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Congratulations Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru for winning this year's Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (full list). UN Dispatch expects to at least be nominated next year.

>>Olympics - Over 3,000 French police officers were unable to stop protesters along the route of the Olympic torch ceremony in Paris, the last leg of which has now been canceled. The torch, on a 58-day journey through 21 nations, was extinguished three times, and some Olympic officials have openly wondered whether that agenda should be cut short. China has vowed to continue. Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, said the executive board will decide on Friday whether the relay will continue. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has called for a boycott of the opening ceremonies.

>>Iran - President Ahmadenijad announced on Iran's "national nuclear day" that the nation is installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its Natanz facility, which would triple the number. Iran maintains that it is enriching uranium for civilian purposes.

>>Iraq - As General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker prepare to deliver a progress report on Iraq to Congress today, Moqtada al-Sadr has agreed to disband his 60,000-strong al-Mahdi army if Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and other clergy based in Iran say he should. Al-Sadr's spokesman said that he sought a similar ruling last year and was told to keep his militia intact. The announcement was unexpected given recent clashes between the Mahdi army and Iraqi security forces.

• A Step Toward Peace in Cote d'Ivoire
• Unsubstantiated Allegations Against the UN Development Program
• Sexual Violence Continues in Darfur
• UN Plaza: Ambassador Thomas Pickering

Africa

• Zimbabwe - Martin Meredith: Mandela and Mugabe both embraced violence, but one could not give it up
• Egypt - Muslim Brotherhood to boycott election
• Egypt - Polls open in Egypt amid tensions
• Morocco b 9 Imprisoned for Casablanca Blasts Escape
• Mauritania - Two die in Mauritanian battle
• South Africa - Tsvangirai presses Mbeki to demand election results
• Sudan - Sudanese child soldier raps against gang violence in Britain

Americas

• Argentina - An Ambassador Born of the 'Dirty Wars'
• Mexico - State Oil Industry's Future Sets Off Tussle in Mexico
• U.S. - Asian Inflation Begins to Sting U.S. Shoppers
• U.S. - Attacks in Baghdad Spiked in March, U.S. Data Show
• Haiti - Death toll rises in Haitian food price protests

Asia

• Nepal - Maoists in, king out as Nepal faces historic vote
• Nepal - Old climber alters Everest plan
• Philippines - Nine jailed over Philippine plot
• Vietnam - Small Plane Crashes Near Hanoi, Killing Five
• India - India pledges Africa investment
• E. Timor - East Timor president hints at retirement
• E. Timor - E Timor militia leader released
• Japan - Japan village exposes secret world of ninja fighters
• Japan - Japan bank chief decision nears
• Afghanistan - General McNeill warns of a more ruthless Taleban

Europe

• Germany - Germans shun space race legacy
• France - Muslim Graves Desecrated in France
• Montenegro - Montenegro: Incumbent Wins Presidential Vote
• Spain - Two people die from vCJD in Spain
• Spain - Spain's worst drought for a generation leaves water and comradeship in short supply

Middle East

• Iran - Major powers plan to meet on Iran in mid-April: U.S.
• Israel - Olmert and Abbas resume meetings after hiatus

Posted by Matthew Cordell at 8:28 AM

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