Wednesday, April 3, 2013

[World] Taliban Strike as Spy Chief Returns

Taliban Strike as Spy Chief Returns
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323646604578399962595538232.html
A video image shows an Afghan soldier carried to a hospital in Farah after a Taliban attack Wednesday. KABULâ€"Afghanistan's intelligence chief returned to a hero's reception in Kabul after healing from a December assassination attempt, cementing his ...

World War II Bomb Found Unexploded In Berlin
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/wwii-bomb-in-central-berlin-defused/story-e6frfkui-1226612099201
An unexploded World War II bomb was found near Berlin's main railway station Tuesday night, forcing trains to divert from the station and making traffic pile up within the city.

Argentina floods: Mourning declared
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22023196
The government in Argentina has declared three days of national mourning after flash floods killed 54 people. One of the heaviest storms recorded moved through the province hitting both the capital, Buenos Aires, and the city of La Plata.

Princess Named Suspect in Spain
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323646604578400270562908076.html
MADRIDâ€"An investigative judge named the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos as a suspect in a criminal case, a move unprecedented in modern history against a member of Spain's royal family and the latest embarrassment for the country's political ...

Two convicted of plotting to kill singer
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/two-men-found-guilty-conspiring-1806941
(CNN) -- Two men who police said were arrested with Samurai swords outside the home of British singer-songwriter Joss Stone in 2011 were found guilty in an English court Wednesday of plotting to kill and rob her.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspending UN recognition bid to give ...
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-suspending-un-recognition-bid-to-give-u-s-mediation-a-chance.premium-1.513306
Palestinians to give U.S. Secretary of State Kerry eight to twelve weeks to restart peace talks; unilateral UN moves will resume if no breakthrough is reached.

Luxury skyscraper hotel destroyed in massive blaze in Chechnya (VIDEO ...
http://rt.com/news/chechnya-tallest-building-fire-280/
The blaze that had engulfed the tallest skyscraper in the North Caucasus region of Russia, has been put out, leaving the building almost completely destroyed.

Hunt for warlord Joseph Kony is halted
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hunt-for-warlord-joseph-kony-is-halted-20130404-2h8fz.html
NAIROBI: Ugandan and American troops have suspended their joint hunt for war crimes suspect Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, delivering a major setback to efforts to capture a notorious warlord accused of abducting tens of thousands of ...

Give abuse inquiry time and money: Abbott
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/abuse-royal-commission-expects-5000-submissions-20130403-2h6k7.html
The royal commission into institutional child abuse should be given the time and money it needs to do its job, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

Multiplying the Old Divisions of Class in Britain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9969547/The-class-divide-why-we-now-need-seven-categories-to-know-our-place.html
LONDON - Class in Britain used to be a relatively simple matter, or at least it used to be treated that way. It came in three flavors - upper, middle and working - and people supposedly knew by some mysterious native sixth sense exactly where they stood.

US border agents bust US-Canada 'ecstasy smuggling ring'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/02/bc-sumas-border-shots.html
Four people are in custody in the US and Canada after a suspected drug smuggler fired on US border agents and fled, sparking a day-long manhunt.

Hate crimes to include attacks on punks, goths and metallers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9969457/Hate-crimes-to-include-attacks-on-punks-goths-and-metallers.html
Greater Manchester Police is to become the first force in the country to officially record such offences in the same way as those based on disability, race, religion and sexual orientation.

4 Rangers perish in Karachi blast Taliban claims responsibility
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/04-Apr-2013/taliban-bomb-near-rangers-hqs-kills-4
KARACHI: At least four Rangers personnel were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast which the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed they carried out on Wednesday in Karachi.

BYC arrives in Tanzania amidst warmth reception from host team
http://www.liberiansoccer.com/BYC_arrives_in_anzania_amidst_warmth_reception_from2121345678901212.htm
Liberia's sole representative in this year's CAF Confederation Cup competition BYC Football II touched down early this morning at the Julius Nyere International Airport in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania .

Investigation finds third possible Canadian suspect in Algeria terror attack
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/02/investigation-finds-third-possible-canadian-suspect-in-algeria-terror-attack/
A CBC investigation has fingered a third man from London, Ont., with possible links to a terrorist attack on an Algerian gas plant last January.

'The Walking Dead' Promotes Three For Season 4
http://www.craveonline.com/tv/articles/474369-the-walking-dead-promotes-three-for-season-4
Chad Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green and Emily Kinney get the coveted bump to series regular. April 3rd, 2013 Blair Marnell. Chad Coleman.

Irish teenager accused of threatening to kill president of Guyana
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irish-teenager-charged-with-threat-to-kill-guyana-president-1.1347994
An Irish teenager has been charged with threatening to shoot and kill the president of Guyana during what his lawyer said was an alcohol-fuelled conversation with two of the leader's bodyguards.



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