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• Al Jazeera says reporting team detained in Libya (Reuters)
• Japan says makes progress in nuclear crisis (Reuters)
• Yemeni troops on streets as two party members quit (Reuters)
• Aristide not on Haiti ballot but on voters' minds (Reuters)
• Libya: How a No-Fly Zone Can Become a Red Hot Mess (Time.com)
• Britain joins Libya assault with strikes on air defence (AFP)
• Egypt votes freely for first time in half-century (AP)
• Gadhafi's LatAm allies criticize military strikes (AP)
• Obama says U.S. role limited as Libya strikes start (Reuters)
• Tokyo utility boosting generation, eases blackouts (AP)
• Canada says will join "extensive" aerial operation (Reuters)
• Prince William tours disaster hit Australia (AFP)
• French jets hit Qaddafi forces as civilians flee Libya's rebel capital, Benghazi (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Egypt's Historic Referendum: Rushed But Moving (Time.com)
• Japan nuclear crisis: Closer to stabilization, but what about food supply? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Al Jazeera says reporting team detained in Libya (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - Al Jazeera television said on Saturday that the Libyan authorities had detained one of its reporting teams several days ago when working in west Libya.

Japan says makes progress in nuclear crisis (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - Japan saw some success in its race to avert disaster at a tsunami-damaged power plant, though minor radiation leaks underlined perils from the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl 25 years ago.

Yemeni troops on streets as two party members quit (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 06:48 AM PDT Reuters - Two prominent members of Yemen's ruling party resigned on Saturday in protest against the killing of dozens of anti-government protesters, while troops enforced a state of emergency in the capital.

Aristide not on Haiti ballot but on voters' minds (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - It looked just like a revved-up final election campaign rally, with crowds of fanatical supporters mobbing their candidate, chanting his praises and waving his portrait and Haitian flags.

Libya: How a No-Fly Zone Can Become a Red Hot Mess (Time.com) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PDT Time.com - At the head of a coalition to protect Libyan civilians, France takes the lead against Muammar Gaddafi. But the road to quagmire is often paved with good intentions

Britain joins Libya assault with strikes on air defence (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 04:17 PM PDT AFP - A British submarine fired missiles into Libya Saturday as military intervention swung into action, with Prime Minister David Cameron urging an end to Moamer Kadhafi's "appalling brutality".

Egypt votes freely for first time in half-century (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 04:33 PM PDT AP - Millions of Egyptians voted freely on Saturday for the first time in more than half a century, joyfully waiting for hours to cast their ballots on a package of constitutional changes eliminating much-hated restrictions on political rights and civil liberties.

Gadhafi's LatAm allies criticize military strikes (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez condemned military strikes against Libya on Saturday, accusing the United States and its European allies of attacking the country to seize its oil.

Obama says U.S. role limited as Libya strikes start (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. forces led the biggest military intervention in the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq on Saturday, but President Barack Obama insisted that U.S. involvement would be limited as part of an international effort to protect Libyan civilians.

Tokyo utility boosting generation, eases blackouts (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 05:41 PM PDT AP - Tokyo's electric company plans to ease power shortages by restarting a conventional power plant that was shut down after the devastating March 11 quake.

Canada says will join "extensive" aerial operation (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:52 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday that "extensive" aerial operations would soon start in Libya and Canada would be part of that.

Prince William tours disaster hit Australia (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:58 AM PDT AFP - Britain's Prince William toured northeast Australia Saturday, commiserating with locals during a low-key tour officials hope will boost spirits after a series of natural disasters.

French jets hit Qaddafi forces as civilians flee Libya's rebel capital, Benghazi (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - An assault by forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi in the heart of Benghazi, the capital of the rebellion against the Libyan strongman’s 41-year reign, led to a panicked flight of thousands of residents and tougher action from the international community today.

Egypt's Historic Referendum: Rushed But Moving (Time.com) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PDT Time.com - An estimated 40 million eligible voters will decide if Egypt moves ahead with nine immediate constitutional amendments or goes into a longer period of rewriting the charter

Japan nuclear crisis: Closer to stabilization, but what about food supply? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:54 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The most dangerous of Japan’s stricken nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant appeared to stabilize Saturday, as firemen sprayed more water on spent fuel rods to prevent them from overheating and spreading potentially deadly radiation.

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