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• NATO falls short on Libya command deal (Reuters)
• Thousands chant "freedom" despite Assad reform offer (Reuters)
• Gaddafi's entourage sends out secret peace feelers (Reuters)
• Yemeni opposition says No to Saleh's new offer (Reuters)
• Syria: Assad Promises Reform on Eve of Major Protests (Time.com)
• NATO takes command of part of Libya operation (AP)
• Gaza militants fire rockets deep into Israel (AP)
• Cheating on spouse on way out as crime in Mexico (AP)
• US likely to keep combat role after Libya shift (AP)
• Australia apologizes to Kabul for soldiers' slurs (AP)
• PM defends budget, Liberals target election (Reuters)
• BHP to invest billions in Australian iron ore, coal (AFP)
• Portugal could require $107 billion bailout from EU-IMF (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Radioactive Water in Japan: Tokyo Watches What It Drinks (Time.com)
• Why Israel is wary of getting into another Gaza war (The Christian Science Monitor)

NATO falls short on Libya command deal (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - NATO agreed to enforce a Libya no-fly zone on Thursday but fell short of a deal to take full command of military operations, and Western jets failed to stop government tanks re-entering Misrata to besiege its main hospital.

Thousands chant "freedom" despite Assad reform offer (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public pledge to look into granting Syrians greater freedom on Thursday as anger mounted following attacks by security forces on protesters that left at least 37 dead.

Gaddafi's entourage sends out secret peace feelers (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:59 PM PDT Reuters - Members of Muammar Gaddafi's entourage are putting out feelers to seek a ceasefire or safe passage from Libya, according to U.S. and European officials and a businessman close to the Libyan leadership.

Yemeni opposition says No to Saleh's new offer (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:53 PM PDT Reuters - Yemen's opposition stepped up efforts to remove President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday, dismissing his offer to stand down after a presidential election at the end of the year.

Syria: Assad Promises Reform on Eve of Major Protests (Time.com) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PDT Time.com - Is President Assad's authoritarian regime in Damascus serious about lifting the emergency law and liberalizing the media? Or are his promises another political game?

NATO takes command of part of Libya operation (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:27 PM PDT AP - NATO agreed late Thursday to take over part of the military operations against Libya — enforcement of the no-fly zone — after days of hard bargaining among its members. But attacks on the ground will continue to be run by the coalition led by the U.S., which has been anxious to give up the lead role.

Gaza militants fire rockets deep into Israel (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:27 PM PDT AP - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a new wave of rockets that landed deep inside Israel Thursday, defying Israeli retaliatory attacks and threats.

Cheating on spouse on way out as crime in Mexico (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:37 PM PDT AP - Adultery may be a sin, but it soon won't be a crime anymore in Mexico.

US likely to keep combat role after Libya shift (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:33 PM PDT AP - The United States welcomed a partial handover for the Libyan air campaign to NATO on Thursday, but the allies apparently balked at assuming full control and the U.S. military was left in charge of the brunt of combat.

Australia apologizes to Kabul for soldiers' slurs (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:32 PM PDT AP - Australia's defense minister said Friday he has apologized to the Afghan ambassador for racist comments made by Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan that were posted on Facebook and broadcast on Australian television.

PM defends budget, Liberals target election (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper sounded a likely theme for a looming election on Wednesday, accusing opposition parties of threatening the economy by sending Canadians to the polls over the government's budget.

BHP to invest billions in Australian iron ore, coal (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:59 PM PDT AFP - The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton on Friday announced plans to pour billions of dollars into expanding its coal and iron ore operations in Australia.

Portugal could require $107 billion bailout from EU-IMF (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - European leaders today postponed the approval of a beefed-up financial rescue package to allow some members to get their internal politics in order, bringing the euro zone's path to economic recovery into greater question.

Radioactive Water in Japan: Tokyo Watches What It Drinks (Time.com) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PDT Time.com - A TIME correpondent in Tokyo looks at how the Japanese are coping with food and water scares in the aftermath of the great earthquake

Why Israel is wary of getting into another Gaza war (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:05 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Fighting along the Israeli-Gaza border continued Thursday for the sixth-straight day killing at least 11 people, despite parallel pledges by Israel and Hamas to restore calm amid the worst violence since the 2009 Gaza war.

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