http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22013106
A suicide bomb and gun attack on a courthouse in western Afghanistan has left more than 50 people dead and 90 injured, most of them civilians.
UK couple face jail for killing 6 children in fire
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/philpott-trial-mick-mairead-wait-1806869
LONDON (AP) - Mick Philpott presented himself as an amiable rascal with an unorthodox lifestyle and a rambunctious brood of children - 17 in all, with five women.
Spanish princess to face court in corruption inquiry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22016610
Spain's Princess Cristina has been summoned to appear in court over allegations that her husband misused millions of euros of public money.
WWII bomb found near Berlin rail station
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/World-War-II-bomb-found-near-Berlins-main-train-station/articleshow/19360495.cms
Berlin (CNN) -- Bomb disposal experts have successfully disabled a World War II bomb discovered near the main station in the German capital, Berlin, police said Wednesday.
Survey: Young Pakistanis harbor doubts about future, democracy
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Survey+shows+that+Pakistani+youth+support+Islamic+over/8186346/story.html
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - As Pakistan's leading political parties ramp up their campaigns ahead of parliamentary elections in mid-May, they face a burgeoning youth electorate that has become deeply disillusioned with the country's direction and doubtful that ...
Facing Tests, Malaysia's Leader Calls for Elections
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/03/malaysia-heads-for-general-election
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - More than five decades ago this multiethnic country started an experiment in democracy that segregated political parties according to ethnicity.
Argentine debt insurance costs; bond yields drop
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Torrential+rains+flood+Argentinas+capital+killing+least/8183707/story.html
LONDON, April 3 | Wed Apr 3, 2013 10:33am EDT. LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Argentine credit default swaps and bond yields fell sharply on Wednesday on signs that a technical default had been averted at least until its next bond coupon payment, due in ...
Heaviest militant rocket bombardment since Gaza cease-fire as Israel retaliates ...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/03/heaviest-militant-rocket-bombardment-since-gaza-cease-fire-as-israel-retaliates-with-airstrikes/
JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel, as Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since they agreed to an internationally brokered ...
Acid thrown on 4 sisters in UP
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/acid-attack-on-four-sisters-in-muzaffarnagar-in-uttar-pradesh-one-critical-349419
Muzaffarnagar/New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Four sisters, all of whom are teachers, suffered serious burn injuries when two unidentified motorcycle-borne men threw acid on them in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said today.
How Similar are the Brazil and Delhi Bus Rapes?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/03/rio-brazil-rape-assault-olympics.html
A young woman and her companion were held captive and beaten after boarding a minivan bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night.
Mandela Said to be 'Much Better' Than a Week Ago
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/south-african-doctors-say-nelson-mandela-much-better-349678
JOHANNESBURG - Former President Nelson Mandela's health is improving after nearly a week in the hospital being treated for pneumonia, South Africa's government said on Wednesday.
Tamil paper Uthayan attacked in northern Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22013779
Masked men in northern Sri Lanka have attacked the offices of a Tamil newspaper and beaten its staff. The owner of the pro-opposition Uthayan paper said six masked men entered the building in Kilinochchi before dawn.
Operation Yewtree: Ex-BBC driver charged with sex offences
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22017051
A 66-year-old man has been charged with past sex offences as part of a probe related to the Jimmy Savile inquiry, the Met Police have said.
Uganda Suspends Kony Hunt
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323646604578400010535910542.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
KAMPALA, Ugandaâ€"Ugandan troops have suspended their search for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony in the jungles of the Central African Republic after rebels toppled the country's government last month, the Ugandan military said Wednesday.
Whatever you think of the Iraq War, for the Kurds it was a liberation
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/whatever-you-think-of-the-iraq-war-for-the-kurds-it-was-a-liberation-8557071.html
When I walked towards the memorial in Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan a fortnight ago to attend the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the genocide, I passed by a seemingly endless stream of images.
Man charged with hate crime in brutal assault on Sikh cab driver
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/us-man-faces-10-years-in-jail-for-hate-crime-against-sikh-man/382851-2.html
SEATTLEâ€"A man accused of brutally attacking a Sikh cab driver, stomping on him as he lay on the ground and ripping out part of his beard, has been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with a hate crime.
Nobel Peace Prize medal stolen in Newcastle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22008819
A £150,000 haul of valuables including a gold Nobel Peace Prize medal have been stolen during a raid at the lord mayor of Newcastle's mansion house.
Saudi man gets 'paralysis' sentence
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/saudi-religious-police-lift-ban-on-women-on-bikes/1096143/
Dubai: Human rights organisation Amnesty International appealed to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to carry out a reported sentence of paralysis for a man in retribution for allegedly paralysing another man 10 years ago.
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