 The Hindu | Election a test of Myanmar's new openness CNN International By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Myanmar democracy icon - now candidate - Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the prize while under house arrest. Hong Kong (CNN) -- If Sunday's by-election in Myanmar is deemed to be free and fair, it will cap off a startling ... Myanmar's Suu Kyi Casts Doubt Vote Will Be Fair Suu Kyi says Burma elections unfair Burma's Elections a Test for Reforms |
 Moneycontrol.com | Obama ready to drain Iran of oil revenue Boston Globe By Annie Lowrey WASHINGTON - After careful analysis of oil prices and months of negotiations, President Obama determined on Friday that there was sufficient oil in world markets to allow countries to significantly reduce their Iranian imports, ... Obama: Oil Supply Enough to Keep Squeeze on Iran US to tighten squeeze on Iranian oil U.S. sanctions on banks handling Iran oil payments |
 ABC News | Obama: Oil Supply Enough to Keep Squeeze on Iran ABC News President Barack Obama said Friday he was plowing ahead with potential sanctions against countries that keep buying oil from Iran, including allies of the United States, in a deepening campaign to starve Iran of money for its disputed nuclear program. US to tighten squeeze on Iranian oil Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran Obama Slaps New Sanctions on Buyers of Iran Oil |
 Wall Street Journal | Turkey Summit Promises Clash Over Syria Wall Street Journal By JOE PARKINSON And NOUR MALAS ISTANBULâ€"Turkey on Friday cautioned against accepting "new promises" from President Bashar al-Assad and called for tougher international action to protect Syrian civilians, ahead of a 60-nation meeting in Istanbul that ... Amid Fresh Syrian Clashes, Annan Demands Ceasefire Turkey: Annan plan is last chance for Syria Opposition in Syria condemns slow efforts to end bloodshed |
 USA TODAY | Burma's Elections a Test for Reforms Voice of America 30 March 2012 Burma's Elections a Test for Reforms TO DOWNLOAD the MP3 of this story, click on the MP3 link in the upper right corner of the page. Double-click any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. Suu Kyi's election run test of Burma's democracy In Myanmar, voters prepare for clash of symbols RPT-In Myanmar, voters prepare for clash of symbols |
 Globe and Mail | White House sees more pain for Iran as it clears way for further sanctions Washington Post Coordinated pressure by the Obama administration and its European allies has caused a rapid fall in oil revenue to Iran, squeezing that nation's economy ahead of nuclear talks next month, US officials and industry analysts said Friday. Enough world oil to crack down on Iran sales, says Obama Obama makes key call on sanctions against Iran Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Turkey Summit Promises Clash Over Syria Wall Street Journal By JOE PARKINSON And NOUR MALAS ISTANBULâ€"Turkey on Friday cautioned against accepting "new promises" from President Bashar al-Assad and called for tougher international action to protect Syrian civilians, ahead of a 60-nation meeting in Istanbul that ... Turkey: Annan plan is last chance for Syria Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws Fierce fighting in Syria ahead of major effort to end crisis |
 Christian Science Monitor | Gaza man killed by soldiers as thousands protest Israel policy Christian Science Monitor Security forces in riot gear deployed in high numbers along the frontiers of Israel and the Palestinian territories in anticipation of a repeat of last year's violence, in which at least 38 people died near the borders with Lebanon and Syria. Gaza protester shot dead in clashes Regionwide protests as Palestinians mark Land Day Thousands protest Israel, Gaza man killed (1:22) |
USA TODAY | Burma to hold landmark elections Washington Post Voters in Burma will head to the polls this weekend, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the vote will be neither free nor fair due to irregularities during voting preparations. National League for Democracy supporters cheer during a political ... Democracy's Quiet Champion Yangon Journal: world's media on Aung San Suu Kyi's lawn Myanmar Hurriedly Prepares For An Election |
 CBC.ca | Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran sales Reuters By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton | BURLINGTON, Vt./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to forge ahead with tough sanctions on Iran, saying there was enough oil in the world market - including emergency stockpiles - to allow ... Barack Obama's latest sanctions against Iran designed to cut its oil exports Obama to Clear Way to Tighten Iranian Oil Sanctions President Obama expected to sanction Iran on oil |
 New York Times | Obama to Clear Way to Tighten Iranian Oil Sanctions New York Times BURLINGTON, Vt. â€" President Obama has determined there is enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on imports from Iran, a step that could increase Western actions to deter Tehran's nuclear ambitions, an administration official said ... President Obama expected to sanction Iran on oil Obama imposes sanctions to slow Iran's oil exportation Oil Rises on US Economic Data, Decision on Sanctions |
 Globe and Mail | Bin Laden widow recounts burgeoning brood, five abodes while on run Los Angeles Times Osama bin Laden bounced from Peshawar to the Swat Valley to Abbottabad while on the run after the 9/11 attacks, living in five safe houses and fathering four children before being killed last year, his youngest widow has reportedly told Pakistani ... Osama bin Laden's family "scattered" after the 9/11 attacks, widow tells police Osama bin Laden hid in five safehouses in Pakistan, widow reveals 'Osama fathered 4 kids while on run in Pak' |
