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Good Morning Aron, FRI 09 Apr 2010    Netanyahu ducks U.S. nuclear summit, fearing censure Obama says Iran sanctions offer no guarantees Rescuers again forced out of West Virginia coal mine Thai protest TV back on air after confrontation Merkel heads to U.S. with eye on Iran, local vote Kyrgyz interim leader says president stirs turmoil Norway's Catholic church reveals new abuse cases Facebook joins drive to get UK voters to polls U.S. aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, 4 die Tiger Woods soars into contention at Masters Tear gas fired at Thai protesters Quiet in Bishkek follows looting Tiger Woods returns to golf Netanyahu ducks U.S. nuclear summit, fearing censure April 09, 2010 09:16 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn from a nuclear security summit in Washington next week, fearing Muslim delegates will demand Israel give up its assumed atomic arsenal. Full Article Obama says Iran sanctions offer no guarantees April 09, 2010 08:49 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Friday that there is no guarantee sanctions will change Iran's behavior but he believes steady international pressure could alter Tehran's nuclear calculations over time. Full Article Rescuers again forced out of West Virginia coal mine April 09, 2010 08:27 AM ET MONTCOAL, West Virginia (Reuters) - Mine rescuers retreated for the third time early on Friday after thick smoke foiled their efforts to reach four coal miners missing since the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in a quarter-century. Full Article Thai protest TV back on air after confrontation April 09, 2010 08:25 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters stormed a satellite station on Friday, overrunning an army barricade and forcing their TV channel back on air in the first major confrontation in a three-day state of emergency. Full Article Merkel heads to U.S. with eye on Iran, local vote April 09, 2010 08:44 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to the United States for a four-day trip Monday aiming to address Iran's nuclear program and burnish her global credentials ahead of a crucial regional election in Germany. Full Article Kyrgyz interim leader says president stirs turmoil April 09, 2010 08:43 AM ET By Maria Golovnina BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's pro-Russian self-proclaimed government said on Friday supporters of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev were preparing to stoke further violence after mass protests forced him to flee the capital. Full Article Norway's Catholic church reveals new abuse cases April 09, 2010 08:57 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian Catholic Church said Friday it was aware of four more potential sexual abuse cases by priests against minors, two days after it revealed that a bishop who resigned last year did so after abusing an altar boy. Full Article Facebook joins drive to get UK voters to polls April 09, 2010 08:34 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British election officials will for the first time use Facebook to encourage more people to register to vote on May 6 after turnout fell to historic lows in the last two ballots, a watchdog said on Friday. Full Article U.S. aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, 4 die April 09, 2010 02:44 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed overnight in Afghanistan, killing three American service members and one civilian employee, the NATO-led international force in the country said on Friday. Full Article Tiger Woods soars into contention at Masters April 09, 2010 05:48 AM ET AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - An astounded Tiger Woods exceeded his own expectations in his first tournament for almost five months as veteran Fred Couples charged into a one-shot lead in the U.S. Masters first round on Thursday. Full Article

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