Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Fighting back, Gaddafi forces seize eastern town (Reuters)

Fighting back, Gaddafi forces seize eastern town (Reuters)

Fighting back, Gaddafi forces seize eastern town (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:56 AM PST

A Libyan opposition fighter stands by an anti-aircraft machine gun in the city of Ajdabiya. The United Nations suspended Libya from its main human rights body over Moamer Kadhafi's crackdown on protests as the Security Council warned of new action against his regime.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)Reuters - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have recaptured a town in Libya's mostly rebel-held east, rebel military officers said on Wednesday, in an attempt to break the momentum of a popular rebellion against his 41-year-old rule.

Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:56 PM PST

Reuters - A group of gunmen shot dead Wednesday Pakistan's minister for minorities, a Christian, making him the second senior official to be killed this year for challenging a blasphemy law under which anyone who speaks ill of Islam faces the death penalty.

China casts wide security net ahead of leadership show (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:44 AM PST

Reuters - China is locking down droves of people it fears could spark social unrest and tightening media controls ahead of the annual session of parliament, worried that uprisings in the Middle East could encourage dissent.

Rebel clashes reignite fears for Sudan's south (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:26 AM PST

Reuters - Renegade militia fighters clashed with south Sudan's army for a second time in three weeks, both sides said, reigniting fears for the stability of the oil-producing region in the countdown to its independence.

UK parliamentary committee urges U.S.-Taliban talks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:23 PM PST

Reuters - The United States must hold direct talks with the Taliban if it is to have any hope of ending the Afghan war, an influential British parliamentary committee said on Wednesday.

Libya: Belarus Suspected of Supplying Arms, Mercenaries (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:20 AM PST

Time.com - Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko is the last dictator standing in Europe and he appears to have gone out of his way to help at least one dictator on his last legs in Africa

'No UN backing needed' for Libya no-fly zone (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:50 AM PST

Foreign Secretary William Hague delivers a speech at the 16th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which focussed on Libya on February 28, 2011 in Geneva.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Britain has claimed that the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya does not necessarily require UN approval, directly contradicting an earlier statement made by the French government.

Jerusalem OKs housing for Jews in east Jerusalem (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:26 AM PST

An Israeli soldier stands atop a tank equipped with the Trophy anti-missile system (bottom) during a military exercise at the Shizafon base, north of the southern city of Eilat in this October 12, 2010 file photo. The new defence system on March 1, 2011 shot down an anti-tank missile fired by Palestinians at Israeli forces patrolling the Gaza border on Tuesday, an army statement said. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Files (ISRAEL - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - Jerusalem city hall has approved the construction of 14 apartments for Jews in an Arab neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem.

Friction evident as Mexican president visits US (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:00 PM PST

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon holds a news conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. Calderon announced tax breaks for farmers affected by the record cold temperatures earlier this year in northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - The human and financial costs of Mexico's drug war, diplomatic cable leaks, the influx of U.S. arms and a wave of anti-immigration initiatives in the United States are all taking a toll on Mexico-U.S. relations that had shown steady improvement in recent years.

US warships head for Libya as West pressures Kadhafi (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:53 AM PST

A rebel Libyan soldier holds a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as he stands on the roof of a barracks in Benghazi. Two US warships were heading towards Libya as the West started flexing its military muscle and rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi's regime began organising the trappings of parallel government.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - Two US warships were heading towards Libya as the West started flexing its military muscle and rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi's regime began organising the trappings of parallel government.

SKoreans to send Mideast protest videos to NKorea (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:56 AM PST

A South Korean anti-war protester gives a flower to an army soldier during a rally against South Korean activists who launched propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, at a main gate of Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. South Korean activists say they will continue launching propaganda leaflets toward North Korea despite Pyongyang's threats to fire at South Korean border towns in retaliation.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korean activists vowed Wednesday to bombard North Korea with propaganda material that includes footage of Middle East protests and urges rebellion despite Pyongyang's threats to open fire in retaliation.

Canada freezes C$2.3 billion in Gaddafi assets (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:24 PM PST

Reuters - Canada has frozen C$2.3 billion ($2.4 billion) worth of assets belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a government official told Reuters on Tuesday.

'Celebrity' WWI survivor to mark 110th birthday (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:49 AM PST

Undated handout photo released by the Australian Department of Defence shows World War Iveteran Claude Choules at the Gracewood retirement villiage in Salter Point, Perth. World War I's last surviving combatant Choules will celebrate his 110th birthday on Thursday with a low-key party, his son said, describing his father as a AFP - World War I's last surviving combatant Claude "Chuckles" Choules will celebrate his 110th birthday on Thursday with a low-key party, his son said, describing his father as a "celebrity" who hates war.

In Russia, accusations of corruption taint even Olympics mascot selection (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:18 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The biggest controversy gripping Russia today isn't explicitly political, but something Russians appear to get more passionate about â€" the choice of a mascot for the upcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Libya's March of Volunteers: Can the Rebels Take Tripoli? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:20 AM PST

Time.com - 'Free Libya' has no shortage of enthusiastic volunteers for its fledgling military. But no one seems to be in command. And just what's in the arsenal?

In Oman, protests spur timid media to cover the news (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The fact that Oman's first civil unrest in 40 years left at least one person dead in a northern port city here was big news. But it was even bigger news that the English-language Muscat Daily declared “Black Sunday in Sohar” on its front page and carried a half-page photograph showing smoke filling the sky above a roundabout seized by protesters.
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