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Food and Sanitation are allegedly being denied to more than 2500 people who were arrested in Nepal over the last few days for Protest ing against the suspension of Democracy . (Morning Star)

Arjan Erkel , aid worker for Médecins Sans Frontières , is free after being held hostage in Dagestan since August 12 , 2002 . (CBC)

Three European researchers say that if Greenland 's average temperature were to increase by 3 ° C (5.4 ° F ) or more, its massive Ice Sheet would melt, gradually swamping Coast al communities as seas rise 7 Metre s (23 Feet ) over the next 1,000 years. They hypothesize that the upward trend of worldwide Carbon Dioxide Emission s could cause this. (Indianapolis Star)

NASA is considering a Russia n plan to keep crews aboard the International Space Station for a year at a time. (BBC)

Iraq Occupation and Insurgency :

--- An informal ceasefire holds; Muhammad Bashar Al-Fiyadi , spokesperson of the Association Of Muslim Scholars , notes that there were minor skirmishes but there were no major clashes. A deputy to a member in the Iraq Interim Governing Council states the Truce would be extended for another 12 hours. (BBC) (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)

--- Gun men shoot down a Helicopter during fighting in western Baghdad . Rebel s threaten to kill and burn a Civilian , Thomas Hamill, unless the Alliance troops end their assault on Fallujah by 6 am. The Deadline passes with no word on Hamill's fate. (Tribune India)

--- Marine s kill one bomber and discover a bomb Workshop in Fallujah apparently run by Iraqis and Foreigner s. (AFP)

--- President Bush , Pray ing with U.S. Troop s on Easter Sunday at a Military base hit hard by hostilities in Iraq, acknowledges that it had been "a tough week" and it is unclear if the Violence would ebb soon. (Reuters)

--- A new Iraqi Battalion refuses to support Coalition forces in the town of Falluja after a command failure which lead to Miscommunication over their role in the area. (BBC)

Golf er Phil Mickelson wins the 68th Masters tournament. It is his first major win in 47 such events. (Augusta Chronicle)

Canadia n Scientist s report on a study of Mammal s from around the world that the Species with the best-endowed Male s live in Polar Region s, rather than in more Equator ial Climate s. (Toronto Star)

Apple Computer is investigating a reported Security flaw in Mac OS X Operating System that could allow Hackers to trick Mac s into opening dangerous files, such as Trojan Horse s and Virus es. (CNet)