Monday, February 28, 2011

Gaddafi's nurse, highlighted in WikiLeaks, is home

Gaddafi's nurse, highlighted in WikiLeaks, is home


Gaddafi's nurse, highlighted in WikiLeaks, is home

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The Ukrainian nurse, who allegedly was a vital part of Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi's daily routine, stayed silent today after returning home from Libya after nine years.


US readies military options on Libya

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The United States began moving warships toward Libya and froze $30 billion in the country's assets on Monday as the administration declared all options on the table in its diplomatic, economic and military campaign to drive Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi from power.


Battle for Libya rages as Gaddafi strikes

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Libya unrest: Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's forces struck back at his opponents on three fronts on Monday, with Special Forces, regular army troops and, rebels said, fighter jets, in an escalation of hostilities that brought Libya a step closer to civil war.


Defiant Gaddafi refuses to leave Libya in interview

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Libya unrest: The embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi gave a rare interview to foreign media in Tripoli on Monday as the United States and allies intensified efforts to isolate him further and repeated calls for him to step down.


Caught on camera: Gaddafi's son brandishing a machine gun

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As pressure piles up on Colonel Moammar Gaddafi to step down, a video footage has emerged of his son Seif al Islam brandishing a machine gun and assuring supporters in Tripoli that they would be armed to confront Libyan anti-government demonstrators.


Libya unrest: World leaders step up pressure as Gaddafi refuses to go

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Libya unrest: International pressure on Moammar Gaddafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east.


Man persuaded moms to abuse kids

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Steven Demink appeared in federal court in Detroit on Monday to enter his plea on six charges related to sexual exploitation of children as part of an agreement with prosecutors.


Gaddafi must surrender power now, says Hillary Clinton

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An international campaign to force Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi out of office gathered pace on Monday as the European Union (EU) adopted an arms embargo and other sanctions, as US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly told the Libyan leader to surrender power "now, without further violence or delay."


Berlusconi tax fraud trial resumes

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A tax fraud trial involving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resumed today in his absence in the first of a series of showdowns between the embattled leader and Italy's justice system.


Egyptian stock market set to reopen on Tuesday

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Egyptian authorities announced on Sunday that they would reopen the nation's stock market on Tuesday, a month after shutting it down because of the widespread protests that unseated the former president, Hosni Mubarak.


Iraqi women work to halt suicide bombers

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The women charged with thwarting Iraq's female suicide bombers spend their days in cramped metal sheds at police checkpoints and lobbies of government offices, running their hands over the black-robed bodies of other women.


Caught on camera: Minivan crashes into coffee shop

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Employees at a Massachusetts coffee shop received the shock of their lives on Friday when a mini van came crashing through the front of the shop. The crash on Friday, in the town of Cohasset, happened at 07:20am but fortunately it was a quiet period at the coffee shop and no one was injured in the incident.


Student visa curbs spark fury in UK

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As India takes up the issue of imposing new UK student visa curbs, major stake-holders in Britain have opposed the measures that are likely to result in thousands job losses and a cut in the annual contribution of 5 billion pounds to the British economy from the international student market.


Mubarak banned from leaving Egypt, assets frozen

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Egypt today put a freeze on the assets of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family and imposed a travel ban on him and his clan, two weeks after a mass uprising threw out his regime.


Fugitive Indian casino king seeks truce with Nepal

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A controversial Indian businessman who enjoyed monopoly over Nepal's multi-billion rupee casino industry but had to flee the country after growing disputes with the government has sought a truce, his lawyers and trade union groups said.


Meet the man who makes Obama sweat

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Michael Strautmanis had no sooner started his White House job as a deputy assistant to the president when his boss began badgering him.


Abuse often follows Afghan women to US

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When she arrived in New York from Afghanistan last year to join her husband, an Afghan-American she had married in Kabul, Nadia K. was thrilled at the prospect of a new American life.