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• Muslim Brotherhood backs Syria protests (Reuters)
• Bahrain sentences four to die over police killing (Reuters)
• Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15 (Reuters)
• Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border (Reuters)
• Surprise Palestinian unity deal challenges Israel (Reuters)
• How the Monarchy Allows Britannia to Make Waves (Time.com)
• Wait nearly over as royal wedding dawns (Reuters)
• Terrorist attack hits cafe in Morocco, 14 dead (AP)
• Prisoners take 22 hostages at Venezuela prison (AP)
• Marrakesh 'terrorist' blast kills 14 (AFP)
• Thai, Cambodia clashes continue despite cease-fire (AP)
• Australia calls for sanctions on Syria (Reuters)
• Why many Venezuelans scoff at Chávez's minimum wage hike (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Will Morocco Retrench on Reform After a Terror Attack? (Time.com)
• Arab spring pushes Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah to reconcile (The Christian Science Monitor)

Muslim Brotherhood backs Syria protests (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - The Muslim Brotherhood called on Syrians to take to the streets ahead of Friday prayers and help the besieged city of Deraa, where a rights group said civilian deaths from a tank-backed army attack rose to 50.

Bahrain sentences four to die over police killing (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - A Bahraini military court ordered the death penalty for four men Thursday over the killing of two policemen in recent protests, state media said, a move that could increase sectarian strife in a close U.S. ally.

Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15 (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT Reuters - A bomb killed 15 people including 10 foreigners in Morocco's bustling tourist destination of Marrakesh, state television said on Thursday, in an attack that bore the hallmark of Islamist militants.

Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - Libya's two-month civil war spilled over the border into Tunisia, provoking outrage in the western neighbor, while rebels in Misrata said only NATO could halt the bombardment of the besieged city.

Surprise Palestinian unity deal challenges Israel (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - Israel said on Thursday a Palestinian unity deal would sabotage prospects for peace and stemmed from panic by Hamas and Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas over popular uprisings in Syria and Egypt.

How the Monarchy Allows Britannia to Make Waves (Time.com) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:10 AM PDT Time.com - British royalty hasn't had much real power since 1688 but, with the decline of the empire, it has become one of the most effective projections of soft power in the world

Wait nearly over as royal wedding dawns (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:55 PM PDT Reuters - The wait is nearly over for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are to marry at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a dazzling display of royal pomp and pageantry set to draw a huge audience at home and abroad.

Terrorist attack hits cafe in Morocco, 14 dead (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:23 PM PDT AP - A massive terrorist bombing tore through a tourist cafe in the bustling heart of Marrakech's old quarter, killing at least 11 foreigners and three Moroccans in the country's deadliest attack in eight years.

Prisoners take 22 hostages at Venezuela prison (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:19 PM PDT AP - Inmates took 22 employees hostage at a Venezuelan prison to demand human rights guarantees and improved living conditions, authorities said Thursday.

Marrakesh 'terrorist' blast kills 14 (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:16 PM PDT AFP - A Marrakesh explosion branded a "terrorist" attack by Morocco and France has killed 14 people, including French and Dutch nationals, government officials said as police went on high alert.

Thai, Cambodia clashes continue despite cease-fire (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:14 PM PDT AP - A brief cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia broke down Friday, shattering hopes for a quick end to the border conflict as the two sides exchanged fire for an eighth day and the death toll rose to 16.

Australia calls for sanctions on Syria (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:11 AM PDT Reuters - Australia called Thursday for international sanctions on Syria over its violent crackdown on protesters and said the United Nations should send a special envoy to investigate events there.

Why many Venezuelans scoff at Chávez's minimum wage hike (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:27 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - You might think Venezuelans would be cheering this week over President Hugo Chávez's announcement that he will raise the minimum wage by 26.5 percent beginning May 1, or International Worker’s Day. Instead, workers here know all too well that annual inflation will eat right through their raise.

Will Morocco Retrench on Reform After a Terror Attack? (Time.com) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:10 AM PDT Time.com - Eight years after home-grown suicide bombers killed 45 people in Casablanca, Morocco mourns 14 deaths from an apparently similar attack in Marrakesh

Arab spring pushes Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah to reconcile (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:43 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah say they've agreed to end a four-year rift. If the agreement holds, it could pave the way for the first Palestinian elections since 2006 and end a period of simmering hostilities that have weakened both the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas government in Gaza.

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