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Ben Ali brother arrested in Tunisia: report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Tunisian security forces have arrested the brother of ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the state TAP news agency said Sunday.

Is Negotiating with Gaddafi the Only Way Out? (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Time.com - A delegation led by South Africa's President flies into Tripoli for talks even as rebel and regime positions seem to harden

Tough transition in Tunisia after "Arab spring" (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

In this Friday, March 18, 2011 picture, a couple kisses underneath a Tunisian flag in Tunis, Tunisia. The Arab world's uprising against autocratic leaders began in Tunisia, after ousting Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, their ruler of 23 years, and now the North African country is at the forefront of the transition to democracy, with elections set for the summer. But even in one of the region's most developed countries, where Islam has a largely moderate face and women enjoy more rights than their sisters elsewhere, activists fear things can still go wrong and they won't get the full-fledged democracy they want. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - In the new Tunisia, a store window in the capital displays books that were banned under the former regime. Protesters shout for jobs or justice almost daily on tree-lined streets. And after half a century of one-man rule, Tunisians can choose from more than 50 political parties.

Egypt's ex-President Mubarak denies abuse of power (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Egyptians shout anti- Mubarak slogans during their protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 10, 2011. In the first remarks since his ouster, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied he abused his authority to amass wealth and property in a pre-recorded speech broadcast Sunday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - In the first remarks since his dramatic ouster, former President Hosni Mubarak denied that he used his position to amass wealth and property during three decades in power, and issued an emotional defense of his legacy.

US company in Haiti blames Cuba for loss of barge (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT

AP - A U.S. housing company is blaming Cuba for the loss of a barge loaded with supplies to build shelters for displaced earthquake survivors in Haiti.

African Union says Libya accepts cease-fire plan (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 04:07 PM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday, April 9, 2011, Libyan rebel fighters fire rockets in the desert half way between Ajdabiya and Brega, in Libya. Libyan rebels said NATO airstrikes on Sunday helped them drive Moammar Gadhafi's forces out of the hard-fought eastern city of Ajdabiya that is the gateway to the opposition's stronghold. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - A delegation of African leaders said Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gadhafi, accepted their "road map" for a cease-fire with rebels, whom they will meet Monday. They met hours after NATO airstrikes battered Gadhafi's tanks, helping Libyan rebels push back government troops who had been advancing quickly toward the opposition's eastern stronghold.

Indian tattoos - traces of the divine (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:29 PM PDT

A tattoo artists inks a tattoo onto a man's chest at the India Ink Tattoo Convention in Mumbai on April 9. The exhibition in Mumbai this weekend is billed as India's first, with organisers hoping to tap into a growing interest in permanent body art among young Indians.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)AFP - Girish Giridhara's arms are tattooed with Hindu gods, goddesses and sacred mantras. The spiritual designs are intricate but also hardly surprising for a man who once trained to be a priest.

Canada's love of hockey trumps election debate (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's federal election campaign hit a very Canadian obstacle on Sunday, as the country's passion for hockey forced a nationally-televised debate between party leaders to be rescheduled.

BHP planning Woodside takeover: report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:31 AM PDT

BHP Billiton, the world's top miner, is planning a takeover of Australia's biggest oil and gas producer Woodside Energy, Britain's The Sunday Times newspaper reported.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - BHP Billiton, the world's top miner, is planning a takeover of Australia's biggest oil and gas producer Woodside Energy, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Liberian mercenaries detail their rampages in western Ivory Coast (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:23 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Liberian mercenaries returning from western Ivory Coast tell the Monitor that they recently fought for both sides in Ivory Coast's civil war, killing civilians, raping women, and destroying villages as they went.

Can the Syrian Regime Divide and Conquer Its Opposition? (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Time.com - The uprising against the Assad dynasty continues despite attempts to appease -- and threaten -- the country's complex of interests

Tensions high as Egypt protesters accuse Army of turning on them (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Tensions are high in Egypt after a deadly weekend in which the Army, for the first time since it rolled into the streets Jan. 28, appeared to have used live ammunition to disperse protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square, killing at least one and injuring scores.

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