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• A million Libyans need aid; UK, France seek no-fly zone (Reuters)
• Gates says killing of Afghan boys a "setback" (Reuters)
• Citi eyes three new Africa markets (Reuters)
• British prince pilloried over pedophile friend (Reuters)
• Egypt's new PM sworn in, vows to rebuild economy (Reuters)
• Libya's Desert Rebellion: The Lessons of World War II (Time.com)
• Prince faces calls to quit trade role (AFP)
• Syrian political prisoners go on hunger strike (AP)
• Lawyer: Van der Sloot to plead temporary insanity (AP)
• Libya regime blasts West 'conspiracy' against Kadhafi (AFP)
• New Zealand horse disfigured in attack (AFP)
• Air Canada February load factor drops (Reuters)
• PM: Parts of quake-hit NZ city to be abandoned (AP)
• After the Haitian earthquake: saving priceless murals, artifacts, and other treasures (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Royal Wedding: London Police Struggle to Pay Mounting Security Costs (Time.com)
• Japan foreign minister's scandal may prove undoing for PM (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Chinese ducks in a row for climate negotiations (OneWorld.net)

A million Libyans need aid; UK, France seek no-fly zone (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:48 PM PST Reuters - Britain and France said they were seeking U.N. authority for a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi's warplanes counter-attacked against rebels and aid officials said a million people were in need.

Gates says killing of Afghan boys a "setback" (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:57 AM PST Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates described the mistaken killing of nine Afghan boys by NATO aircraft as a "setback" on Monday as the issue overshadowed a visit to Afghanistan to assess security progress.

Citi eyes three new Africa markets (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:22 AM PST Reuters - Citigroup may expand into three new African countries over the next 18 months to strengthen its corporate and investment banking business on the continent, a senior executive said on Monday.

British prince pilloried over pedophile friend (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:23 AM PST Reuters - The royal family is supposed to burnish Britain's image, but Prince Andrew has generated quite a different buzz by consorting with a convicted U.S. pedophile and having contacts with the Libyan leader's son.

Egypt's new PM sworn in, vows to rebuild economy (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PST Reuters - New Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said on Monday he would work to get Egypt's economy back on its feet after weeks of protests and political turmoil, speaking after a ceremony to swear him and his new cabinet into office.

Libya's Desert Rebellion: The Lessons of World War II (Time.com) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:35 PM PST Time.com - The regions is made for tank battles and not exactly friendly to people power

Prince faces calls to quit trade role (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:34 PM PST AFP - Prince Andrew faced growing calls Tuesday to quit as an unpaid trade ambassador over his ties with a convicted US sex offender and his hosting of the deposed Tunisian leader's son-in-law.

Syrian political prisoners go on hunger strike (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PST AP - Thirteen Syrian political prisoners have begun a hunger strike to demand their release and the lifting of emergency laws that give authorities a free hand to jail political and human rights activists, a rights group said Monday.

Lawyer: Van der Sloot to plead temporary insanity (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:32 PM PST AP - Joran van der Sloot plans to plead guilty to killing a young Peruvian woman he met gambling but will argue temporary insanity in a bid to significantly shorten his sentence, his defense lawyer said Monday.

Libya regime blasts West 'conspiracy' against Kadhafi (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:25 PM PST AFP - Moamer Kadhafi's regime accused the United States, Britain and France of "a conspiracy to divide Libya" Monday as pressure built to arm the rebels and the UN named a special envoy to Tripoli.

New Zealand horse disfigured in attack (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PST AFP - The genteel world of New Zealand showjumping has been rocked after a leading horse was disfigured in an attack its owner believes was carried out by a competitor.

Air Canada February load factor drops (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:07 PM PST Reuters - Canada's biggest airline Air Canada said passenger levels for February dipped, adding last year its planes were fuller due to the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

PM: Parts of quake-hit NZ city to be abandoned (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:08 PM PST AP - Some 10,000 houses and several hundred commercial buildings in Christchurch will have to be demolished because of earthquake damage, while some parts of the city will have to be abandoned altogether, New Zealand's leader said Monday.

After the Haitian earthquake: saving priceless murals, artifacts, and other treasures (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:32 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Cori Wegener, an associate curator at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, talks of missions to rescue works of art and other "cultural property" in the wake of disasters as if they were warfare.

Royal Wedding: London Police Struggle to Pay Mounting Security Costs (Time.com) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:35 PM PST Time.com - Security forces worry they don't have enough cash to keep the Prince William and Kate Middleton -- and their esteemed guests -- safe

Japan foreign minister's scandal may prove undoing for PM (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:12 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The resignation of Japan’s foreign minister, Seiji Maehara, over an illegal political donation piles further pressure on Naoto Kan’s unpopular government and may yet prove to be its final undoing.

Chinese ducks in a row for climate negotiations (OneWorld.net) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:45 AM PST OneWorld.net - March 5 (OneWorld.net) - Publication of its 12th Five Year Plan has put flesh on the bones of China's energy pledges made in international climate change negotiations. By contrast, Congressional budget wrangling renders U.S. emissions targets less convincing by the day.

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