Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Snipers, shells, tanks terrorize key Libyan city (AP)

Snipers, shells, tanks terrorize key Libyan city (AP)

Snipers, shells, tanks terrorize key Libyan city (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel adjusts his scraf before moving closer to the frontline after Moammar Gadhafi's forces fired on them on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Moammar Gadhafi's snipers and tanks are terrorizing civilians in Libya's third-largest city, and the U.S. military said Tuesday it was "considering all options" in response to dire conditions that have left people cowering in darkened homes and scrounging for food and rainwater.

More missiles launched over Libya; US jet crashes (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:45 PM PDT

In this image taken during an organized trip by the Libyan authorities, A Libyan soldier in civilian clothes takes a picture amidst the wreckage of what was described as a maintenance warehouse hit by two missiles Monday evening on a Naval base in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday March 22, 2011. Missile transporters and launchers were among the destroyed hardware. A senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss classified data, said Monday that the attacks thus far had reduced Libya's air defense capabilities by more than 50 percent (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - Coalition forces pounded Libyan military targets with 24 more Tomahawk missiles, expanding the no-fly zone over the North African nation but suffering the loss of a U.S. fighter jet, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Power lines up in progress at Japan nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Norio Tsuzumi, vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., center right, apologizes evacuees at an evacuation center in Tamura, Japan, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (AP Photo/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Koichi Nakamura) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAP - Workers at a leaking nuclear plant hooked up power lines to all six of the crippled complex's reactor units Tuesday, but other repercussions from the massive earthquake and tsunami were still rippling across the nation as economic losses mounted at three of Japan's flagship companies.

Power crumbling, Yemen leader warns of civil war (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Anti-government protestors gesture during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Yemen's embattled U.S.-backed president said Tuesday that a military coup would lead to civil war and pledged to step down by year's end but not hand power to army commanders who have joined the opposition. Arabic on the demonstrator's hands reads, ' Leave'. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Yemen's U.S.-backed president, his support crumbling among political allies and the army, warned that the country could slide into a "bloody" civil war Tuesday as the opposition rejected his offer to step down by the end of the year. Tens of thousands protested in the capital demanding his immediate ouster, emboldened by top military commanders who joined their cause.

AP Exclusive: Few were prepared for nuclear crisis (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PDT

A resident explains his fears during a town hall meeting on the impact of radiation exposure from the nearby leaking Fukushima nuclear facilities, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in the town of Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Before the disasters, safety drills were seldom if ever practiced and information about radiation exposure rarely given in Futuba, said a woman living in the small town in the shadow of the nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - When the massive earthquake and tsunami rocked northeast Japan on March 11, residents who had been prepared by years of drills knew exactly what to do: They scrambled for cover until the shaking stopped, then ran for higher ground to avoid the giant wave.

In Central America, Obama's worries closer to home (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:47 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend their official state dinner offered by Chile's President Sebastian Pinera at the government palace La Moneda in Santiago, Chile, Monday March 21, 2011. Obama is in Chile as part of a three-country, five-day tour of Latin America. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - President Barack Obama opened the final leg of his Latin American tour Tuesday in El Salvador, a critical partner on immigration and narcotics wars, issues of increasing concern to the United States.

SD governor signs 3-day wait for abortion into law (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

AP - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law Tuesday requiring women to wait three days after meeting with a doctor to have an abortion, the longest waiting period in the nation.

AP source: Chris Brown destroys dressing room (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:29 PM PDT

In this publicity image released by ABC, singer Chris Brown appears on the morning program 'Good Morning America,' Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in New York. Brown was on “GMA” to promote his new album, “F.A.M.E.,” released the same day. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)AP - Chris Brown trashed his dressing room at "Good Morning America" and broke a window with a chair Tuesday after co-host Robin Roberts asked him about his attack on Rihanna, according to a person familiar with the show.

