Gbagbo, in bunker, negotiating Ivory Coast exit (Reuters)

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• Gbagbo, in bunker, negotiating Ivory Coast exit (Reuters)
• Japan stops nuclear plant leak; crisis far from over (Reuters)
• Libyan rebels condemn NATO over Gaddafi advance (Reuters)
• Berlusconi sex trial opens and immediately adjourned (Reuters)
• Yemen's Saleh urges talks in Saudi, clashes kill 3 (Reuters)
• The Next Big Lebanon-Israel Flare-Up: Natural-Gas Reserves (Time.com)
• Designer Christophe Decarnin leaves Balmain (AP)
• Al-Jazeera says Jordan staff receive death threats (AP)
• Haiti's pop star president takes conservative tack (AP)
• About 34,000 people flee South Sudan tribal clashes: U.N. (Reuters)
• China state paper blasts calls for artist release (AFP)
• Conservatives trim lead over Liberals (Reuters)
• New sex scandal rocks Australian military (AFP)
• Ivory Coast generals call for cease-fire, negotiate Gbagbo's surrender (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Standing Up to Iran: Gulf Alliance Flexes Its Muscles (Time.com)
• How 'Sweet Micky' Martelly transformed from carnival singer to Haiti president (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gbagbo, in bunker, negotiating Ivory Coast exit (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:27 AM PDT Reuters - Negotiations to persuade Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo to quit suffered a setback on Wednesday as he resisted pressure from the United Nations and France to sign a document renouncing his claim to power.

Japan stops nuclear plant leak; crisis far from over (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT Reuters - Japan stopped highly radioactive water leaking into the sea on Wednesday from a crippled nuclear plant and acknowledged it could have given more information to neighboring countries about contamination in the ocean.

Libyan rebels condemn NATO over Gaddafi advance (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:47 PM PDT Reuters - The head of Libya's rebel army has condemned NATO for its slow chain of command in ordering air strikes to protect civilians, saying the alliance was "letting the people of Misrata die every day".

Berlusconi sex trial opens and immediately adjourned (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of paying for sex with an underaged prostitute and later trying to cover it up opened on Wednesday and was immediately adjourned until May 31.

Yemen's Saleh urges talks in Saudi, clashes kill 3 (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - Yemen's president urged the opposition to join talks in Saudi Arabia to try to end weeks of turmoil and violence in which at least three more people were killed on Tuesday.

The Next Big Lebanon-Israel Flare-Up: Natural-Gas Reserves (Time.com) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:55 AM PDT Time.com - Off the northern coast of Israel lies a giant deposit of natural gas. The trouble is, there is no clear demarcation of the marine border with Lebanon (read: Hizballah)

Designer Christophe Decarnin leaves Balmain (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:31 AM PDT AP - Balmain is parting ways with Christophe Decarnin, the designer who transformed the dusty, musty old fashion house into a red hot label, coveted by jet-set party girls worldwide.

Al-Jazeera says Jordan staff receive death threats (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:24 AM PDT AP - Al-Jazeera's bureau chief in the Jordanian capital Amman says he and his staff have been threatened with death and have asked for police protection.

Haiti's pop star president takes conservative tack (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:06 PM PDT AP - Haiti's pop star president-elect is making the media rounds to thank voters for his easy election victory while showing off a persona considerably toned down from his extravagant bad-boy days on stage.

About 34,000 people flee South Sudan tribal clashes: U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:29 AM PDT Reuters - About 34,000 southern Sudanese have fled their homes after tribal clashes over land, water and cattle in recent weeks, a U.N. humanitarian official said, adding to southern troubles before independence in July.

China state paper blasts calls for artist release (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:21 AM PDT AFP - A Chinese state newspaper Wednesday rejected Western condemnation of artist Ai Weiwei's detention and suggested the outspoken government critic was seized to stop him crossing a "red line".

Conservatives trim lead over Liberals (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT Reuters - The Conservatives' lead over the Liberals narrowed in a Canadian opinion poll released on Tuesday, ahead of the May 2 federal election.

New sex scandal rocks Australian military (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT AFP - The Australian military was hit by another scandal Wednesday after a young army recruit allegedly filmed himself having sex with a female cadet and broadcast it via Skype to his friends.

Ivory Coast generals call for cease-fire, negotiate Gbagbo's surrender (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:29 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Fighting raged in the streets of Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan on Tuesday as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara targeted the presidential palace, where renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and his family are reportedly taking refuge in a basement bunker.

Standing Up to Iran: Gulf Alliance Flexes Its Muscles (Time.com) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:55 AM PDT Time.com - From Bahrain to Libya, the Arab states of the Gulf are showing they are willing to respond militarily -- and Iran snarls back

How 'Sweet Micky' Martelly transformed from carnival singer to Haiti president (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:19 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - From popular carnival singer known for dropping his pants on stage to buttoned-down president of Haiti, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly is on the verge of completing an unlikely transformation.

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