Burkha-clad insurgents attack Kabul base, both killed (Reuters)

Burkha-clad insurgents attack Kabul base, both killed (Reuters)

Burkha-clad insurgents attack Kabul base, both killed (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Insurgents clad in burkhas attacked a coalition base in Kabul with guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Saturday, but were killed either when they detonated their explosives or by Afghan or coalition fire outside the entrance, NATO and police said.


Fever pitch atmosphere at World Cup final (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:09 PM PDT

An Indian hairdresser paints the Indian national flag on the face of a cricket fan one day ahead of the Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai.(AFP/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - Frenzied fans, ticket touts and paramilitary police promised a heady mix of carnival and caution for the cricket World Cup final in Mumbai between hosts India and South Asian rivals Sri Lanka.

Camera to seek source of radiation leak into water in Japan

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:39 PM PDT

As Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan readied for a visit Saturday to the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, efforts continued to unravel the mystery as to how large amounts of radioactive material got into groundwater and seawater nearby and how to stop it.

Ireland taxpayers carry $34B bank bail-out, senior creditors avoid hit

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Ireland was hit with a ratings downgrade Friday, following The Central Bank of Ireland's revelations the country's banks need a further €24 billion ($34 billion) to enable the sector to cope with further economic shocks.

NATO says its forces repel attack on Kabul base (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Afghan protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in Kabul in protest to the burning of a Koran by a US evangelical preacher in Florida. Seven foreign United Nations workers were killed Friday in Afghanistan by protesters angered by a Koran burning in the United States, in the deadliest attack on the UN there since the 2001 invasion.(AFP/Shah Marai)AP - NATO says its forces have successfully repelled an attack on one of its bases on the outskirts of the Afghan capital and killed at least two insurgents firing small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.

Beijing Looks to New Population Controls

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:10 PM PDT

The government of China's largest city, Beijing, is considering new measures to curb population grow


March Portfolio Flow for BRIC Markets

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Russia leads the BRICs in March portfolio inflows into equities. Brazil, India and China continue se


Jan Brewer Offers To Restore Life Saving Transplant Program In Exchange For Taking Health Care Away From 160,000 Arizonans

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:24 PM PDT

The blogosphere was abuzz yesterday with the big news that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer-who last year


Japan PM enters nuclear exclusion zone (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Japanese firemen pick through the rubble looking for bodies of victims of the tsunami in a flooded area of Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture. Thousands of Japanese and US troops launched an intensive air and sea operation Friday to recover bodies still left from the huge earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago.(AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)Reuters - Japan's prime minister made his first visit to the country's tsunami-devastated region on Saturday and entered a nuclear exclusion zone to meet workers grappling to end the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.

Nigeria holds landmark parliamentary elections (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:07 PM PDT

Supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy Namadi Sambo attend a rally in Abuja. Nigerians vote for a new parliament on Saturday in the first of a series of landmark elections this month as Africa's most populous nation seeks to overcome a history of deeply flawed and violent polls.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Nigerians vote for a new parliament on Saturday in the first of a series of landmark elections this month as Africa's most populous nation seeks to overcome a history of deeply flawed and violent polls.

Manchester United resume Premiership title chase (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Bolton Wanderers' Gary Cahill (R) vies with Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on March 19. The Premier League leaders Man United travel to in-form West Ham on Saturday leading second-placed Arsenal by a healthy five points with only eight games remaining, although the Gunners have a game in hand.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has played down Manchester United's chances of emulating their 1999 treble as his injury-hit team resume their quest for a record 19th title.

Fighting flares in Libya as Kadhafi spurns truce (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Libyan rebels gather at the entrance to the strategic oil town of Brega. Fighting flared around the rebel-held city of Misrata and air strikes were reported elsewhere in Libya late Friday, after Moamer Kadhafi's regime rejected a rebel offer of a ceasefire.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Fighting flared around the rebel-held city of Misrata and air strikes were reported elsewhere in Libya late Friday, after Moamer Kadhafi's regime rejected a rebel offer of a ceasefire.

Japanese PM on 1st visit to tsunami-hit villages (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, center, walks past the rubble in front of municipal building Saturday, April 2, 2011 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Japan's prime minister promised to support the hundreds of thousands of people who lost everything in a massive tsunami, as he laid eyes Saturday for the first time on the destruction of the country's northeastern coast.

UN staff killed by Afghan mob enraged over Florida Quran burning (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - An Afghan mob apparently angry over a Quran burning in Florida set upon a United Nations compound Friday, killing as many as 20 employees and setting fire to several compound buildings.


Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Mexican President Felipe Calderón wasted no time in accepting the resignation of his attorney general and nominating Marisela Morales, currently the head of an investigative division on organized crime, to fill her boss's shoes.


Nigeria beefs up security on election eve

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Votes for legislature, state governors and presidency seen as crucial democratic test for Africa's most populous nation.


Japan PM enters nuclear exclusion zone

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:23 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister made his first visit to the country's tsunami-devastated region on Saturday and entered a nuclear exclusion zone to meet workers grappling to end the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.

IRS Extends Deadline For Filing Special Form Just For 2010 Deaths

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:50 PM PDT

On March 31, 2011, the Treasury Department and the IRS extended the deadline for filing Form 8939, A


VIDEO: New Syrian anti-government protests

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:48 PM PDT

New anti-government protests have erupted in several Syrian cities after Friday prayers, despite heavy security.


Gurkhas fought to save UN staff from Afghan protest mob (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:59 PM PDT

Smoke billows from the UN headquarters after protesters attacked the compound in Mazar-i-Sharif. Seven foreign United Nations workers were killed Friday in Afghanistan by protesters angered by a Koran burning in the United States, in the deadliest attack on the UN there since the 2001 invasion.(AFP)AFP - Four Nepalese guards fought desperately against an armed mob that stormed a UN compound in Afghanistan, but were overwhelmed and died with three workers they were protecting, officials said.
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