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Morning News


Apr.14   Kenya   Report: Gang members killed in protests  At least 11 members of a gang were killed in a confrontation with police following protests in Nairobi and other parts of the country

  Zimbabwe   Opposition fail in legal bid   High Court ruled that it would not force the country's electoral commission to release the results of the March 29 presidential vote
 Judge Tendai Uchena rejected the Movement for Democratic Change's petition to order the publication of the outcome from the poll


  Rome     Berlusconi narrowly ahead in vote  First projections showed billionaire ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly ahead of center-left candidate Walter Veltroni

  Australia Virgin Blue shares hit record low  Shares of Australia's second-largest airline, plunged to a record low after the company dropped its profit forecast due to rising fuel costs

  Oman Olympic torch relay moves to Oman  The torch arrived amid tight security and expectations of a smooth relay of the flame on the Middle Eastern leg of its round-the-world tour

  Beijing Building ban for Olympics  All building sites in Beijing will be shut three weeks before the start of the Games, as the city tries to clear its skies of pollution

Day News


  Rome     Billionaire Berlusconi wins election
  Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat
 Charismatic center-right Silvio Berlusconi, 71, has a commanding lead in both houses of parliament. 52-year-old Veltroni delivered a concession speech live on Italian television. Berlusconi will lead Italy's 63rd government since the end of World War II


  Bangladesh Riots spread as food prices skyrocket  Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have and catapulted it to the forefront of the world's attention

  China China 'now top carbon polluter'  China has already overtaken the US as the world's 'biggest polluter'. The country's greenhouse gas emissions have been underestimated

  Gaza Airstrike kills Palestinian militant  The drone attack killed Ibrahim Abu Alba of the military wing of the Palestinian Democratic Front who was wanted by Israel

Evening News


  Northern Iraq     Car bombs, suicide attack kill 17 Map of Mosul Iraq  A string of car bombs shook Mosul, killing 12 Kurdish troops and a civilian and wounding several others

  Zimbabwe Opposition called general strike  Movement for Democratic Change has called a general strike, which police have warned could have severe consequences
San Francisco Bay Area , April 14, 2008 Timeline