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How One Airline Skirts the Ash CloudsWall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago Alaska Airlines knows volcanic ash. Its decades of experience navigating around volcanic eruptions in Washington and Alaska could prove useful as airlines return to Europe's ash-plagued skies. The Ash Cloud's Silver Lining Newsweek Russian Court Ordered to Hear Appeal in Katyn CaseNew York Times - 1 hour ago By REUTERS A Russian human rights group said Wednesday that it had cleared an initial hurdle in its legal fight to declassify documents about a 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Soviet troops that still causes tensions between Russia and Poland. Prince signs Polish condolence book The Press Association Tibetan monks ordered to leave China's quake zoneThe Associated Press - - 2 hours ago BEIJING - Earthquake survivors say the Tibetan monks helped first, bringing food, pitching tents and digging through rubble after disaster hit far western China a week ago, killing and injuring thousands. Video: China Mourns Earthquake Victims
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Iran to produce systems similar to S-300Press TV - 1 hour ago Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi says Iran plans to produce missile defense systems similar to Russia's S-300 system. US: Iran strike 'still an option' Aljazeera.net Analysis: Tensions ease between US and Iran The Associated Press Leaders prepare for second prime ministerial TV debateBBC News - 2 hours ago Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are once more set to go head-to-head in the second prime ministerial TV debate, focused on global affairs. Lib Dem donors paid cash into Clegg's account Times Online Thai Protests Draw Protests In New TwistWall Street Journal - - 13 minutes ago BANGKOK—Thailand's government has a new problem as it tries to keep order and avoid violence on the capital's streets: pro-government demonstrators. Thailand's unrest spreads as army train blocked The Associated Press Kyrgyzstan: Ousted Leader Is DefiantNew York Times - - 56 minutes ago The deposed president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, insisted on Wednesday that he was still his country's legitimate leader, even though he resigned in a handwritten note before going into exile. Ousted Kyrgyz Leader Says He is Still President Voice of America Ousted Kyrgyz president refuses to step down Daily Times Ukraine to extend Russia naval base lease, pay less for natural gasWashington Post - - 2 hours ago Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych at a news conference in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Vladimir Rodionov/associated Press) By Philip P. Pan MOSCOW -- Ukraine's new president signed a deal Wednesday that allows ... Ukraine Fleet Deal Expands Russia's Regional Reach Wall Street Journal Ukraine and Russia Agree on Base New York Times Israel Rebuffs US on BuildingWall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed to the White House this weekend his rejection of a US call for a total Israeli construction freeze in East Jerusalem, calling into ... Video: Few Gaza alternatives to police job
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Catholic Donors Keep Cash Flowing While Priests Abuse ChildrenBloomberg - - 1 hour ago April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Margaret McSherry, a 79-year-old widow, keeps giving 7 pounds ($10.85) a week to Holy Family Church in Belfast as the investigation of pedophile priests spreads to three continents. Video: Pope talks about his meeting with abuse victims
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A papal act of contrition over abuse scandal San Francisco Chronicle Somali pirates seize Liberian vesselPress TV - 25 minutes ago Somali pirates have seized a Liberian-owned cargo ship with 21 Filipino crew members on board in the Gulf of Aden. According to the European Union's anti-piracy force, the 47183-ton Panamanian-flagged vessel was seized by four Somali pirates carrying ... US Admiral: Commercial Ships Need Armed Guards to Fight Pirates Voice of America Report: Piracy incidents down but outlaws' reach spreads CNN International Bolivian climate summit gets UN nodAljazeera.net - 2 hours ago The Untied Nations has backed a Bolivian sponsored summit on climate change, with a representative saying that the gathering was a "great opportunity for the UN". Earth Day at the Climate Justice Frontier ColorLines magazine Authorities on Lookout for More N.Korean SpiesThe Chosun Ilbo - 1 hour ago Intelligence officers and prosecutors are on the lookout for any other North Korean spies who disguise themselves as defectors after they on Tuesday arrested two agents who had orders to assassinate a senior North Korean defector here. North Korean Spies Arrested in 'Assassination Plot' The Epoch Times South says it arrested 2 N. Koreans linked to plot to kill a defector San Jose Mercury News Exports to Asia boost Japan March trade surplusMarketWatch - 1 hour ago TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japan posted a March trade surplus of 948.9 billion yen ($10.19 billion), Ministry of Finance data showed Thursday, below the 1.050 trillion-yen surplus predicted by economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires. Japan Exports Keep Rising Wall Street Journal Runaway luxury train derails in S.Africa, 2 deadThe Associated Press - 5 hours ago PRETORIA, South Africa - A luxury train filled with foreign tourists, many of them Americans, sped downhill out of control before derailing in South Africa Wednesday, killing a pregnant woman and another crew member and trapping passengers in the ... Safari train derails, kills unborn child ABC Online Two killed in South African train derailment CNN (blog) Belgium Moves Closer to Banning Face- Covering VeilsVoice of America - - 6 hours ago Photo: AP Belgian lawmakers are expected to start debate over legislation to ban the face-covering Islamic veil in public spaces on Thursday, a day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered similar legislation in France. Video: France Considers Banning Islamic Face Veils
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Sarkozy Wants Ban of Full Veils New York Times Jayaratne -- the simple rural touch to Sri Lankan premiershipXinhua - 2 hours ago COLOMBO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Senior Sri Lankan politician Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayaratne was sworn in here as the 20th prime minister Wednesday evening before President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sudan reportedly blocks YouTube over electoral fraud videoSudan Tribune - 50 minutes ago April 21, 2010 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese authorities have reportedly blocked users' access to the YouTube site over a video posted this week showing electoral staff in East Sudan filling out the ballots and putting inside the boxes. Obama Backs Down on Sudan New York Times US warns Syria over scuds-to-Hezbollah claimBBC News - 1 hour ago A top US official has warned of serious repercussions for Syria if claims that it supplied the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah with Scud missiles are true. Obama Syria outreach under fire amid Scud reports Washington Post More anger, apologies over shooting of 2 men in Afghanstan's KhostWashington Post - - 3 hours ago KABUL -- NATO's acknowledgment Wednesday that the unarmed young men shot to death two days earlier in Khost province were not "known insurgents," as previously alleged, has prompted another military apology and fueled anger over ... NATO Apologizes for Killing Unarmed Afghans in Car New York Times |
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BANGKOK - Thailand's tense political crisis spread from Bangkok to the northeast, as anti-government demonstrators blocked a train carry...
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