Sunday, April 20, 2014

Daily International News - April 20, 2014

Daily International News
 
Daily International News
April 20, 2014
From VOAnews.com

 
Shootout in Ukraine Casts Doubt on International Accord Shootout in Ukraine Casts Doubt on International Accord
Ukraine's PM says Russian President Vladimir Putin may be trying to restore the Soviet Union with the recent annexation of Crimea and pro-Russian unrest in eastern Ukraine More
 
Death Toll From Sunken South Korean Ferry Nears 60 Death Toll From Sunken South Korean Ferry Nears 60
Rescue divers entered the ferry Sunday to begin the recovery process, with more than 240 people still believed to be inside More
 
Pakistani Journalists Protest Shooting of Colleague Pakistani Journalists Protest Shooting of Colleague
Hamid Mir, a host for private television channel Geo, was wounded after being shot three times Saturday, but is expected to survive More
 
Egyptian Court Jails 23 Pro-Morsi Supporters Egyptian Court Jails 23 Pro-Morsi Supporters
Meanwhile, Egyptian officials say gunmen have killed two members of the country's security forces More
 
Syria Poised to Meet Deadline for Chemical Weapons Disposal Syria Poised to Meet Deadline for Chemical Weapons Disposal
Special coordinator, Sigrid Kaag, says if the momentum is sustained, Syria should be able to meet the deadline set by OPCW for the destruction of the weapons before the end of April More
 
Abdullah Maintains Lead in Afghan Presidential Vote Abdullah Maintains Lead in Afghan Presidential Vote
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission says initial results show Abdullah leading with 44 percent of the vote More
 
New Air Strikes Kill 25 Suspected al-Qaida Militants in Yemen New Air Strikes Kill 25 Suspected al-Qaida Militants in Yemen
This is the second operation of its kind within two days; on Saturday an air strike reportedly killed 10 suspected al-Qaida militants and three civilians in central Yemen More
 
39 Dead in Pakistan Road Accident 39 Dead in Pakistan Road Accident
Police say a passenger bus was traveling north near the town of Pannu Agil in southern Pakistan when it hit a the tractor-trailer More
 
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Trigger Cyber War Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Trigger Cyber War
Why Europe and the US may be "whistling past the graveyard?" More
 
Pope's Easter Prayer: Peace in Ukraine, Syria Pope's Easter Prayer: Peace in Ukraine, Syria
Pontiff also called for an end to terrorist acts in Nigeria, violence in Iraq, and success in peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians More
 
 
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