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 CTV.ca | Alliance Invites In Croatia, Albania Washington Post - During a trip to Europe for the NATO summit beginning April 2, 2008, US President George W. Bush calls for the alliance to grant membership for the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia as a vital step in building a new security framework. |
 Javno.hr | Mugabe's Party Sets Sights on Presidential Runoff Vote Voice of America - By VOA News Officials with the ruling party of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe say they are preparing for a presidential run-off. Zimbabwe: Second-Round Ballot Looks Increasingly Likely Mugabe Aides Split Over Whether He Should Step Down (Update2) |
 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | US Cites Gaps in Planning of Iraqi Assault on Basra New York Times - By MICHAEL R. GORDON, ERIC SCHMITT and STEPHEN FARRELL This article was reported by Michael R. Gordon, Eric Schmitt and Stephen Farrell and written by Mr. Iraqi Prime Minister Vows to Launch More Crackdowns on Militants US: Basra Airstrike Kills 2 Fighters |
 Turkish Press | Outcry as Chinese activist Hu Jia jailed Telegraph.co.uk - By Richard Spencer in Beijing China faced international condemnation on a new front today after jailing its most prominent young human rights activist for three and a half years. China rights push focuses on jailed AIDS activist Chinese Rights Activist Is Jailed |
 Turkish Press | Ahern Saddles Successor Cowen With Slowing Economy (Update2) Bloomberg - By Fergal O'Brien April 3 (Bloomberg) -- Irish Finance Minister Brian Cowen is poised to take over as prime minister after Bertie Ahern set a date for his departure yesterday. |
 CBC.ca | India to Bar Tibet Protests During Olympic Torch Run (Update1) Bloomberg - By Saikat Chatterjee and Bibhudatta Pradhan April 3 (Bloomberg) -- India won't allow protests against China during the passage of the Olympic torch through the South Asian nation and reiterated that it recognizes the neighboring nation's control over ... China again cues up its propaganda machine Tibet Orders Post-Riot Propaganda Drive |
 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | NATO rejects 2 Black Sea states, for now International Herald Tribune - AP BUCHAREST: NATO decided Thursday to reject a drive by President George W. Bush to place the strategically important Black Sea states of Ukraine and Georgia on track for NATO membership. |
 Malaysia Star | French Mission Lands in Colombia The Associated Press - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A French airplane landed in Colombia's capital Thursday in a mission to help rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who is believed to be gravely ill after more than six years in captivity. France sends diplomat, doctor to Colombia for Betancourt (Roundup) FACTBOX: Key facts about Colombia's FARC guerrillas |
 BBC Bulgaria | Al Qaeda No. 2 Says bin Laden Is OK; Vows Attacks New York Times - By REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - Reports speculating that Osama bin Laden is ill are false, a voice described as that of his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, said in a recording on Wednesday. Al Qaeda No. 2: We don't kill innnocents Zawahri says bin Laden in good health |
 PRESS TV | US Official Says NATO to Endorse Missile Shield Voice of America - By Paula Wolfson An American official says the NATO summit has agreed to back plans to put a missile defense system in Europe. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports NATO leaders are also expected to urge Russia to drop its objections. Nato supports US missile shield US, Czechs clinch deal on missile shield site |
 Washington Post | Symbolic Cyprus Crossing Reopens Voice of America - By Nathan Morley Greek and Turkish Cypriots have removed a blockade that has separated them for half a century. Ledra Street, a thoroughfare in the heart of Nicosia had become a potent symbol of Cyprus's ethnic partition. Significant crossing opens in Cyprus Cypriots tear down barricades on division symbol |
 PRESS TV | Sri Lanka's Top Buddhist Monk Shuns Non-Violence for Quick End to War Voice of America - By Raymond Thibodeaux The leader of Sri Lanka's Buddhist monk political party is calling for a resolution to the country's 25-year war between government forces and Tamil militants . 47 Tigers, 8 soldiers killed in Lanka clashes Heavy fighting kills 40 in northern Sri Lanka |
 CCTV | Can world afford global warming fight? BusinessWeek - By JOSEPH COLEMAN With global markets in turmoil and the US threatened by recession, negotiators at a climate change conference are asking: can nations afford to make rapid cuts in emissions to fight global warming without going into an economic ... US Cites Recession Fear in Climate Talks Deep emission cuts could hurt economies: US |
 Javno.hr | Japanese Authorities Arrest US Sailor for Murder Voice of America - By VOA News Japanese news reports say local authorities have arrested a US Navy sailor on charges of killing and robbing a Japanese taxi driver last month. American Navy Sailor Arrested in Japanese Killing US sailor held over killing of Japanese man |
 Alaska Highway News | Men accused of suicide bomb plan BBC News - A group of men charged over an alleged plot to blow up passenger planes wanted to create deaths on an almost unprecedented scale, a court has heard. Jet bomb plot suspects go on trial 'Airline terror plotters wanted heavy casualties' |
 Citizen | Diana jury deliberate Monsters and Critics.com - The jury at the inquest into the death of Britain's Princess Diana retired to consider their verdict yesterday (02.04.08). The panel of six women and five men must decide whether the deaths of Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed - who were killed in a Paris ... Diana inquest jury begins deliberations Diana death inquest jury mulls verdict |
 San Diego Union Tribune | Cubans on new freedoms: 'We'll see how far we go' CNN - By Morgan Neill HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- For the first time since Fidel Castro's official resignation, Cubans are talking more about what the government is doing than what it's not doing. |
 Monsters and Critics.com | China urges Nepal to act on Tibet BBC News - China has urged the Nepalese authorities to take stronger measures to prevent protests against Beijing's policies in Tibet. The call came in a statement issued by China's embassy in Kathmandu, where the police arrest dozens of Tibetan demonstrators ... Practical Traveler | Tibet Suddenly, the Roof of the World Is Closed China calls on Nepal for tough action against Tibetan groups |
 Canada.com | Argentine Farmers Suspend National Strike for 30 Days (Update2) Bloomberg - By Matthew Craze April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine farm groups, seeking to resume talks with the government over tax increases, suspended a three-week national strike that has caused food shortages and disrupted exports. Argentina farmers suspend strike Farmers’ Strike in Argentina Is Suspended for Negotiations |
 Standard | Kenyan leaders agree on cabinet BBC News - Kenyan leaders have agreed to form a new cabinet as part of a power-sharing deal reached to end a political crisis after the disputed elections. Kenya power-sharing cabinet to be named Sunday-Odinga Kenya rivals break ministry impasse |
