Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Powers meet in UK to map path for Libya future (Reuters)

Powers meet in UK to map path for Libya future (Reuters)

Powers meet in UK to map path for Libya future (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:06 PM PDT

Reuters - World powers meet on Thursday to try to lay the groundwork for a Libya without Muammar Gaddafi after President Barack Obama said U.S. forces would not get bogged down trying to topple the Libyan leader.

Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:08 PM PDT

A handout from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force via Kyodo shows No. 4 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 27, 2011. REUTERS/Japan Ground Self-Defence Force via Kyodo/HandoutReuters - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime minister to widen an evacuation zone around the plant.

Mother "offered cash" if Libya woman changes story (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:47 PM PDT

Reuters - The mother of a Libyan woman who said she had been raped by pro-government militiamen said she had been asked to convince her daughter to retract the allegations in return for her freedom and cash or a new home.

Syrian forces fired warning shots in Deraa (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Syrian forces fired into the air on Monday to disperse a pro-democracy protest in the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, where reformists want to overthrow the 41-year rule of the Assad family.

Egypt plans September ballot, shortens curfew (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Egypt will hold a parliamentary election in September, its military rulers said on Monday, setting a date that analysts said would suit well-organized Islamists and remnants of former leader Hosni Mubarak's party.

The Rape of Iman al-Obeid: The Libya Regime's Other Crisis (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:45 PM PDT

Time.com - In a harrowing episode over the weekend, a young woman rushed into a hotel full of foreign journalists and accused members of the Libyan regime of raping and abusing her. And then she was whisked away

Chechen warlord accused of staging airport bombing (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:07 AM PDT

AP - Russia's top investigative agency says it has officially accused a Chechen rebel warlord of staging the suicide bombing of the country's busiest and detained two suspected participants in the attack.

Police: Rocket attack kills 1 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Libyan boys play on a destroyed pro-Kadahfi tank in Benghazi. US President Barack Obama Monday told Americans his actions had stopped a AP - Iraqi officials say a rocket fired at the Green Zone in Baghdad has killed a bystander and wounded four others.

7 bodies found in car abandoned in central Mexico (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Police present suspects to the media in Guadalajara March 28, 2011. Five suspects were arrested when police found drugs and weapons in their car at a checkpoint, according to local media. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta (MEXICO - Tags: CRIME LAW)AP - Police found the bodies of six men and one woman inside a car abandoned Monday in an exclusive gated community near the picturesque central Mexican city of Cuernavaca.

South Africa striker arrested for drunk driving (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:43 AM PDT

South African striker Katlego Mphela (L) has been arrested for drunk driving in Johannesburg shortly after scoring the winning goal in a key match against Egypt, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - South African striker Katlego Mphela has been arrested for drunk driving in Johannesburg shortly after scoring the winning goal in a key match against Egypt, police said Tuesday.

Philippine TV show sorry for boy's sexy dance (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:54 AM PDT

AP - A popular Philippine television game show host and his network have apologized after an uproar over a segment showing a 6-year-old contestant crying while gyrating and mimicking a striptease dancer.

Missing Australian writer feared detained in China (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:47 AM PDT

AP - Australia has asked China for information on a Chinese-born Australian writer who disappeared in the country, the government said Tuesday amid reports he may have been detained in Beijing's ongoing crackdown on political expression.

How Germany's Greens rose from radical fringe to ruling power (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Germany's left-leaning Green party was born 30 years ago, former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dismissed them outright. "They’re just environmental idiots who will have disappeared again soon," he said.

What's behind Berlusconi's rare court appearance? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:45 PM PDT

Time.com - For the first time in eight years and many court hearings, the Italian Prime Minister has taken the stand to face fraud charges -- but will he show for his much-anticipated sex trial?

High profile scandals in China, India, and the Philippines: What's going on? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A series of corruption scandals in high places have engulfed some of Asia’s fastest-growing economies, posing political challenges and clouding their investment outlook. While complaints over government graft is nothing new, the latest revelations have raised public concern over the failure of political institutions to keep pace with economic development.

TV or not TV: that is the Nigerian question (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:34 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - Mar 28 (OneWorld.net) - With less than a fortnight to go before the presidential election, Nigerian voters continue to be denied the opportunity of assessing the leading candidates in a televised debate.
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