Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery standoff (Reuters)

Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery standoff (Reuters)
Suicide bomber hits Afghan military base
Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery standoff
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Indonesia police boost security after suicide bomb (AFP)
Australian military threatened with mass abuse lawsuit (AFP)
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Philippine troops kill 2 militants in clash (AP)
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Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Reuters - The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a stand-off between security forces and Tibetans at a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, said to have been sparked by the self-immolation of a monk last month.

Suicide bomber hits Afghan military base

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Facility used by Afghan and international troops in the country's east targeted, a day after a police chief was killed.

Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery standoff

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a stand-off between security forces and Tibetans at a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, said to have been sparked by the self-immolation of a monk last month.

Nigeria votes in crucial presidential election (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:55 PM PDT

AFP - Nigeria votes for a president on Saturday with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan favoured to win as Africa's most populous nation bids to hold its cleanest polls for head of state in nearly two decades.

Indonesia police boost security after suicide bomb (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:13 PM PDT

AFP - Indonesian police said they increased security measures in their headquarters across the nation after a suicide bomber blasted himself in a mosque inside a police compound.

Australian military threatened with mass abuse lawsuit (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:14 PM PDT

AFP - Australia's scandal-hit defence force faced the threat of a class action lawsuit after advocates for an ex-recruit who claims he was beaten and raped warned "hundreds" more cases could emerge.

City bid to end United treble chance in FA Cup semis (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:39 PM PDT

AFP - Manchester City will attempt to halt Manchester United's march towards an unprecedented second treble on Saturday when the bitter local rivals collide at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Philippine troops kill 2 militants in clash (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - A Philippine army commander says two al-Qaida-linked gunmen have been killed in a clash with soldiers on a southern island province where suspected militants bombed a lodging house last week.

VIDEO: Deadly tornados sweep through US

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:56 PM PDT

Pictures have emerged of a deadly storm that swept through the southern US states of Oklahoma and Arkansas.

VIDEO: Nigerians prepare to vote

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:07 PM PDT

As Nigerians prepare to vote in the presidential election on Saturday, the BBC's Will Grant examines whether ex-military leader Muhammadu Buhari could prove a challenge to the current president and frontrunner, Goodluck Jonathan.

Russia in WTO Good for US, US National Security Council Official Says

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Russia is the only big emerging market that is not a member of the WTO. Some US officials would like

#14-17 Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:16 PM PDT

The one year, one thousand beers project continues.

U.N. rights chief urges probe of deaths at Iraqi camp

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:10 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief called on Friday for an independent investigation into the deaths of 34 people at an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq after Iraqi security forces moved against it last week.