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Libyan rebels rush in Abu Salim district in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
photo: AP / Francois Mori
Rebels to govern from Tripoli as Gaddafi hunt goes on
read more The Star
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels announced a move to govern the country from Tripoli as they battled pockets of loyalists in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, who taunted them from his hiding place. Rebel fighters scout for snipers in the final push to flush out Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Abu Slim in Tripoli August 25, 2011....
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, May 6, 2011.
photo: AP / Koji Sasahara
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigns
read more The Hindu
The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Naoto Kan, announced today that he was stepping down after almost 15 months in office as his Government’s ratings plunged due to handling of nuclear crisis triggered by tsunami. Mr Kan appeared on national television...
An F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) patrol the skies
photo: USAF photo
Weapons Technologies and Politics of Extinction
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the United States sends huge caches of "sophisticated weapons" to Afghanistan in hopes of "promoting peace and prosperity," the world might want to recall what happened to two human species over thousands of years ago. During the last major Ice Age, Cro-Magnons migrated to Europe where they came...
A Libyan rebel gestures in Abu Salim district in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
photo: AP / Francois Mori
Clinton calls for democratic 'new Libya'
read more Khaleej Times
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday pledged support for a 'new Libya,' urging triumphant rebels to turn the page on Moamer Gaddafi's rule and build a secure, democratic state. She also called on the rebels to guard weapons stockpiles and take a hard line against "extremism," as the United Nations began releasing $1.5...
A firefighter believed to be impaired by the smoke from a fire at the Casino Royale is wheeled away on a stretcher in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday Aug. 25 2011.
photo: AP / Hans Maximo Musielik
45 dead in attack on casino in northern Mexico
read more The Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Two dozen gunmen burst into a casino in northern Mexico on Thursday, doused it with gasoline and started a fire that trapped gamblers inside, killing at least 45 people and injuring a dozen more, authorities said. The fire at the Casino Royale in Monterrey, a city that has seen a surge in drug cartel-related violence,...
Friends and relatives of Ali Saleh, 25, load his coffin onto a vehicle during his funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban
Police targeted in series of Iraq attacks
read more BBC News
At least 13 people have been killed in a series of attacks across Iraq - in Basra, Fallujah and Baghdad. In the southern city of Basra, a bomber blew himself up near a Shia mosque, killing three and wounding 50 others....
Libyan rebels gesture in Abu Salim district in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. An intense battle has erupted between about 1,000 rebels surrounding two buildings filled with Moammar Gadhafi loyalists in the neighborhood next to the Libyan leader's captured compound.
photo: AP / Francois Mori
UN calls for restraint in Libya
read more BBC News
The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to take steps to ensure there are no acts of violence and revenge. It comes as reports emerge of abuses and alleged summary killings by both rebels and troops loyal to...
India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare speaks to the crowd during his hunger strike in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
photo: AP / Gurinder Osan
Indian Government, Activist Inch Closer to Deal
read more Wall Street Journal
By KRISHNA POKHAREL And AMOL SHARMA NEW DELHI—The Indian government and anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare appeared to inch closer to a deal Thursday afternoon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and parliamentarians appealed to the Gandhian activist to call off his fast. Anindito Mukherjee/European Pressphoto Agency Anna Hazare addressed...
A supporter of Syrian President Bashar Assad waves his country's flag, as he protests to show his solidarity to his President, in Damascus, Syria, on Friday Aug. 19, 2011.
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Syrian tanks 'resume shelling' eastern town
read more Al Jazeera
Syrian government tanks have resumed shelling in the town of Deir ez-Zour a day after at least 17 protesters were reportedly killed across the country, activists said. Syrian security forces stormed the area of al-Busaira in Deir ez-Zour on Thursday amid heavy gunfire, conducting house-to-house searches, said the Local...
Libyan rebels patrol to try to find any of Moammar Gadhafi's relatives as they heard rumors that one of his sons was hiding inside a building, in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
photo: AP / Francois Mori
Rebels target Gaddafi's hometown
read more BBC News
Libyan rebel forces are pushing east towards Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, having taken most of Tripoli. They have been exchanging heavy rocket fire with about 1,000...
The dramatic developments in Libya are raising comparisons with the uprising in Syria. In...
