Thursday, March 31, 2011

U.S. support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels (Reuters)

U.S. support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels (Reuters)

U.S. support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:04 PM PDT

In a March 29, 2011 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry launches a Tomahawk cruise missile from their location in the Mediterraiean Sea to support U.S. military forces assisting the international response to the unrest in Libya. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, MC3 Jonathan Sunderman)Reuters - U.S. officials said President Barack Obama had authorized covert support for Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi, while Libya's foreign minister defected, potentially tipping the scales toward the opposition.

Pressure mounts on Japan to widen nuclear exclusion zone (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:35 PM PDT

In this Sunday, March 27, 2011 photo, police officers in protective suits surround a body found following the March 11 earthquake within 5 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan. Police near the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant are struggling to recover bodies from the tsunami because even small increases in radiation levels often force them to stop their work.(AP Photo/Fukushima Prefecture Police Department via Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEReuters - Pressure mounted on Japan on Thursday to expand the evacuation zone around its stricken nuclear power plant while officials said radiation may be flowing continuously into the nearby sea, where contamination was now 4,000 times the legal limit.

U.S. captures major Guatemalan drug trafficker (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Suspect Juan Ortiz (C) alias El Chamale is escorted in Guatemala City March 30, 2011. Ortiz, a suspected drug trafficker, was captured by U.S. and Guatemalan agents in Quetzaltenango and is wanted by a District Court in the United States, for drug trafficking through international borders, according to the Guatemalan government. REUTERS/Paolo Raquec/Guatemala Presidency/HandoutReuters - U.S. and Guatemalan agents captured Guatemala's top drug trafficker on Wednesday as the United States pitches in to help curb drug cartels' expanding reach in Central America.

Reuters correspondent and photographer missing in Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Reuters senior correspondent Suleiman al-Khalidi is seen in Amman March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Ali JarekjiReuters - Two Reuters journalists are missing in Syria.

Ouattara forces enter Ivory Coast's San Pedro port (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:24 PM PDT

A pro-Ouattara fighter from a group which calls itself the Reuters - Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara marched into the major cocoa port of San Pedro overnight, continuing an offensive that has seen them seize swathes of the country to try to oust leader Laurent Gbagbo.

How Libya Might Go Wrong: The French Version (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Sarkozy was the first leader to come out for intervention and the first to recognize the opposition as Libya's legitimate government. What could go wrong?

Insurer ZFS predicts major Asia disasters claims (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:45 AM PDT

A view of Switzerland's financial hub, Zurich and the River Limat. Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services estimated Thursday that it would foot damage claims of about 500 million dollars for five disasters in Australia, Japan and New Zealand this year.(AFP/File/Sebastien Bozon)AFP - Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services estimated Thursday that it would foot damage claims of about 500 million dollars for five disasters in Australia, Japan and New Zealand this year.

Israel to indict jailed Palestinian engineer (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:50 AM PDT

AP - A Palestinian engineer who vanished on a Ukrainian train and turned up in an Israeli prison will be indicted next week, his lawyer said Thursday.

Mexican businessman convicted of child pornography (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:59 PM PDT

AP - A prominent Mexican businessman accused of luring poor girls to his home was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years on child pornography charges in a case that tarnished the reputations of a state governor and another businessman.

Straw:Libya minister's exit could be tipping point (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:42 AM PDT

AP - Britain's former foreign secretary says the resignation of Libya's foreign minister could be a "tipping point" for Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Government critics under fire in China crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Protesters gather outside a police station in Beijing in December 2010. At least 25 activists have been criminally detained in the wake of the political upheaval that has rocked the Arab world and sparked calls for anti-government demonstrations in China, human rights organisations said.(AFP/File)AFP - Rattled by Arab unrest and the growing power of the Internet, China has launched its harshest crackdown on dissent in years, which rights groups say has wiped out years of effort by bold activists.

Canada parties woo hard-hit manufacturing region (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Reuters - Political leaders courted voters in Canada's ravaged manufacturing heartland on Wednesday with goodies designed to bring back the jobs lost during the global financial crisis.

Oprah moves to smooth Australia blunder (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:43 AM PDT

US talk show star Oprah Winfrey greets her fans during the filming of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at the Sydney Opera House on December 14, 2010. Winfrey on Thursday moved to downplay comments in a new documentary-style show suggesting her high-profile tour of Australia in December was not a smooth ride.(AFP/Harpo Inc/Ho/File/George Burns)AFP - US talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey on Thursday moved to downplay comments in a new documentary-style show suggesting her high-profile tour of Australia in December was not a smooth ride.

Cuba: What Jimmy Carter and Calvin Coolidge have in common (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 02:53 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Jimmy Carter and Calvin Coolidge have at least one thing in common: they are the only two US presidents to have visited Cuba since 1928.

Crackdown: Bahrain Goes After The Blogfather (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - In the continuing campaign to stamp out dissent, the Island Kingdom arrests a popular blogger thought to have been above arrest.

In rare visit with Castro, Jimmy Carter attempts to restart US-Cuba relations (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:52 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Former US President Jimmy Carter aimed to hit all the right points on a three-day trip to Cuba. He sat with revolutionary icon Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl, and met today with leading Cuban dissidents, calling attention to the human rights and political issues that have long been at the center of stalled US-Cuba relations.
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