Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Libya's hospitals flooded with Victims

Libya's hospitals flooded with Victims


Libya's hospitals flooded with Victims

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:23 PM PDT

The humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres, also called Doctors Without Borders, said support facilities in the capital were overwhelmed with patients. LIVE BLOG |

U.S. moves to unfreeze Libyan assets

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:53 PM PDT

The United States will support an effort by several members of the U.N. Security Council to override the U.N.'s sanctions committee and allow countries to free up frozen Libyan assets for the Libyan opposition's National Transitional Council.

Pentagon warns of militarily strong China

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:35 PM PDT

The Pentagon issued fresh warnings Wednesday that China's military expansion could stir up new tensions and provoke dangerous misunderstandings

Irene batters Bahamas

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:22 PM PDT

Conditions rapidly deteriorated in the southeastern Bahamas early Wednesday as Hurricane Irene approached on a path that will rake the island chain before heading toward the United States, the National Hurricane Center said.

Russia: Cargo rocket crashes in Siberia

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:12 AM PDT

A Russian space freighter carrying cargo to the International Space Station has crashed in a remote area of Siberia, Russian emergency officials said Wednesday.

Satellite project: More mass graves in Sudan

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:43 AM PDT

A U.S. satellite project said Wednesday it has found evidence of additional mass graves in South Kordofan, a day after the Sudanese president called for a unilateral cease-fire in the state.

Yemeni PM back home after treatment in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:42 PM PDT

Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Mujawar was back in Sanaa Tuesday for the first time since he was seriously injured in the presidential palace bombing last June, according to sources at the airport in the capital.

Israel claims hit on Islamic Jihad militant

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:55 AM PDT

Israeli aircraft were in action Wednesday morning in at least three strikes against militants who targeted Israelis, the country's military said.

Relief, outrage over dropped DSK case

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Some French politicians express relief that former IMF chief Dominic Strauss-Kahn no longer faces rape charges but others say it's "bad news for justice, and bad news for women."

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