Saturday, April 23, 2011

Libyan soldiers say army retreating from Misrata (Reuters)

Libyan soldiers say army retreating from Misrata (Reuters)

Libyan soldiers say army retreating from Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Libyan troops captured by rebels in Misrata said on Saturday the army had been ordered to retreat from the besieged port, marking a possible shift in a two-month revolt against leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Syria buries scores of dead; more protests due (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Protesters gather in a square in the southern Syrian city of Deraa, April 21, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Scores of pro-democracy protesters killed by security forces will be buried across Syria in funerals expected to attract large crowds on Saturday and fuel mounting defiance against authoritarian rule.

Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.

Thai soldier killed in latest Cambodian border clash (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Cambodia's Prime Minister's son Hun Manet (L), talks with Cambodia's Defense Ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat after a news conference at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh April 22, 2011. Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border on Friday in a dawn clash that killed two Thai soldiers and wounded seven in the first major flare-up since a shaky ceasefire in February. Both sides evacuated villagers and accused each other of firing first in the thick, disputed jungle around Ta Moan and Ta Krabei temples in the northeastern Thai province of Surin, about 150 km (93 miles) southwest of the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, which saw a deadly stand-off in February. REUTERS/Samrang PringReuters - Fresh fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops on Saturday killed at last one Thai soldier, raising the number of dead on both sides to eight in two days in the worst bloodshed since the United Nations called for a ceasefire in February.

Pakistan army boss Kayani says militants' back broken (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's military has broken the back of militants linked to al Qaeda and Taliban, the country's powerful head of the army said in a speech on Saturday that followed criticism from the United States that it wasn't doing enough to fight militancy.

Mideast Diplomacy: Is Egypt Really Warming Toward Iran? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - The West should prepare for Egypt to pursue an independent foreign policy but it is still likely to be more of a rival than friend of Iran

Lee Westwood birdies last to lead in Indonesia (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:45 PM PDT

Lee Westwood of England, seen here playing a shot during the second round of the Indonesian Masters golf event at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club in Jakarta. Westwood on Saturday birdied the last hole to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the tournament where a win could see him reclaim the world number one spot.(AFP/Asian Tour/Khalid Redza)AFP - England's Lee Westwood birdied the last hole early Saturday to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Indonesian Masters where a win could see him reclaim the world number one spot.

McCain wants increased support for Libya's rebels (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:45 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. John McCain, backdropped with a pre-Gadhafi flag, talks during a press conference in Benghazi, Libya Friday, April 22, 2011. McCain, one of the strongest proponents in Congress of the American military intervention in Libya, said Friday that Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's troops are his heroes. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - U.S. Sen. John McCain called for increased military support for Libya's rebels Friday, including weapons, training and stepped-up airstrikes, in a full-throated endorsement of the opposition in its fight to oust Moammar Gadhafi.

US diplomats question Haiti's lawmaker elections (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The legitimacy of Haiti's election could be in question after officials released results showing 18 legislative candidates suddenly received thousands of votes and were named winners, U.S. diplomats said Friday.

Libyan army ordered to pull out of Misrata: soldier (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Reuters - A wounded Libyan government soldier captured by rebel forces in Misrata said on Saturday the army had been ordered to retreat from the city.

Japan recovery slowed by search for mementos (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:48 AM PDT

The members of a family searches for their belongings left after tsunami washed away their home in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday, April 23, 2011. It was their second visit to the site after the March 11 earthquake but they left there without finding anything. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)AP - Sakuji Funayama watched intently as a giant steel claw tore chunks off the remains of his two-story home, ripped open like a dollhouse by last month's tsunami and washed up onto a pile of debris. Suddenly, he spied something, waved his arms and pointed.

Conservatives hold poll lead, NDP gains (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservative Party holds a wide lead over rivals heading into the May 2 election, although the New Democrats have gained support, according to a poll released on Friday.

Gillard must set example in China: Human Rights Watch (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, seen here as she waves to wellwishers from a bus upon departure after visiting a tsunami survivor's shelter in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture of Japan.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Australian premier Julia Gillard must set an international example and tackle China on human rights rather than sidestepping the issue in favour of improving trade ties, Human Rights Watch said.

Syrian protesters set sights on riskier goal: Unseating Assad (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Syrian security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands of protestors gathered in the largest and bloodiest anti-regime protest in six weeks.

Syria: Is Assad's Clan Turning Against Him? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Growing ambitions and soap operatic history inside his own family challenge Bashar al-Assad's rule, as Syrian forces try to snuff out a growing popular revolt

Why the West need not fear Libya's Islamic warriors (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Clad in combat fatigues, Abdel Karim Hasadi relaxes in the lobby of Derna’s opulent Pearl Hotel. The devout Muslim schoolteacher-turned-rebel commander is at ease with his emerging status as the leading figure in a city with a long and important history of Islamic piety.

Renewables enjoy spring surge of superlatives (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:10 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON April 23 (OneWorld.net) - The arrival of nature's season of renewal in the northern hemisphere has been greeted with a burst of timely announcements of renewable energy schemes around the world, many of them claiming to be bigger and better than anything before.
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