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News - UK

• New wave of violence erupts in Libya
• Barnsley by-election blushes for coalition
• Bank holiday switch plan revealed
• LSE director resigns over Gaddafi links
• Charlie Sheen passes drugs test
• Medicine labels 'need to be made clearer'
• Army dog dies after handler was killed
• Monk first person in Bhutan jailed over tobacco
• Fashion pack turn out in support of Dior 
• Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart eye radical blues album

BBC - England

• River plunge children 'screaming' - 2 hours agoTwo children trapped inside a sinking car banged on the windows and screamed for help, a court hears.
• Girl 'may be with internet man' - 4 hours agoA 14-year-old girl missing from her Dorset home might be with a man she met on the internet, it is feared.
• 'Flatulent' dentist is struck off - 4 hours agoA dentist who faced charges of breaking wind and belching in front of patients and staff is struck off.
• Nanny jailed over poisoning bid - 4 hours agoA nanny who tried to poison Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold by lacing her food with screenwash is jailed for 12 months.
• Funeral for footballer Richards - 4 hours ago

BBC - Home

• Gaddafi fights back in key city - 2 hours agoHeavy casualties are reported as Colonel Gaddafi's forces attack the rebel-held Libyan city of Zawiya, with clashes also reported in Tripoli and other cities.
• Egypt's PM vows democratic change - 2 hours agoEgypt's new Prime Minister, Essam Sharaf, pledges to meet the demands for democratic change sought by protesters, and to step down if he fails.
• Pakistani Christians bury leader - 3 hours agoThousands of Pakistani Christians attend the funeral of former minister Shahbaz Bhatti, who was killed after urging reform for blasphemy laws.
• Doubts cast in Renault spy affair - 9 hours agoA Renault executive casts doubt on claims the firm was the victim of industrial espionage and says it could reinstate sacked executives.
• Ivorian city 'resembles war zone' - 5 hours ago

Reuters

• U.S. employment rebounds from winter gloom  - 45 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired workers at the fastest pace in nine months in February and the jobless rate slipped to a nearly two-year low of 8.9 percent, showing the economy is finally ...
• Queen Elizabeth to make historic Irish visit - 1 hour agoLONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth is to travel to Ireland this year in the first official visit by a British monarch since before the Irish state gained independence from British rule in 1921.
• Merkel says EU must convince, regardless of ECB  - 2 hours agoBERLIN/HELSINKI (Reuters) - European leaders must deliver a convincing response to the euro zone's debt crisis regardless of a European Central Bank threat to raise interest rates, German Chancellor A...
• Nanny jailed over Ann Summers boss poisoning - 3 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - The former nanny of Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold was jailed for 12 months on Friday after admitting attempting to poison the lingerie tycoon with car screenwash.
• Cuts blamed as LibDems slump to sixth in vote  - 4 hours ago

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San Jose Mercury

• Silicon Valley jobless rate rises in Jan.; employers make seasonal cuts - 1 hour agoSilicon Valley's jobless rate climbed in January from the month before as employers trimmed seasonal jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported.
• San Jose: CHP to close Hwy. 101 to move big-rig carrying satellite stuck at Tully Road - 1 hour agoA big-rig that pulled off on the right shoulder of northbound Highway 101 in San Jose because it was too large caused significant backups to the morning commute. The CHP was planning to close all lane...
• San Jose: Kaiser cleared in patient complaint - 3 hours agoAn investigation of an alleged assault on a patient at the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center on Feb.
• Bay Area weather: Mostly sunny until Sunday - 4 hours agoEnjoy the first two days of the weekend and plan to curl up with a book indoors Sunday.
• PG&E replaced San Bruno pipelines in 1993, but stopped one block short of doomed section - 11 hours ago

Afghanistan Sun

• Frankfurt Gunman Shot US Airmen To Protest US Mission In Afghanistan - 3 hours ago(RTTNews) - The lone suspect who shot dead two American airmen in a U.S. Air Force bus in Germany has reportedly confessed that he carried out the attack "as revenge for the American mission ...
• Frankfurt attack was 'Afghanistan revenge' - 4 hours agoBERLIN: German prosecutors said Friday that an alleged Islamic radical accused of shooting dead two US airmen at Frankfurt airport did so in revenge for Afghanistan but had no links to international ...
• Frankfurt attack 'Afghan revenge' - 5 hours agoAfghanistan Revenge: German officials say the man who opened fire on US military personnel at Frankfurt Airport was acting out of revenge over Afghanistan. Picture: Daniel ...
• Rehman Malik says he's on Taliban hit list along with Rehman, Wahab - 6 hours ago

