World News - News April 20, 2011

France to step up airstrikes after meeting with Libyan rebels (The Toronto Star)
France vowed Wednesday to step up airstrikes on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and acknowledged that it has military officers already working with Libyan rebels on the ground.

Care home fire plans 'defective' (Hampshire Chronicle)
Fire safety plans at a residential care home where a blaze killed 14 residents were "systematically and seriously defective", a fatal accident inquiry has concluded.

Britain to sizzle on Easter weekend (Salisbury Journal)
Britain is set to be engulfed by another spell of glorious barbecue weather over the Easter weekend - as forecasters predict one of the hottest Aprils on record.

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Australian teen who stabbed Indian student to death pleads guilty to murder, armed robbery (KYTV Springfield)
An Australian teenager has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing an Indian student in Melbourne.

Majority of women 'don't envy Kate' (Andover Advertiser)
Some may think she is the luckiest woman in the world, but nearly nine out of 10 women do not envy Kate Middleton, a poll has revealed.

Police To Pounce On Royal Wedding Threat (Cool FM)
Scotland Yard has pledged to stop Muslim extremists turning the royal wedding into a "nightmare". The commitment came after one radical group, Muslims Against Crusades, made a formal bid for permission to demonstrate outside Westminster Abbey on the big day.

Elisabeth Sladen, Companion Sarah Jane in Doctor Who, Dies at 63 (huliq)
One of the best-known and most beloved Dr. Who "companions," actress Elisabeth Sladen, has passed away at the age of 63.