[World] Fire at Islamic school kills 13 boys in Myanmar

Fire at Islamic school kills 13 boys in Myanmar
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/thirteen-children-killed-in-school-fire-in-burma-29169226.html
By Aung Hla Tun and Min Zayar Oo. YANGON | Tue Apr 2, 2013 3:10am EDT. YANGON (Reuters) - A fire caused by faulty electrical equipment killed 13 boys at an Islamic school in Yangon on Tuesday, the fire service said, although some Muslims voiced ...

The early morning attack left at least seven dead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21999352
At least seven people have been killed in an attack by dozens of militants on an electricity plant in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say.

Source: Caroline Kennedy vetted for Japanese ambassador post
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/caroline-kennedy-eyed-for-japan-ambassador/story-e6frfkui-1226610701720
Washington (CNN) -- Caroline Kennedy has been asked to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan and is being vetted for the post, a Democrat familiar with the discussions told CNN on Monday.

On trial and split apart, Vietnamese clan defiant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21998929
VINH QUANG, Vietnam (AP) - The broken bricks and roof tiles of Doan Van Vuon's house, bulldozed by Vietnamese authorities trying to evict him, lie next to his relatives' new home, a shack of bamboo and corrugated iron that testifies to their perseverance.

Venezuela campaign starts to elect Chavez's successor
http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-12348.aspx
The official election campaign to replace the late President Hugo Chavez is getting under way in Venezuela. The two main candidates have already been holding events in the month since Mr Chavez died of cancer.

North Korea appoints 'reformer' to top leadership post
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDNCiG3TuNlFDIulFlR4ieNiZk_g?docId=CNG.471eff8716fc0e0717262a5863f4b27f.2a1
A 2005 photo shows North Korean Premier Pak Pong Ju on a tour of Chinese development projects in Shanghai. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images).

Thief runs into glass door during robbery in Perth, Australia
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/372817/71/Thief-runs-into-glass-door-during-robbery-in-Perth-Australia
PERTH, Australia (Seven Network/CNN) - A robbery attempt goes painfully wrong at a market in Perth, Australia. The video above is surveillance footage of the Sunday incident.

American Woman Gang-Raped and Beaten on Brazilian Transit Van
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/a-pair-of-tourists-held-one-sexually-assaulted-on-rio-de-janeiro-minibus/story-e6frfq80-1226610574936
RIO DE JANEIRO - An American woman was raped by three men aboard a public van in a six-hour abduction over the weekend that began in the seaside district of Copacabana, the police said.

Old killing remains mysterious near trial's end
http://www.businessinsider.com/clark-rockefeller-on-trial-for-murder-2013-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors are close to wrapping up the murder trial of a Rockefeller impostor in the 1985 killing of a California man, and the cold case mainly rests on circumstantial evidence, the strange behavior of the defendant and the grim ...

April 2: Pope Francis washing the feet of the poor, and David Letterman
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/april-2-pope-francis-washing-feet-poor-david-letterman-article-1.1304909?localLinksEnabled=false
Holy man doing the Lord's work. Hoboken, N.J.: On the day when the Easter Gospel recounts the women who first discovered the empty tomb of Jesus, the critics of Pope Francis (“Francis on the hot feet,” March 31) are the ones who got it wrong.

Badam Zari's nomination papers accepted
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-94942-Badam-Zaris-nomination-papers-accepted-
BAJAUR AGENCY: Nomination papers of a female candidate, Badam Zari hailing from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have been accepted for participation in the upcoming general elections.

11 years in Guantanamo without trial or charges
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57577182/11-years-in-guantanamo-without-trial-or-charges/
(CBS News) NEW YORK - Shaker Aamer, 47, a one-time U.S. Army translator incarcerated at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for 11 years, has never seen his fourth child.

'Little chance of deal in nuclear talks with Tehran'
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Former White House adviser says Iran exercising constraints on program to avoid sanctions, attack before presidential elections. Participants sit at a table during talks on Iran's nuclear program in Almaty Photo: REUTERS/Stanislav Filippov.

Damage at 2000-Year-Old Syrian Synaogogue Not as Bad as Reported
http://forward.com/articles/174099/
Theft and shelling have damaged a 2,000 year-old synagogue in Damascus, one of the oldest in the world, Syrian government and opposition activist sources said on Monday.