Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Gaddafi defiant in face of mounting revolt (Reuters)

Gaddafi defiant in face of mounting revolt (Reuters)

Gaddafi defiant in face of mounting revolt (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:10 AM PST

Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, speaks during an address on state television in Tripoli, in this still image taken from video, February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Libyan TV via REUTERS TVReuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule on Tuesday, making a fleeting television appearance to disdain protesters and deny he had fled the country.

New Zealand quake kills at least 65 (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:06 AM PST

Reuters - A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday, with more casualties expected as rescuers worked into the night to find scores of people trapped inside collapsed buildings.

China official warns of domestic unrest and "hostile" West (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST

Reuters - The Chinese government faces a turbulent time of domestic unrest and challenges from "hostile Western forces" that it will fight with more sophisticated controls, a Communist Party law-and-order official said.

Egypt asks for freeze on Mubarak assets (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), in central London February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Matt Dunham/PoolReuters - Egypt's public prosecutor moved on to freeze the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak, the first sign that the deposed president would be held to account by the rulers to whom he handed power 10 days ago.

Pakistan says American's CIA link has no bearing on (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:38 AM PST

A supporter of political party Tehreek-e-Insaf holds a placard as she takes part in a protest rally with others against Raymond Davis from the U.S. in Peshawar February 22, 2011. Pakistan insisted on Tuesday that the courts would decide the fate of an American, Davis, detained on murder charges, even after it was revealed he was a CIA contractor whom Washington says enjoys diplomatic immunity. The case of 36-year-old Davis, a former U.S. special forces officer, has strained the already-uneasy alliance between the United States and Pakistan, who are supposed to be united in the face of Islamist militants waging a war in Afghanistan. The placard reads, Reuters - Pakistan insisted on Tuesday that the courts would decide the fate of an American detained on murder charges, even after it was revealed he was a CIA contractor whom Washington says enjoys diplomatic immunity.

Mexico: U.S. Agent's Killing Reveals Drug-War Tensions (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:55 AM PST

Time.com - The first death of a U.S. agent in Mexico's drug war is bound to add pressure to the already-strained alliance between the two countries

Turkey, Italy try to evacuate citizens from Libya (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:05 AM PST

AP - Turkey says three ships are en route for Benghazi to evacuate thousands of its citizens from the Libyan city hit hardest by deadly protests against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi.

Bahrain king orders release of political prisoners (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:35 AM PST

Bahraini anti-government protesters seen the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)AP - Bahrain's king has ordered the release of some political prisoners as the embattled monarchy tries to engage protesters in talks aimed at easing the weeklong demonstrations demanding change in the strategic Gulf nation.

Mexico police unearth human fragments in Tijuana (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:09 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors have unearthed what appear to be fat, skin and bones at properties in the border city of Tijuana once used by a man known as the "stew-maker," who confessed to dissolving the bodies of drug cartel victims.

Gadhafi goes on Libyan TV amid wave of protests (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:04 AM PST

In this video image broadcast on Libyan state television early Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is shown. Gadhafi appeared for less than a minute on state television and made brief remarks to say he was in the capital Tripoli and deny rumors he had to fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country. (AP Photo/Libyan State Television) TV OUT LIBYA OUTAP - Deep rifts opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a bloody crackdown on protest in the capital of Tripoli, where cars and buildings were burned. Gadhafi went on state TV early Tuesday to attempt to show he was still in charge.

ASEAN ministers discuss Thai-Cambodia conflict (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:59 AM PST

Southeast Asian foreign ministers and senior officials confer during Informal ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 to discuss a deadly border dispute that broke out between Cambodia and Thailand near an 11th century temple. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia held emergency talks Tuesday on how to end a deadly standoff between Cambodia and Thailand near a disputed 11th century temple.

Tar sands row threatens Canada-EU trade deal: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST

Reuters - Canada has threatened to scrap a trade deal with the European Union if the EU persists with plans that would block imports of Canada's highly polluting tar sands, according to EU documents and sources.

Tourists stay away from storm-battered Queensland (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:24 AM PST

In this Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 photo, hostel owner Robert Smith poses at the roof-top garden at the Jackaroo Hostel in Sydney's Kings Cross. Guests have extended their stays, sometimes for weeks, due to changes in plans for Queensland trips, and the hostel has been turning away up to 15 guests per day, Smith said, following Queensland state suffering deadly flooding and a massive cyclone. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Dream holiday destination Queensland has a new nightmare. The flood waters have receded, the cyclone's fury is long spent — the welcome mat is out again. But tourists are staying away in droves.

Why Yemen's youths are not bowing to government pressure, violence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Yemen protesters have returned to the main entrance of Sanaa University to stage a sit-in, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down and defying the police and plain-clothed government supporters who opened fire on them Saturday.

Gaddafi's Next Move: Sabotage Libya's Oil and Sow Chaos? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:55 AM PST

Time.com - Gaddafi knows he cannot retake Libya with the forces he has. But what he can do is make the rebellious tribes and army officers regret their disloyalty, turning Libya into another Somalia

How a broken social contract sparked Bahrain protests (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - It's known as the "river to the people."

G20 ministers reject calls for climate justice (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:14 AM PST

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Feb 21 (OneWorld.net) - Proposals for a global financial transaction tax to help the development of poor countries affected by climate change have been ignored by the world's leading finance ministers.
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