Friday, April 1, 2011

Libya official dismisses cease-fire offer

Libya official dismisses cease-fire offer


Libya official dismisses cease-fire offer

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Battles raged in Libya on Friday as mixed messages of peace put forth from several corners brought no guarantees of an end to the conflict.

U.N. staffers killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Several United Nations staffers were killed in an attack in northern Afghanistan on Friday, authorities said.

Official: Japan evacuees may be stranded for months

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:39 PM PDT

Tens of thousands evacuated from around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant may not be allowed home for months, a Japanese minister said Friday, with no end in sight for the nuclear crisis as fresh concerns mount about alarming radiation levels in beef, seawater and groundwater.

Reports: 2 Americans in Syria released

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Two Americans detained amid the social turbulence in Syria have been released, the State Department and others said Friday.

Deadly protests ripple across Syria, witnesses say

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Protests snowballed across Syria on Friday, with security forces firing at demonstrators outside the capital and using tear gas to disperse crowds in other cities, witnesses said.

Activists return to Tahrir Square to revive movement

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Cairo's famous Tahrir Square on Friday, as part of an effort by liberal activists to revive their movement after a series of perceived political set-backs.

In Yemen, rival demonstrations draw thousands

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Rival demonstrations staged by pro- and anti-government protesters in Yemen's capital have drawn tens of thousands of people Friday, witnesses said.

Final stage of Ivory Coast's political crisis?

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:52 PM PDT

The African Union called on Laurent Gbagbo to relinquish power Friday as forces attacked the home of the disputed incumbent.

In Jordan's capital, police separate loyalists, protesters

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:41 AM PDT

Police in Jordan's capital worked to separate pro- and anti-government demonstrators on Friday and avert the violence that erupted there last week.

Ex-rugby star charged with ax murders

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:39 AM PDT

A former South African rugby star who is charged with the murder of three people in Durban on Monday will undergo mental observation, police say.

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