Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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Report: Libya's newly-resigned interior minister kidnapped

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:19 PM PST

Libya's ex-interior minister who resigned his role to support anti-government protesters has been kidnapped, state media reported Wednesday.

Iraqi immigrant convicted in Arizona 'honor killing' awaits sentence

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:13 PM PST

Sentencing testimony begins Wednesday in the case of an Iraqi man who was convicted of running over his 20-year-old daughter because she allegedly had become "too Westernized."

Countries scramble to get citizens out of Libya

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:10 PM PST

Governments around the world are making a run to get their citizens out of volatile Libya. Here is a country by country breakdown:

Rescuers abandon bid to save trapped students

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:54 PM PST

Rescue workers in the quake stricken city of Christchurch on Wednesday abandoned a bid to recover victims from the Canterbury Television (CTV) building saying the damage to the structure was 'not survivable'.

Teen arrested in fatal police shooting in Florida

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

Authorities in Florida arrested a 16-year-old boy and intend to charge him with first degree murder in the shooting death of St. Petersburg police Officer David Crawford.

Saudi minister: OPEC nations has capacity to produce surplus oil

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:37 PM PST

Seeking to alleviate concern about rising oil prices, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said his country and other OPEC members have the capacity to produce surplus oil, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Slain yachters called 'brave adventurers'

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:21 PM PST

Phyllis Macay wrote of her travels around the world with the breathlessly joyous and staccato style of a teenager.

Americans slain by captors on hijacked yacht; pirates killed, arrested

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:20 PM PST

A round-the-world boating adventure ended tragically Tuesday for four Americans, whom pirates fatally shot after capturing their yacht in the Indian Ocean last week, U.S. officials said.

NCAA slaps UConn men's basketball team with penalties

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:01 PM PST

The University of Connecticut men's basketball program will be penalized for recruitment violations, including a suspension for head coach Jim Calhoun, the NCAA announced Tuesday.

Interior minister resigns rather than carry out Gadhafi orders

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:07 PM PST

Libya's interior minister said Wednesday he has quit the government and is supporting the protesters, who he predicted will achieve victory in "days or hours."

DA investigates college coach after incident with player

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:02 PM PST

Philadelphia prosecutors said Tuesday they are looking into allegations that a suspended college basketball coach elbowed a player and caused him to fall during a rigorous morning practice.

Foreigners making dash out of Libya

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:00 PM PST

Foreigners are making a run to get out of volatile Libya, with thousands hustling to the Egyptian border and foreign governments scrambling to help their citizens.

Brazil sues ex-president, ex-minister over letters

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:50 PM PST

Federal prosecutors in Brazil have filed suit against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a former Cabinet minister, charging them with misusing public funds to send more than 10 million letters to retirees telling them about low-interest payroll loans from Banco BMG, according to the state-run Agencia Brasil.

Think you have a sustainable lifestyle? Take the test

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:45 PM PST

Iraqi immigrant convicted in Arizona 'honor killing' trial

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:27 PM PST

The father of a 20-year-old woman from Iraq, run over because she allegedly had become "too Westernized," was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder.

Tension between Petraeus, Afghans over airstrike, children

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:26 PM PST

The U.S. military is denying Afghan government accusations that Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of international forces in Afghanistan, callously dismissed concerns of an airstrike burning children in a northwest village.

Planned Friday demonstrations raise concerns among Iraqi politicians

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:22 PM PST

Iraqi activists and a gamut of groups ranging from intellectuals to unemployed workers to widows are preparing for large demonstrations Friday in al-Tahrir square in central Baghdad, along with large protests in most of Iraq's provinces.
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