Jurist - U.S. Legal News

• South Dakota legislature passes bill requiring 72-hour waiting period for abortions - 2 hours ago[JURIST] The South Dakota State Senate on Wednesday passed a bill [roll call] that would require women to wait 72 hours after consulting with a doctor to have an abortion. In addition to the waiting p...
• Federal judge stays earlier injunction against health care reform act - 2 hours ago[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida [official website] on Thursday granted [order, PDF] the Obama administration's petition to stay his previous order [JURI...Image by Getty Images via @daylife
• Muslim student sues FBI over GPS tracking device - 2 hours ago[JURIST] Muslim student Yasir Afifi and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] against the FBI [official website] on Wednes...
• Supreme Court hears Ashcroft immunity, Confrontation Clause cases - 2 hours ago[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Wednesday in two cases: one regarding the extent of immunity for a federal official and another rega...
• Supreme Court rules rehabilitation may be considered in resentencing - 2 hours ago[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday ruled [opinion, PDF] 6-2 in Pepper v. United States [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that judges may conside...

RAW Story

• Mexican drug war erupts: At least 30 die in separate incidents - 2 weeks agoAt least 30 people died in a staggering surge in drug-related violent crime in Mexico rocking the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara, and the northern state of Chihuahua, police said Saturday. The at...
• White House reiterates demand that Iran allow protests - 2 weeks agoA senior White HouseImage via Wikipedia official on Saturday criticized Iran's refusal to let opponents of the regime hold a rally in support of Arab uprisings. "By announcing that they will not allow opposition protest...
•  What are you going to do ? Threaten them. Seize their assets. Blockade the borders.
• Done all that already because they signed on to fight nuclear weapons technology proliferation
• Ron Paul wins CPAC presidential straw poll - 2 weeks agoSpeaking to conservatives, Paul warns US government 'in the process of failing' For the second year running, Texas congressman Ron Paul came out on top among conservative Republicans in a "straw poll"...
• FBI can obtain phone records without oversight, Justice Dept memo claims - 2 weeks agoWithout court oversight, the nation's top law enforcement agency can obtain domestic records of telephone conversations made to international receivers, the Justice Department claimed recently. "[The ...
• American’s imprisonment delayed US-Afghan-Pakistan meeting - 2 weeks ago

EV Worldwire

• Mitsubishi Cancels EVO to Focus on Electric Cars - 1 day agoCompany resources will be poured into electric vehicle, instead of performance IC engine vehicles.
• Saab PhoenIX Concept Car Mates 25kW E-Motor with Gas Engine - 1 day agoUsing a six-speed manual transmission, projected combined cycle fuel economy and CO2 emissions are just 5.0 l/100 km (47mpg) and 119 g/km.
• Euro Group Forms EASYBAT Consortium - 1 day agoConsortium to research how to make it easier for European automobile and battery manufacturers to build electric cars with switchable batteries.
• Coda To Begin Electric Car Sales Q3 2011 - 1 day agoCompany will begin sales in California and expects to sell 10,000-14,000 electric cars in 12 months following introduction.
• Electric Cars and Safety - 1 day ago

No Quarter

• Hump Day Evening Open Thread - 17 hours agoOh joy. While looking for something else altogether, I ran across this story. The headline alone made my blood run cold: “ Is Pakistan Next In Line? “ I hope that this is just fancifal prattling of ...
• Somalia With Oil - 19 hours agoBronwyn’s Note: Do not miss the last paragraph below. I’ve bold-faced the first sentence. The story comes from the show’s blog . Spoke John Bolton, AEI; Mark Landler and Alan Cowell, NYT, re ...
• Why Public Employee Unions (aka PEU) Stink - 1 day agoIt is bad enough that tax payer dollars are funneled by the millions into the coffers of Democrat fatcats, but public unions, like teachers for example, are taking money and producing a shitty product...
• Weiner is a Weiner and the Strategy is in Effect - 1 day agoIt’s now clear why the DOJ and Obama didn’t immediately file suit to appeal the ruling of Judge Roger Vinson of Florida. When it was said that Obamacare was unconstitutional, in its entirety, everyone...
• Libyan Exile on the Looming Civil War * Open Thread - 1 day ago

