[World] Islamist Fighters Slip Back Into Timbuktu and Are Repelled by French and Malians

Islamist Fighters Slip Back Into Timbuktu and Are Repelled by French and Malians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21989050
PARIS - A small band of radical Islamist fighters battled French and Malian soldiers for hours in a firefight in Timbuktu on Sunday after infiltrating the Malian city overnight, Malian officials and witnesses said.

Modi 'promoted', but yet to be top gun in BJP
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Narendra-Modi-named-to-BJPs-top-decision-making-body/articleshow/19312128.cms
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi may have formally arrived on the national stage on Sunday but the ultimate prize - the prime ministerial nomination - is still some distance away, party insiders believe.

Nigerian troops 'kill 14 Boko Haram militants' in Kano
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=859495
Nigerian troops say they have killed 14 suspected members of the Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, in a raid on a building in the northern city of Kano.

Easter Morning Bus Crash Kills 12 in Veracruz Mexico [MAP]
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/15633/20130331/easter-morning-bus-crash-kills-12-veracruz-mexico-map.htm
A bus accident has resulted in 12 people killed and an additional 14 people injured, according to officials from the public safety department from the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Philippines marks Easter with bloody mock crucifixions
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Filipino+devotees+reenact+crucifixion+Jesus+Christ+bloody+Good/8168749/story.html
SAN FERNANDO, Philippines - Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacted the last hours of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, whipping their backs and nailing themselves to crosses in a grisly Easter ritual that persists despite Church disapproval.