Leak found in reactor pit as Japan PM tours disaster zone (Reuters)

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• Leak found in reactor pit as Japan PM tours disaster zone (Reuters)
• Worst attack on U.N. in Afghanistan kills at least 7 (Reuters)
• Thousands call for freedom in Syria, 3 killed in unrest (Reuters)
• Mahmoud Gebril: The Rebel Who Could Run Libya (Time.com)
• Ambassador to US denies helping Kadhafi son (AFP)
• Officials: Oman protester dies after clashes (AP)
• Young boy among 4 killed at Mexico burrito stand (AP)
• Nigeria holds landmark parliamentary elections (AFP)
• Afghan official: 5 die in Quran burning protest (AP)
• PM Harper sets scene for battle over vote subsidy (Reuters)
• Australia floods may cost coal business $8 bln (AFP)
• UN staff killed by Afghan mob enraged over Florida Quran burning (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Ivory Coast Unrest: Ouattara, Gbagbo Struggle for Control (Time.com)
• Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Pachauri opens door to new climate adaptation science (OneWorld.net)

Leak found in reactor pit as Japan PM tours disaster zone (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:26 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's prime minister made his first visit to the country's tsunami-devastated region on Saturday as the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear complex said it had found radioactive water leaking into the sea from a cracked concrete pit.

Worst attack on U.N. in Afghanistan kills at least 7 (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - Afghans protesting the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor over-ran a U.N. compound on Friday and killed at least seven international staff in the deadliest-ever attack on the United Nations in Afghanistan.

Thousands call for freedom in Syria, 3 killed in unrest (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces killed at least three protesters in a Damascus suburb on Friday, witnesses said, as thousands turned out in pro-democracy marches despite a reform gesture by President Bashar al-Assad.

Mahmoud Gebril: The Rebel Who Could Run Libya (Time.com) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT Time.com - As interim head of the Libyan rebels' National Council, U.S.-educated Mahmoud Gebril is being primed to take over if and when Gaddafi falls. But is Libya ready for his Westernized vision of democracy?

Ambassador to US denies helping Kadhafi son (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:24 PM PDT AFP - Britain's ambassador to Washington denied Saturday claims that he helped Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son with his doctorate.

Officials: Oman protester dies after clashes (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:06 AM PDT AP - Pro-democracy leaders called Saturday for more street protests after clashes with security forces left at least one person dead and sharply boosted tensions in the strategic Gulf nation.

Young boy among 4 killed at Mexico burrito stand (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:28 PM PDT AP - Gunmen opened fire on a burrito truck in this border city, killing the vendor, his 10-year-old son and two other people Friday, a day after an attack on a nearby bar resulted in 10 deaths.

Nigeria holds landmark parliamentary elections (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:59 AM PDT AFP - Nigerians began voting 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.

Afghan official: 5 die in Quran burning protest (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:05 AM PDT AP - At least five Afghan civilians have been killed in southern Afghanistan during a protest against a Florida church's burning of the Muslim holy book.

PM Harper sets scene for battle over vote subsidy (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - Conservatives on Friday reopened a debate that almost brought down their government in 2008, promising to scrap public subsidies for political parties if they win the May 2 federal election.

Australia floods may cost coal business $8 bln (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:44 PM PDT AFP - Devastating floods could cost Australia up to $8.3 billion in lost coal production, new estimates show -- a sharp increase on earlier projected losses.

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.

Ivory Coast Unrest: Ouattara, Gbagbo Struggle for Control (Time.com) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT Time.com - As battles rage for control of Ivory Coast, the United Nations warns both sides that they will be held accountable for human-rights violations

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.

Pachauri opens door to new climate adaptation science (OneWorld.net) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:17 AM PDT OneWorld.net - April 1 (OneWorld.net) - A new approach to tackling climate change in developing countries may win greater recognition, thanks to support from the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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