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• U.N. says Gbagbo striking back in Abidjan (Reuters)
• Rebels repel assault on Misrata, five dead (Reuters)
• Japan to stop pumping radioactive water into sea (Reuters)
• Pro-democracy protests sweep Syria, 22 killed (Reuters)
• Yemen's Saleh again rejects move to replace him (Reuters)
• In Israel, the Shadow of a New Gaza War (Time.com)
• Nazi warplane lying off Kent coast is intact (Reuters)
• Israel strikes hard in Gaza after school bus hit (AP)
• Guatemalan judge approves first lady's divorce (AP)
• Bomb attack kills 8 in Nigeria ahead of vote (AP)
• Japan crisis slows auto production further (AFP)
• Conservatives have big lead: polls (Reuters)
• Canberra blocks Australia-Singapore bourse merger (AFP)
• Brazil shooting said to be first school massacre in nation's history (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Don't Even Ask If We're There Yet: Family Takes an 11-Year Road Trip (Time.com)
• Portugal requests bailout. Will Europe's debt crisis stop there? (The Christian Science Monitor)

U.N. says Gbagbo striking back in Abidjan (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground from rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara, the United Nations said on Friday.

Rebels repel assault on Misrata, five dead (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebels said on Friday they had repulsed a government assault on the besieged western port city of Misrata and a resident said five people were killed in the fighting.

Japan to stop pumping radioactive water into sea (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - Japan expects to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea from a crippled nuclear plant on Saturday, a day after China expressed concern at the action, reflecting growing international unease at the month-long nuclear crisis.

Pro-democracy protests sweep Syria, 22 killed (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:16 PM PDT Reuters - Protests erupted across Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday and sources said 22 people were killed in the southern city of Deraa, the cradle of the unrest.

Yemen's Saleh again rejects move to replace him (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - Protests in Yemen descended into violence on Friday in which at least five people were killed and dozens wounded as President Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected a Gulf Arab plan to secure an end to his 32 years in power.

In Israel, the Shadow of a New Gaza War (Time.com) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT Time.com - An attack on a school bus precipitates even more escalation in the tit-for-tat between Israel and Hamas

Nazi warplane lying off Kent coast is intact (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:55 PM PDT Reuters - A rare World War Two German bomber, shot down over the English Channel in 1940 and hidden for years by shifting sands at the bottom of the sea, is so well preserved a museum wants to raise it.

Israel strikes hard in Gaza after school bus hit (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:31 PM PDT AP - Israeli aircraft and tanks pounded Gaza on Friday, killing seven Hamas militants and five civilians in a surge of fighting sparked by a Palestinian rocket attack on an Israeli school bus the day before.

Guatemalan judge approves first lady's divorce (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:54 PM PDT AP - A Guatemalan judge on Friday dismissed a suit seeking to block divorce proceedings by the wife of President Alvaro Colom, clearing the way for her to run for the presidency.

Bomb attack kills 8 in Nigeria ahead of vote (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT AP - A bomb targeting an election office in Nigeria exploded Friday on the eve of the first of the oil-rich country's three crucial April elections, killing at least eight people and spreading fears that violence reminiscent of the nation's flawed 2007 vote could spread.

Japan crisis slows auto production further (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:51 PM PDT AFP - Japanese automakers are being forced to extend US production slowdowns because of a lack of parts coming from the quake and tsunami-stricken nation, two firms said Friday.

Conservatives have big lead: polls (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:30 AM PDT Reuters - The Conservatives are well ahead of their rivals ahead of the May 2 federal election but it is unclear whether they will win a majority in Parliament, according to two polls released on Friday.

Canberra blocks Australia-Singapore bourse merger (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT AFP - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan officially rejected a proposed merger of the Australian and Singapore stock exchanges Friday, branding it a takeover by the city-state that offered no benefits.

Brazil shooting said to be first school massacre in nation's history (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:48 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Brazil school shooting this morning in the gritty Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Realengo left at least 11 students dead and a nation in shock over its first-ever school massacre.

Don't Even Ask If We're There Yet: Family Takes an 11-Year Road Trip (Time.com) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT Time.com - The Zapp family has spent more than a decade traveling the world in a vehicle that doesn't go over 40 miles per hour. Along the way they've eaten exotic foods, made many friends -- and, oh yes, had four little kids

Portugal requests bailout. Will Europe's debt crisis stop there? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:48 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In a critical step in Europe’s struggle to end its debt crisis, Portugal formalized its bailout request and the European Central Bank raised its interest rates a notch on Thursday.

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