Saturday, November 19, 2011

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured in southern Libya (AP)

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured in southern Libya (AP)

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured in southern Libya (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST

In this image from Libyan Television, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, left, is guarded by a Libyan fighter as he is transported to Zintan, Libya, by a transport aircraft following his capture near the Niger border early Saturday Nov 19 2011. Moammar Gadhafi's son, the only wanted member of the ousted ruling family to remain at large — was captured as he traveled with aides in a convoy in Libya's southern desert. (AP Photo/ Libyan Television via APTN)AP - Moammar Gadhafi's former heir apparent Seif al-Islam was captured by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert Saturday just over a month after his father was killed, setting off joyous celebrations across Libya and closing the door on the possibility that the fugitive son could stoke further insurrection.

Egypt police clash with protesters ahead of vote (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:45 AM PST

Protesters help a wounded man during clashes with Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Thousands of police clashed with protesters for control of downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday after security forces tried to stop activists from staging a long-term sit-in there. The violence took place just nine days before Egypt's first elections since the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square Saturday to dismantle a protest tent camp, setting off clashes that injured at least 507 people and raising tensions days before the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

Analysis: Obama gets little pushback on Asia trip (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 12:03 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama walks as he attends the East Asia Summit at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Saturday Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - An assertive President Barack Obama got much of what he wanted during his Asia-Pacific trip because the results didn't depend on negotiating with the world.

UC Davis launches probe after pepper spray video (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:12 PM PST

In this image made from video, a police officer uses pepper spray as he walks down a line of Occupy demonstrators sitting on the ground at the University of California, Davis on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. The video - posted on YouTube - was shot Friday as police moved in on more than a dozen tents erected on campus and arrested 10 people, nine of them students. (AP Photo/Thomas K. Fowler)AP - The chancellor of the University of California, Davis said Saturday that the school was launching an investigation after "chilling" video images surfaced online showing an officer using pepper spray on several protesters as they sit passively with their arms interlocked.

Deficit deal failure would pose crummy choice (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:52 AM PST

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, co-chair of the supercommittee, tells reporters outside his office that the deficit reduction panel would work over the weekend as the deadline for its work nears, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - If the deficit-cutting supercommittee fails, Congress will face a crummy choice. Lawmakers can allow payroll tax cuts and jobless aid for millions to expire or they extend them and increase the nation's $15 trillion debt by at least $160 billion.

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi was former heir apparent (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:23 AM PST

FILE - In this photo released Feb. 23, 2011 by China's Xinhua News Agency, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi waits before a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news conference Saturday Nov. 19, 2011 that Moamar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam has been captured in southern Libya. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Hamza Turkia) NO SALESAP - Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, considered Moammar Gadhafi's heir apparent, long drew Western favor by touting himself as a liberalizing reformer but then staunchly backed his father in his brutal crackdown on rebels in the regime's final days.

Post-9/11 tradeoff: Security vs. civil liberties (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:33 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2011 file photo, people walk below a New York Police Department security camera, upper left, which was placed next to a mosque on Fulton St. in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant in New York. Working with the CIA, the New York Police Department maintained a list of “ancestries of interest” and dispatched undercover officers to monitor Muslim businesses and social groups, according to new documents that offer a rare glimpse inside an intelligence program the NYPD insists doesn't exist. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - In the early months after the 9/11 terror attacks, America's visceral reaction was to gird for a relentless, whatever-it-takes quest to punish those responsible and prevent any recurrences.

No pillows in coach, but it's sundae time up front (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:27 AM PST

This Oct. 28, 2011 photo shows the new first class interior section of a United Airlines 747 plane at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. U.S. airlines are spending nearly $2 billion to upgrade long-neglected lounges and aircraft. Their most-prized customers are getting new seats that turn into beds, large flat-screen TVs and savory food and wine. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)AP - Flying has never been so good — for those able to splurge.

Truck strikes Yale-Harvard tailgaters, killing 1 (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:29 AM PST

AP - A driver of a U-Haul truck carrying beer kegs through a tailgating area before the Yale-Harvard game Saturday suddenly accelerated, fatally striking a 30-year-old Massachusetts woman and injuring two other women, police said.

Scandal leaves Paterno's reputation in tatters (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 12:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill. Former Penn State coach Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer, according to his son. Scott Paterno says in a statement provided to The Associated Press by a family representative that the 84-year-old Joe Paterno is undergoing treatment and that 'his doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery.' (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)AP - A half-century in the making, Joe Paterno's impeccable reputation was shattered in a matter of days.

Gaddafi's son captured, scared and without a fight (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 12:21 PM PST

A crowd of people gather at Zintan airport to see Saif al-Islam Gaddafi who arrived by plane from Obari, where he was captured by fighters loyal to the NTC, November 19, 2011. Western leaders urged Libyan authorities on Saturday to work with the International Criminal Court in bringing the captured son of Muammar Gaddafi to justice, saying it was a vital step towards national reconciliation after the civil war. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured in Libya's southern desert, scared and with only a handful of supporters, by fighters who vow to hold him in the mountain town of Zintan until there is a government to hand him over to.

Bidders queue for MF Global LME stake: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST

Reuters - A raft of bidders including J.P. Morgan is lining up for failed brokerage MF Global's stake in the London Metals Exchange, two sources familiar with the situation said, providing some solace for creditors.

China says will "strengthen" yuan's trading flexibility (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:28 AM PST

Reuters - China will make the yuan more flexible in either direction and recent reforms to make the currency more market-oriented have begun to achieve some results, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday.

Greek party chief resists EU/IMF pressure on pledge (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:48 AM PST

Reuters - Greece's creditors failed on Saturday to persuade the leader of the main conservative party to drop his refusal to sign a pledge that he will back austerity measures under a bailout deal aimed at saving the country from financial ruin.

Analysis: Arrest of Gaddafi's son poses challenge for new Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST

Reuters - The capture of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam ties up an awkward loose end for Libya's new rulers, but disputes over what to do with him could severely strain the country's fledgling systems and structures.

Egyptian police, protesters clash in Tahrir Square (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:35 AM PST

Reuters - Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo's Tahrir square Saturday, wounding around 500 people, after police dispersed a sit-in by demonstrators demanding the ruling military transfer power swiftly to a civilian government.

China rebuffs U.S., Asia pressure in sea dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 06:49 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with China's Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - China pushed back on Saturday against a week of U.S. pressure to resolve a rancorous dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea, a crucial, mineral-rich commercial shipping lane at the heart of growing tensions among Asian leaders.

Israel: time running out to stop a nuclear Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:46 AM PST

Reuters - Iran is less than a year away from being unstoppable in its goal of producing a nuclear weapon, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview with CNN released on Saturday.

Resolution on Iran nuclear program hailed by US, but lacks teeth (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:49 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A resolution Friday by the UN nuclear watchdog expressing “deep and increasing concern” over Iran’s nuclear program achieved the first goal the United States sought from its adoption: international unity.

Natalie Wood case reopened: Could investigation lead to new charges? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:43 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - It appears highly unlikely that the reopened investigation into the death of Natalie Wood 30 years ago â€" announced Friday by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department â€" will lead to any new prosecution in the case, say legal analysts.
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