 Citizen | Carter Says Hamas and Syria Are Open to Peace New York Times - By ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM - Jimmy Carter said here on Monday that in talks in Damascus, Syria, over the last several days, he obtained a significant concession from the militant group Hamas regarding Israeli-Palestinian peace and found Syrian leaders ... |
 The Southern Ledger | Rice Presses Iraq’s Neighbors to Give It More Support New York Times - By ROBERT F. WORTH KUWAIT - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for greater financial and diplomatic support for Iraq during a meeting with Arab foreign ministers in Bahrain on Monday, but she did not appear to have won any new commitments. US, Iraq seek stronger Arab backing for Baghdad Rice Fails to Win Firm Arab Pledges on Iraq |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Paraguay moves left with President-elect Fernando Lugo Los Angeles Times - The 'bishop of the poor' is seen as one of the more moderate of South America's left-leaning leaders -- independent of the US, but not hostile. An Outsider’s Victory Allows Jubilant Paraguayans to Look Past ... Lugo vows Paraguay 'consensus' |
 Boston Globe | Britain Accuses Zimbabwe of Using Violence to Steal Election Voice of America - By VOA News Britain is accusing Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe of trying to steal the country's election and of unleashing a campaign of violence against Zimbabweans who voted against him. Zimbabwe opposition turns to UN Zimbabwe opposition supporters charged in post-election strike ... |
 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) | China recalls days of poems and promise with Dalai Lama Reuters India - By Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party casts the Dalai Lama as a murderous foe in a struggle over Tibet, but once courted him as a key ally in controlling the region, China's latest official history of the region details. Dalai Lama asks US to help on Tibet Dalai Lama meets US envoy; asks for help |
 San Francisco Chronicle | Africa urged to boycott arms ship BBC News - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has urged other African leaders not to allow a ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe to enter their territorial waters. US seeks to stop Zimbabwe arms ship Zambia Seeks to Block Arms for Zimbabwe |
 Canadian Content | Georgia-Russia Tension Escalates Over Downed Drone New York Times - By CJ CHIVERS MOSCOW - Georgia accused Russia on Monday of violating its airspace and using a MIG fighter jet to shoot down a Georgian reconnaissance drone over the separatist territory of Abkhazia on Sunday. |
 Calgary Herald | France Tries to Limit Olympics Fallout New York Times - By THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS - After a surge of anti-French protests in China, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is sending three current and former officials there this week in an effort to calm the controversy surrounding the Olympic Games in ... Sarkozy Aims to Limit Chinese Anger France's Sarkozy vies to cool China anger over torch protest |
 Voice of America | Pope's US tour: Reporter's diary BBC News - Pope Benedict XVI has made his first visit to the US since becoming pontiff in 2005 - a trip that included a meeting with President George W Bush, two open-air Masses and prayers at Ground Zero in New York. Pope's US visit ends on a positive note Statement From SNAP On Catholic Sex Abuse Developments |
 Mail & Guardian Online | S. Africa's Mbeki, Under Fire Over Zimbabwe, Endorsed By Regional ... Voice of America - By Blessing Zulu Heads of state of the Southern African Development Community have asked South African President Thabo Mbeki to continue as mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis despite generally mounting criticism of his performance and a request by both ... Human Wave Flees Violence in Zimbabwe In full: Miliband Mugabe statement |
 Moneybiz | US, France draft UN resolution to battle pirates off Somalia International Herald Tribune - AP UNITED NATIONS: The United States and France are drafting a UN resolution that would allow countries to chase and arrest pirates off Somalia's coast, responding to a spate of attacks including this week's hijacking of a Spanish tuna boat, ... Nato alert as Somali pirates seize tuna boat NEW: Man on vessel tells Spanish radio pirates want money for ... |
 National Post | Somalia: Ethiopia Soldiers Blamed for Mosque Massacre AllAfrica.com - Ethiopian soldiers deployed in southern Somalia are responsible for a brutal killing at a mosque in the capital Mogadishu yesterday, witnesses and confidential sources said. Residents Flee Capital After Scores Die in Clashes Somalia clashes 'the worst since 1991' |
 PRESS TV | Miliband gives credit to Pakistan BBC News - By James Robbins Foreign Secretary David Miliband has told the people of Pakistan that the country's new coalition government deserves credit for coming through the trauma of an assassination, and then being elected by genuine democracy. British foreign minister backs talks with Pakistan militants Britain Offers To Help Pakistan Rejoin Commonwealth |
 Gulf Times | UN chief urges implementation of UNCTAD agreements Xinhua - ACCRA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for the agreement reached at the 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to be translated into actions. Genetic research key to solving food crisis Africa: Peace is a Major Concern for UN |
 Ledger Independent | In Baghdad, Struggle Ties Security to Basic Services New York Times - American soldiers patrolling in the Sadr City area of Baghdad, past piles of burning garbage. The lack of services like trash collection has become an opportunity for militias vying for support. Iraqi Troops: Asleep on the Job? Shiite cleric's followers ready to fight |
Sri Lankan Army Says Rebel Base Captured in Northwest (Update1) Bloomberg - By Paul Tighe April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's army said it captured a base of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam near Mannar as it moves to drive the rebels from their last strongholds in the north of the South Asian island nation. Tamil rebels say Sri Lankan jets bombed Catholic church 3 LTTE boats bombed: Colombo |
 Citizen | Indonesia: Suspected Terrorists Given 15-Year Prison Sentences New York Times - By REUTERS Zarkasih, left, who uses one name and is believed to have been the leader of the regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah from 2005 until his arrest last year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Indonesian Court Gives Suspected Terrorists 15 Year Jail Sentences Indonesian courts formally label group as terrorist |
 Alalam News Network | Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni shrine United Press International - TOKYO, April 22 (UPI) -- Eight Japanese officials joined dozens of lawmakers for a visit Tuesday to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates both Japan's war dead and war criminals. Japanese politicians visit Tokyo war shrine Japan lawmakers visit Tokyo war shrine |
 BBC News | TNSM renounces militancy; Sufi Mohammad freed Pakistan Dawn - By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR, April 21: The NWFP government has released Maulana Sufi Mohammad, chief of the banned Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi (TNSM), who had been in detention for more than six years. Pakistan talks with top militant Pakistan frees militant who fought US in Aghanistan |
 Turkish Press | UN expands Australia's territorial waters EnergyCurrent - AUSTRALIA: A United Nations body confirmed Australia's rights to oil, mineral and biological resources located on and under the seabed of some extra 2.5 million square kilometres (1 million sq miles) of continental shelf. Australia extends rights over sea Seabed exploration held back by high costs |
