#1 — BBC | Nigeria religious clash ‘kills 500′ near Jos
Some 500 people are now reported to have been killed in a weekend revenge attack following religious clashes near Nigeria’s city of Jos, officials say.
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#2 — BBC | Strong earthquake hits eastern Turkey
A strong earthquake has struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people, officials have said.
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#3 — BBC | Hurt Locker dominates the Oscars
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the best directing Oscar, as her Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker took six prizes, including best film.
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#4 — CNN | Dems make no promises on WH timeline for health care bill
Washington (CNN) – Despite a call from the White House for health care legislation to pass this month, key Democrats on Sunday avoided any promises about how soon the next steps may come.
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#5 — Fox | Romney Ties Decision on Presidential Bid to Outcome of November Elections
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney suggested Sunday that his decision on whether to run again for president may hinge on the outcome of the November midterm elections.
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#6 — NY Times | E.U. to Begin Press on Nuclear Standards
BRUSSELS — The head of the European Commission was to begin a push Monday for European safety standards for nuclear power plants to become binding worldwide, a development that might benefit France as it competes to sell its expensive technology and expertise against countries offering cheaper alternatives.
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#7 — Times | Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets
Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China.
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#8 — Times | Millions of Iraqis defy bomb and rocket attacks to vote
Bomb blasts and grenade fire failed to deter millions of Iraqis from voting yesterday in an election crucial to the country’s fragile young democracy.
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#9 — Times | ‘Reasonable’ Darling offers cold comfort to Iceland creditors
Alistair Darling has said it was likely to be “many, many years” before Britain was repaid the £2.3 billion it is owed by Iceland after the collapse of Icesave.
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#10 — Telegraph | Hundreds more town hall staff to get police-style powers
Hundreds more town hall staff and private security guards are to be handed police-style powers in a fresh Home Office drive to create an army of civilian “spies”.
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