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• Gaddafi vows to fight as opposition closes in (Reuters)
• Protesters say Egypt military uses force on them (Reuters)
• Ireland's opposition braced for historic victory (Reuters)
• IAEA says gets info on possible Iran military work (Reuters)
• Ivorian rebels seize town (Reuters)
• Yemen Protesters, Swelled by 100,000, Ask Saleh to Step Down (Time.com)
• "Of Gods and Men" wins top French film prize (AP)
• Anti-government protests in 8 Arab countries (AP)
• 3 dead in assassination attempt on Mexican mayor (AP)
• US imposes sanctions on Libya (AP)
• Amid New Zealand tragedy, a rescue and a wedding (AP)
• Conservatives face election charges (Reuters)
• No power, no shower as NZ quake toll rises to 123 (AP)
• Golf star Lorena Ochoa swings strong in face of Mexico drug war (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Missing Ingredient in Iraq's Day of Rage (Time.com)
• India wants fighter jets – but without American baggage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gaddafi vows to fight as opposition closes in (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:05 PM PST Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi vowed to "crush any enemy" on Friday, addressing supporters in central Tripoli as Libya's popular uprising closed in around him and Western powers set about punishing him for attacks on his own people.

Protesters say Egypt military uses force on them (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:25 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian soldiers fired in the air and used batons in the early hours of Saturday to disperse activists demanding the cabinet appointed by Hosni Mubarak be purged by the country's new military leaders, protesters said.

Ireland's opposition braced for historic victory (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:55 PM PST Reuters - Ireland's main opposition party was expected to be swept into power on Saturday on a wave of voter anger over the country's economic collapse and resentment at the harsh rescue terms laid down by its European partners.

IAEA says gets info on possible Iran military work (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST Reuters - The U.N. atomic watchdog has received new information regarding allegations that Iran may be seeking to develop a nuclear-armed missile, the agency said in a report voicing deepening concern about the issue.

Ivorian rebels seize town (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:49 AM PST Reuters - Rebels controlling northern Ivory Coast have seized a town in government territory and said on Friday they were still advancing, raising the prospects of a return to open war.

Yemen Protesters, Swelled by 100,000, Ask Saleh to Step Down (Time.com) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:05 PM PST Time.com - After hanging tough through weeks of harassment and dwindling attendance, the protesters' ranks are swelled by tribesmen, shop clerks and the unemployed

"Of Gods and Men" wins top French film prize (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST AP - The French film industry has rewarded a masterful drama based on the real-life tragedy of seven French monks abducted and beheaded during Algeria's civil war in 1996, giving the movie France's coveted Cesar award for best movie.

Anti-government protests in 8 Arab countries (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST AP - A look at the anti-government protests in eight Arab countries Friday:

3 dead in assassination attempt on Mexican mayor (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:16 PM PST AP - Three attackers are dead and two others detained following a failed assassination attempt against the mayor of a town in northeast Mexico.

US imposes sanctions on Libya (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:40 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. is imposing unilateral sanctions on Libya because continued violence and unrest there poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to America's national security and foreign policy.

Amid New Zealand tragedy, a rescue and a wedding (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST AP - Clutching her groom, she looked like any beaming bride. But Emma Howard's trip down the aisle Friday almost didn't happen. Just 72 hours earlier she was trapped under a building that collapsed in the earthquake.

Conservatives face election charges (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST Reuters - In an embarrassing development for the Conservative government, four senior party officials have been charged with violating financing rules during the election campaign that brought it to power in 2006.

No power, no shower as NZ quake toll rises to 123 (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:02 PM PST AP - The neighborhood's toilet is a portable one out on Keller Street. The water supply is cut, making showers and clean laundry distant dreams. Resident stay fresh with bottles of hand sanitizer, and they're running low.

Golf star Lorena Ochoa swings strong in face of Mexico drug war (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Nearly a year after retiring as the most celebrated golfer in Mexican history, Lorena Ochoa teed off Wednesday in her first Mayakoba Golf Classic, her star power lending a needed boost to sports events in violence-wracked Mexico.

The Missing Ingredient in Iraq's Day of Rage (Time.com) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:05 PM PST Time.com - Iraqis are angry about a lot of things: unemployment, poverty, lack of security. But their public uprising on Feb. 25 lacked one key thing: a big bad villain. He's already been got rid of

India wants fighter jets – but without American baggage (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:27 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - An Indian Air Force pilot dressed in a flight suit and sunglasses struts up to an F/A-18 flight simulator and a Boeing salesman engages.

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