 The Hindu | Afghan forces say they have cleared insurgent positions after attacks CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan security forces have cleared the positions in Kabul and in Logar Province from which insurgents had mounted sustained attacks, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said Monday. Afghanistan attacks seem intended to humiliate Attacks in Afghan capital have subsided, say officials Afghan gov't: Militant blames Haqqanis for attacks |
 The Guardian | Attacks in Afghan capital have subsided, say officials The Guardian Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of intense gunfire, rocket attacks and explosions, police and government officials said. Battles which broke out at ... Afghan Insurgents Strike Across Nation Afghan-led forces beat back brazen Taliban attack Attacks rock Kabul, Taliban claims 'spring offensive' |
 BBC News | Afghan capital wakes to fighting as siege continues BBC News The Afghan capital woke up to the sounds of explosions and gunfire as a siege by Taliban militants continued into its second day. A police official in Kabul said fighting in the central diplomatic quarter had ended, but gunfire is being reported near ... Kabul attack: Fighting over, all militants killed Afghan-led forces beat back brazen Taliban attack Kabul wakes to more Taliban attacks |
 CBS News | Taliban attack near the center of Afghan capital CBS News Updated 10:06 pm ET (CBS/AP) KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan capital awoke to more explosions and heavy gunfire in the heart of the city and near the nation's parliamentary building. The Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said Monday that ... Afghan capital wakes to fighting as siege continues Afghan capital awakes to more insurgent attacks Afghan interior ministry says all fighting in Kabul has ended |
 CTV.ca | Heavy fighting continues on Kabul streets Reuters By Rob Taylor and Hamid Shalizi | KABUL (Reuters) - Loud explosions and intense gunfire erupted at dawn in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday after heavy fighting overnight between security forces and militants holed up in the central diplomatic area. Afghan capital awakes to more explosions Bold Taliban attacks unlikely to alter US Afghan plans Afghan capital awakes to more insurgent attacks |
 Los Angeles Times | 6 UN observers arrive in Syria Los Angeles Times The team is to begin monitoring a cease-fire Monday morning, but as of Sunday, violence continued in Homs and other areas. US Ambassador Susan Rice listens at the United Nations on Saturday, when the Security Council unanimously approved sending as ... Truce eroding as first UN monitors head to Syria UN monitors arrive in Syria as killings continue UN peace monitors in Syria set to begin mission |
 Sydney Morning Herald | New explosions rock Kabul after Afghan forces repel earlier attacks CNN By Mitra Mobasherat and Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A series of explosions rocked central Kabul early Monday, the day after Afghan security forces said they repulsed a wave of insurgent attacks in the capital and three other ... Nato in Afghanistan: capital punishment Afghanistan hit by wave of attacks in Taliban offensive Taliban's spring offensive is a worrying sign |
 CBS News | Taliban's spring offensive is a worrying sign CBS News (CBS News) The Taliban today claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks across Afghanistan that continue. The insurgents say their strikes in Kabul and three other cities herald the beginning of a new spring offensive. CBS News correspondent Allen ... Nato in Afghanistan: capital punishment New explosions rock Kabul after Afghan forces repel earlier attacks Afghanistan: Taliban 'spring offensive' dampens optimism |
 CBS News | Memorial ceremony mark Titanic's 100th anniv. CBS News (AP) ABOARD MS BALMORAL - With prayers, a hymn and a moment of silence broken by a ship's deep whistle, passengers and crew on a memorial trip marked 100 years to the moment since the Titanic sent more than 1500 people to a watery grave. Memorial honours Titanic victims England Remembers The Titanic On It's 100th Anniversary Prayers and silence mark Titanic centenary |
 The Guardian | Taliban's 'spring offensive' reminds Kabul its reach The Guardian When crackles of Kalashnikov fire interrupted his afternoon language class, Taghi Sefari barely looked up from his books. Kabul is, after all, a city used to violence. But when three loud blasts echoed through the school moments later, the veneer of ... Afghanistan hit by multiple Taliban raids Taliban launches Afghan attacks 19 insurgents killed as attacks continue |
 Globe and Mail | Taliban Offensive: Afghan Special Forces Battle Insurgents in the Streets of Kabul TIME By John Wendle / Kabul Sunday, Apr. 15, 2012 Officers from the Afghan police and National Directorate of Security run across an exposed intersection during heavy fighting in Kabul's diplomatic enclave, fearing snipers, April 15, 2012. Taliban: Kabul attacks start of 'Spring Offensive' 'Taliban not capable, Haqqani network behind Kabul attacks' Taliban military chief held after secret talks with Afghan envoys |
 Christian Science Monitor | Kim Jong-un speaks: North Korea to keep 'military first' Christian Science Monitor Speaking in public for the first time, North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un vowed to keep the military front and center in the already heavily militarized nation. By Donald Kirk, Correspondent / April 15, 2012 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his ... New North Korean leader makes first public speech New North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun speaks publicly for first time 'Let us move forward to final victory': North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un ... |
