Saturday, March 26, 2011

West targets Libyan forces in bid to end stalemate (Reuters)

West targets Libyan forces in bid to end stalemate (Reuters)

West targets Libyan forces in bid to end stalemate (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:10 PM PDT

Reuters - Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi's tanks and artillery in eastern Libya to try to break a battlefield stalemate and help rebels take the strategic town of Ajdabiyah.

Radiation spikes in seawater by stricken Japan plant (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Aerial view shows the damaged roof of the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Tomioka, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, in this still image taken from a March 23, 2011 Japan Defence Ministry video. REUTERS/Japan Defence Ministry via Reuters TVReuters - Radioactivity levels are soaring in seawater near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japan's nuclear safety agency said on Saturday, two weeks after the nuclear power plant was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Yemen ruler ready to step down, Syria protests spread (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah said on Friday he was ready to cede power, the third Arab ruler who may be forced out by popular protests which began in North Africa and have now spread into the Gulf, Syria and Jordan.

Canadian government falls, election set for May (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes part in a photo opportunity in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - The opposition toppled Canada's Conservative government on Friday, accusing it of sleaze and mismanagement, and set the scene for a May election that polls indicate the Conservatives will win.

Jordan PM warns of chaos as protester dies (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Supporters of Jordan's King Abdullah wave the national flags and carry pictures of the King during a demonstration in his support in Amman March 25, 2011. REUTERS/Ali JarekjiReuters - A protester died after security forces broke up clashes on Friday between supporters of King Abdullah and protesters calling for reform, and the government warned it would not tolerate "chaos."

A Standoff in Yemen: Can Saleh Negotiate His Departure? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Time.com - As behind-the-scenes negotiations stall in Yemen, the President gives a seemingly conciliatory speech while reminding the country of the resources he can still summon

Sri Lanka plot England defeat in W.Cup quarters (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:46 PM PDT

England fast bowler Tim Bresnan (L) runs as the team trains at the R.Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo. England play Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup fourth quarter-final match on Saturday.(AFP/William West)AFP - Muttiah Muralitharan will attempt to weave a magic spell of spin around England in Colombo on Saturday while mighty South Africa open an inquest into another World Cup fright night.

Gates pushes peace amid bombings in West Bank (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:55 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives at a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, not pictured, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Fadi Arouri, Pool)AP - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad sounded willing to renew efforts toward peace with Israel. But entreaties by the visiting American Pentagon chief to Israeli leaders were publicly rebuffed and met with vows for retribution for this week's bus-stop bombing and mortar attacks on Israel.

Report: 230,000 displaced by Mexico's drug war (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Police detectives look for fingerprints on television entertainer Jose Luis Cerda's car near to his network's office in Monterrey March 24, 2011. Police found Cerda, who had been shot in the head, blindfolded and with his feet and hands bound, dumped by a main highway in Mexico's richest city Monterrey after being kidnapped on Thursday night when he left the network's local offices, police said. Brazen hitmen had returned to the site and later carried off Cerda's abandoned body on Friday just as police and journalists arrived at the scene, a day after Mexican media vowed to play down their coverage of the drugs war. Picture taken March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)AP - About 230,000 people have been displaced in Mexico because of drug violence, and about half of them may have taken refuge in the United States, according to a new study.

Libya rebels seize strategic oil town Ajdabiya: AFP (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT

Libyan rebels backed by a barrage of Western air strikes seized control on Saturday of the strategic eastern oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Moamer Kadhafi's forces, an AFP correspondent reported.(AFP)AFP - Libyan rebels backed by a barrage of Western air strikes seized control on Saturday of the strategic eastern oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Moamer Kadhafi's forces, an AFP correspondent reported.

US rushes freshwater to help Japan nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:59 AM PDT

U.S. Navy's barge YOGN-115, back, is towed by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's multi purpose support ship off the coast of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, March 26, 2011. The barge carrying 1.04 million liters (275,000 gallons) of fresh water departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Friday to support cooling efforts at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Yasushi Kanno) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAP - U.S. naval barges loaded with freshwater sped toward Japan's overheated nuclear plant to help workers who scrambled Saturday to stem a worrying rise in radioactivity and remove dangerously contaminated water from the facility.

Australia apologises for troops Facebook insults (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith, pictured in 2010, Friday apologised to his Afghan counterpart for racist comments and videos posted by troops, saying they could result in some soldiers being sent home.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith Friday apologised to his Afghan counterpart for racist comments and videos posted by troops, saying they could result in some soldiers being sent home.

In Libya, a campaign to confuse (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:49 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi decries Western airstrikes as a “new crusader battle” and calls upon “all Islamic armies” to assist in a momentous fight. On the eve of the air campaign one week ago, the regime issues a statement: If attacked, Libya would “expose all air and maritime traffic” in the Mediterranean Sea to counterattack.

Has Bahrain's Opposition Thrown In the Towel? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Literally beaten into submission, the island kingdom's protesters say they will protest in a different way from now on -- and seek dialogue.

Egypt revolution 2.0: Amid flagging support for strikes, protesters turn to politics (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:52 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As hundreds of people gathered Friday in central Cairo in the familiar tableau of chants and slogans demanding reform, dozens of others gathered indoors for the less exhilarating work of developing a media strategy for a new political party.
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