China steps up search for survivors

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• China steps up search for survivors
• Bhutto murder was 'avoidable'
• Greece requests more rescue loan talks
• China steps up search for survivors
• Bhutto murder was 'avoidable'
• Greece requests more rescue loan talks
• Kyrgyz president formally resigns after turmoil
• Police: Bomb kills 4 at SW Pakistan hospital (AP)
• Cuban academic says corruption island's big threat (AP)
• Pakistan: New probe likely after UN Bhutto report (AP)
• Ruling stalls Amazon dam, but construction likely (AP)
• Hungry survivors await help after China quake (AFP)
• Taiwan and China at 'historic juncture': President Ma
• External blast 'likely cause' of S.Korea warship sinking
• Israel PM must show sincerity on peace: Clinton
• Europe struggles with Muslim dress code (AP)
• Red Shirt leaders flee as Thai forces surround hotel (AFP)
• Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone
• Thai "red shirt" leaders escape arrest
• Senators threaten Fort Hood summon

China steps up search for survivors Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT Emergency teams have been pouring into western China's Qinghai province, after a deadly earthquake devastated the mountainous region.

Bhutto murder was 'avoidable' Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT A long-awaited UN report into the killing of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto two years ago has been highly critical of the government of the day.

Greece requests more rescue loan talks Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:05 PM PDT Debt-laden Greece has asked for more talks about a financial rescue plan put together by eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

China steps up search for survivors Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT Emergency teams have been pouring into western China's Qinghai province, after a deadly earthquake devastated the mountainous region.

Bhutto murder was 'avoidable' Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT A long-awaited UN report into the killing of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto two years ago has been highly critical of the government of the day.

Greece requests more rescue loan talks Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:05 PM PDT Debt-laden Greece has asked for more talks about a financial rescue plan put together by eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Kyrgyz president formally resigns after turmoil Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - Deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev formally resigned in a letter faxed to Kyrgyzstan's new leaders, officials said Friday, allaying fears of civil war in the strategic Central Asian country.

Police: Bomb kills 4 at SW Pakistan hospital (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:04 PM PDT AP - A suicide bomber attacked a hospital emergency room where Shiite Muslims had gathered Friday to mourn a slain bank manager, killing at least four people in Pakistan's main southwest city, police said.

Cuban academic says corruption island's big threat (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:55 PM PDT AP - Corruption at the highest levels of government — not the meddling of a small band of dissidents — is the greatest threat to Cuba's communist system, a leading academic said in a highly unusual opinion posted Thursday on a state Web site.

Pakistan: New probe likely after UN Bhutto report (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:49 PM PDT AP - A new U.N. report that blames Pakistan's security establishment for failing to stop the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto paves the way for a "proper police investigation" into her killing, an aide to her widower — now the country's president — said Friday.

Ruling stalls Amazon dam, but construction likely (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:50 PM PDT AP - As environmentalists cheer a judge's roadblock to a controversial Amazon dam, its supporters, including Brazil's president, insist the hydroelectric project is needed and will be built.

Hungry survivors await help after China quake (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:41 PM PDT AFP - Stunned survivors of China's earthquake complained of hunger Friday as the government rushed supplies and personnel into the remote disaster zone high on the Tibetan plateau.

Taiwan and China at 'historic juncture': President Ma Posted: 15 Apr 2010 08:33 PM PDT TAIPEI -President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan and China were at an "historic juncture" and that his engagement of Beijing through trade had put relations on their surest footing in over half a century. Read more...

External blast 'likely cause' of S.Korea warship sinking Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:29 PM PDT SEOUL -An external blast appears to have caused the sinking of a South Korean warship near the disputed North Korean border three weeks ago, a chief investigator said Friday. Read more...

Israel PM must show sincerity on peace: Clinton Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON -The United States called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prove his commitment to a Palestinian state, warning that prolonged conflict only strengthened extremists. Read more...

Europe struggles with Muslim dress code (AP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:10 PM PDT AP - Chances of seeing a burqa in Belgium are only a little better than spotting a liquor shop in Saudi Arabia. Yet Belgium soon may be the first European nation to outlaw the burqa and other Islamic garb that completely hides a woman's body and face.

Red Shirt leaders flee as Thai forces surround hotel (AFP) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT AFP - Thai security forces surrounded a hotel Friday where leaders of the "Red Shirt" protest movement were holed up, but failed to make any arrests after the suspects fled, officials said.

Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano caused air travel chaos across Europe and beyond on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.

Thai "red shirt" leaders escape arrest Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protest leaders staged a dramatic escape from police on Friday after the authorities vowed to crack down on what they termed "terrorists" ahead of a planned speech by the prime minister.

Senators threaten Fort Hood summon Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:43 PM PDT US senators probing shooting at military base demand access to suspect's personnel file.

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