Tuesday, April 2, 2013

[World] Palm Oil Declines as Malaysian Stocks, Ringgit Drop on Elections

Palm Oil Declines as Malaysian Stocks, Ringgit Drop on Elections
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/malaysia-pm-dissolves-parliament-paves-way-for-elections/article4576144.ece
Palm oil fell with stocks and ringgit in Malaysia after Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved parliament to face a resurgent opposition in elections.

2 Gaza rockets explode near Sderot
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/two-rockets-strike-south-israel-hours-after-iaf-s-first-strike-on-gaza-since-november-truce.premium-1.513159
Rocket launch from Gaza Photo: Gil Yohanan. 2 Gaza rockets explode near Sderot; none hurt. Qassams fired toward western Negev as children make their way to schools, kindergarten after Passover holiday.

Newspaper review: Derby fire verdict dominates papers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22011270
Pictures in the Sun and the Daily Mirror show the charred bathroom of the house where six children were killed in a fire started by their parents.

2 Canadians Who Joined Algeria Attack Are Identified
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Another+Canadian+linked+Algerian+terrorist+suspects/8185589/story.html
LONDON, Ontario - Two friends who met at a high school here have been identified as among the militants who attacked an Algerian gas plant in January, an assault that left 37 hostages and 29 kidnappers dead, government officials said Tuesday.

WATCH: Drunk Man Dangles From Electricity Cables in China
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4870205/drunk-man-dangles-from-high-voltage-power-cables.html
A drunk man was found dangling from high-voltage overhead electricity wires 30 feet above the streets of Linfen, China. The episode was filmed by onlookers and later broadcast on Chinese state TV.

UK Considers Cutting Minimum Wage to Boost Jobs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9967637/Minimum-wage-will-not-be-cut-Number-10-says.html
The U.K. government is considering cutting or freezing the national minimum wage if it's shown to be damaging the labor market, Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman said.

Karzai: Taliban leader can run for the Afghan presidency in 2014
http://rt.com/news/karzai-taliban-afghan-presidency-238/
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has not ruled out that the Taliban's leader in the country may bid for the presidency in 2014 elections.

Feds indict alleged anti-Muslim bigot on hate crime charge
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/washington-man-indicted-for-hate-crime-against-sikh-11182.html
A Federal Way man accused of viciously beating a Sikh cab driver while shouting anti-Muslim slurs now faces a federal hate crime indictment.

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir frees political detainees in surprise amnesty
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/9966894/Sudans-Omar-al-Bashir-frees-political-detainees-in-surprise-amnesty.html
The six men and one woman walked free at dawn and many were met by their families at the gates of Kober Prison in the capital, Khartoum.



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