Globe and Mail
Koirala death deals new blow to fragile Nepal government
Christian Science Monitor
Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's death could undermine the fragile Nepal government, which has until May 28 to write a new constitution. Mr. Koirala loomed large in Nepal's transition from monarchy to republic after a long civil war with ...

Reuters
IDF soldiers kill 2 Palestinians who attacked them with pitchforks
Ha'aretz
Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Sunday shot dead two Palestinians who attacked them with pitchforks near the West Bank city of Nablus, bringing to four the number of Palestinians killed by ...
Palestinians bury West Bank dead in bloody 24 hoursReuters

The Hindu
Israel's Netanyahu: No Concession on East Jerusalem
Voice of America
Photo: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will make no concessions about construction in East Jerusalem. Mr. Netanyahu made the comment to his Cabinet Sunday as the US envoy on Middle East peace arrived in Israel to try to ...
Ban to Gazans: We stand with youJerusalem Post

The Guardian
Iraq election commission rejects calls for vote recount
BBC News
Iraq's election commission has rejected calls from the president and prime minister for a recount of votes cast in the general election on 7 March. An election official said a recount of all votes would be impossible and was unnecessary because of ...
Iraq's top government officials ask for recount in electionsWashington Post

Reuters
Behind in poll, Brown turns up heat on Whitman
San Francisco Chronicle
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown ramped up his attacks on former eBay CEO Meg Whitman on Saturday, saying she has proposed policies to put California "in the loving embrace of Wall Street" while trying to "scapegoat" immigrants and ...
California governor's race to set spending recordReuters

FOXNews
Thousands Expected to Rally for Immigration Overhaul in Washington
FOXNews
AP Tens of thousands of immigrant rights advocates are expected to march through Washington, DC, on Sunday in support of immigration reform. Labor, faith, youth leaders and immigrant advocates bound for DC March for America call for legislative ...
Kerry lends support to immigration marchersBoston Globe

FOXNews
Tea Party Leader Condemns Racial Slurs Hurled at Black Lawmakers
FOXNews
One of the organizers of Saturday's Tea Party rally strongly condemned the racial slurs yelled by some protesters at black lawmakers. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is questioned by reporters about an incident involving Tea Party demonstrators as he leaves a ...

The Hindu
Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds flee
Washington Post
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A volcano erupted in the south of Iceland overnight, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate the area and diverting flights after authorities declared a local state of emergency, officials said on Sunday. Shortly before midnight ...
Iceland volcano eruption triggers fears for glacierTelegraph.co.uk

Seattle Times
Stewart L. Udall dies at 90; Interior secretary championed national parks
Los Angeles Times
Udall promoted the idea that government should preserve vast areas of wilderness. He also served in Congress and later led a crusade on behalf of victims of radiation exposure. Stewart Udall, who served as Interior secretary under presidents Kennedy ...

CBC.ca
Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishops
Washington Post
AP VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI is urging Catholics to be intransigent toward sin but not to judge the sinner. The pontiff addressed pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Sunday but didn't mention his rebuke to Irish bishops a day earlier for their ...