Friday, March 25, 2011

NATO to police Libya no-fly zone (Reuters)

NATO to police Libya no-fly zone (Reuters)

NATO to police Libya no-fly zone (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:13 PM PDT

Reuters - NATO said it would enforce a Libya no-fly zone but stopped short of taking full command of U.N.-backed military operations to protect civilians from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Injured workers exposed to 10,000 times safe radiation: Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:08 AM PDT

A woman holds a baby as a family member collects bottles of mineral water at a food distribution in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Japan said on Friday that workers who suffered burns while trying to cool a crippled reactor were exposed to radiation levels 10,000 times higher than expected, adding evidence that the crucial containment vessel for nuclear fuel had been ruptured.

Thousands in Syria chant "freedom" despite reform offer (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:00 PM PDT

Reuters - President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public pledge to look into granting Syrians greater freedom on Thursday as anger mounted following attacks by security forces on protesters that left at least 37 dead.

Brazil's housing carnival stokes bubble worries (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Listening to Jose Carlos de Vasconcellos talk about Rio de Janeiro's property market is like being transported back to the bubble days in the United States or Europe.

Australia's ruling Labor headed for state election "bloodbath" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labor party looks set to suffer a big defeat on Saturday in elections in the nation's most populous state, leaving three out of six states under Labor as she tries to bring in a national carbon price and mining tax.

Syria: Assad promises reform on eve of major protests (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Is President Assad's authoritarian regime in Damascus serious about lifting the emergency law and liberalizing the media? Or are his promises another political game?

Chinese man left in a pickle after $4,000 salt spree (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:04 PM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese man who bought 6.5 tonnes of salt, hoping to profit from panic buying spurred by fears of radiation from Japan, is now stuck with the $4,000 (2,480 pounds) worth of the condiment, state media reported on Friday.

Israeli, Palestinian hurt amid rise in violence (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Israeli Jewish Orthodox Jews gather near the site where a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, landed in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, Thursday, March 24, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to militant rocket and mortar attacks, stoking concerns that a grave new round of hostilities will fill the vacuum left by an impasse in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)AP - Israeli police say a Palestinian and an Israeli soldier have been hurt in the West Bank in the latest incident amid a recent spike in violence.

Deaf, disabled kids harmonize in Venezuela program (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:25 PM PDT

AP - When the choir begins, only some of its young members sing aloud. The rest make music silently through sign language, wearing white gloves as their hands perform an elaborate choreography in unison.

NATO deal on Libya doesn't mean quick exit for US (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:48 AM PDT

CORRECTING WHOLE CAPTION - File - In this March 10, 2011 file photo, a man walks by NATO member flags at the entrance to NATO headquarters. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced on Thursday March 24, 2011, that NATO will take control of military operations to enforce a no fly zone over Libya. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - NATO agreed to take over command of the newly established no-fly zone over Libya, but the alliance's new role doesn't allow the U.S. to make a quick exit from the costly military operation as the Obama administration had wanted.

Tokyo fish market reeling after nuclear food scare (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:49 AM PDT

Tokyo's usually frantic Tsukiji fish market, the world's largest, usually hums with tourists but two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami visitors are few and traders look worried.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Tokyo's usually frantic Tsukiji fish market, the world's largest, would normally hum with tourists but two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami visitors are few and traders look worried.

Canada government set for defeat on sleaze, waste (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government looks set to fall on Friday over charges of waste and sleaze, bringing a May election that Prime Minister Stephen Harper says could hurt one of the best-performing industrialized economies.

BHP to invest billions in Australian iron ore, coal (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Mining giant BHP Billiton has said it would pour billions of dollars into expanding its coal and iron ore operations in Australia, key commodities that are driving the boom in Asian economies.(AFP/File/Amy Coopes)AFP - Mining giant BHP Billiton said Friday it will pour almost $13 billion into expanding its coal and iron ore operations in Australia, key commodities that are driving the boom in Asian economies.

Portugal could require $107 billion bailout from EU-IMF (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - European leaders today postponed the approval of a beefed-up financial rescue package to allow some members to get their internal politics in order, bringing the euro zone's path to economic recovery into greater question.

Radioactive Water in Japan: Tokyo Watches What It Drinks (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Time.com - A TIME correpondent in Tokyo looks at how the Japanese are coping with food and water scares in the aftermath of the great earthquake

Why Israel is wary of getting into another Gaza war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:05 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Fighting along the Israeli-Gaza border continued Thursday for the sixth-straight day killing at least 11 people, despite parallel pledges by Israel and Hamas to restore calm amid the worst violence since the 2009 Gaza war.
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