Friday, August 26, 2011

Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi (Reuters)

Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi (Reuters)

Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:12 AM PDT

Libyan dead bodies lay in the hospital of Abu Salim district, in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. The four-story hospital was completely empty with shattered glass over the floors, dark with dried blood stains and with medical equipment strewn about. In the hospital yard next to the parking lot is a pile of 20 decomposing bodies, all of them darker skinned than most Libyans, covered with blankets. Gadhafi had recruited fighters from sub-Saharan Africa.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)Reuters - Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli.

Libyan rebels to seek U.N. seat next month (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:47 AM PDT

Reuters - The Libyan rebel political leader said on Friday the transitional government-in-waiting will seek a seat at the United Nations next month following the apparent overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi this week.

Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara leaves at a news conference after a meeting with Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be shaping up as a battle between the most popular contender and a rival backed by a party powerbroker, although with five candidates in play, the outcome was hard to call.

Italy says Libyan oil facilities not damaged at all (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Italian oil and gas facilities in Libya were not damaged during the conflict and can restart as soon as security conditions permit, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Italian radio on Friday.

Documents show Gaddafi tried to halt NATO: report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Reuters - The Gaddafi government carried out a lobbying operation to try to stop NATO's bombardment of Libya, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, citing secret documents seen by the newspaper.

Thailand's Thaksin Steals the Spotlight Once Again (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The exiled former prime minister's high-profile trip to Japan overshadowed his sister Yingluck's first parliamentary debate. Is this a sign of things to come?

World stocks unsteady ahead of Bernanke speech (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Trader Patrick Forbes works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - World stock markets were unsteady on Friday as jittery investors waited to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would promise new steps to help the U.S. economy ward off another recession.

Bahrain cleric to rulers: Reform or risk ouster (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:39 AM PDT

AP - Bahrain's most senior Shiite cleric warned the Gulf kingdom's rulers Friday to either ease their grip on power or risk joining Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and other Arab leaders swept aside by uprisings.

Death toll rises to 53 in attack on Mexico casino (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:38 AM PDT

Firefighters carry an unidentified person on stretcher out of the Casino Royale in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday Aug. 25 2011. Two dozen gunmen burst into the casino in northern Mexico on Thursday, doused it with a flammable liquid and started a fire that trapped gamblers inside, killing more than 28 people and injuring a dozen more, authorities said. (AP Photo)AP - The death toll climbed as workers continued to pull bodies out of a burned casino in northern Mexico, where gunmen spread gasoline and ignited a fire that trapped and killed at least 53 gamblers and employees.

Israel to OK thousands of Egyptian troops in Sinai: report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:55 AM PDT

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak visits an Iron Dome rocket shield battery in the southern city of Ashkelon August 21, 2011. REUTERS/Amir CohenReuters - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will agree to let Egypt deploy thousands of troops in the Sinai to tighten security after a deadly border attack by gunmen that strained relations between the two countries, the Economist reported on Friday.

HK think tank to put Asian angle on global issues (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:36 AM PDT

AP - A prominent Hong Kong business family has set up a think tank to look at global economic issues in the latest attempt at developing a world class research institute in Asia that can rival those in North America or Europe.

Quebecers fleeing separatists, Liberals, poll shows (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Reuters - A political party that does not yet exist would win the next Quebec election handily, beating both the ruling Liberals and separatists who want independence for the Canadian province, a poll indicated on Thursday.

Sydney neurosurgeon imprisoned over drug deaths (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:10 PM PDT

AP - A drug-addicted neurosurgeon was sentenced Friday to almost eight years in prison after two prostitutes died of overdoses during sex and cocaine binges nine months apart in his exclusive Sydney apartment.

Tribal divisions may test new Libya government (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:26 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Behind the high walls of a family compound in Libya's eastern rebel capital, a giant photo of the late rebel commander Gen. Abdel Fatah Younis smiles down on the dozens of men from his tribe who visit in a large tent after breaking the Ramadan fast on a summer night.

Kim Jong Il Goes to Siberia: And He Likes It! (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The North Korean despot takes a trip into Russian territory for the first time in almost a decade. And Moscow is claiming a diplomatic breakthrough

Germany plays catch-up after being on sidelines of NATO's Libya campaign (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Having decided to stand on the sidelines for NATO's Libya campaign â€" amid strong criticism â€" Berlin is now sprinting to catch up with history as Tripoli floods with rebels and a victory seems near.
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