Thursday, February 24, 2011

Gadhafi blames drugs, al Qaeda

Gadhafi blames drugs, al Qaeda


Gadhafi blames drugs, al Qaeda

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:25 PM PST

Libya's third-largest city reportedly is in the hands of the opposition Thursday, reports say, while government security forces tighten their grip on the capital, Tripoli. FULL STORY | LIVE BLOG | OBAMA'S RESPONSE | EVACUATIONS

Quake's death toll rises in New Zealand

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:27 PM PST

The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch earlier this week rose Thursday, with at least 98 confirmed deaths and 226 reported missing, police said.

Suicide bombing kills 12 in Iraq

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

At least 12 people were killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide bombing Thursday in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, police said.

Report: Thousands of migrants kidnapped in Mexico

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:05 AM PST

In Mexico, a man who tried to journey illegally into the United States to seek work vows that he will never again leave his home.

Judge: WikiLeaks' Assange can be extradited to Sweden

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:27 AM PST

A judge in Britain is expected to rule Thursday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden.

Eight ruling party lawmakers resign in Yemen

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

Eight lawmakers from Yemen's ruling party, General People's Congress, have resigned in part to protest the violence that anti-government demonstrators have faced as they call for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.

More civilian casualties reported in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:09 AM PST

Just days after the governor of an northeastern Afghanistan province claimed dozens of civilians were killed in a NATO-led mission targeting insurgents, new allegations of civilian casualties surfaced in a nearby province Thursday.

Defense attorney: Jailed Zimbabwe activists beaten by authorities

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

Political activists and union members arrested in Zimbabwe last week and accused of plotting an Egyptian-style uprising against longtime President Robert Mugabe were beaten by state security agents, their attorney said Thursday.

Revolution signals new dawn for Egypt's women

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:35 AM PST

A couple of days after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, 24-year-old Nawara Belal was driving in Cairo when she was verbally abused by an army officer.

More than 50 Somalis reported dead in boat capsizing, U.N. says

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:43 AM PST

An attempt to flee war-torn Somalia ended in tragedy when a boat carrying dozens of Somalis capsized in the Gulf of Aden, killing all but one person on board, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday.

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