Monday, February 28, 2011

Gadhafi: 'They love me, all my people'

Gadhafi: 'They love me, all my people'

Gadhafi: 'They love me, all my people'

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:22 PM PST

Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi flatly denied Monday the existence of the protests threatening to end his 41-year rule, as reports of fighting between government forces and rebels raged another day.

U.S. official: China 'illegally' harasses journalists

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:48 AM PST

The U.S. ambassador to China said Monday that American and other foreign journalists were "illegally detained or harassed as they attempted to do their jobs" while covering protests in downtown Beijing over the weekend.

UK contractor gets life sentence in Iraq

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:01 AM PST

An Iraqi judge sentenced a British contractor to life in prison Monday, sparing him the death penalty.

At least 16 killed in Brazilian pre-Carnival party

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:42 AM PST

At least 16 people were killed in southern Brazil at a pre-Carnival party when a power line burst over a party truck, electrocuting revelers, the Minas Gerais state fire department said Monday.

Yemen opposition rejects call for unity government

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:52 AM PST

Yemen's main opposition bloc on Monday rejected President Ali Abdullah Saleh's call to form a unity government to rule until elections to replace him, saying its goal is simply "the fall of the regime."

Kenyans sing anthem worldwide in call for unity

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST

Kenyans worldwide called for unity Monday by singing the national anthem in unison -- a rare gesture in a continent facing violent uprisings for leaders to step down after decades in power.

Ireland PM-in-waiting starts to hammer out coalition

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST

The man poised to become the new prime minister of Ireland spoke to a potential coalition partner by telephone Monday morning, the Irish Labour party said.

Report: Massive landslide hits Bolivian capital

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:33 AM PST

Sudden seismic activity caused a "mega-mudslide" in the Bolivian capital of La Paz Sunday, the country's state news agency reported.

Sultan of Oman: Hire 50,000 citizens

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:38 AM PST

The sultan of Oman has ordered the hiring of 50,000 citizens in the aftermath of weekend protests that left at least one person dead and 11 others injured, state-run media reported.

4 die in daylight shooting in Mexico

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:13 PM PST

A brazen daylight shooting in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday afternoon left four people dead and injured two others, including a 5-year-old boy, a Juarez municipal police spokesman told CNN.
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