Sunday, April 24, 2011

Government forces retreat in Libya's Misrata (Reuters)

Government forces retreat in Libya's Misrata (Reuters)

Government forces retreat in Libya's Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Government forces retreated in Libya's coastal city of Misrata after two months of siege, but seized a rebel town in the remote Western Mountains, with no sign yet of Muammar Gaddafi being dislodged from power.

Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 01:31 PM PDT

People look at a crime scene where three women were found brutally murdered at a beauty parlor in the resort city of Acapulco April 23, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Five women, all apparently connected to a beauty parlor, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Saturday morning, state police said.

Clashes erupt for third day on Thai-Cambodian border (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:07 PM PDT

Cambodian soldiers prepare a BM-21 rocket launcher at Oddar Meanchey province, 20 km (12 miles) near the Cambodia-Thai border April 23, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Heavy fighting erupted on Sunday for a third day between Thai and Cambodian troops, with gunfire and explosions heard on both sides of the disputed border as the United Nations renewed calls for a lasting solution to the conflict.

Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions of followers as a living god, died Sunday in a hospital in southern India. He was 86.

Israeli shot by police in West Bank, army says (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Ambulance attendants at the gate of an Israeli military camp prepare to move the body of an Israeli, whom the Israeli military said was shot by a Palestinian policeman, in the West Bank city of Nablus April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideReuters - A Palestinian policeman shot dead an Israeli and wounded four others after they entered a holy site in a West Bank city without permission on Sunday, the Israeli military said.

The Muddle at the Middle of NATO's Libya Efforts (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 06:10 PM PDT

Time.com - If a regime is so monstrous that it warrants a fighting, then how can that fight end with the regime still in power?

Cameron blasted as coalition tensions surface (AFP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg are pictured through railings during a visit to a hospital. The sense of discord between the Conservative-Liberal Democrat governing coalition has grown with Clegg launching a direct blast at Cameron.(AFP/Lefteris Pitarakis)AFP - The sense of discord between the Conservative-Liberal Democrat governing coalition grew on Sunday as Deputy PM Nick Clegg launched a direct blast at Prime Minister David Cameron.

Libyan tribes try to negotiate Misrata rebel exit (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Libyan rebel fighters flash the victory sign as they drive past a heavily-shelled building searching for pro-Gadhafi forces in the besieged city of Misrata, Libya, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Government troops retreated to the outskirts of Misrata under rebel fire Saturday and the opposition claimed victory after officials in Tripoli decided to pull back forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi following nearly two months of laying siege to the western city. (AP Photo)AP - Libyan tribal leaders are trying to get rebels in the city of Misrata to lay down their arms within 48 hours, a government official said early Sunday, after a day of fierce clashes between opposition fighters and Moammar Gadhafi's forces.

6 Venezuela kids drown in stream, 3 adults missing (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 08:43 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan authorities say a stream suddenly swollen by rain water has swept away a family in the country's west. Six children are known drowned and three adults are missing and feared dead.

Rio and Guinea reach final deal on Simandou (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:58 PM PDT

A reclaimer is seen at a giant iron ore mine. Global miner Rio Tinto has settled a long-running dispute over Guinea's huge Simandou iron ore field, with the West African nation agreeing to take a stake of up to 35 percent.(AFP/HO/Rio Tinto/File)AFP - Global miner Rio Tinto has settled a long-running dispute over Guinea's huge Simandou iron ore field, with the West African nation agreeing to take a stake of up to 35 percent.

Ex-Sony chief, father of the CD, dies (AFP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Former Sony president Norio Ohga (pictured in 2002), who helped transform the music industry with the development of the compact disc format, has died at the age of 81, the company said. The music school graduate served as president from 1982 to 1995 and led the electronics manufacturer to become an entertainment empire with a portfolio encompassing music, movies and computer games.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Former Sony president Norio Ohga, who helped transform the music industry with the development of the compact disc format, has died at the age of 81, the company said.

Australian bitten after taunting shark (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 08:51 PM PDT

A reef shark is pictured in this file photo. An Australian teenager who was taunting a reef shark with a dead fish ended up getting bitten on the heel and airlifted for surgery, according to reports.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - An Australian teenager who was taunting a shark with a dead fish ended up getting bitten on the heel, according to reports.

Deadly Crackdown on Uganda's Walk-to-Work Protests (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 06:10 PM PDT

Time.com - A government crackdown on peaceful protests against rising fuel prices in Uganda have led to worries about President Yoweri Museveni's increasingly heavy-handed tactics
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