Article by WN.com Guest Writers Dr. Ismail Salami and Kourosh Ziabari The plight of the...
 
A young boy holding an opposition flag who was brought to a checkpoint near the front line by a female relative to show support, is walked back to the checkpoint for his safety by a rebel fighter believed to be his father, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi's forces fired rockets along the eastern front line and shelled the besieged city of Misrata on Tuesday as France said NATO should be doing more to take out the regime's heavy weaponry targeting civilians.
With Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule over Libya seemingly at an end, the onus rests with the National Transitional Council to first stabilise and then reconstruct its infrastructure. Building democratic states is complex and...
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare rests during his hunger strike in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.
India's parliament is set to debate anti-corruption proposals put forth by activists, in a move that seeks to end an 11-day hunger strike by social activist Anna Hazare. The strike has united millions of Indians against the government....
photo: AP / Tsering Topgyal
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the long-awaited launch of the iPhone for the German market on Wednesday Sept. 19, 2007. Apple Inc.'s iPhone will go on sale in Germany on Nov. 9 and have the T-Mobile network as its exclusive carri
SAN FRANCISCO: While saving Apple, Steve Jobs changed the world. Jobs guided Apple from the brink of financial ruin to a lofty place among the world's most valuable companies before stepping down as chief executive this week, apparently due to health...
photo: AP / Markus Schreiber
A man points towards the Wikileaks memos shown on a TV screen at an electronic shop in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari sought a pledge from the United Arab Emirates to allow his family long-term refuge, as they did for his late wife, if he died or was killed, according to a secret diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
WASHINGTON - The WikiLeaks organization said on Thursday it was releasing tens of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some of which are still classified. "We will have released over 100,000 US embassy cables from around the...
photo: AP / Fareed Khan
A demonstrator points a toy gun at a line of riot police on the second day of a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Aug. 25, 2011.
Violent clashes have erupted between protesters and police in Chile's capital, on the second day of a two-day strike against the policies of President Sebastian Pinera. Police used water cannons and tear gas to defuse demonstrators who erected...
photo: AP / Roberto Candia
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader addressing to thousands of followers as Tibetans in in exile congratulating their new political leader of Tibet, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Dharamshala, India on 8th August 2011.
Recent words by His Holiness the Dalai Lama encouraging young people to work for a more peaceful future have had a profound effect on the hearts and minds of young Buddhists and friends of Buddhism here in Syracuse. During this troubled era of a rise...
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang
In this May 2, 2009 file photo, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to a reporter before the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha
NEW YORK -- Bank of America, under fire from shareholders and analysts, is getting a $5 billion investment from Warren Buffett's investment company. The banking giant's stock soared this morning on the news. The investment by Berkshire Hathaway is...
photo: AP / Nati Harnik
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez salutes before his departure to Venezuela from the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Monday July 4, 2011. Spain's Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring the decisive goal of the penalty shootout during the quarterfinal match between Spain and Italy in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, June 22, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Spain defeated Italy 4-2 on penalties, following a 0-0 draw. Yamaha Corporation. A worker operates a part of the drill that is being used for Plan B, the second option conceived to rescue 33 miners trapped at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010.
Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly leaves after a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday May 5, 2011. Martelly is scheduled to be sworn in May 14. Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday May 12, 2009. Customer Aaron Ficca shops for Blu-Ray movies at the Best Buy store in Burbank, Calif Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Ousley draws blood from a patient to test for Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV).
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, talks during a conference in Tripoli, Libya, late Thursday, July 24, 2008. Seif al-Islam is the older brother of Hannibal Gadhafi, whom the Swiss police arrested with his wife on July 15 at a luxury hotel in Geneva for allegedly beating two of their servants, according to their lawyer. They were released on bail two days later and left the cou Aerial photo of Round Mountain open pit, 2008. Dimensions of the pit are about 2,500 m × 1,500 m (8,200 ft × 4,900 ft). Mining benches (the "contour lines") are about 10.7 m (35 ft) high Aussie Dollar - AUD - Australian Dollar - Currency - Money. A boy, afflicted with Dengue fever, left, receives medical attention at the hospital Reid Cabral in Santo Domingo, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.
 
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