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• U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat
• Italian mayor challenges Bersani, wants pact or vote
• World powers await Iran's reaction to nuclear offer
• U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms: Israel
• North Korea lacks means for nuclear strike on U.S., experts say
• No agreement on Syria access for U.N. chemical arms inspectors
• Lebanon's Salam emerges as likely new premier
• EU worried about Egypt's civil society proposals
• Palestinian funerals draw thousands in tense West Bank
• Oversight board needed for Nassau County jail: NY judge
• UN condemns targeting of insurgents in Afghanistan
• SKorea: North Korea moved missile to east coast
• Jordan aid to rebels raises tensions with Syria
• Kidnappers target Christians in Egyptian province
• Thousands of Palestinians protest in West Bank
• 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
• British Library sets out to archive the Web
• Woman in Berlusconi sex trial denounces tactics
• North Korea still far from backing up nuke threats
• Afghan relations with Pakistan at new low
• Palestinian prisoner deaths cause a spark, but unlikely to start a blaze
• Desmond Tutu wins Templeton Prize for 'affirming life's spiritual dimension'
• Can the EU stop Hungary's controversial constitutional amendments?
• African warlord Joseph Kony catches a break
• Beijing is booming, but talent is leaving due to bad air
• Diplomatic fail whale? US embassy, Muslim Brotherhood clash over @TheDailyShow
• World powers expect Iran to be ready for progress at next nuclear talks
• Hunt for Kony becomes a casualty of Central African Republic overthrow

U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat Posted: 04 Apr 2013 07:12 AM PDT By Jack Kim and Phil Stewart SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it would soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang. Hours later, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said North Korea had moved what appeared to be a mid-range Musudan missile to its east coast. It was not clear if the North planned to fire the rocket or was just putting it on display as a show of force, one South Korean government source was quoted as saying. ...

Italian mayor challenges Bersani, wants pact or vote Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:29 PM PDT By Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - Florence mayor Matteo Renzi launched a clear challenge to Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday, saying he must either agree a coalition with former premier Silvio Berlusconi or demand a new election. Bersani won a majority in the lower house but not the Senate in February's elections, leaving the center-left unable to govern alone. Last week he failed to forge a viable majority in parliament when his overtures to the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement were rebuffed. ...

World powers await Iran's reaction to nuclear offer Posted: 04 Apr 2013 03:13 PM PDT By Justyna Pawlak and Yeganeh Torbati ALMATY (Reuters) - World powers will urge Iran on Friday to accept their offer to ease some economic sanctions if it stops its most sensitive nuclear work, in talks aimed at easing tensions that threaten to boil over into war. The six powers - the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany - will meet Iranian negotiators in the Kazakh city of Almaty for the second round of talks this year, aiming to settle a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear work. ...

U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms: Israel Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT By Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security. The remarks underscored the conservative strategies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as instability rocks Israel's neighbors and world powers urge it to roll back its West Bank occupation to make way for Palestinian state. ...

North Korea lacks means for nuclear strike on U.S., experts say Posted: 04 Apr 2013 04:40 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's explicit threats this week to strike the United States with nuclear weapons are rhetorical bluster, as the isolated nation does not yet have the means to make good on them, Western officials and security experts say. Pyongyang has slowly and steadily improved its missile capabilities in recent years and U.S. officials say its missiles may be capable of hitting outlying U.S. territories and states, including Guam, Alaska and Hawaii. Some private experts say even this view is alarmist. ...

No agreement on Syria access for U.N. chemical arms inspectors Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:18 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations and Syria have not yet agreed on how much access a team of chemical weapons inspectors will have to investigate allegations that such arms were used recently in the Syrian conflict, according to a letter to Syria's U.N. envoy. The United Nations said last month it would investigate the Syrian government's allegations that rebels used chemical arms in an attack near the northern city of Aleppo. Western countries also want a probe of two additional rebel claims about the use of such arms. ...

Lebanon's Salam emerges as likely new premier Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese politician Tammam Salam, a former minister from a prominent Sunni Muslim political dynasty, emerged as a potential new prime minister on Thursday when he was endorsed by the country's pro-Western March 14 coalition. Lebanon faces a parliamentary election in June but was plunged into uncertainty two weeks ago by the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati after a dispute over the electoral law and an extension to the term of a top security official. ...

EU worried about Egypt's civil society proposals Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:56 AM PDT By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - The European Union's envoy to Cairo urged Egypt's Islamist-led authorities on Thursday not to rush through legislation on civil society and NGOs that could curb an embryonic democracy. Civil society was heavily restricted under Hosni Mubarak's rule, and many of those who overthrew him in 2011 are demanding guarantees of greater freedom for civic and political activity to help Egypt complete the transition to popular democracy that the Arab Spring seemed to promise. ...

