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• Libyan rebels rout Gaddafi forces in strategic town (Reuters)
• Engineers toil to pump out Japan plant (Reuters)
• Yemen close to transition of power deal: minister (Reuters)
• Six dead in port city as Syrian crisis grows (Reuters)
• Rioters battle UK police after anti-cuts rally (Reuters)
• Amanda Knox's Appeal: A Case of Too Little DNA? (Time.com)
• For William and Kate, 2 cakes are better than 1 (AP)
• Syrian port city rocked by unrest; tensions widen (AP)
• Venezuela's Chavez: Syria's leader a 'humanist' (AP)
• Gunman asked for duty with Pakistan governor: witness (AFP)
• Canadian federal election to be on May 2 (Reuters)
• Australian Labor Party loses election in biggest state (AFP)
• In Libya, a campaign to confuse (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Standoff in Yemen: Can Saleh Negotiate His Departure? (Time.com)

Libyan rebels rout Gaddafi forces in strategic town (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes retook the strategic town of Ajdabiyah on Saturday after an all-night battle that suggested the tide was turning against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the east.

Engineers toil to pump out Japan plant (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT Reuters - Japanese engineers struggled on Sunday to pump radioactive water from a crippled nuclear power station after radiation levels soared in seawater near the plant more than two weeks after it was battered by a huge earthquake and a tsunami.

Yemen close to transition of power deal: minister (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he was prepared to step down if allowed a dignified departure, but the opposition accused him of maneuvering to hold on to power.

Six dead in port city as Syrian crisis grows (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces have killed six people in two days of anti-government protests in the key port city of Latakia, reformist activists living abroad told Reuters on Saturday.

Rioters battle UK police after anti-cuts rally (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - Black-clad, masked youths battled riot police and attacked banks and luxury stores in central London on Saturday, overshadowing a protest by more than a quarter of a million Britons against government spending cuts.

Amanda Knox's Appeal: A Case of Too Little DNA? (Time.com) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:10 AM PDT Time.com - The Italian media runs with an investigative leak indicating that there may not be enough DNA evidence to examine. Does this work in Knox's favor?

For William and Kate, 2 cakes are better than 1 (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:06 PM PDT AP - Royal wedding plans announced Sunday show an admirable spirit of compromise: The main cake will be a fruity, floral masterwork designed with input from Kate Middleton, but Prince William will get his childhood favorite chocolate biscuit cake too.

Syrian port city rocked by unrest; tensions widen (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:49 PM PDT AP - A scenic seaside city echoed with gunfire Saturday as protesters defied government forces in Syria's second day of nationwide unrest, burning tires, attacking businesses and setting the offices of the ruling party aflame.

Venezuela's Chavez: Syria's leader a 'humanist' (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:01 PM PDT AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expressed support for Syria's president on Saturday, calling him a "humanist" and a "brother" facing a wave of violent protests backed by the United States and its allies.

Gunman asked for duty with Pakistan governor: witness (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:56 PM PDT AFP - The police commando charged with killing a liberal governor who had urged reform of a blasphemy law asked to be one of his bodyguards, a witness told a Pakistan court Saturday.

Canadian federal election to be on May 2 (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - A general election will be held in Canada on May 2, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Saturday after his minority Conservative government was brought down on a nonconfidence vote in Parliament the day before.

Australian Labor Party loses election in biggest state (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:11 PM PDT AFP - The Australian Labor Party, which controls the government, on Saturday suffered a crushing electoral defeat in New South Wales, losing a state it has ruled for 16 years.

In Libya, a campaign to confuse (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:49 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi decries Western airstrikes as a “new crusader battle” and calls upon “all Islamic armies” to assist in a momentous fight. On the eve of the air campaign one week ago, the regime issues a statement: If attacked, Libya would “expose all air and maritime traffic” in the Mediterranean Sea to counterattack.

A Standoff in Yemen: Can Saleh Negotiate His Departure? (Time.com) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:10 AM PDT Time.com - As behind-the-scenes negotiations stall in Yemen, the President gives a seemingly conciliatory speech while reminding the country of the resources he can still summon

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