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• Gaddafi signals defiance in TV appearance (Reuters)
• American held in Lahore is CIA contractor: sources (Reuters)
• Deadly quake rocks New Zealand, topples buildings (Reuters)
• Moroccan king holds firm after call for less power (Reuters)
• Ivorian troops kill protesters, AU meets Gbagbo (Reuters)
• Protests in Morocco: Just Don't Call it a Revolution (Time.com)
• Burberry seizes the moment at London Fashion Week (AP)
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• 3 hunger strikers hospitalized in Venezuela (AP)
• Gadhafi goes on Libyan TV amid wave of protests (AP)
• Philippines, communists aim for peace in 18 months (AFP)
• Tar sands row threatens Canada-EU trade deal: sources (Reuters)
• Strong quake hits New Zealand, causing injuries (AP)
• Why Yemen's youths are not bowing to government pressure, violence (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iran Makes Waves in Israel By Sending Ships to the Suez Canal (Time.com)
• How a broken social contract sparked Bahrain protests (The Christian Science Monitor)
• G20 ministers reject calls for climate justice (OneWorld.net)

Gaddafi signals defiance in TV appearance (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:27 PM PST Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared on state television on Tuesday signaling his defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule.

American held in Lahore is CIA contractor: sources (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST Reuters - An American held on murder charges in Pakistan after a shooting worked as a CIA contractor but was not involved in covert operations, U.S. sources closely following the case said on Monday.

Deadly quake rocks New Zealand, topples buildings (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:23 PM PST Reuters - A strong quake hit New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday for the second time in five months, toppling buildings, causing "multiple fatalities," trapping people beneath rubble and sparking fires.

Moroccan king holds firm after call for less power (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:06 PM PST Reuters - Morocco's King Mohammed said on Monday he would not cede to "demagoguery" a day after thousands of Moroccans took to the street to demand he give up some of his powers to a newly elected government.

Ivorian troops kill protesters, AU meets Gbagbo (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST Reuters - Ivorian troops killed at least six protesters calling on Laurent Gbagbo to step down as leader on Monday, witnesses said, as African presidents charged with resolving Ivory Coast's crisis met the incumbent in Abidjan.

Protests in Morocco: Just Don't Call it a Revolution (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST Time.com - Demonstrators took to the streets of Morocco on Sunday calling for the resignation of parliament -- but they're happy to keep the king

Burberry seizes the moment at London Fashion Week (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST AP - A little snowfall is no problem — even inside — if you have proper raingear to protect you, so the models at the Burberry Prorsum London Fashion Week show Monday had no complaints about the artificial snow cascading down on the catwalk for the finale.

(AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:11 PM PST AP - Libyan leader Gadhafi appears briefly on state tv, says he is in capital Tripoli.

3 hunger strikers hospitalized in Venezuela (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:04 PM PST AP - Ambulances whisked three students to a hospital Monday after they fainted while on a hunger strike to demand an international probe into alleged human rights abuses by President Hugo Chavez's government.

Gadhafi goes on Libyan TV amid wave of protests (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:21 PM PST AP - Deep rifts opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a bloody crackdown on protest in the capital of Tripoli, where cars and buildings were burned. Gadhafi went on state TV early Tuesday to attempt to show he was still in charge.

Philippines, communists aim for peace in 18 months (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:27 PM PST AFP - The Philippine government and communist rebels locked in a 42-year conflict have agreed to aim for a peace deal within 18 months, the two sides said after wrapping up talks in Norway late on Monday.

Tar sands row threatens Canada-EU trade deal: sources (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST Reuters - Canada has threatened to scrap a trade deal with the European Union if the EU persists with plans that would block imports of Canada's highly polluting tar sands, according to EU documents and sources.

Strong quake hits New Zealand, causing injuries (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:26 PM PST AP - A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, seriously injuring people and damaging buildings throughout the city.

Why Yemen's youths are not bowing to government pressure, violence (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Yemen protesters have returned to the main entrance of Sanaa University to stage a sit-in, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down and defying the police and plain-clothed government supporters who opened fire on them Saturday.

Iran Makes Waves in Israel By Sending Ships to the Suez Canal (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST Time.com - Uprisings across the Arab world. Bearings askew. Sands shifting like nobody's business. And into this disorienting world of new uncertainties, the Islamic Republic of Iran sends a pair of warships toward the Suez Canal, bless its heart.

How a broken social contract sparked Bahrain protests (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - It's known as the "river to the people."

G20 ministers reject calls for climate justice (OneWorld.net) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:14 AM PST OneWorld.net - LONDON, Feb 21 (OneWorld.net) - Proposals for a global financial transaction tax to help the development of poor countries affected by climate change have been ignored by the world's leading finance ministers.

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