Taylor gets probation, teen says he deserved jail (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Former football star Lawrence Taylor, center, leaves Rockland County Courthouse in New City, N.Y., Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The 52-year-old ex-linebacker pleaded guilty in January to sexual misconduct and patronizing a 16-year-old prostitute. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Former football star Lawrence Taylor was sentenced Tuesday to six years on probation for an encounter with an underage prostitute, but the girl told the media afterward that he should have gone to jail. The New York Giants ex-linebacker pleaded guilty in January to sexual misconduct and having sex with an underage prostitute.

Bonds trial: Did slugger know he was doing drugs? (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PDT

Barry Bonds, right, leaves the federal courthouse after the first day of his trial, Monday, March 21, 2011, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - A federal prosecutor says it's "ridiculous and unbelievable" that Barry Bonds thought he was taking flax seed oil and arthritis cream when his personal trainer gave him steroids.

Gaddafi shells towns, rebels pinned down in east (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:39 AM PDT

A rebel fighter carries his weapon outside the northeastern Libyan town of Ajdabiyah, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked two west Libyan towns, killing dozens, while rebels were pinned down in the east and NATO tried to resolve a dispute over who should lead the Western air campaign.

IAEA tracks radiation leaks at Japan's crippled plant (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Owada Yuna carries her three-year-old sister Yumeka as she searches for names of her 20 missing high school friends at a shelter for those evacuated from the disaster zone in Rikuzentakai, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear complex is still emitting radiation but the source is unclear, a senior U.N. atomic agency official said, as workers made progress restoring electric power to the site.

U.S., allies agree on key NATO role for Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A view of a naval military facility damaged by coalition air strikes in eastern Tripoli, March 22, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - President Barack Obama Tuesday won British and French support for a NATO role in the air campaign against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi as the western allies thrashed out operational details aimed at transferring U.S. control of the mission.

History of safety issues at Fukushima (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:26 AM PDT

(From R to L) Reactors No. 1 to 4 are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Fukushima is seen in this satellite image, taken and released by DigitalGlobe March 18, 2011. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/HandoutReuters - TOKYO (Reuters)- When the massive tsunami smacked into Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power plant was stacked high with more uranium than it was originally designed to hold and had repeatedly missed mandatory safety checks over the past decade.

Obama offers new U.S. partnership with Latin America (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves before delivering a speech at Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - President Barack Obama called on Monday for a "new era of partnership" with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbors in the region.

U.S. fighter jet crashes in rebel-held Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:49 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter jet crashed in Libya overnight after a mechanical failure but its crew was safe, a spokesman for the U.S. military Africa Command said on Tuesday.

Wal-Mart to argue sex-bias case in Supreme Court (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will urge the Supreme Court next week to reject the largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit in history, brought by female employees who seek billion of dollars.

Yemen president warns of civil war if forced to quit (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PDT

General Ali Mohsen, commander of Yemen's northwest military zone, announces on television that his unit will be joining the non-violent revolution, March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Handout via Reuters TVReuters - Yemen's president said on Tuesday his country would descend into civil war if he were forced to quit and Washington voiced concern about instability in the Arab state that has become an al Qaeda stronghold.

Fighting still rages in Libya despite no-fly zone (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:37 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel sits on the back of a pick up truck as rebel forces massed several kilometres from the key city of Ajdabiya. Fighting raged between forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and insurgents in several towns Tuesday despite a UN-mandated no-fly zone aimed at stopping the violence.(AFP/Patrick Baz)AFP - Fighting raged between forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and insurgents in several towns on Tuesday despite a UN-mandated no-fly zone aimed at stopping the violence.

Libya: live report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Military personel prepare a French Rafale jet fighter at the aerial military base 126 in Solenzara, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. France, which has mobilised about 100 warplanes - mainly Rafale and Mirage 2000 jets - was the first country to overfly the rebel bastion of Benghaz using 20 warplanes for air strikes after the go-ahead for a no-fly zone.(AFP/Stephan Agostini)AFP - 1940 GMT: Romanian President Traian Basescu says his country will send a frigate with a crew of more than 200 to the Mediterranean to take part in the NATO arms embargo on Libya.
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