04/02/13 The Raw World News Feed

World News continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

• Palestinians protest after death in Israeli jail _{2013-04-02, 07:24 am}
  Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to quell disturbances in cell blocks after Palestinian prisoners protested following the news of a fellow inmate's death of cancer on Tuesday.
• Militants Kill 7, Kidnap 4 in Attack in Pakistan _{2013-04-02, 04:20 am}
  Pakistani police say several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a power grid station in the country's northwest, killing seven people and taking four hostage.
• 6,000 Syrians killed in March, deadliest month yet _{2013-04-02, 02:19 am}
  March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria's 2-year-old conflict with more than 6,000 documented deaths, a leading anti-regime activist group said Monday, blaming the increase on heavier shelling and more violent clashes.
• Myanmar police say 13 children die in fire _{2013-04-01, 10:06 pm}
  Police in Myanmar say 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at a mosque in the country's largest city.
• U.S. moves warship, radar to watch N. Korea _{2013-04-01, 07:01 pm}
  The U.S. Navy is moving a warship and a sea-based radar platform closer to the North Korean coast in order to monitor that country's military moves, including possible new missile launches, a Defense Department official said Monday.
• Rio de Janeiro tourists abducted, 1 sexually assaulted _{2013-04-01, 03:51 pm}
  Two tourists were held for more than six hours after boarding a public transport van in the Copacabana beach neighbourhood, by suspects police say were intent on a 'party of evil.' Two foreign tourists were held for hours, brutalized and one of them sexually assaulted aboard a public transport van they boarded in Rio de Janeiro's showcase ... (more)
• Madonna touches down in Malawi _{2013-04-01, 02:51 pm}
  BLANTYRE, Malawi - Local residents say that U.S. pop diva Madonna has arrived in Malawi for an unannounced visit.
• Is There Something Worse Than Being Called a Wetback? _{2013-04-01, 01:07 pm}
  Have you heard the one about the "50-60 wetbacks" picking tomatoes that were replaced by a machine? If you haven't, your head is in the sand or in the Rio Grande. Republican U.S. Congressman Don Young of Alaska was chatting away sharing his gnat size knowledge on immigration policy during an interview on a local radio station. He thought it relevant to mention the good old days on his folks California farm and noted the following:
• US says Guantanamo strikea _{2013-04-01, 12:41 pm}
  One of the best known prisoners in Guantanamo says a hunger strike at the U.S. base in Cuba has grown to include 130 men in a protest over their confinement.
• 11 killed in flash floods in Mauritius capital _{2013-04-01, 08:32 am}
  Police on Monday searched for survivors of flash floods that killed at least 11 people in the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.
• Afghanistan: Camp Bastion Equipment Return _{2013-04-01, 04:07 am}
  In what could be seen as the biggest spring clean in the world, the redeployment effort will see everything from nuts and bolts to helicopters and armoured vehicles returned to the UK.
• Rebel leader appoints new government in CAR _{2013-04-01, 12:02 am}
  A rebel leader who proclaimed himself president of the Central African Republic after his fighters invaded the capital has appointed a new cabinet.
• Officials say Iraq gunmen kill 3 in attack on imam _{2013-03-31, 08:02 pm}
  Iraqi officials say gunmen killed an imam and two others outside a sweets shop in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
• Over 50 Iranian tourists visit southern Egypt _{2013-03-31, 07:02 pm}
  More than 50 Iranian tourists visited sites in southern Egypt on Sunday amid tight security as part of a bilateral tourism promotion deal that has generated some controversy.
• South Africa: Mandela in hospital on Easter _{2013-03-31, 07:02 pm}
  Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said.
• Hamas Gaza ruler meets Egypt intelligence chief _{2013-03-31, 06:03 pm}
  Egypt's state news agency says the Gaza Strip's Hamas ruler has met with Egypt's intelligence chief to discuss Palestinian reconciliation and the cease-fire between the militant group and Israel.
• Afghan leader in Qatar to discuss peace talks _{2013-03-31, 02:58 pm}
  Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with Secretary of State John Kerry, Monday, March 25, 2013, at the presidential palace in Kabul.
• North Korea calls nukes country's 'life' at big meeting _{2013-03-31, 10:49 am}
  North Korean army officers punch the air as they chant slogans during a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 29, 2013.
• India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment _{2013-03-31, 08:49 am}
  India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG that focuses on demands by major companies that their investments be protected, against Indian companies that say they should be allowed to continue producing cheaper generic versions of many lifesaving medicines.
• Iraqi Catholics celebrate Easter _{2013-03-31, 04:49 am}
  At the St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad, some 200 worshipers sang and prayed, standing and sitting, as they gathered for Easter Sunday mass led by Father Saad Sirop.