Sunday, September 4, 2011

Libyan rebels close to Gadhafi stronghold

Libyan rebels close to Gadhafi stronghold


Libyan rebels close to Gadhafi stronghold

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:29 AM PDT

Fighters pushed Sunday to the outskirts of one of Moammar Gadhafi's last bastions of support, setting the stage for possible clashes ahead of this week's deadline for loyalists of the ousted leader to surrender.

Documents shed light on CIA, Gadhafi spy ties

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:53 PM PDT

Documents seized at the Libyan intelligence headquarters have unearthed new insights into the CIA's "surprisingly close relationship" with their counterparts in the Gadhafi regime.

Katia could become major hurricane

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Hurricane Katia intensified rapidly to become a Category 2 storm on Sunday as it spun through the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.

Mideast's first nuclear power plant is online, Iran says

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Iran has connected one of its nuclear plants to the national electric grid, marking the first time a nuclear power plant in the Middle East has produced power, the Iranian government said Sunday.

Netanyahu: Israel won't back down over Turkey

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:56 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday refused to give ground in an increasingly harsh diplomatic confrontation with Turkey, once his country's strongest ally in the region.

Red Cross leader to press Syria for prisoner access

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:02 AM PDT

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross is pressing Syria's leaders for access to detainees held by the government amid reports of widespread abuse in the conflict-wracked nation, the agency said.

Ireland ramps up battle with Vatican over child abuse

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Ireland stepped up its battle with the Roman Catholic Church over child abuse Sunday, with Justice Minister Alan Shatter vowing to pass a law requiring priests to report suspicions of child abuse, even if they learn about them in confession.

Chilean plane crash kills 21

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:03 PM PDT

All 21 people aboard a military plane that went missing off Chile's Pacific coast, near the Juan Fernandez islands, are dead, Defense Minister Andres Allamand said Saturday, CNN Chile reported.

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