World News - News April 30, 2011

British Republicans Throw 'Not Royal' Party (KFOXTV)
A lot has changed since the 15th century, when Oliver Cromwell overthrew the monarchy -- violently turning England into a short-lived republic.

Watch a Compressed Version of the Royal Wedding, or the Full Ceremony [VIDEOS] (huliq)
If you overslept and missed the Royal Wedding, the Today Show has a video showing the ceremony, compressed into a mere 3 minutes and 27 seconds.

Morocco's king visits site of deadly terror attack (Lake Wylie Pilot)
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has visited a cafe in the central city of Marrakech that was the target of a deadly bombing earlier this week.

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New Predator role fits diplomatic, military bill (KansasCity)
President Barack Obama's decision to use unmanned Predator drones in Libya widened what had become very limited U.S. participation in the air war, but the aircraft credited with taking out terrorist leaders in western Pakistan probably won't prove decisive against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.Sending just two remotely piloted Predators, each with two ...

Mugabe flies in for beatification (Irish Independent)
Robert Mugabe has avoided a European Union travel ban to attend Pope John Paul II's beautification ceremony Saturday April 30 2011 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome, sidestepping a European Union travel ban because he is attending Pope John Paul II's beatification, being held in Vatican City on Sunday.

Prince William, Kate Middleton depart palace (KXXV-TV Waco)
Prince William and Kate Middleton departed Buckingham Palace by helicopter Saturday morning and the newlyweds will soon start their honeymoon.

Syria sends more troops to besieged southern city (Arab News)
BEIRUT: Military reinforcements poured into the besieged southern Syrian town of Daraa Saturday a day after President Bashar Assad unleashed deadly force to crush a months-old revolt, killing at least 65 people.

Taliban announce beginning of spring offensive (The Boston Globe)
The Taliban on Saturday announced the beginning of their spring military offensive against the U.S.-led coalition, a day after a new Pentagon report claimed that the militants' fighting spirit was low after sustaining heavy losses on the battlefield.

Criticism increases for Japanese government's handling of nuclear crisis (MLive)
Published: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 2:42 AM Updated: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 2:49 AM View full size In this Tuesday, March 15, 2011 photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co., smoke billows from the Unit 3 reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

Call for Afghan units honours move (Romsey Advertiser)
Battle honours should be awarded to military units that fought in the bloody British campaign in Helmand province, which began exactly five years ago, a decorated soldier has said.

20 arrests in violent demonstration (Northumberland Today)
Some 20 people have been arrested after a demonstration in a city centre turned violent leaving police and protesters injured.

Wedding security 'amazing success' (Salisbury Journal)
Scotland Yard has hailed the British public for helping make the biggest security operation in a generation an "amazing success". Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens said her 5,000 officers should be "immensely proud" of their role in the "happy and safe" event.

The Internet survives, despite wild Royal Wedding coverage (examiner)
The Royal Wedding between Prince William and now-Princess Catherine has come and gone, and YouTube survived streaming the live Royal Wedding coverage on the Royal's official channel.

Virgin Of Guadalupe Appears in California And She's on a Surfboard (hispanicallyspeakingnews)
Virgin Of Guadalupe Appears in California - And She's riding a Surfboard! 0 Comments Published at 12:23 pm, April 29, 2011 Encinitas, CA residents in bogus construction worker uniforms installed a 10x10 foot stained glass mosaic of La SeA ora, riding a surf board a few days before Easter.