Naval patrol on Georgia's coast

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• Naval patrol on Georgia's coast
• Chavez hosts Latin American allies for summit (AP)
• Novartis says 1Q profit up 49 percent (AP)
• Reality TV shatters taboos in India (AFP)
• FACTBOX - European airports and airspace closed by ash cloud
• North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test - report
• Egypt seeks U.N. pressure on Israel over nuclear arms
• North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report
• Activist: NKoreans fired torpedo at SKorean ship (AP)
• Indonesia court upholds blasphemy law (AP)
• European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon (Reuters)
• Egypt seeks U.N. pressure on Israel over nuclear arms (Reuters)
• North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka finishes parliament vote hit by violence
• Plans to reopen airspace in doubt
• Egypt seeks U.N. pressure on Israel over nuclear arms
• Toyota recalls Lexus GX 460 SUVs
• Ousted Kyrgyz president on the move
• European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon
• Europe starts to resume flights

Naval patrol on Georgia's coast Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT Eighteen months after Georgia's naval fleet was badly damaged during its war with Russia, the country says it has fully re-established its defensive coastguard service.

Chavez hosts Latin American allies for summit (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:52 PM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez marked the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence movement with celebrations and a gathering of his closest Latin American allies.

Novartis says 1Q profit up 49 percent (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:42 PM PDT AP - Drug maker Novartis AG says its first-quarter net profit has increased 49 percent to $2.95 billion on strong sales particularly of swine flu vaccine.

Reality TV shatters taboos in India (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:33 PM PDT AFP - Taboos are tumbling in India as new notions of sex, relationships and personal liberty displace traditional values. Nowhere are these changes more visible than on the myriad reality TV shows.

FACTBOX - European airports and airspace closed by ash cloud Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT Here is a list of countries as of 0600 GMT on Tuesday and their airspace status:

North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test - report Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been making preparations for a third nuclear test that could come in May or June, South Korean broadcaster YTN reported on Tuesday quoting an unnamed diplomatic source.

Egypt seeks U.N. pressure on Israel over nuclear arms Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel may come under new pressure next month at a U.N. meeting on atomic weapons as the United States, Britain and France consider backing Egypt's call for a zone in the Middle East free of nuclear arms, envoys said.

North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been making preparations for a third nuclear test that could come in May or June, South Korean broadcaster YTN reported on Tuesday, quoting an unnamed diplomatic source.

Activist: NKoreans fired torpedo at SKorean ship (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:21 PM PDT AP - A Seoul-based activist alleged Tuesday that a squad of North Korean soldiers was behind last month's deadly sinking of a South Korean frigate. The activist cited a North Korean military officer claiming knowledge of the plot.

Indonesia court upholds blasphemy law (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:19 PM PDT AP - A decision by Indonesia's constitutional court to uphold a controversial blasphemy law has dealt a severe blow to religious freedom in the world's largest Muslim-majority country, a rights group said Tuesday.

European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:57 PM PDT Reuters - Flights from large parts of Europe were set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano.

Egypt seeks U.N. pressure on Israel over nuclear arms (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - Israel may come under new pressure next month at a U.N. meeting on atomic weapons as the United States, Britain and France consider backing Egypt's call for a zone in the Middle East free of nuclear arms, envoys said.

North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea has been making preparations for a third nuclear test that could come in May or June, South Korean broadcaster YTN reported on Tuesday, quoting an unnamed diplomatic source.

Sri Lanka finishes parliament vote hit by violence Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT NAWALAPITIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lankans voted on Tuesday in two districts where violence forced the annulling of their ballots in an April 8 poll that gave President Mahinda Rajapaksa's alliance a commanding parliamentary majority.

Plans to reopen airspace in doubt Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT Eruptions from Iceland's volcano intensify, sending more ash towards mainland Europe.

Egypt seeks U.N. pressure on Israel over nuclear arms Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel may come under new pressure next month at a U.N. meeting on atomic weapons as the United States, Britain and France consider backing Egypt's call for a zone in the Middle East free of nuclear arms, envoys said.

Toyota recalls Lexus GX 460 SUVs Posted: 19 Apr 2010 08:12 PM PDT Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a recall of 2010 model year Lexus GX 460 SUVs related to an increased risk of rollover.

Ousted Kyrgyz president on the move Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:28 PM PDT Four days after fleeing his country to neighboring Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan's deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiev is once again on the move, this time to an undisclosed location.

European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Flights from large parts of Europe were set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano.

Europe starts to resume flights Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:36 PM PDT A few flights take off in northern Europe, but the UK warns a new volcanic ash cloud may be spreading from Iceland.

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