Friday, March 4, 2011

Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces battle for oil sites (Reuters)

Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces battle for oil sites (Reuters)

Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces battle for oil sites (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 11:05 PM PST

A protester and her son hold a placard during a protest in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Manila March 4, 2011. More than 11,000 OFW's have been evacuated from Libya since violence escalated in the north African state, according to a press release from the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs. Government data showed that an estimated 26,000 Filipinos work in medical, construction and oil and gas sectors in Libya. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)Reuters - Libyan rebels prepared for further attacks by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as both sides struggled for control of a strategic coastal road and oil industry facilities.

China defense budget to stir regional disquiet (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:39 AM PST

A paramilitary policeman stands guard on the Tiananmen Square during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - China will beef up its military budget by 12.7 percent this year, the government said on Friday, a return to double-digit spending increases that will stir regional unease.

U.S. contractor to go on trial in Cuba (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:09 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. aid contractor facing up to 20 years in prison was to go on trial in Cuba on Friday, accused of supplying illegal communications gear to dissidents in a case that has highlighted U.S. activities on the communist island.

Ivorian forces kill 7, post-election toll hits 365 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PST

An anti-Gbagbo protester wields a knife near a roadblock and burning tyres in the Abobo area of Abidjan March 3, 2011. Ivorian security forces shot dead seven women protestors on Thursday and the United Nations said at least 365 people had died in violence since disputed elections that have taken the country to the brink of civil war. REUTERS/Luc GnagoReuters - Ivorian security forces shot dead seven women protestors on Thursday and the United Nations said at least 365 people had died in violence since disputed elections that have taken the country to the brink of civil war.

Daughter of former leader steams ahead in South Korea race: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:00 AM PST

Reuters - Park Geun-hye, daughter of assassinated President Park Chung-hee, is by far the most popular choice to be the next leader of Asia's fourth largest economy, according to a poll published on Friday.

Was the Frankfurt Airport Shooter a Lone-Wolf Jihadist? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:30 AM PST

Time.com - German authorities say the young Muslim man who fatally shot two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport was only recently radicalized and probably acted alone

Russia's top aircraft designer Simonov dies at 81 (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:01 AM PST

AP - Mikhail Simonov, one of Russia's top aircraft designers and creator of famous Sukhoi fighter jets has died. He was 81.

Hundreds gather for Iraqi anti-government demos (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:59 AM PST

Protesters chant slogans in front of the southern electricity directorate building in central Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 3, 2011. More than 1000 people, who have been working as employees in the southern electricity directorate for five years on short-term contracts, demanded permanent contracts on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Hundreds of people converged on Baghdad's Liberation Square Friday for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the capital.

Trial against US contractor starts in Cuba (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:56 PM PST

FILE - In this file handout photo provided by the Gross family shows Alan and Judy Gross. Gross goes to trial Friday March 4, 2011 in Cuba on charges he sought to undermine Cuba's government by bringing communications equipment onto the island illegally. Gross is facing a possible 20-year sentence for 'acts against the integrity and independence' of Cuba. (AP Photo/Gross Family, File)AP - A U.S. government contractor was going on trial in Cuba on Friday in a case sure to have a profound impact on relations between the Cold War enemies.

Poll: Zimbabweans see Mugabe, party rebounding (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:04 AM PST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe signs a petition against Western economic sanctions targeting his supporters, in Harare, Wednesday, March, 2, 2011. Zimbabwe's defiant president on Wednesday threatened to seize foreign businesses in retaliation for Western economic sanctions targeting him and his supporters over alleged human rights abuses in the southern African nation. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)AP - Researchers say Zimbabweans have become more fearful as they've watched President Robert Mugabe and his party rebound from losing an election.

Dispute stalls PS3 shipment in Netherlands: Sony (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:01 AM PST

Japanese electronics giant Sony said a shipment of its PlayStation 3 consoles is being held at a port in the Netherlands after a Dutch court upheld a complaint filed by South Korea's LG Electronics.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)AFP - Japanese electronics giant Sony said a shipment of its PlayStation 3 consoles is being held at a port in the Netherlands after a Dutch court upheld a complaint filed by South Korea's LG Electronics.

Canadians' priority is economy, not election: PM (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PST

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Haprer and Minister of Human Resources Diane Finely arrive before Harper announces funding for Reuters - The priority of Canadians is the state of the economy and not having an election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday, referring to a budget that could trigger the downfall of his government.

Search for bodies slows in New Zealand quake (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PST

A New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue worker walks through the central business district during a search of earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Police said the death toll from the quake had reached 158 and was expected to rise further following the Feb. 22. 2011, 6.3 magnitude temblor. Around 200 people are listed as missing. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, Pool)AP - Recovery teams pulled the last two bodies from the rubble of one of the worst-hit buildings in last week's earthquake in New Zealand, raising the confirmed death toll to 163, police said Friday.

Moves to rein in child pornography meet resistance in Japan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Faced with mounting foreign and domestic pressure, Japan’s government has been forced to rethink how to handle the country’s huge market in child pornography, raising hopes for an overdue ban on possession.

Why the Pope's Rejection of Jewish Guilt Really Matters (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:30 AM PST

Time.com - By holding that the Jews were not to blame for the death of Christ, Pope Benedict XVI isn't saying anything that hasn't been said before. But this time, people will actually pay attention

At the heart of the Arab revolts: a search for dignity (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:48 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Historians are still sorting out the French Revolution, let alone the end of the Soviet empire in the 1990s. The Arab revolutions, sparked by the self-immolation of an educated young Tunisian vegetable vendor, are only two months old. The panoply of causes â€" from unemployment to social media, to deep repression â€" have barely been plumbed.

Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Cuts Power to North (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PST

OneWorld.net - DAKAR, Mar 2 (IRIN) - In northern Côte d’Ivoire vaccines are going bad, taps are dry and the families of women in labour are ferrying buckets of water to hospital, three days after the government of Laurent Gbagbo ordered power cut in the region.
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