Monday, March 28, 2011

Libyan rebels target Gadhafi's birthplace

Libyan rebels target Gadhafi's birthplace


Libyan rebels target Gadhafi's birthplace

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:15 PM PDT

Libyan opposition fighters continued their march west Monday with a key target in their sights: Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's birthplace. Taking the city would be a symbolic victory for the rebels. FULL STORY | NATO DEFINES MISSION

Some Japanese staying put despite radiation threat

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:26 PM PDT

In Futaba, Japan, the threat of death by radiation poisoning is not enough to compel some residents to obey the Japanese government's order to leave their homes.

Reactions to Obama's address on Libya

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:12 PM PDT

In a televised address Monday night, U.S. President Barack Obama explained the reasons he involved the U.S. military in the U.N.-authorized mission in Libya, saying "it was not in our national interest" to let the citizens of a rebel stronghold suffer a massacre at the hands of approaching pro-government forces.

Gadhafi son was on U.S. internship

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:06 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's youngest son, who runs the country's elite special forces for his father's regime, was on an internship program in the United States when public unrest exploded in Libya last month.

Radioactive water found outside nuclear plant in Japan

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:12 PM PDT

Japanese officials on Monday worked to determine what to do with highly radioactive water collected at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant as they tackled other problems, including rising temperatures in one of the nuclear reactors.

U.S. official: Fewer assets devoted to Libya already

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PDT

The U.S. military has already reduced its day-to-day presence in the operation in and around Libya, according to a defense official.

At least 121 killed in Yemen explosion

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

At least 40 people were killed and 90 wounded in an explosion at an ammunition factory in Yemen on Monday, medical and security officials said.

Witnesses: Syrian forces patrol restive cities

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:15 AM PDT

An "extraordinary number" of security forces flooded Daraa on Monday, patrolling streets and guarding government buildings in an apparent attempt to stave off further protests, a political activist in the city told CNN.

Former President Carter returns to Cuba

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:42 PM PDT

When Jimmy Carter arrived on his last visit to Cuba in 2002, Fidel Castro himself was on the tarmac to greet the former U.S. president.

'Cricket diplomacy' for India, Pakistan

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Home secretaries of India and Pakistan were meeting in New Delhi Monday as prime ministers of the two countries prepared to watch a World Cup cricket match between the South Asian rivals together this week as part of efforts to rebuild ties broken off by the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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