Saturday, April 30, 2011

Gadhafi calls for cease-fire negotiations

Gadhafi calls for cease-fire negotiations


Gadhafi calls for cease-fire negotiations

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Saturday urged NATO to negotiate an end to airstrikes, accusing the international coalition of killing civilians and destroying the nation's infrastructure in a bid to take over its oil production.

Rights group: One Chinese lawyer freed, another goes missing

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:57 AM PDT

Chinese authorities freed a prominent lawyer held for more than two months shortly after a U.S. official called for his release, a rights group said.

In flashpoint Syrian city, another day of shelling

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:30 AM PDT

A few dozen tanks fired shells on Saturday in the restive Syrian city of Daraa, the site of ongoing clashes between security forces and protesters, eyewitnesses told CNN.

Taliban announces spring offensive

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:02 AM PDT

The Taliban said Saturday it is launching a new offensive against foreign troops and Afghan security forces -- and will focus on military bases and convoys.

NATO: Slain U.S. troops were armed

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT

The eight American troops killed by an Afghan pilot earlier this week at an airport in Kabul l were all armed with "weapons and ammo," according to the preliminary findings released Friday of an investigation by NATO and the Afghan government.

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