliban heartland Tuesday became only the second Australian military animal to receive the country's most prestigious animal bravery award.

Ivory Coast generals call for cease-fire, negotiate Gbagbo's surrender (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:29 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Fighting raged in the streets of Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan on Tuesday as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara targeted the presidential palace, where renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and his family are reportedly taking refuge in a basement bunker.

African Migrants, Turned Away by Italy, Abused in Gaddafi's Libya (Time.com) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT Time.com - Migrants turned away once before tell of the beatings and rapes that took place after Italy handed them back to Libya

How 'Sweet Micky' Martelly transformed from carnival singer to Haiti president (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:19 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - From popular carnival singer known for dropping his pants on stage to buttoned-down president of Haiti, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly is on the verge of completing an unlikely transformation.

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