* Europe: Over 11,000 flights have been cancelled and clouds have blanketed several European countries due to the massive plumes of ash spewed by Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
* Pakistan: Was there some form of government complicity behind the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto?
* China: The death toll from a massive Chinese earthquake has climbed to at least 1144 while over 400 people have been reported missing.
* World: Whaling hunting countries like Japan and Norway and opponents including Australia and Germany may soon come to an agreement over the controversial practice.
Image – New York Times (“A computer enhanced image of the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland taken by the TerraSAR-X satellite on Thursday evening.”)
Online Sources- CNN, Reuters, AP, BBC News
Friday, April 16, 2010
World Watch: Stranded
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