Key Challenger To Sudan’s Beshir Quits Presidential Race (afp)
AFP – Key Sudanese presidential hopeful Yassir Arman has pulled out of April’s vote, his ex-rebel group said Wednesday as President Omar al-Beshir ruled out deferring the first multi-party polls in 24 years. Read more
Hezbollah Chief: Members Summoned In Hariri’s Case (ap)
AP – The leader of the militant Hezbollah group says 12 party members and close suppoters were recently summoned for questioning in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Read more
Italian Politicians Rally To Pope’s Defense (ap)
AP – Italy’s foreign minister has rushed to Pope Benedict XVI’s defense, while Italian newspapers labeled foreign media reports as “attacks” for questioning what the pontiff might have known about pedophile clergy. Read more
Kapoor Tower To Dominate London Stadium (afp)
AFP – A twisting red steel tower by Indian-born artist Anish Kapoor will keep watch over London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium, it was announced on Wednesday. Read more
Sudan Opposition Mulls Boycotting Elections (ap)
AP – Sudanese opposition parties threatened on Wednesday to boycott their country’s first multiparty election in a quarter century, saying fair contests were not possible. Read more