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• Sarkozy tells Libyan rebels: "We will help you" (Reuters)
• Protest erupts in Syria's Homs despite new law (Reuters)
• Ivorian army attacks "Invisible Commando" militia (Reuters)
• Gulf states to dispatch envoy to Yemen over crisis (Reuters)
• Obama, Cameron discuss tightening pressure on Gaddafi (Reuters)
• Why Does Syria See a Threat Coming from Tiny Lebanon? (Time.com)
• Two award-winning war photographers killed in Libya (AFP)
• In Misrata clinic, doctor keeps a grim record (AP)
• Mexico police rescue 68 people kidnapped by cartel (AP)
• "Restrepo" director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya: doctors (Reuters)
• Asylum seekers torch buildings in Australia (AFP)
• Harper raises old ghosts in bid to win election (Reuters)
• Australian teen admits Indian student murder (AFP)
• How Bahrain's crackdown is pushing both sides to extremes (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Real Estate Steal: Entire Italian Village On Sale for $800,000 (Time.com)
• A hard-hit Japanese city sees signs of hope in road repair, reopened shops (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Pakistan: Unsafe Water Kills 250,000 Children a Year - Government (OneWorld.net)

Sarkozy tells Libyan rebels: "We will help you" (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:17 PM PDT Reuters - France promised Libyan rebels on Wednesday it would intensify air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi's forces and send military liaison officers to help them as fighting raged in Misrata, killing nine civilians.

Protest erupts in Syria's Homs despite new law (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - Syrians took to the streets in large numbers again on Wednesday in the central city of Homs, where activists say more than 20 pro-democracy protesters have been shot dead since Monday by soldiers and irregular forces.

Ivorian army attacks "Invisible Commando" militia (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT Reuters - The Ivorian military attacked the 'Invisible Commando' militia in Abidjan on Wednesday, the head of the militia and other sources said, signaling a violent break between the formerly allied forces.

Gulf states to dispatch envoy to Yemen over crisis (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - Gulf Arab states trying to mediate a transition of power in Yemen will send the UAE foreign minister to Sanaa within days, a Yemeni official said, but President Ali Abdullah Saleh again refused to quit quickly.

Obama, Cameron discuss tightening pressure on Gaddafi (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday discussed the need to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the White House said.

Why Does Syria See a Threat Coming from Tiny Lebanon? (Time.com) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:30 AM PDT Time.com - Damascus claims subversives out of Lebanon are inciting unrest in Syria. But a visit to the border seems to provide evidence that the traffic is the other way around

Two award-winning war photographers killed in Libya (AFP) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT AFP - Tim Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated British film director and war photographer, and award-winning US photographer Chris Hondros were killed and two other Western journalists wounded Wednesday in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata.

In Misrata clinic, doctor keeps a grim record (AP) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:31 PM PDT AP - Dr. Mohammed al-Fagieh, chief surgeon at Hilal Hospital in Misrata, carries around a gruesome catalog of recent cases that have come through his wards.

Mexico police rescue 68 people kidnapped by cartel (AP) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:53 PM PDT AP - Mexican authorities say they have rescued 68 people, including 12 Central American migrants, allegedly kidnapped by a drug cartel in northern Mexico.

"Restrepo" director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya: doctors (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - Two photojournalists -- Oscar-nominated filmmaker and photographer Tim Hetherington and Getty photographer Chris Hondros -- were killed on Wednesday after coming under fire in the besieged Libyan town of Misrata.

Asylum seekers torch buildings in Australia (AFP) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT AFP - Asylum seekers torched a number of buildings at a Sydney detention centre in a night of wild riots, with police still trying to talk down a handful of protesters from the rooftops on Thursday.

Harper raises old ghosts in bid to win election (Reuters) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:29 AM PDT Reuters - Pime Minister Stephen Harper is raising the specter of a traumatic referendum on Quebec independence and other painful constitutional battles as he seeks a decisive win in the May 2 federal election.

Australian teen admits Indian student murder (AFP) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:53 AM PDT AFP - An Australian teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the murder of Nitin Garg, the worst in a series of violent crimes against students from India that hurt diplomatic ties.

How Bahrain's crackdown is pushing both sides to extremes (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In the festive early days of Bahrain’s protest movement, youthful protester Yousif joined thousands of people in the Pearl roundabout calling for the ruling family to implement democratic reforms.

Real Estate Steal: Entire Italian Village On Sale for $800,000 (Time.com) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:30 AM PDT Time.com - The latest in European property listings: Valle Piola, a historic Italian village, is now on the market

A hard-hit Japanese city sees signs of hope in road repair, reopened shops (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:15 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Tens of thousands of tons of concrete, wood, and metal â€" the remnants of houses, shops, and boats destroyed when the 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11 â€" are piled neatly along the sidewalks of Ishinomaki, one of the worst-hit cities when the tsunami hit land.

Pakistan: Unsafe Water Kills 250,000 Children a Year - Government (OneWorld.net) Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT OneWorld.net - LAHORE, Apr 19 (IRIN) - After several weeks of severe sickness, with unrelenting diarrhoea and high fever, Shamshad Ali, aged five, from a village near the town of Sheikhupura in Punjab Province, finally feels strong enough to venture out of his house again.

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