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Sunday, February 27, 2011

'King's Speech' reigns at Oscars

'King's Speech' reigns at Oscars
Libyan city security forces switch sides
Rescue missions sent to Libyan desert
Tunisia prime minister resigns
Reports: 2 die in Oman clashes
6.0-magnitude quake strikes Chile
U.S., South Korea to start military drills
Gunmen kill 9 in northern Mexico
High winds spark fires across Texas
Pilot's body recovered in Hudson crash

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:05 PM PST

The Oscar battle for best picture is won by "The King's Speech." It was up against against the saga of how a college student created Facebook. FULL STORY | WINNERS

Libyan city security forces switch sides

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:16 PM PST

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi seemed increasingly cornered as security forces in a town defected to the opposition and the U.N. Security Council voted for tough restrictions on and possible war crimes charges.

Rescue missions sent to Libyan desert

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:01 PM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron says a military-led rescue mission into the Libyan desert was "the right thing to do," despite the fact that U.K. planes didn't have permission to enter Libyan airspace.

Tunisia prime minister resigns

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:47 AM PST

The prime minister of Tunisia has stepped down from the interim government, according to the country's official news agency.

Reports: 2 die in Oman clashes

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:03 AM PST

Clashes between protesters and police in the Omani industrial town of Sohar wounded about 10 people Sunday, state media reported Sunday.

6.0-magnitude quake strikes Chile

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:35 PM PST

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on Sunday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 23 miles south of Concepcion, in southern Chile.

U.S., South Korea to start military drills

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:47 PM PST

U.S.-South Korean joint military drills kick off Monday, one day after North Korea threatened to engulf Seoul in a "sea of flames." The annual exercises are taking place amid high tensions. North Korea shelled Yeongpyeong Island, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians, last November.

Gunmen kill 9 in northern Mexico

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:34 PM PST

Gunmen opened fire at two different bars in northern Mexico, killing nine people and injuring 12, Mexico's state news agency reported Sunday, citing the attorney general's office.

High winds spark fires across Texas

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:45 PM PST

Heavy winds and dry weather helped set off a rash of fires across a wide swath of north, central and west Texas on Sunday, state forestry officials said.