 ABC News | At least 35 killed in Afghan assaults; attackers reportedly surrounded Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan and NEW DELHI -- At least 11 police officers, five civilians and 19 insurgents were killed in Sunday's brazen attacks on foreign and Afghan targets in Afghanistan's capital and eastern provinces, government officials said. Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities Taliban launch coordinated Afghan attacks Kabul attacks stoke up fears of escalating stalemate in Afghanistan |
 Christian Science Monitor | Assault on Kabul: Taliban claim attacks as show of strength Christian Science Monitor Teams of insurgents struck within Kabul and three other cities in coordinated attacks on Sunday. A Taliban spokesman called it the opening of their spring offensive. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer, Zubair Babakarkhail, Correspondent / April 15, ... Coordinated Afghanistan assaults target presidential palace, embassies Western embassies targeted in multiple Taliban attacks in Kabul Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" |
 Globe and Mail | Titanic: Life, death aboard the ship that sank 100 years ago today Los Angeles Times By Amy Hubbard The legend of the Titanic disaster has been plumbed, plundered and presented in 3-D, but the ship that famously sank 100 years ago today in the North Atlantic has shown remarkable tenacity in its grip on popular imagination. Belfast salvages Titanic as symbol of revival Prayers and silence mark Titanic centenary |
 CTV.ca | Taliban attacks in Afghanistan target NATO, embassies, parliament Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan, and NEW DELHI -- The Taliban carried out a coordinated attack Sunday on embassies, parliament and NATO headquarters in the most heavily protected areas of Kabul, a brazen display of growing confidence as foreign combat troops ... Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" Taliban launches largest attack on Kabul in 11 years Embassies under attack in Kabul |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities Los Angeles Times The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other ... Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" Taliban Stage Coordinated Assaults in Kabul, Afghanistan Attacks rock Kabul, Taliban claims 'spring offensive' |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Gunmen attack embassies, parliament in Afghan capital Reuters By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Rob Taylor | KABUL (Reuters) - Gunmen launched multiple attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, assaulting Western embassies in the heavily guarded, central diplomatic area and at the parliament in the west, ... Taliban Militants Launch Simultaneous Attacks Across Afghanistan Taliban launch coordinated Afghanistan assaults Taliban hits Afghan capital, other cities in rare coordinated attack |
Telegraph.co.uk | Live: Co-ordinated Afghan attacks BBC News The parliament, US, British, German and Russian embassies as well as Nato heaquarters in Kabul are among the targets. Militants say they have also targeted sites in Logar and Paktia provinces. There are also reports of suicide attacks in Jalalabad. Afghanistan attackers take over hotel, police say Taliban Strike Afghan Capital and Provinces Gunmen attack embassies, parliament in Kabul |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gunfire and Explosions Shake Afghan Capital New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Gunfire followed by several explosions rocked Kabul on Sunday afternoon, in what appeared to be a coordinated attack in areas of the Afghan capital. Explosions were first heard in an area near major Western embassies and a major ... Afghanistan attackers take over hotel, police say Gunmen attack embassies, parliament in Kabul Coordinated suicide attacks rock Afghanistan |
 Atlanta Journal Constitution | Syrian city shelled, UN truce observers to arrive Atlanta Journal Constitution By ZEINA KARAM AP BEIRUT â€" Syrian troops shelled residential neighborhoods dominated by rebels in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, hours before the first batch of United Nations observers were to arrive in Damascus to shore up a shaky ... UN monitors due in Syria as violence persists UN ceasefire monitors head to Syria Syria army shells rebel areas ahead of UN team's arrival |
 The Guardian | North Korea's New Leader Makes Unprecedented Speech Voice of America April 15, 2012 North Korea's New Leader Makes Unprecedented Speech Kim Jong Un speaks to huge crowd in televised address Steve Herman | Seoul North Koreans and the world, for the first time, heard the country's new, young leader, Kim Jong Un, ... Weapon displayed as leader Kim Jong-un makes 1st public speech during festivities North Korea shows off new missile at military parade Kim stresses 'military first' in debut speech |
 USA TODAY | Activists: Shelling of Syrian city of Homs resumes USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) â€" Activists say Syrian troops have resumed their shelling of residential neighborhoods dominated by rebels in the central city of Homs. AP This image made from amateur video and released by Bambuser on Saturday purports to show smoke from ... Opposition: Syrian forces pummel Homs from the sky Activists: Syrian forces resume shelling in rebel city Syria forces shell rebel-stronghold of Homs, activists say |
 CBC.ca | North Korea shows off new missile at military parade Fox News April 15: 2012: North Korean tanks take part in a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate 100 years since the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung.AP PYONGYANG, North Korea â€" North Korea on Sunday unveiled what ... New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes first public speech NKorea shows off new missile at military parade North Korea shows off new missile |
