Top world stories (Apr 30, 2010)
Thai ‘Red Shirts’ Raid Hospital in Bangkok
A major hospital in Bangkok was forced to evacuate patients and suspend operations after about 100 anti-government protesters stormed the building late Thursday. The Red Shirts rushed into Chulalongkorn Hospital, located near their encampment in Bangkok’s upscale shopping and tourist center, looking …
Voice of America · April 30, 2010, 4:33 AM (PST)
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Vietnam Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of War’s End
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam marked the 35th anniversary of the Communist victory in the Vietnam War with a grand military parade Friday through the former Saigon, with the government basking more in its economic achievements than its historic military defeat of the United States. The city …
San Diego Channel · April 30, 2010, 4:40 AM (PST)
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Belfast cops warn of dissident IRA election attack
Police are warning that Irish Republican Army dissidents hope to disrupt the British election in Northern Ireland with violence. Northern Ireland deputy police commander Judith Gillespie says officers will mount extra foot patrols and road checkpoints leading up to the May 6 vote amid signs …
Reading Eagle · April 30, 2010, 4:55 AM (PST)
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Greek PM says more cuts needed for survival
(AP) ATHENS, Greece – New austerity measures must be taken for the survival of debt-ridden Greece, Prime Minister George Papandreou said Friday, as negotiations on the details of a rescue plan with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union entered the final stretch. The talks over what …
WHEC TV-10 · April 30, 2010, 4:40 AM (PST)
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Chinese reports say 5 children hurt in new attack
A farmer attacked and injured five kindergarten students with a hammer in eastern China before burning himself to death Friday in the latest in a string of horrific assaults on children at Chinese schools, state media reported. The attacker used a motorcycle to break down a gate of the school in …
Beaver County Times · April 30, 2010, 4:40 AM (PST)
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Alaska’s tallest structure knocked down
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Coast Guard has knocked down Alaska’s tallest structure. The agency and a private explosives company on Wednesday used controlled explosives to demolish a 1,350-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation tower on the Seward Peninsula. The tower was at the Coast Guard LORAN …
WTNH.com · April 30, 2010, 4:33 AM (PST)
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Schwarzenegger gives full support to health reform
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged California’s full support Thursday for national health care reform, throwing the weight of one of the nation’s most prominent Republicans behind an overhaul that caused a deep political divide and prompted at least 18 states to file legal …
Atlanta Journal Constitution · April 30, 2010, 2:10 AM (PST)
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Report: Japan issues warrant for anti-whaling boss
The Japanese Coast Guard has obtained an arrest warrant for the leader of the Sea Shepherd environmental group for its disruption of Japan’s annual whale hunts, media reports said Friday. The move would be the latest in an increasingly aggressive campaign against the radical conservationists by …
Columbia Missourian · April 30, 2010, 4:19 AM (PST)
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