http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rights-group-myanmar-govt-punish-rioters-18852075
YANGON, Myanmar - Police in Myanmar say 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at a mosque in the country's largest city.
Myanmar's once-proud film industry a flicker of its former self
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-myanmar-film-20130402-dto,0,967065.htmlstory
Repressive military rule ended its golden age decades ago. Now that things are loosening up, can it make a comeback? By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times.
Hamas Adds Restrictions on Schools and Israelis
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hdhy4i6NRsaLpF_asfIkWSP0u9qg?docId=5df1c52b19cc424fa2e6f847fbb060ec
GAZA - Hamas, the Islamic group that rules this Palestinian territory, has issued a new education law enforcing a more rigid separation of sexes in schools and prohibiting any relations with Israelis, in line with its strictly religious and nationalist ideology, ...
India tourist visits down 25% following fatal Delhi gang rape
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/31/india-tourist-visits-down-delhi-gang-rape
The number of foreign tourists arriving in India dropped by 25% during the first three months of this year, largely because of fears about the risk of sexual assault, according to an industry survey.
Caroline Kennedy, following in her grandfather's footsteps
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/04/caroline-kennedy-to-be-named-ambassador-to-japan/
Caroline Kennedy is apparently following in her forefather's footsteps. Just not the ones most people in politics had expected.
Venezuela's Capriles cries foul ahead of election
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/04/01/candidates-remain-roiled-in-venezuela-election
CARACAS - Opposition presidential hopeful Henrique Capriles on Monday said Venezuela's acting president Nicolas Maduro was unfairly using state media and money to support his campaign.
Video: Alleged Australian bag snatcher crashes through glass door
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21992673
ShareTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn. Video: Alleged Australian bag snatcher crashes through glass door. CCTV footage shows an alleged bag snatcher in Australia's Perth crashing through a glass door before escaping with a handbag.
Imagining the Israeli-Palestinian relationship
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/01/can_obama_earn_his_nobel_peace_prize_partner/singleton/
Fareed Zakaria [“An appeal to Israel's conscience,†op-ed, March 28] called President Obama's appeal to Israelis to empathize with Palestinians “the most likely path to peace and a Palestinian state.
Syria crisis: March was 'conflict's deadliest month'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21995400
More than 6,000 people died in Syria in March, the deadliest month since protests against the government began two years ago, activists say.
Two Foreigners Kidnapped, One Raped in Rio, Police Say
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/01/tourist-couple-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-beaten-and-held-for-hours-in-rio-de-janeiros-copacabana/
RIO DE JANEIROâ€"Two tourists were kidnapped for hours and one of them was raped as they were driven around this beach-side city, police said, in an assault that could tarnish the image of the host of next year's World Cup final and the 2016 Summer ...
Sudan's Bashir Orders Release of Political Prisoners
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/7oox5wQ5rNlIfyrMALYR8I/All-Sudan-political-prisoners-will-be-freed-Bashir.html
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has ordered the release of all political prisoners. In a speech Monday at the opening of parliament, Mr. Bashir also said the government was committed to a "national dialogue" with all groups.
Small town may require gun ownership for residents
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/31/f-nahlah-ayed-egypt-bassem-youssef-tv-satire-morsi.html?cmp=rss
NELSON, Ga. -- In a nod to the Kennesaw law requiring gun ownership that passed thirty years ago, the small town of Nelson is poised to pass a similar law at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
13 dead in fire at Muslim school in Myanmar: police
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/myanmar-police-failed-to-stop-killing-arson-hrw/1096038/
YANGON - Thirteen people, including children, were killed after a fire broke out on Tuesday in a Muslim school in Yangon, police in Myanmar's main city said, adding that an electrical fault was suspected.
Venezuela's Capriles cries foul ahead of election
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tough-times-ahead-post-chavez-venezuela-18856907
CARACAS - Opposition presidential hopeful Henrique Capriles on Monday said Venezuela's acting president Nicolas Maduro was unfairly using state media and money to support his campaign.
At the UN arms trade treaty talks, the dictators rule the day
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/un-set-to-vote-on-arms-trade-treaty/article10644843/
On Friday, March 29, the negotiating conference for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty collapsed. The mainstream media, echoing the left-wing advocacy groups that backed the treaty, will tell you that three nations -- Iran, Syria, and North Korea -- blocked a treaty ...
Angela Merkel pays former butler a surprise visit during Italy holiday
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/9965666/Angela-Merkel-pays-former-butler-a-surprise-visit-during-Italy-holiday.html
Mrs Merkel, who is currently holidaying in the tiny fishing village of Sant'Angelo on the picturesque island off the coast of Naples, has been photographed in the past few days swimming and hiking with her husband Joachim Sauer on scenic paths overlooking ...
Young Edmonton girl uses Make-a-Wish to help animals in need
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/young-edmonton-girl-uses-make-a-wish-to-help-animals-in-need-1.1219741
A young Edmonton girl with a chronic illness has chosen to help animals in need over helping herself. Twelve-year-old Sidney is living with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction syndrome, a rare disorder that severely affects her intestines.
Libyan PM's chief of staff kidnapped in Tripoli
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9965259/Libyan-PMs-chief-of-staff-Mohamed-Ali-Ghatous-vanishes-amid-abduction-fears.html
Libyan officials say the prime minister's chief of staff has been kidnapped amid a series of confrontations between the government and militiamen.
Afghan Teenager Fatally Stabs US Soldier
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-teenager-fatally-stabs-us-soldier-18852268
Share. 0. An Afghan teenager fatally stabbed an American soldier in the neck as he played with children in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, as the U.S.
Princess Reem Al Faisal: Saudi women enjoy better status
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/princess-reem-al-faisal-saudi-women-enjoy-better-status-1.1165271
Dubai: In the past five decades Saudi Arabia has taken huge leaps in development unlike the perceptions of many outside that progress in the conservative country is at a turtle's pace, said a Saudi princess.
Pakistan record: 2 tribal women in polls
http://www.news.com.au/world-news/pakistani-housewife-badam-zari-running-for-parliament/story-fndir2ev-1226610530349
ISLAMABAD: Two women from Pakistan's restive northwest have made history by becoming the first tribal women to file nomination papers for the May 11 parliamentary polls.
Small town may require gun ownership for residents
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/286284/3/Small-town-may-require-gun-ownership-for-residents
NELSON, Ga. -- In a nod to the Kennesaw law requiring gun ownership that passed thirty years ago, the small town of Nelson is poised to pass a similar law at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
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