Son rallies loyalists for Gaddafi's Tripoli fightback (Reuters)

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• Son rallies loyalists for Gaddafi's Tripoli fightback (Reuters)
• Libya rebels fight Gaddafi forces from Sirte: report (Reuters)
• China urges Libya to protect investments (Reuters)
• Italy expects Libya contracts to be honored (Reuters)
• Japan tries to scare off yen speculators (Reuters)
• In Libya's Wake: Pressure Builds on Assad (Time.com)
• France hopes NATO role in Libya ends soon (AP)
• Gadhafi son resurfaces, free and vowing to fight (AP)
• Hurricane Irene heads toward Hispaniola and US (AP)
• China says Libyan oil projects of mutual benefit (AP)
• Ex-Thai PM defends contentious trip to Japan (AP)
• NDP leader Jack Layton dies (Reuters)
• Police probe Australian political sex scandal (AP)
• Libya endgame nigh as rebels celebrate in Tripoli (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Ivory Coast Epilogue: The Fate of the Gbagbos (Time.com)
• Norway commemorates those killed in Anders Breivik's July 22 rampage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Son rallies loyalists for Gaddafi's Tripoli fightback (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:37 PM PDT Reuters - A son of Muammar Gaddafi who rebels said they had captured made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight and issued a rallying cry to loyalists to fight off opponents who say they control most of the Libyan capital.

Libya rebels fight Gaddafi forces from Sirte: report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebels clashed with an army convoy coming from the city of Sirte, killing tens of Gaddafi's troops, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday.

China urges Libya to protect investments (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:51 AM PDT Reuters - China on Tuesday urged Libya to protect its investments and said their oil trade benefited both countries, after a Libyan rebel warned that Chinese oil companies could lose out after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

Italy expects Libya contracts to be honored (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:01 AM PDT Reuters - Italy expects contracts held by Italian companies in Libya will be respected by a new government that takes over if rebels overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday.

Japan tries to scare off yen speculators (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:24 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's finance minister on Tuesday warned speculators against betting on further yen gains that could hinder recovery from the March earthquake, but his chances of keeping them at bay looked in doubt as ultra-easy U.S. monetary policy could keep the dollar weak.

In Libya's Wake: Pressure Builds on Assad (Time.com) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:10 AM PDT Time.com - With the fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya international attention is intensifying on Syria, where protesters appear emboldened by the apparent fall of the Libyan dictator

France hopes NATO role in Libya ends soon (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:27 AM PDT AP - France's foreign minister says he hopes NATO's air operation over in Libya will end "as soon as possible" — once rebel fighters topple Moammar Gadhafi and his forces for good.

Gadhafi son resurfaces, free and vowing to fight (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:30 PM PDT AP - The son and heir apparent of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Seif al-Islam, resurfaced free and defiant early Tuesday a day after rebels claimed to have captured him, boasting in a bizarre reappearance that his father's loyalists still control parts of Tripoli and would crush the rebellion.

Hurricane Irene heads toward Hispaniola and US (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT AP - Hurricane Irene cut a destructive path through the Caribbean on Monday, raking Puerto Rico with strong winds and rain and then skirting the Dominican Republic on a track that could carry it to the U.S. Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week.

China says Libyan oil projects of mutual benefit (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT AP - China's oil investments in Libya are important to both sides and Beijing is hoping for a swift return to stability, the government said Tuesday.

Ex-Thai PM defends contentious trip to Japan (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:29 AM PDT AP - Fugitive former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra defended his controversial visit to Japan on Tuesday, saying he wants to support the disaster-stricken country that helped his own people recover from a massive tsunami in 2004.

NDP leader Jack Layton dies (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 06:47 AM PDT Reuters - Jack Layton, the charismatic leader of the New Democratic Party, died on Monday just months after guiding his party to its strongest ever performance in the May federal election.

Police probe Australian political sex scandal (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:29 PM PDT AP - Australian police were investigating allegations Tuesday that a lawmaker misused a credit card to pay prostitutes, a political scandal that could bring down the country's fragile government.

Libya endgame nigh as rebels celebrate in Tripoli (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 07:42 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Libya's endgame appears to be at hand, bringing to a climax an uprising against Muammar Qaddafi that just weeks ago appeared to be stalled by inexperience, disunity, and a lack of resources.

Ivory Coast Epilogue: The Fate of the Gbagbos (Time.com) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:10 AM PDT Time.com - They used to be the most powerful and feared couple in the country. And even now, the process of trying them for their alleged crimes is slow and cautious

Norway commemorates those killed in Anders Breivik's July 22 rampage (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Thousands of victims’ relatives and survivors of last month’s massacre by right-wing zealot Anders Behring Breivik gathered Sunday in Oslo for a memorial ceremony that sought to bring closure to Norway’s worst tragedy since World War II.

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