World News - News April 2, 2011

Nine killed as Koran-burning protests spread to Kandahar (National Post)
An Afghan policeman stands guard near the wreckage of a burned-out vehicle at the UN headquarters in Mazar-i-Sharif on April 2, 2011, after protesters attacked the compound April 1. A mob enraged by a Koran burning in the US stormed a UN compound in Afghanistan and killed seven staff, the worst attack on the world body in the country since the 2001 ...

BRICS to talk economic coordination (The Star)
Leaders from five of the world's top emerging economies will discuss a coordinated stance on economic issues such as commodity price fluctuations, but the yuan's exchange rate is off the agenda, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.

Crackdown in Bahrain enflames Iraq's Shiites (Fort Mill Times)
The sewing machines have been furiously churning out red and white Bahraini flags at a basement workshop in downtown Baghdad, and Iraqi customers are snapping them up to wave at protests, unfurl from buildings and fly from car antennas.

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Japan's PM visits tsunami-hit villages (The Toronto Star)
Japan's prime minister laid eyes on the extensive damage in the northeast for the first time Saturday as troops trolled the decimated coastline in an all-out search for any remaining bodies swept out to sea by a tsunami three weeks ago.

Young boy among 4 killed at Mexico burrito stand (WRAL - AP World News)
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.

Spanish police arrest man who escaped via fake faxes ( KEPR CBS 19)
Spanish police say they have arrested a man who twice escaped from custody by having his wife send fake faxes ordering his release.

Fighting rages near presidential palace, residence in Ivory Coast as standoff may be near end (680News)
Laurent Gbagbo's 10-year grip on the Ivory Coast seemed to be in its final hours after fighters encircled both his residence and the presidential palace and battled to unseat the man who has refused to recognize his defeat in last year's election.

Doggie Miracle: Canine Found Afloat on House Debris, Three Weeks After Japan Earthquake (huliq)
It is a canine miracle, as a dog who had seen his house swept away was rescued Friday after surviving for 3 weeks since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that has devastated Japan.

Arrests after UN compound killings (Andover Advertiser)
Afghan police have arrested the suspected mastermind behind a "brutal" attack on a UN compound in the country which has killed around 20 people.

Small quake shakes North West homes (Chapelallerton Today)
An earthquake has shaken homes in north-west England, according to police. A small tremor was felt in the Blackpool area at about 3.30am, a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.

Man charged over shooting of girl (Romsey Advertiser)
A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder following the shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran and a 35-year-old man.

Yemenis hold largest protest yet against leader (WHTM)
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis packed a square in the capital and marched in villages and cities across the nation on Friday in what appeared to be the largest demonstrations in more than a month of demands the country's longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh step down.

More disciplined Libyan opposition force emerging (KFVS)
Something new has appeared at the Libyan front: a semblance of order among rebel forces.

Gunmen kill 8 in bar in Mexican border city (Valley Morning Star)
Police say gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and opened fire, killing eight people.