Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Libyan rebels 'disappointed' by NATO

Libyan rebels 'disappointed' by NATO


Libyan rebels 'disappointed' by NATO

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:40 PM PDT

Efforts to prevent Moammar Gadhafi's forces from attacking civilians have been complicated by weather and the regime's use of human shields, a NATO official said.

TEPCO: Radioactive water leak stopped

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:51 PM PDT

The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped, Tokyo Electric Power said Wednesday.

3 N.Y. bodies aren't missing woman

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:02 PM PDT

The search resumed Tuesday in an area near Gilgo Beach on Long Island, New York, where police have found the remains of eight people.

GOP budget chief: Cut $6.2 trillion

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Top House Republican leaders unveiled a 2012 budget proposal Tuesday that would cut $6.2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade while radically overhauling Medicare and Medicaid -- two hugely popular entitlement programs that have long been considered politically untouchable.

No deal as federal shutdown looms

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

White House and congressional negotiators failed to reach a deal on a budget to cover the rest of the current fiscal year, bringing a federal shutdown closer.

Execs donate bonuses to rig victims' kin

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Top executives of the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig announced Tuesday they will donate their safety bonuses to the families of the 11 workers killed in the April 2010 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sewage tank collapses; 2 killed

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:38 PM PDT

Two workers at a wastewater treatment plant were missing Tuesday after an overflow tank collapsed in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, dumping at least 1.5 million gallons of sewage into the Pigeon Forge River, according to the state's Emergency Management Agency.

From bad-boy star to Haiti's president

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT

It was just before Christmas when Michel Martelly mulled over events in his troubled land and concluded that everything had been done to ensure loss for him at the polls.

Ecuador boots out U.S. ambassador

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:58 AM PDT

The Ecuadorian government on Tuesday declared the U.S. ambassador in that country, Heather Hodges, persona non grata and asked her to leave as soon as possible, the state-run Andes news agency reported. The decision was based on a State Department cable made public by WikiLeaks, it said.

Southwest finds 5 planes with cracks

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to issue a directive Tuesday mandating operators of about 175 older Boeing 737s to conduct inspections for wear and tear.

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