[World] Airplane crashes in water off Bali, no fatalities

Airplane crashes in water off Bali, no fatalities
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2013/0413/Airplane-crashes-in-water-off-Bali-no-fatalities
Everyone on board survived when a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed in the water just short of the runway in Bali, Indonesia. Skip to next paragraph.

Russia bans 18 Americans from country in answer to US list
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/13/russia-bans-18-americans-visa-sanctions
Moscow listed 18 Americans who are banned from entering Russia in an announcement Saturday - a tit-for-tat measure that comes a day after Washington imposed similar sanctions.

Pakistan bus bombing kills eight
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/13/pakistan-bus-bomb
At least eight people have been killed in a bomb explosion on a bus in Peshawar in north-western Pakistan. Police said the attack happened as the bus was travelling though a busy market in suburb of the city, on its way to a nearby town.

Palestinian Prime Minister resigns - USA Today
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Officials+Palestinian+Prime+Minister+Salaam+Fayyad/8239556/story.html
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian officials say Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad has resigned. Fayyad offered his resignation on Thursday, and was waiting for President Mahmoud Abbas' reply.

Congo: 12 army officers to be charged with rapes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22121722
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A top Congolese official says 12 senior army officers have been arrested on charges of responsibility for mass rapes committed by several army units in eastern Congo in November 2012.

Peru bus falls into Andean river; 27 die - USA Today
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/16718398/at-least-26-dead-in-peru-bus-crash/
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Police in Peru say a passenger bus has plunged off an Andean highway into a river, killing at least 27 people. Officer Victor Paez of the La Libertad highway police says the cause of Saturday's crash is not immediately clear, though he says ...

5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Japan
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/V5atljJyLzdt89uFuXGUKO/Strong-63magnitude-quake-hits-western-Japan.html
TOKYO, April 13 (UPI) -- Some minor injuries were reported when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook southwest Japan early Saturday, officials said.

Hearing for accused killer of Jun Lin wrapped up Friday morning in Montreal
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/04/12/luka-magnotta-preliminary-hearing-trial-decision.html?autoplay=true
A Court of Quebec judge has ordered Luka Magnotta to stand trial for first-degree murder in the death of Concordia University student Jun Lin in May 2012.

David Cameron in Germany: Prime Minister and Angela Merkel call for urgent ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/david-cameron-in-germany-prime-minister-and-angela-merkel-call-for-urgent-action-to-make-eu-competitive-and-flexible-8572013.html
David Cameron and Angela Merkel have called for “urgent” action to make the European Union more “competitive and flexible”, Downing Street has said.

Iraqis prepare for first vote since US withdrawal
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/13-Apr-2013/bomb-attacks-kill-12-in-iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) - Even the dead are not spared the campaigning for Iraq's upcoming local elections. Brightly colored placards blanket major streets and hang around the vast cemetery in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, appealing to the hundreds of mourners ...

Up to 60 asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/hopes-fade-for-asylum-seekers-lost-at-sea-after-boat-sank-20130413-2hs8k.html
GRAVE fears remain for up to 60 asylum seekers whose boat reportedly sunk en route to Australia, with Indonesian authorities still scrambling to launch a co-ordinated rescue effort.

Central African Republic council elects president
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/04/2013413161626183783.html
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by the National Transitional Council.