World

French nab pirates; aid ship escapes: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_af/piracy

Thailand revokes Thaksin passport: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7999586.stm

Indian elections due to start: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8000074.stm

BC election channel needed

Culture

Colbert loses out on ISS name: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090415/ts_nm/us_space_colbert - DONE

Susan Boyle??

American Apparel attacks Woody Allen: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7014734918

Passion of the Christ writer sues Gibson: http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/15/passion-writer-mels-hiding-from-me/

Tech & Biz

Tax Day in the US; anti-tax protests: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TAX_DAY_PROTESTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Fiat may walk away from Chrysler deal: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_FIAT_CHRYSLER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Amazon blocks Phorm scan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7999635.stm

UBS lays off 8,700: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7999352.stm

Pirate Bay confident of trial win: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7999563.stm

Sports

Fans pay homage to Hillsborough victims: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/04/15/hillsborough.remembrance/index.html?eref=rss_latest

Brawn GP wins F1 legal battle: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/15/brawn.decision/index.html?eref=rss_latest