Friday, April 8, 2011

U.S. general sees no military outcome in Libya (Reuters)

U.S. general sees no military outcome in Libya (Reuters)

U.S. general sees no military outcome in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Libyan rebels said five of their fighters were killed when NATO planes mistakenly bombed a rebel tank column and a top U.S. general said they were unlikely to be able to oust Muammar Gaddafi by force.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara seeks recovery despite standoff (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 08:39 PM PDT

Women walk along a street as they look for water in Abidjan April 7, 2011. U.N. peacekeepers have surrounded the Reuters - Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has called for an end to sanctions and sought to return the war-torn country to normal, despite a continuing military standoff with incumbent Laurent Gbagbo.

U.S. froze record Yemen aid package in February: report (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:32 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States froze its largest aid package for Yemen in February after popular protests broke out against the Yemeni president, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Merkel's Coalition Takes Another Hit as Her Deputy Quits (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Time.com - German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle's resignation as head of the FDP gives the party a chance to rebuild its image. But it doesn't look good for Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition

EU thrashes out Portugal bailout request (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:49 AM PDT

An old woman sits on a park bench in Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon. European Union finance ministers met on Friday to thrash out the terms of a multi-billion dollar loan to Portugal after the debt-laden Lisbon government formally requested a bailout.(AFP/Patricia de Melo Moreira)AFP - European Union finance ministers met on Friday to thrash out the terms of a multi-billion dollar loan to Portugal after the debt-laden Lisbon government formally requested a bailout.

Iraqi forces storm settlement of Iranian exiles (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:36 AM PDT

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flies on a Blackhawk helicopter back to Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. Gates arrived in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Friday for talks with regional president Massud Barzani on security needs after American troops pull out this year.(AFP/Pool/Chip Somodevilla)AP - Iraqi forces have stormed a settlement of Iranian exiles near the two nations' border that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has long sought to expel. Both sides reported casualties.

12 kids die as gunman stalks halls offormer school (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:10 PM PDT

A woman reacts outside a school after a shooting at the school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday April 7, 2011. Brazilian authorities say that a gunman opened fire in an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and at least 13 people are dead, including the gunman. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Stalking the halls of his one-time elementary school, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira killed 10 girls and two boys, most with shots to their heads even as children begged him to stop, witnesses said.

$350 million in US aid for Malawi goes through (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:04 AM PDT

AP - The United States is giving Malawi $350 million to improve its power supply network after getting reassurances about the southern African country's commitment to human rights.

Blast kills religious leader in Indian Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:06 AM PDT

AP - Police say a blast outside a mosque has killed a prominent Muslim religious leader in the Indian portion of Kashmir.

Conservatives hold 9-point lead over Liberals (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Reuters - An opinion poll released on Thursday had the Conservatives maintaining a 9-point lead over the Liberals.

Canberra blocks Australia-Singapore bourse merger (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Clouds gather over Exchange Square housing the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the wake of the failed takeover bid by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in Sydney.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan officially rejected a proposed merger of the Australian and Singapore stock exchanges Friday, branding it a takeover by the city-state that offered no benefits.

Brazil shooting said to be first school massacre in nation's history (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:48 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Brazil school shooting this morning in the gritty Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Realengo left at least 11 students dead and a nation in shock over its first-ever school massacre.

Why have hackers hit popular Russian blogging service? (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Time.com - Computer hackers have launched a massive attack on Russia's favorite blogging service, LiveJournal, forcing a community of opposition bloggers to scatter and search for other ways to be heard

Portugal requests bailout. Will Europe's debt crisis stop there? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:48 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In a critical step in Europe’s struggle to end its debt crisis, Portugal formalized its bailout request and the European Central Bank raised its interest rates a notch on Thursday.

Report from Fukushima (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:45 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - FUKUSHIMA, Apr 7 (IPS) - My decision to visit Fukushima - the area worst hit by the massive quake, tsunami and nuclear power accident on Mar. 11 - was taken one afternoon last week after a long meeting with scientists.
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