U.S. sends drones to Libya as battle rages for Misrata (Reuters)

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• U.S. sends drones to Libya as battle rages for Misrata (Reuters)
• Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild (Reuters)
• U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan (Reuters)
• Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash (Reuters)
• Prayers test Syria's Assad's response to protests (Reuters)
• Who Wants To Be A Princess? Not Many People, Apparently (Time.com)
• Roma in Hungary leave town to escape vigilantes (AP)
• Iraq PM tells Mullen Iraqi troops can take over (AP)
• Mexican hunger-striker gets trip to royal wedding (AP)
• Kenyan police issue Easter terror alert (AP)
• Samsung files lawsuits against Apple (AP)
• Left-wing party explodes onto Canada election scene (Reuters)
• Australian police question asylum riot suspects (AFP)
• Gulf Council presents Yemen's Saleh with exit plan (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 85th Birthday, Hands Out Bags of Money (Time.com)
• Pakistan rape case acquittal seen as setback to women's rights (The Christian Science Monitor)

U.S. sends drones to Libya as battle rages for Misrata (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT Reuters - The United States has started using armed drones against Muammar Gaddafi's troops, who battled rebels at close quarters on the streets of Misrata, despite Western threats to step up a month-old air war.

Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:41 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a down payment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.

U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:56 AM PDT Reuters - Two U.S. pilotless aircraft fired four missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Friday killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT Reuters - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border on Friday in a dawn clash that killed two Thai soldie

Prayers test Syria's Assad's response to protests (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT Reuters - The Syrian army deployed overnight in the flashpoint city of Homs, witnesses said, ahead of Friday prayers that have been marked by intensifying protests in the last five weeks against authoritarian rule.

Who Wants To Be A Princess? Not Many People, Apparently (Time.com) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - You'd think every woman would be seething with jealousy over Kate Middleton right about now. Turns out, it takes a little more than that to draw out most British women's green monster

Roma in Hungary leave town to escape vigilantes (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:15 AM PDT AP - Roma leaders say they have evacuated 277 women and children from a village in Hungary because a far-right vigilante group is setting up a training camp near their homes.

Iraq PM tells Mullen Iraqi troops can take over (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT AP - Iraq's prime minister has told the top U.S. military officer that Iraqi forces are able to maintain security in their own country, as discussions intensify over whether to keep any U.S. forces in Iraq past this year.

Mexican hunger-striker gets trip to royal wedding (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:13 AM PDT AP - A fairy tale has come true for a poor Mexican teenager who spent 16 days on a hunger strike hoping to wrangle an invitation to Britain's royal wedding. Touched by her attempt, a good Samaritan put up the airfare to London, where she hopes to at least watch the festivities from outside Westminster Abbey.

Kenyan police issue Easter terror alert (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:54 AM PDT AP - Kenya's police commissioner is warning that al-Qaida-linked Somali insurgents that have already carried out an international attack may attempt to strike Kenya over the Easter holidays.

Samsung files lawsuits against Apple (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:50 AM PDT AP - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. says it sued Apple Inc. for patent rights violations, only days after Apple sued Samsung for the same reason.

Left-wing party explodes onto Canada election scene (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:00 PM PDT Reuters - The left-leaning New Democratic Party has exploded from an also-ran in Canada's election campaign to a potential spoiler that could change the Canadian balance of power.

Australian police question asylum riot suspects (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT AFP - Australian police were questioning 22 people removed from a detention centre that was set ablaze, as the government came under renewed pressure to overhaul its asylum seeker policy.

Gulf Council presents Yemen's Saleh with exit plan (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was presented with a proposal on Thursday that would have the embattled leader step down within 30 days in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 85th Birthday, Hands Out Bags of Money (Time.com) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - Move over Kate Middleton. Today is all about Her Majesty the Queen

Pakistan rape case acquittal seen as setback to women's rights (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:52 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Five out of six men convicted of gang-raping a Pakistani woman were acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday, in a highly watched decision that critics say will set back the struggle for women’s rights.

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