Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis. more …

The Association of Flight Attendants wants more security inside planes, including mandatory hand-to-hand combat training for all crew members. more …

Anti-government protesters massed around Thailand on Friday ahead of a march they hope will paralyze the capital and force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections. Authorities mobilized 50,000 security officers and set up checkpoints around Bangkok.

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Japan’s coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.

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British Airways PLC cabin crew announced plans Friday to strike for seven days this month, potentially disrupting thousands of travelers ahead of the Easter holidays. more …

Twin suicide bomb attacks on the Pakistani city of Lahore kill 45 people, before other, smaller blasts cause confusion. more …

The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai. more …

Russia’s state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India. more …

Security is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday. more …

Pakistan’s navy successfully test-fires missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircraft in the Arabian sea, officials say. more …