Friday, February 25, 2011

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Activists demand change in peaceful Jordan protest

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:50 PM PST

A heavy police presence in downtown Amman Friday ensured that this week's demonstration did not result in a repeat of clashes between pro-government and anti-government demonstrators.

iReporters capture Hollywood's glamour

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:49 PM PST

Forgotten graves home to the 'invisible dead'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:48 PM PST

Duncan Shropshire stops at the edge of the treeline, where the meadow becomes a forest. His yellow linen shirt is misbuttoned and crooked, leaving the bottom of his belly slightly exposed.

Help your dog become a composter

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:16 PM PST

Long before I was dispelling eco-advice, I worked as a dog walker while in graduate school, and one of my charges was a Great Dane -- so I know how big a task cleaning up after your pooch can be. Pooches produce an average of 274 pounds of waste a year. (I'm guessing that amount is doubled for bigger dogs like Great Danes.)

Forgotten graves home to the 'invisible dead'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:12 PM PST

Duncan Shropshire stops at the edge of the treeline, where the meadow becomes a forest. His yellow linen shirt is misbuttoned and crooked, leaving the bottom of his belly slightly exposed.

New Zealand quake death toll rises to 145

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:09 PM PST

The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that demolished parts of Christchurch, New Zealand, has climbed to 145, police said Saturday.

What will happen to former NFL player's brain?

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:06 PM PST

Tregg Duerson, his face drawn and his eyes exhausted, expressed confusion and dismay about many of the details surrounding his father's suicide last week. But he is sure about one thing.

Reports of torture, killing in Libya, says U.N. secretary general

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:48 PM PST

As clashes in the Libyan capital continued Friday between government security forces and anti-regime protesters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters unequivocally: "The violence must stop."

A reprieve for high-speed rail in Florida?

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:50 PM PST

A proposed high-speed rail line in Florida may not be dead after all.

Violence escalates in Ivory Coast

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:49 PM PST

Hundreds of people fled a pro-Alassane Ouattara neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbabgbo have been fighting an armed Ouattara supporters for the past week.

Countries and companies scramble to get citizens out of Libya

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:46 PM PST

Governments and companies around the world were making a run to get their citizens out of volatile Libya on Friday. Here is a country-by-country breakdown:

A baseball wife emerges from the dugout

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:35 PM PST

Harold Seymour wrote baseball's first Bible, debunking some of the game's biggest myths.

China blocks access to LinkedIn

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:29 PM PST

Users in China are reporting that access to LinkedIn has been blocked throughout the country. By all indications, it seems that the popular career networking site has run afoul of the country's infamous Great Firewall.

U.N. watchdog group has new concerns about Iran's nuclear program

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:08 PM PST

Additional information received recently by a United Nations watchdog group raises new concerns about the intent of Iran's nuclear program.

676 arrested, tons of drugs seized in U.S. bust of Mexican cartels

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:51 PM PST

U.S. law enforcement seized thousands of pounds of drugs and arrested hundreds of people in a synchronized bust targeting Mexican drug cartels and their associates, federal authorities said Friday.

Tensions flare in Wisconsin after Assembly passes bill on union rights

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:47 PM PST

Tensions simmered in Wisconsin as a political stalemate continued Friday after the state's Assembly passed a Republican bill that would strip most state workers of the bulk of their collective-bargaining rights.

Sheen won't get paid for dumped 'Two and a Half Men' episodes

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:43 PM PST

If you're outraged by Charlie Sheen's interviews today, here's one fact that might make you feel better: The actor won't get paid for the axed Two and a Half Men episodes.

American citizen reportedly detained in Pakistan

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:41 PM PST

Another U.S. citizen has reportedly been detained by Pakistani authorities, according to a statement released Friday by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.

Obama moves to pressure Libya

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:32 PM PST

President Barack Obama said Friday that sanctions against Libya will target the government while protecting the people.

Twitter helps homeless man reunite with daughter

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:27 PM PST

One tweet was all it took to reunite a homeless New York man with a daughter he had not seen in 11 years.

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