Laos vote for communist assembly (AFP)

Laos vote for communist assembly (AFP)
Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive (Reuters)
Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive
Rovers aim to halt slide in Lancashire derby (AFP)
Criticism up on Japan response to nuclear crisis (AP)
Flood-hit Australian city launches ferry terminal design contest (Reuters)
Thailand, Cambodia clash at border for 9th day (AP)
Drogba, Torres to spur Chelsea's Premiership charge (AFP)
Syrian protesters defy Assad government; 42 killed (AP)
Tunisia Repels Libyan Spillover
Price of Success in Brazil: $15 Movies
Canadian Economy Suffers Setback
"If Trump Thinks He'll Get Elected, He's Smoking Funny Stuff"
India's $9 Billion Jobs Program Fails its Poor
Beijing turns to currency to cool inflation (AP)
Syrian forces kill 62, U.S. tightens sanctions (Reuters)
The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (Time.com)
Polls in communist Laos promise little change (AP)
The Kate Question: More or Less of Diana? (Time.com)
Libyan rebels 'to appoint defence chief'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT

AFP - Laotians cast ballots Saturday to elect a communist-controlled legislature that has shown signs of growing clout in recent years.

Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Reuters - The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive on Saturday, warning they planned to target foreign troops in Afghanistan as well as Afghan security forces and government officials in a wave of attacks across the country.

Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:33 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive on Saturday, warning they planned to target foreign troops in Afghanistan as well as Afghan security forces and government officials in a wave of attacks across the country.

Rovers aim to halt slide in Lancashire derby (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:45 PM PDT

AFP - Blackburn Rovers' under pressure manager Steve Kean is looking to capitalise on a jaded Bolton Wanderers side ahead of the 'must-win' Lancashire derby.

Criticism up on Japan response to nuclear crisis (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:30 PM PDT

AP - Criticism of the Japanese government's handling of the crisis at a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant is growing after an adviser quit in protest of what he lambasted as unsafe, slipshod measures.

Flood-hit Australian city launches ferry terminal design contest (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia's third-largest city will run an international competition for a "cutting-edge" design to replace ferry terminals lost during devastating floods earlier this year, government officials said on Saturday.

Thailand, Cambodia clash at border for 9th day (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:10 PM PDT

AP - Thai and Cambodian forces have clashed again, marking the ninth straight day of fighting between the two neighbors.

Drogba, Torres to spur Chelsea's Premiership charge (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:53 PM PDT

AFP - Carlo Ancelotti is ready to revive his plans to pair Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres in a bid to maintain Chelsea's bid to push the title race into the final day.

Syrian protesters defy Assad government; 42 killed (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:51 PM PDT

AP - Thousands of defiant Syrians chanting "We are not afraid!" were met by security forces firing bullets and tear gas Friday in a crackdown on nationwide protests that left 42 people dead — many of them villagers trying to break an army blockade of the southern city where the six-week uprising began.

Tunisia Repels Libyan Spillover

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Libya's conflict spilled over its western frontier Friday as government forces and rebels contesting a remote border post clashed inside a nearby Tunisian community, prompting Tunisia's army to intervene.

Price of Success in Brazil: $15 Movies

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:31 PM PDT

Brazil has aspired for generations to climb into the club of the world's rich nations. By one measure, that moment has arrived: This city and others like Rio de Janeiro are now among the world's priciest.

Canadian Economy Suffers Setback

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:19 PM PDT

The Canadian economy contracted unexpectedly in February, dragged down by a sagging manufacturing sector and shrinking at its sharpest pace since May 2009.

"If Trump Thinks He'll Get Elected, He's Smoking Funny Stuff"

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:26 PM PDT

Forbes columnist and billionaire Ken Fisher discusses Donald Trump's Possible Presidential Candidacy

India's $9 Billion Jobs Program Fails its Poor

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Rather than uplifting its poorest citizens, the country's $9 billion rural jobs program has kept them down.

Beijing turns to currency to cool inflation (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:29 PM PDT

AP - Surging inflation that helped trigger protests in Shanghai is prompting China's leaders to turn to a tool they long resisted: speeding up the rise of the country's tightly controlled currency.

Syrian forces kill 62, U.S. tightens sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:16 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States imposed new sanctions on key Syrian government figures after security forces killed more than 60 people across Syria during demonstrations demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Time.com - It wasn't just a wedding. It was the House of Windsor preparing for its next act

Polls in communist Laos promise little change (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:56 PM PDT

AP - Laos, one of the world's last communist nations, is holding parliamentary elections Saturday. But the vote will only preserve the oppressive status quo, since most candidates are members of the all-powerful political party that's ruled the one-party state for 36 years.