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• Libyan jets bomb rebels as no-fly diplomacy crawls (Reuters)
• Saudi sends troops, Bahrain Shi'ites call it "war" (Reuters)
• Humanitarian crisis deepens in quake-hit Japan (Reuters)
• France pushing for swift G8 agreement on Libya (Reuters)
• Tokyo: Bicycles Sell Out as Stranded Commuters Turn to Pedal Power (Time.com)
• US eyes Libyan opposition, allies call for action (AP)
• Saudi-led military force crosses into Bahrain (AP)
• St. Lucia decries attack on 3 gay US tourists (AP)
• US senators urge Obama to recognize Libyan rebels (AFP)
• Japanese agency: Explosion heard at nuclear plant (AP)
• Opposition fuels talk of early election (Reuters)
• China wants 'one-child' compensation over NZ quake (AP)
• Japan nuclear crisis sends ripples across Europe, causes rethink in Germany (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Lost No Longer? Researchers Claim to Have Found 'Atlantis' Off Mainland Spain (Time.com)
• Why Libya's Qaddafi is unlikely to push much further east (The Christian Science Monitor)
• In search of the bottom billion (OneWorld.net)

Libyan jets bomb rebels as no-fly diplomacy crawls (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's jets bombed Libyan rebels on Monday in a counter-offensive that has pushed them back 100 miles in a week, far outpacing diplomatic efforts to impose a no-fly zone to help the rebels.

Saudi sends troops, Bahrain Shi'ites call it "war" (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - Saudi Arabia sent troops into Bahrain on Monday to help calm weeks of protests by the Shi'ite Muslim majority, a move opponents of the Sunni ruling family on the island called a declaration of war.

Humanitarian crisis deepens in quake-hit Japan (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - Millions of people in Japan's devastated northeast were spending a fourth night without water, food or heating in near-freezing temperatures, as tens of thousands of rescue workers struggled to reach them.

France pushing for swift G8 agreement on Libya (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - France pressured G8 foreign ministers on Monday to agree action on Libya and back its efforts to speed up a U.N. Security Council decision on imposing a no-fly zone in Libya sought by anti-Gaddafi rebels.

Tokyo: Bicycles Sell Out as Stranded Commuters Turn to Pedal Power (Time.com) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PDT Time.com - Tokyo dwellers scrambled to buy bicycles at inflated prices in the wake of the calamitous quake, some preferring to stand in snaking queues rather than face the prospect of walking

US eyes Libyan opposition, allies call for action (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:33 PM PDT AP - Under pressure from allies and growing calls for military intervention in Libya, the Obama administration on Monday held its first high-level talks with the Libyan opposition and introduced a liaison to deal full time with their ranks. But it remained undecided about exactly how much support to lend a group it still knows little about while turmoil and uncertainty increase across the Arab world.

Saudi-led military force crosses into Bahrain (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:20 PM PDT AP - A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December.

St. Lucia decries attack on 3 gay US tourists (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:28 PM PDT AP - A robbery and assault on three gay American tourists at their vacation cottage has St. Lucia officials scrambling to assure visitors that the southern Caribbean island is safe and welcoming for homosexuals.

US senators urge Obama to recognize Libyan rebels (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT AFP - Two influential US senators Monday filed a resolution calling for President Barack Obama to recognize the Libyan opposition force battling against the regime of Moamer Kadhafi.

Japanese agency: Explosion heard at nuclear plant (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PDT AP - A third explosion in four days rocked the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeast Japan early Tuesday, the country's nuclear safety agency said.

Opposition fuels talk of early election (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PDT Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government came under attack from two opposition parties on Monday over its ethical problems, increasing speculation that the country is heading for an early election.

China wants 'one-child' compensation over NZ quake (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:45 PM PDT AP - A Chinese official said Monday that New Zealand should consider special compensation to parents of Chinese students killed in an earthquake last month because their loss was magnified under the country's one-child policy.

Japan nuclear crisis sends ripples across Europe, causes rethink in Germany (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:17 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Japan's nuclear crisis is sending ripples of unease across Europe, with the European Union convening an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss safety measures for its nuclear power plants and Germany announcing a total rethink of its use of nuclear energy.

Lost No Longer? Researchers Claim to Have Found 'Atlantis' Off Mainland Spain (Time.com) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PDT Time.com - Just days after the world witnessed the devastating power of natural disasters in Japan, some scientists say they have strong proof of the location of the mythical "lost City of Atlantis," destroyed by a tsunami thousands of years ago

Why Libya's Qaddafi is unlikely to push much further east (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - On Libya's eastern front, taking towns may be easy for Col. Muammar Qaddafi â€" but holding them is something else again.

In search of the bottom billion (OneWorld.net) Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:43 AM PDT OneWorld.net - Mar 12 (OneWorld.net) - New research published by the Washington-based Center for Global Development questions whether a core function of the World Bank in supporting poor countries is "heading toward retirement" by 2025.

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