Palestinian funerals draw thousands in tense West Bank Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:53 AM PDT By Noah Browning ANABTA, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners turned out on Thursday for the funerals of three Palestinians, including two teenagers killed by Israeli army gunfire in some of the worst violence in the occupied West Bank in years. The upsurge in unrest was triggered on Tuesday by the death of Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a 64-year-old prisoner serving a life term in an Israeli jail and suffering from cancer. ...

Oversight board needed for Nassau County jail: NY judge Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:33 PM PDT By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge has ordered suburban Nassau County to appoint an independent panel to oversee its jail, following decades of complaints about conditions at the facility. In a ruling released on Wednesday, Acting Supreme Court Justice James McCormack gave County Executive Edward Mangano 90 days to make nominations to fill all seven seats on the Nassau County Correctional Board of Visitors, which was created in 1990 to monitor the jail. Conditions at the Nassau County Correctional Center have prompted frequent complaints for several decades, McCormack wrote. ...

UN condemns targeting of insurgents in Afghanistan Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:56 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials released harrowing new details on Thursday about an attack in a western province where assailants shot everyone in their path, sending terrified people jumping from windows trying to escape the assailants who killed at least 46 civilians and security forces.

SKorea: North Korea moved missile to east coast Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday. But he emphasized that the missile was not capable of reaching the United States and that there are no signs that the North is preparing for a full-scale conflict.

Jordan aid to rebels raises tensions with Syria Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:17 PM PDT AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned Thursday the kingdom is "playing with fire" by allowing the U.S and other countries to train and arm Syrian rebels on its territory.

Kidnappers target Christians in Egyptian province Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:40 AM PDT MATAI, Egypt (AP) — Ezzat Kromer's resistance to his kidnappers did not last long. One of the masked gunmen fired a round between his feet as he sat behind the wheel of his car and said with chilling calm, "The next one will go into your heart."

Thousands of Palestinians protest in West Bank Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:24 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of outraged Palestinians took to the streets of the West Bank on Thursday, joining funeral processions and demonstrations after two protesters were killed by Israeli troops and a Palestinian prisoner died of cancer in Israeli custody.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:26 AM PDT Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

British Library sets out to archive the Web Posted: 04 Apr 2013 04:05 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Capturing the unruly, ever-changing Internet is like trying to pin down a raging river.

Woman in Berlusconi sex trial denounces tactics Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:04 AM PDT MILAN (AP) — The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial held an unusual protest Thursday in front of Milan's courthouse, accusing investigators of waging psychological warfare against her and manipulating her testimony during interrogations.

North Korea still far from backing up nuke threats Posted: 04 Apr 2013 05:23 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's vow to restart its mothballed nuclear facilities raises fears about assembly lines churning out fuel for a fearsome arsenal of nuclear missiles. But it may actually be a sign that Pyongyang needs a lot more bomb fuel to back up its nuclear threats.

Afghan relations with Pakistan at new low Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Thursday of placing unacceptable conditions on efforts to bring peace to the country after nearly 12 years of war, the latest in a series of barbed exchanges that has sunk relations between the two neighbors to a new low.

Palestinian prisoner deaths cause a spark, but unlikely to start a blaze Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT The death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody this week has sparked the worst violence between Israel and Gaza since a November cease-fire, but it appears unlikely to seriously undermine the relative calm that has prevailed the past four months.

Desmond Tutu wins Templeton Prize for 'affirming life's spiritual dimension' Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT On April 16 1996, South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) chair Desmond Tutu sat listening as activist Sinqokwana Ernest Malgas described the torture he had been subjected to by the apartheid police force.

Can the EU stop Hungary's controversial constitutional amendments? Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:18 PM PDT Amid growing concerns that the Hungarian government has taken steps to centralize power and weaken democratic principles in the country, a growing movement in the European Union is considering what should be done to keep Hungary in line.

African warlord Joseph Kony catches a break Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:43 AM PDT As the State Department announced this week a $5 million reward for the capture of Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony and two of his top lieutenants, the on-the-ground hunt for the fugitive warlord took a step back with the suspension of the search.

Beijing is booming, but talent is leaving due to bad air Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:33 AM PDT Some days it is so thick that you can scarcely see across the street. Other days its acrid smell catches at the back of your throat. More than one day in two in recent months, it has been officially unsafe to go outside without a face mask.

Diplomatic fail whale? US embassy, Muslim Brotherhood clash over @TheDailyShow Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:21 AM PDT The situation Bassem Youssef finds himself in is no laughing matter.

World powers expect Iran to be ready for progress at next nuclear talks Posted: 04 Apr 2013 08:09 AM PDT Iran nuclear talks resume tomorrow in Kazakhstan, with six world powers expecting Iran to "engage seriously" over a February proposal to curb its nuclear work, according to a senior US official.

Hunt for Kony becomes a casualty of Central African Republic overthrow Posted: 04 Apr 2013 06:09 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

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