Morning Brief: The guardians deliberate

Asia

• North Korea is reportedly planning to test-fire a missile toward Hawaii this summer.
• U.S. drones attacked a suspected al Qaeda hideout in the Pakistani region of Waziristan. 
• The Burmese court has granted democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal to call more witnesses in her ongoing trial.

Middle East

• A suspected al Qaeda militant has surrendered himself to authorities in Yemen. 
• Iraqi authorities made an arrest in connection with last week's assassination of a prominent Sunni politician.
• Hamas has rejected former President Jimmy Carter's request that they recognize Israel. 

Europe

• Racist violence in Northern Ireland has driven hundreds of Roma from their homes.  
• The British government has released politicians' controversial expense reports, but all the good bits are still censored. 
• Britain is objecting to a new plan to give more power to EU financial regulators. 

Africa

• Somalia's national security minister was killed in a bombing. 
• Islamist militants attacked a police convoy in Algeria, killing 24 officers.
• A new campaign by Nigeria's military aims to oust the MEND rebels from the Niger Delta. 

Americas

• The leader of Peru's indigenous protests has fled to Nicaragua, where he is seeking asylum. 
• The Mexican military has discovered one of the country's largest meth labs.
• A cruise ship has been quarantined in Venezuela after a swine flu outbreak.