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Libyan unrest spreads to Tripoli as Benghazi erupts (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:41 PM PST

** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT DESCRIPTION OF LIBYAN FLAGS ** Hossam Mansour, center, joins protestors waving the 1951 first national flag of modern Libya to call for the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Gadhafi's forces fired on mourners leaving a funeral for protesters Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more as the regime tried to squelch calls for an end to the ruler's 42-year grip on power. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Reuters - Libya's unrest spread to the capital Tripoli on Sunday after scores of protesters were killed in the second city Benghazi, which appeared to have slipped out of control of forces loyal to strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

Bahrain opposition meets to agree demands (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:53 AM PST

Protesters wave Bahraini national flags after they climb up onto the Pearl Roundabout as they celebrate in Pearl Square in the capital Manama February 19, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed.Reuters - Bahrain's opposition parties met on Sunday to discuss demands they will present to the Gulf Arab country's rulers, as protesters gathered in a central Manama square clamoring for immediate political change.

Yemen separatist leader held, two die after protests (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

Anti-government protesters shout at government backers during a protest in Sanaa February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - The leader of Yemen's secessionist Southern Movement was arrested and shots were fired on the ninth day of demonstrations in the capital Sanaa on Sunday.

Support for Japan government drops on policy stalemate (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:29 PM PST

Reuters - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government has slid further as he struggles with a divided parliament, with nearly half of voters surveyed hoping he will quit soon, a newspaper poll showed on Monday.

Moroccan protesters demand limit on royal powers (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:24 PM PST

Reuters - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Morocco on Sunday demanding King Mohammed give up some of his powers, dismiss the government and clamp down on corruption.

Can an Egypt-style Revolution Take Place in Pakistan? (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - The cricket-legend turned politician Imran Khan sees the potential for dramatic upheaval but Pakistan has 100 million more people than Egypt and will be difficult to turn around

Gold rush means hard times in Portugal (AFP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:39 PM PST

A woman checks the purity of a gold ring, in one of many stores that have opened recently to buy gold, in Lisbon, in January 2011. Portugal's financial woes have triggered a gold rush of sorts, as the country's debt-strapped population sells off family valuables to pay their monthly bills.(AFP/File/Patricia de Melo Moreira)AFP - Portugal's financial woes have triggered a gold rush of sorts, as the country's debt-strapped population sells off family valuables to pay their monthly bills.

(AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:06 PM PST

AP - Gadhafi's son says Libyan army made mistakes during protests.

12 taxi drivers, fares killed in Mexican resort (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:12 PM PST

This undated photo released on Monday Feb. 7, 2011 by the Cathedral High School in El Paso, Texas, shows Juan Carlos Echeverri, 15, a former student at Cathedral High School. Echeverri and another student from from the same school, both U.S. citizens, along with another Mexican teenager were killed by unknown gunmen on Saturday Feb. 5, 2011 outside of a car dealership across the border in the city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP Photo/Cathedral High School)AP - A spate of attacks on taxis in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco has left 12 taxi drivers or passengers dead, police said Sunday, just hours before the Mexican Open tennis tournament is scheduled to start.

Highlights: Libyan TV address by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:16 PM PST

Reuters - Following are highlights from an address on state TV by the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, on the unrest gripping Libya.

Half of poll respondents call for Japan PM to quit (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:31 PM PST

AP - Nearly 50 percent of respondents of a newspaper poll are calling for the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

Natural gas pipeline explodes in northern Ontario (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:56 PM PST

Reuters - A natural gas pipeline ruptured in northern Ontario, igniting a fireball that sent flames hundreds of feet into the air, but service was slowly being restored, officials said on Sunday.

Extreme tides flood Marshalls capital (AFP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST

Two local residents wade through flooding caused by high ocean tides in low-lying parts of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands. Extreme high tides have flooded parts of the low-lying Marshall Islands capital Majuro with a warning Sunday of worse to come because of rising sea levels.(AFP/Giff Johnson)AFP - Extreme high tides have flooded parts of the low-lying Marshall Islands capital Majuro with a warning Sunday of worse to come because of rising sea levels.

Should Putin Worry About Russia's Spate of Whistleblowing? (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - In recent months, several Russian whistleblowers have accused Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of corruption -- but are they motivated by morality or political manipulation?

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