Icesave 'no' vote wins in Iceland referendum (AFP)

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• Icesave 'no' vote wins in Iceland referendum (AFP)
• Filipino troops defuse 3rd bomb after hostel blast (AP)
• AU seeks end to Libya unrest
• Can the Syrian Regime Divide and Conquer Its Opposition? (Time.com)
• Pacific nations battle obesity epidemic (AFP)
• Peru's Presidential Vote: Looking Out for No. 2 (Time.com)
• Barak says Israel open to Gaza ceasefire with Hamas
• VIDEO: Row over 9/11 victim's remains
• VIDEO: Polls to open in Peru presidential vote
• VIDEO: Votes counted in Nigerian elections
• Mortars hit Israel, no injuries (AP)
• New entrepreneurs in Cuba get mixed results (AP)
• Amateur Matsuyama sizzles with 68 at golf Masters (AFP)
• VIDEO: Row over 9/11 victim's remains
• VIDEO: Votes counted in Nigerian elections
• VIDEO: Berlusconi: 'Human tsunami' in Lampedusa
• VIDEO: 'Human tsunami' in Lampedusa
• VIDEO: Embassies attacked in Ivory Coast
• VIDEO: 'No vote' appears ahead in Iceland vote
• Has Education Lost Its Soul?

Icesave 'no' vote wins in Iceland referendum (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT AFP - Voters in Iceland gave a resounding "no" in a referendum on whether to approve a renegotiated deal to compensate Britain and The Netherlands over the 2008 collapse of Icesave bank, according to near-complete results quoted Sunday by RUV public radio.

Filipino troops defuse 3rd bomb after hostel blast (AP) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 11:13 PM PDT AP - Army troops defused a powerful bomb outside a school Sunday in the same southern Philippine province where the night before a blast destroyed a lodging house and another explosive was found near a hotel in attacks blamed on Abu Sayyaf extremists.

AU seeks end to Libya unrest Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:50 PM PDT African Union panel, due to visit Benghazi, appeals for "an immediate end to all hostilities" as fighting rages on.

Can the Syrian Regime Divide and Conquer Its Opposition? (Time.com) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:30 PM PDT Time.com - The uprising against the Assad dynasty continues despite attempts to appease -- and threaten -- the country's complex of interests

Pacific nations battle obesity epidemic (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:17 PM PDT AFP - On Tonga's supermarket shelves, huge cans of corned beef the size of paint tins replaced traditional fare such as fish and coconuts long ago -- contributing to an obesity epidemic that sees the Pacific region ranked as the fattest in the world.

Peru's Presidential Vote: Looking Out for No. 2 (Time.com) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:30 PM PDT Time.com - Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa has described a likely run-off between leading candidates as a choice between "terminal cancer and AIDS." It all depends on who comes in second on Sunday

Barak says Israel open to Gaza ceasefire with Hamas Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:27 PM PDT JERUSAELM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday that Israel was willing to accept a mutual ceasefire with Hamas militants in Gaza after days of deadly violence.

VIDEO: Row over 9/11 victim's remains Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:45 PM PDT It comes just month's before the official opening of a memorial to those who died in the terror attack.

VIDEO: Polls to open in Peru presidential vote Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:41 PM PDT The vote is shaping up to one of the most unpredictable in decades, with none of the five main candidates expected to win outright.

VIDEO: Votes counted in Nigerian elections Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT Fears of violence had forced the polling day to be put off twice in the space of a week.

Mortars hit Israel, no injuries (AP) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:33 PM PDT AP - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired three mortar rounds at southern Israel early Sunday, the military said, carrying worrisome new round of violence into yet another day.

New entrepreneurs in Cuba get mixed results (AP) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT AP - There was no colorful bunting to mark the grand opening, and no way to advertise in the local press. There was not even money to hand out fliers in this decaying Havana neighborhood of potholed streets and crumbling one-story homes.

Amateur Matsuyama sizzles with 68 at golf Masters (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:44 PM PDT AFP - Japanese teen Hideki Matsuyama, who nearly called off his dream trip to the Masters after an earthquake and tsunami devastated his homeland, has delivered the inspirational performance he wanted.

VIDEO: Row over 9/11 victim's remains Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:45 PM PDT It comes just month's before the official opening of a memorial to those who died in the terror attack.

VIDEO: Votes counted in Nigerian elections Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT Fears of violence had forced the polling day to be put off twice in the space of a week.

VIDEO: Berlusconi: 'Human tsunami' in Lampedusa Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:00 PM PDT The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has warned Europe of what he called a "human tsunami" arriving on the island of Lampedusa.

VIDEO: 'Human tsunami' in Lampedusa Posted: 09 Apr 2011 09:00 PM PDT The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has warned Europe of what he called a "human tsunami" arriving on the island of Lampedusa.

VIDEO: Embassies attacked in Ivory Coast Posted: 09 Apr 2011 08:20 PM PDT The French military said its helicopters had been in action against supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to step down as president.

VIDEO: 'No vote' appears ahead in Iceland vote Posted: 09 Apr 2011 08:08 PM PDT Early returns in Iceland's referendum on a plan to repay Britain and the Netherlands $5billion from a bank crash, indicate that the "no" vote is ahead.

Has Education Lost Its Soul? Posted: 09 Apr 2011 08:01 PM PDT A professor's mission to restore the soul-to-soul tradition of classical education.

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