Thursday, March 3, 2011

Gaddafi rebels look to Tripoli, peace plan mooted (Reuters)

Gaddafi rebels look to Tripoli, peace plan mooted (Reuters)

Gaddafi rebels look to Tripoli, peace plan mooted (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PST

Rebels wave a Kingdom of Libya flag as they ride on top of a tank on the outskirts of Ajdabiyah, on the road leading to Brega, March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan army faced an increasingly organized and confident rebel force on Thursday which is appealing for international support and looking to take its military successes west toward Tripoli.

Pakistan media warns of growing chaos as minister slain (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:42 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan is being swept toward violent chaos by a growing wave of Islamist extremism, newspapers said on Thursday, a day after Taliban militants killed the country's only Christian government minister.

China to unveil defense budget to nervous region (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PST

Reuters - Japan scrambled fighter jets this week when two Chinese naval planes flew close to disputed islands. Nothing came of the incident, but Tokyo's comments later spoke volumes about its anxiety as Beijing's military might grows.

Gunman kills two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:06 PM PST

U.S. Army soldiers arrive at the scene following a shooting incident in front of Frankfurt airport March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Sascha RhekerReuters - German police arrested a man on Wednesday after two U.S. airmen were shot dead and two wounded in an incident on a U.S. Army bus at Frankfurt airport, authorities said.

Afghans, Western backers in contact with Taliban: Karzai (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the major exhibition 'Afghanistan : Crossroads of the Ancient World' at the British Museum on March 1. Karzai has angrily criticised foreign forces over civilian deaths, warning against Reuters - The Afghan government and its Western backers are in contact with Taliban insurgents but it could take one to three years to reach a resolution, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday.

Libya's Rebel City: How Gaddafi Allowed Benghazi to Rot (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:55 PM PST

Time.com - Blessed by astonishing climate and geography in spite of being in a desert country, Benghazi nevertheless sank into decay because of Gaddafi's policies

Germans probe terror link in Frankfurt shooting (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:57 AM PST

Police errect a shield around a bus carrying U.S. soldiers at the site where two US soldiers have been killed in a shooting in front of Terminal 2 of the Frankfurt airport, Germany, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Alexander Becher)AP - Frankfurt police say German federal authorities are investigating whether terrorism played a role in the fatal shooting of two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport. Two other airmen were wounded.

Mideast protests at a glance (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:37 PM PST

AP - A look at anti-government protests, political unrest and key developments in five Arab countries on Wednesday.

Venezuela: Chavez discusses mediation with Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:50 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez points toward a crowd prior to his speech on Sunday Feb. 27, 2011. Chavez scoffed at suggestions by his adversaries that the protests sweeping the Middle East could occur in Venezuela. The self-proclaimed revolutionary vowed not to allow violent uprisings aimed at spurring his ouster, prompting applause from a crowd of red-clad supporters. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - President Hugo Chavez has spoken with Moammar Gadhafi about creating a bloc of friendly countries to help mediate a resolution to Libya's crisis, Venezuela's information minister said Wednesday.

3 Dutch marines held in Libya after failed rescue (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PST

A Libyan protester stands on top of a pile of burning 'Green Books' during a protest against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration against him in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Wednesday, March 2 , 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - Three Dutch marines are being held by authorities in Libya after they were captured by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi while trying to rescue Dutch workers, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

China warns int'l media not to cover protest calls (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:06 AM PST

AP - Chinese police have warned foreign reporters to stay away from spots designated for weekly protests, threatening them with loss of their work permits and other punishments if they don't comply, journalists said Thursday.

Fate of federal budget in hands NDP (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:05 PM PST

Reuters - If the Conservative government wants to hang on to power when it presents its budget on March 22 it will need the support of a small opposition party with which it shares almost no common ground.

Official: No chance of more NZ quake survivors (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:38 AM PST

Tracey Harris, 2nd left, is assisted as he walks behind the coffin of her 9-month-old son, Jayden Harris, In Christchurch New Zealand Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jayden who was killed Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011 when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch causing extensive damage and loss of life. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) AUSTRALIA OUT NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - Rescuers officially gave up hope of finding more survivors of New Zealand's devastating earthquake, saying Thursday that no one trapped in rubble when the disaster struck nine days earlier could still be alive.

Motive unclear in killing of two US airmen at Frankfurt airport (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:09 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - German authorities charged a Kosovar man for today's killing of two US airmen at the Frankfurt airport, a major transit point for American forces in Europe.

Plagiarism Claims Take Down Germany's Darling Defense Minister (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:55 PM PST

Time.com - He had the backing of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the adoration of the German public, but Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg faces an uncertain political future after quitting over a plagiarism scandal

Copy that: Plagiarism charges unseat Germany's 'superstar' Defense minister (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - He was Germany’s favorite politician, a conservative star boosting his party’s standing in the polls, a doer who pushed through a historic reform of the German armed forces.
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