[World] US to send missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat

US to send missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat
http://www.news.com.au/world-news/north-korea-gives-final-approval-for-nuclear-attack-on-united-states/story-fndir2ev-1226612136732
By Jack Kim and Phil Stewart. SEOUL/WASHINGTON | Thu Apr 4, 2013 12:31am EDT. SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it would soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S.

WWII bomb defused in central Berlin
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/wwii-bomb-defused-in-central-berlin-1.1348142
A defused unexploded second World War bomb is secured on a truck near the main station in Berlin yesterday. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters.

Argentina: Flooding From Torrential Rains Kill 31
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/heavy-rains-flood-argentinas-capital-dead-18863061
Share. 0. At least 25 people were killed by flooding overnight in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, the governor said Wednesday, bringing the overall death toll from days of torrential rains to at least 31 and leaving large stretches of the provincial capital ...

Fire in M. Depardieu's Neighborhood
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-engulfs-unoccupied-high-rise-russia-18872111
A tower meant to showcase the revival of Russia's Chechnya, was destroyed in a fire. French actor Gérard Depardieu was given an apartment in the same complex.

Pakistan aid does not prevent extremism, say MPs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9969810/Pakistan-aid-does-not-prevent-extremism-say-MPs.html
At the same time, a survey has revealed that Sharia beats democracy as the most popular form of government among young Pakistanis.

Spanish Princess Is Subpoenaed in Embezzlement Case
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/spanish-princess-named-suspect-in-corruption-probe/article10712894/
MADRID - A subpoena was issued Wednesday for a daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain as part of a widening investigation into whether her husband embezzled millions of euros from a sports charity, further tarnishing the image of the monarchy at a ...

'Passive US risking last opportunity for two-state solution'- activist
http://rt.com/op-edge/obama-palestine-israel-iran-293/
The US has been monopolizing leadership in the Israeli- Palestinian peace process, but has so far been ineffectual, activist Mustafa Barghouti told RT, expressing concern that America's inactivity might allow Israel to 'kill' the two-state solution.

Joss Stone plotters convicted of conspiracy to murder
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/03/joss-stone-plotters-convicted-murder
Link to video: Joss Stone's family 'relieved' at guilty verdict. One man has been jailed for life and another awaits sentence after being convicted of conspiring to rob and kill the singer Joss Stone in a plot that, at times, bordered on a sinister farce.

Third woman justice appointed to state Supreme Court
http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/region_northern_kentucky/fort-mitchell-judge-appointed-to-kentucky-supreme-court_8374202
FRANKFORT - For the first time the Kentucky Supreme Court will have three women justices after Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Michelle Keller to fill a vacancy on the court on Wednesday.

3 security personnel killed in hand grenade attack in Karachi
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-95222-Several-held-in-Karachi-Rangers-operation-
ISLAMABAD, April 3 (Xinhua) -- At least three security personnel were killed and seven others injured on Wednesday evening in a hand grenade attack in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported.

British queen's funding rises by $7.6 million
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/poll/2013/apr/02/queen-sovereign-grant-5m-boost
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has received a 5 million-pound ($7.6 million) boost in annual funds the British monarch receives from taxpayers to carry out official duties, pay staff and maintain royal palaces.