Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Earthquake rattles East Coast, damages landmarks

Earthquake rattles East Coast, damages landmarks


Earthquake rattles East Coast, damages landmarks

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:49 PM PDT

An earthquake in Virginia shut down a nuclear power plant and prompted building evacuations from North Carolina to New York.

Battle still looms after Gadhafi

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:36 PM PDT

As what might be the final battle rages in Libya, another is looming: the political battle to create a functioning democracy.

How credible are rebel leaders?

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Libya's rebel leaders claimed Monday they had captured three of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, including Saif al-Islam, who is wanted on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court. But shortly afterwards, Saif appeared in public in Tripoli, where he spoke to reporters -- raising serious questions about the reliability of the rebels' account of events.

Keys to bright future

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:32 AM PDT

The likely fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime poses critical challenges to the emerging new Libyan leadership, to the United States and to the international community, and has important political implications for the future of the Syrian regime.

Syrian activists form 'national council'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:39 PM PDT

The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution Tuesday to launch an inquiry into human rights violations in Syria, amid growing international pressure over the Syrian government's crackdown on protests.

Colorado has biggest quake in 40 years

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:19 PM PDT

A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake that rattled southern Colorado early Tuesday morning was the largest to hit the state in more than 40 years, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Irene threatens East Coast

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Hurricane Irene whipped the northern coast of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday as the slowly strengthening storm continued its march through the northern Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Facebook gets more like Google+

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

When Google's not-the-Facebook social network, Google Plus, launched earlier this summer, one thing stood out for many tech pundits: privacy settings.

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