2011年3月28日星期一

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Rebels push west before Libya crisis talks (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Rebels advanced west toward the birthplace of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday, firing mortars and heavy machineguns in sporadic clashes with loyalist forces.

Syrian forces fired warning shots in Deraa (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Syrian forces fired into the air on Monday to disperse a pro-democracy protest in the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, where reformists want to overthrow the 41-year rule of the Assad family.

Japan finds plutonium at stricken nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:26 PM PDT

A handout from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force via Kyodo shows No. 4 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 27, 2011. REUTERS/Japan Ground Self-Defence Force via Kyodo/HandoutReuters - Plutonium found in soil at the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's protracted battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years.

Egypt plans September ballot, shortens curfew (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Egypt will hold a parliamentary election in September, its military rulers said on Monday, setting a date that analysts said would suit well-organized Islamists and remnants of former leader Hosni Mubarak's party.

NATO to take full command of Libya mission in days (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Rebels travel in a convoy on their way to Sirte city near Bin Jawad March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - NATO should have complete command of military operations in Libya "in a couple of days," but a spokeswoman said the alliance saw no military solution to the crisis and hoped for a political settlement.

What's Behind Berlusconi's Rare Court Appearance? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Time.com - For the first time in eight years and many court hearings, the Italian Prime Minister has taken the stand to face fraud charges -- but will he show for his much-anticipated sex trial?

Italy offers olive branch over 'stolen' Getty statue (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Governor Gian Mario Spacca from the region in Italy known as Marcha, stands in front of a projected image of the AFP - An Italian politician offered an olive branch to the Getty Museum on Monday, in a long-running dispute over antiquities allegedly looted for display in California.

Abbas would give up US aid for Palestinian unity (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the Fatah party's executive committee meeting at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, March 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is making a heavy push for reconciliation with Hamas and is willing to give up hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. aid if that's what it takes to forge a Palestinian unity deal, a top aide said Monday.

Carter visits Cuba amid dispute over contractor (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Former President Jimmy Carter,front, waves to journalists during a visit to members of the Cuba Jewish Community in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 28, 2011. Carter arrived in Cuba to discuss economic policies and ways to improve Washington-Havana relations, which are even more tense than usual over the imprisonment of Alan Gross, a U.S. contractor, on the island. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Former President Jimmy Carter met with religious leaders in Cuba on Monday as he began a trip to discuss economic policies and ways to improve Washington-Havana relations, which are even more tense than usual over the imprisonment of a U.S. contractor on the island.

Libyan rebels bear down on Gadhafi's hometown (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Smoke billows as Libyan rebels are seen some 120 km (75 miles) east of Sirte in eastern Libya,Monday, March 28, 2011. Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold guarding the road to the capital Tripoli. (AP Photo)AP - Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by one of the Libyan leader's sons was digging in to defend the city and setting the stage for a bloody and possibly decisive battle.

US apologizes for more Afghan 'kill team' photos (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Afghan men walk down a street in the old city of Kabul. The US military apologized again Monday after Rolling Stone published more photos and videos of members of an alleged rogue army unit AFP - The US military apologized again Monday after Rolling Stone published more photos and videos of members of an alleged rogue army unit "kill team" accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport.

Australia targets Aborigines in anti-smoking drive (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:28 AM PDT

An Aboriginal man smokes a cigarette at an indigenous peoples' community in Alice Springs. Australia on Monday launched its first national health TV advertising campaign aimed at Aboriginal people, hoping to halve the 50 percent of indigenous people who smoke by 2018.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP - Australia on Monday launched its first national health TV advertising campaign aimed at Aboriginal people, hoping to halve the 50 percent of indigenous people who smoke by 2018.

How Germany's Greens rose from radical fringe to ruling power (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Germany's left-leaning Green party was born 30 years ago, former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dismissed them outright. "They’re just environmental idiots who will have disappeared again soon," he said.

South Sudan: Will Freedom Just Lead to Civil War? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Old warlords and new rebels in South Sudan unite in an insurgency that could tear the country apart even as it finally achieves independence

High profile scandals in China, India, and the Philippines: What's going on? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A series of corruption scandals in high places have engulfed some of Asia’s fastest-growing economies, posing political challenges and clouding their investment outlook. While complaints over government graft is nothing new, the latest revelations have raised public concern over the failure of political institutions to keep pace with economic development.

TV or not TV: that is the Nigerian question (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:34 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - Mar 28 (OneWorld.net) - With less than a fortnight to go before the presidential election, Nigerian voters continue to be denied the opportunity of assessing the leading candidates in a televised debate.

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