 The Guardian | Osama bin Laden hid in five safehouses in Pakistan, widow reveals The Guardian Osama bin Laden lived in five safehouses while on the run in Pakistan and fathered four children, two of them born in government hospitals, his youngest widow has told investigators. The details of Bin Laden's life as a fugitive are contained in the ... Widow tells how bin Laden lived on the run Fugitive bin Laden had 5 Pakistani safe houses Osama bin Laden had 4 children, 5 safe houses, says a wife |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Amid Fresh Syrian Clashes, Annan Demands Ceasefire Voice of America March 30, 2012 Amid Fresh Syrian Clashes, Annan Demands Ceasefire VOA News UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says the Syrian government must immediately implement a ceasefire and stop its attacks on opposition groups, as fresh clashes broke out across ... Clinton in Saudi Arabia for Syria Crisis Talks Kofi Annan calls for immediate Syria ceasefire Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws |
 CBS News | Clinton in Saudi Arabia for Syria Crisis Talks TIME By AP / ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI Friday, Mar. 30, 2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, reads a document as she sits next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of the OSCE Summit at the Palace of Independence in Astana, ... Kofi Annan calls for immediate Syria ceasefire Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws Kofi Annan urges Syria government to lay down arms first |
 USA TODAY | Israeli forces face Palestinian 'Land Day' protests USA TODAY JERUSALEM (AP) â€" Israeli security forces in riot gear Friday confronted Palestinian demonstrators after deploying in high numbers along Israel's frontiers on an annual protest day. Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli soldiers during a ... Israelis, Palestinians brace on Land Day Palestinians and Israeli soldiers clash amid heightened tension Palestinian protesters marking Land Day clash with IDF soldiers in Jerusalem |
 Christian Science Monitor | Sarkozy crackdown on 'radical Islamists': A campaign move? Christian Science Monitor French police arrested at least 19 people suspected of radical Islamist activity. President Nicolas Sarkozy, who faces a vote on April 22, says there will be more raids. By Gérard Bon and John Irish, Reuters / March 30, 2012 French special forces ... French police swoop nets Islamist militant suspects France arrests 19 suspected Islamist militants in raids French police swoop on suspected Islamists |
 CBS News | Annan urges Syrian regime to lay down arms first CBS News (AP) GENEVA - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is urging the Syrian government to lay down its weapons first in order to immediately end the nation's crisis, an official said Friday. Annan is seeking support for his six-point peace plan for bringing an ... Clinton in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria crisis Clinton in Saudi Arabia for Syria Talks Real triumph of Arab League summit: That it happened at all |
 CBC.ca | Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan Reuters * Army pullout must be first move in ceasefire * Annan says "deadline is now" * Artillery, mortars hit Homs; five die in clashes * Iranians freed as Iran helps Syria sell oil By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton BEIRUT, March 30 (Reuters) - Syrian ... Clinton in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria crisis Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis UN orders immediate Syria cease-fire: 'The deadline is now' |
 CTV.ca | French Police Detain 19 in Raid After Killings Wall Street Journal AP PARISâ€"Police have detained 19 people in a crackdown on suspected Islamist extremists in cities around France on Friday and more such raids are planned, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said. Mr. Sarkozy gave no details about the justifications for ... Recommended: Sarkozy: Toulouse shootings caused 9/11-like trauma; 19 Islamist ... France detains 19 suspected Islamist extremists Arrests in France, Sarkozy compares shooting trauma to 9/11 |
 Globe and Mail | Syrian Fighting Flares Ahead of Talks New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon â€" Two days before a major international gathering aimed at marshaling efforts to end the Syria crisis, fierce fighting continued on Friday in the north and center of the country while internal and exiled opposition forces jockeyed for ... Activists: Fresh clashes erupt in northern Syria Annan Urges Syrian Regime to Lay Down Arms First Fighting rages in Syria as activists urge protests |
 The Guardian | French police swoop on suspected Islamists Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - French police commandos arrested 19 people and seized weapons in Friday morning swoops on people suspected of radical Islamist activity, in several cities including Toulouse, scene of the killings of four Jews and three soldiers this ... Sarkozy: Police detain 19 suspected extremists France arrests 19 in terror crackdown French Police Arrest 19 Islamic Radicals, Sarkozy Says |
 CTV.ca | France arrests 19 in terror crackdown CBS News (AP) PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy says police in cities around France have detained 19 people in a crackdown on suspected Islamic extremists. Sarkozy said on Europe-1 radio Friday that weapons were seized in some of the raids, including AK-47 ... Sarkozy: Police detain 19 suspected extremists French Police Detain 19 in Raid After Shooting French Police Seize 20 in Raids Following Killings in Toulouse |
 BBC News | France arrests 20 suspected Islamists in dawn raids BBC News Police in France have arrested 19 suspected Islamists in dawn raids, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says. Several of the raids were in Toulouse, where gunman Mohamed Merah operated, but also took place in other cities. Merah, who killed seven people ... French police swoop on suspected Islamists French Police Seize 20 in Raids Following Killings in Toulouse France terror raids net 20 suspects, say police |
