Saturday, March 26, 2011

Woman says Libyan forces raped her

Woman says Libyan forces raped her


Woman says Libyan forces raped her

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Libyan security forces dragged a woman away after she burst into a Tripoli hotel to tell journalists that Moammar Gadhafi's forces had raped her. FULL STORY | REBELS ADVANCE

Japan: Sea radiation 1,250 times normal

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:18 AM PDT

Tests show that levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are more than 1,250 times higher than normal. FULL STORY l STATUS REPORT ON NUCLEAR PLANTS

Colombian military kills 15 rebels, president says

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Colombian armed forces have killed 15 guerrillas in the western province of Cauca, President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday.

Carter coming back to Cuba, raising expectations

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:03 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.

Yemen president says he is 'ready to step down'

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told an Arab television network that he is "ready to step down with respect and dignity, even within a two hours notice."

Syrian protesters wounded by gunfire

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

A day after violent protests erupted in the restive city of Daraa, where dozens of people were killed, hundreds of Syrians demonstrated peacefully without security forces present, a witness said Saturday.

Demonstrators swarm central London to protest spending cuts

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:43 PM PDT

Scattered violence broke out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through central London to protest proposed austerity measures and public sector spending cuts.

NATO says civilians accidentally killed in Afghanistan airstrike

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:15 AM PDT

Civilians were accidentally killed during a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan, the organization's International Security Assistance Force said in a statement Saturday.

Obama: Gbagbo should cede power in Ivory Coast

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:17 AM PDT

President Barack Obama urged the disputed leader of Ivory Coast to step down to prevent more violence as the nation grapples with postelection clashes that have left hundreds dead.

Rebel forces claim victory in key Libyan city

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:16 PM PDT

Rebel forces claimed to control a strategically located city in eastern Libya on Saturday, a week after coalition troops began airstrikes aimed at protecting civilians.

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