[World] Syrian regime airstrikes target rebel strongholds, killing 25, activists say

Syrian regime airstrikes target rebel strongholds, killing 25, activists say
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/from-spray-paint-to-civil-war-syria-explained-in-5-questions-1.1237292
BEIRUT - Syrian government warplanes carried out airstrikes on a rebellious neighborhood in the capital and a village in the country's northeast on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, including a dozen children, activists said.

Eleven Killed In Hotel Fire In Central China - RTTNews
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/least+people+killed+fire+spreads+through+hotel+central+China/8241750/story.html
At least eleven people were killed and fifty others injured in a hotel fire in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday. The injured have been sent to local hospitals, while some are in serious condition.

An Al-Qaeda Alliance in Syria Demands a Response From U.S.: View
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-14/an-al-qaeda-alliance-in-syria-demands-a-response-from-u-s-view.html
The al-Nusra Front in Syria pledged formal allegiance to al-Qaeda last week. Together with the alarming escalation in refugees fleeing the country, this pact demands a forceful change in the diffident strategies of the U.S.

Officials cite prison overcrowding in French gangster's escape
http://www.euronews.com/2013/04/13/prisoner-blasts-his-way-out-of-prison/
(CNN) -- The brazen escape of a notorious gangster in France may be due partly to a problem plaguing the prison that couldn't hold him: overcrowding.

2 kids die after pulled from pool on Long Island - USA Today
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309200/Brother-sister-5-7-drowned-black-water-neighbors-unattended-pool.html
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Two young siblings reported missing on New York's Long Island died Sunday after their fully clothed bodies were pulled from the black waters of a neighbor's pool in 50-degree temperatures, police said.

Peres at Kotel: Pain knows no boundaries
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4368031,00.html
The State of Israel honored the memory of 25,578 fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks Sunday. An official ceremony opened in the Kotel, in the presence of President Shimon Peres , IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz , Police Chief Yohanan Danino.

All survive after jet lands in sea off Bali Indonesia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22134380
An airliner has ended up in the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali after missing Denpasar airport runway, but all those on board survived.

6.6-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.6magnitude-quake-strikes-papua-new-gu.../1102267/
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and no major damage was expected.