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• Libyan rebels blame deadly strike on NATO mistake (Reuters)
• Aftershock shakes Japan's ruined northeast coast (Reuters)
• Ivory Coast's Ouattara seeks recovery despite standoff (Reuters)
• Gulf Arabs work on plan for Yemen's Saleh to go (Reuters)
• Humala seen facing Fujimori in Peru run-off (Reuters)
• Merkel's Coalition Takes Another Hit as Her Deputy Quits (Time.com)
• Kaymer, Westwood struggle to solve Augusta (AFP)
• Missile from Gaza hits Israeli school bus; 2 hurt (AP)
• 12 children killed in Brazil school shooting (AP)
• Libyan rebels angry after airstrike blamed on NATO (AP)
• Strong aftershock rattles disaster-weary Japan (AP)
• Conservatives hold 9-point lead over Liberals (Reuters)
• Canberra blocks Australia-Singapore merger (AFP)
• The deep roots of Qaddafi's psychology of violence (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why have hackers hit popular Russian blogging service? (Time.com)
• Mexico's new plan to crack down on drug money: you can keep some (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Report from Fukushima (OneWorld.net)

Libyan rebels blame deadly strike on NATO mistake (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - Rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi said five of their fighters were killed when NATO planes mistakenly bombed a rebel tank column near the contested port of Brega in eastern Libya.

Aftershock shakes Japan's ruined northeast coast (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - A major aftershock rocked northeast Japan on Thursday and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast devastated by last month's massive quake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara seeks recovery despite standoff (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:45 PM PDT Reuters - Ivory Coast's presidential claimant said on Thursday he had asked for EU sanctions to be lifted as a first step to bring the country back to normal, despite a continuing standoff with incumbent Laurent Gbagbo.

Gulf Arabs work on plan for Yemen's Saleh to go (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - A Gulf Arab plan for Yemen's president to step down would guarantee the veteran leader and his family immunity from prosecution, an opposition source said on Thursday, but youth activists said that should be rejected.

Humala seen facing Fujimori in Peru run-off (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:11 PM PDT Reuters - Leftist Ollanta Humala is forecast to win the first round of Peru's tight presidential election on Sunday and face right-winger Keiko Fujimori in a run-off, two new polls showed on Thursday.

Merkel's Coalition Takes Another Hit as Her Deputy Quits (Time.com) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT Time.com - German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle's resignation as head of the FDP gives the party a chance to rebuild its image. But it doesn't look good for Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition

Kaymer, Westwood struggle to solve Augusta (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT AFP - World No. 1 Martin Kaymer of Germany and second-ranked Lee Westwood of England struggled through the opening round of the 75th Masters on Thursday, baffled at times by famed Augusta National.

Missile from Gaza hits Israeli school bus; 2 hurt (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT AP - An anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip struck a school bus in southern Israel Thursday, wounding two people, one of them critically, and prompting fierce Israeli retaliation that killed five Palestinians.

12 children killed in Brazil school shooting (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:39 PM PDT AP - A gunman roamed the halls of an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and killed 12 children, lining them up against a wall and shooting them in the head at point-blank range as he shouted, "I'm going to kill you all!"

Libyan rebels angry after airstrike blamed on NATO (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:07 PM PDT AP - An apparent NATO airstrike slammed into a rebel combat convoy Thursday, killing at least five fighters and sharply boosting anger among anti-government forces after the second bungled mission in a week blamed on the military alliance.

Strong aftershock rattles disaster-weary Japan (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:33 PM PDT AP - A big aftershock rocked quake-weary Japan late Thursday, rattling nerves as it knocked out power to the northern part of the country and prompted tsunami warnings that were later canceled.

Conservatives hold 9-point lead over Liberals (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:15 AM PDT Reuters - An opinion poll released on Thursday had the Conservatives maintaining a 9-point lead over the Liberals.

Canberra blocks Australia-Singapore merger (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:07 PM PDT AFP - Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan officially blocked the proposed merger of the Australian and Singapore stock exchanges on national interest grounds Friday.

The deep roots of Qaddafi's psychology of violence (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The video clip ran late at night on Libya’s state-run TV with a warning: not suitable for children.

Why have hackers hit popular Russian blogging service? (Time.com) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT Time.com - Computer hackers have launched a massive attack on Russia's favorite blogging service, LiveJournal, forcing a community of opposition bloggers to scatter and search for other ways to be heard

Mexico's new plan to crack down on drug money: you can keep some (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:13 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Catch a criminal, keep his wallet.

Report from Fukushima (OneWorld.net) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:45 AM PDT OneWorld.net - FUKUSHIMA, Apr 7 (IPS) - My decision to visit Fukushima - the area worst hit by the massive quake, tsunami and nuclear power accident on Mar. 11 - was taken one afternoon last week after a long meeting with scientists.

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