Wednesday, April 7, 2010

World News Briefs -- April 7, 2010


Kyrgyzstan In Crisis As Clashes Escalate -- BBC

Anti-government protests in Kyrgyzstan have escalated violently, with 17 people killed as police clashed with demonstrators in the capital, Bishkek.

Protesters attacked President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's offices and stormed the state TV and radio headquarters, taking them briefly off air.

There are reports police fired live rounds after failing to disperse people with tear gas and stun grenades.

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MIDDLE EAST

Iran ridicules Obama's nuclear strategy.

Israel is 'main threat to Middle East peace': Turkey.

Baghdad bombing streak stokes fear of new round of sectarian violence. Iraq: 49 dead, 160 wounded in Baghdad bomb attacks.

ASIA

Police fire on opposition rally in Kyrgyzstan. Police shoot 12 dead at Kyrgyz opposition rally.

Protests force state of emergency in Bangkok.

India says it will push on with Maoist offensive.

NKorea sentences US man to 8 years of hard labor.

Major earthquake strikes Indonesia, but damage appears moderate.

AFRICA

Southern Sudan party widens its boycott of Sunday's election.

South Africa: police use barbed wire to separate whites and blacks.

Nigeria inaugurates new cabinet.

EUROPE

U.S. plans help German nuclear arms removal: minister.

Putin in Poland to commemorate WWII massacre.

A region’s wounds fester on Russia’s south border.

AMERICAS

West Virginia mine rescue: Clinging to waning hope for survivors.

Health care overhaul spawns mass confusion for public.

Rio tries to restore order amid more rain, 96 dead.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Muslim cleric Aulaqi is 1st U.S. citizen on list of those CIA is allowed to kill.

Ensnared by error on growing U.S. watch list.

Not all terrorism: Obama tries to change subject.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Volcker: Taxes likely to rise eventually to tame deficit.

Geithner to visit Beijing amid currency dispute.

Automaker pensions underfunded by $17 billion.

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