Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Libyan rebels set deadline for loyalist towns

Libyan rebels set deadline for loyalist towns


Libyan rebels set deadline for loyalist towns

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Libya's interim leader issued an ultimatum Tuesday for towns still under the control of Gadhafi loyalists: Surrender peacefully or face fierce military battles come Saturday.

Japan gets new prime minister, again

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:45 AM PDT

Japan's parliament elected Yoshihiko Noda as the country's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the country's sixth new leader in five years.

Deadly casino fire 'got out of control'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:27 AM PDT

The suspects arrested in connection with a Mexico casino fire told investigators that civilians were not their target, but that the blaze "got out of control," killing 52 people and injuring others, including some of the alleged perpetrators, officials said Tuesday.

19 rescued from flooded mine in China

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Workers pulled to the surface 19 miners from a flooded mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province early Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of rescued miners to 22, state media said.

U.N. warns on mutant strain of bird flu virus

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:43 AM PDT

The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly avian flu virus, saying there are indications a mutant strain may be spreading in Asia.

Planes collide during training in Lithuania

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:15 AM PDT

A French Mirage 2000 jet fighter collided with a Lithuanian plane during a training mission Tuesday in Lithuania, the French Defense Ministry said.

Floods kill at least 25 in Nigeria

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT

At least 25 people were killed in flooding that hit the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria over the weekend, the Nigerian Red Cross said Tuesday.

Burned Gadhafi family nanny being treated

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:31 AM PDT

The badly burned former nanny of some of Moammar Gadhafi's grandchildren is receiving medical treatment Tuesday in the burns unit at a Tripoli hospital.

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