Global Post

• Silicon Sweatshops: Apple supply chain workers in Asia fall ill again - 2 hours agoEditor’s note: This story is part of our series Silicon Sweatshops , an ongoing GlobalPost investigation into the supply chains that make some of your favorite electronic gadgets. In this latest...
• NASA rocket launch ends in failure (VIDEO) - 5 hours agoA NASA rocket carrying a satellite designed to observe climate change failed to reach orbit on Friday and was expected to crash into the ocean. The space agency said the Taurus XL rocket malfunc...
• Hollyworld: Mumbai goes from Bollywood to Hollywood - 7 hours agoMUMBAI, India — “Take that truck,” Khushboo Benani said, pointing out the car window to one of Mumbai’s ubiquitous pickup trucks painted in bright oranges, reds and yellows. “If you want to hang it ...
• Anti-Gaddafi protests staged in Tripoli (VIDEO) - 5 hours agoLibyan security forces were reportedly using tear gas to break up anti-government protests in Tripoli on Friday as fighting between rebels and troops loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi continued across...
• Robert Levinson, former agent who vanished in Iran, is "alive" - 17 hours ago

Yahoo! Search

• Yahoo! May Unload Some Valuable Assets - 19 hours agoMonetizing its Asian assets is just the spark that Yahoo! needs.
• Yahoo! Mail users hit with email delivery delays - 20 hours agoYahoo! Mail users are complaining about mysterious delays in messages that are delivered hours or days late.
• Anti-Social Networking - 1 hour agoThe Internet in general and social networking in particular have given people a sense of omnipotence
• Yahoo! Sports' All-Big 12 team - 6 hours agoChosen as a pre-season All-American, Jacob Pullen knew he was going to be counted on to lead the Kansas State...
• Yahoo! Will Shutdown MyBlogLog on May 24th - 1 week ago

Green Life

• Movie Review Friday: The Last Lions - 5 hours agoEscape to the movies with one of our  Image via WikipediaMovie Review Friday  selections. Each week we review a film with an environmental theme that's currently in theaters or on DVD.   The Last Lions (2011)...
• Daily Roundup: March 3, 2011 - 17 hours agoHero or Harasser? Tim DeChristopher, the environmental activist who bid on and won 22,000 acres of land with no intent to pay, was convicted by a federal jury. He may face up to 10 years in prison.
• Our Surfer-Turned-Photographer Makes a Splash in Hawaii - 20 hours agoLike the ocean waves he so vividly captures, photographer Clark Little stays in motion. We told you that the surfer-turned-shutterbug opened a California gallery in August. Now Little, who keeps getti...
• Good News for Bicyclists in Los Angeles - 23 hours agoIf there's something that almost everybody wants more of in America's second largest city, it's roads that are more open. And this week, the future looks a little less congested for L.A.'s cyclists, a...
• Green Your RV: Get the Kids Involved - 1 day ago

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Gawker

• Wisconsin Police Tackle State Lawmaker Entering the Capitol [Video] - 14 minutes agoPity the overworked police officers of Madison, Wisconsin, who must be completely exhausted after monitoring around-the-clock protests for week...
• Jersey Shore: Toilet Bowl of Terror [Video] - 26 minutes agoSometimes Jersey Shore , the most important sociological experiment of our time, is all about shit. Not the normal shit about Sammi an...
• 1 in 3 Art Students Can't Tell Famous Paintings from Paintings by Monkeys [Studies] - 31 minutes agoPsychologists at Boston University paired paintings by famous abstract expressionists with paintings by a child, monkey, chimpanzee, gorilla, and...
• Facebook Is Now Valued at $65 Billion [Deals] - 46 minutes agoA new investment in Facebook by the venture capital firm General Atlantic puts Facebook's worth at $65 billion. Just last month, Facebook was val...
• The Eastern Panther is Extinct [Animals] - 1 hour ago

MercoPress

• Strauss-Khan describes IMF/Argentina relation as ‘romance” with love-hate periods - 13 hours agoThe IMF relation with Argentina is like romance with its ups and downs, said IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Khan who added he trusted that the IMF technical mission tha...
• Links to Gaddafi’s son ‘knock out” director of London School of Economics - 13 hours agoThe director of the London School of Economics has resigned over its links to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. Sir Howard Davies said he recognised the university's reputation...
• “Revulsion against corruption” partly sparked Libyan revolution, says Soros - 13 hours agoCitizens of oil producing nations must see more benefit from their country's national resources, billionaire investor said George Soros interviewed by the BBC. Revolts in Libya ...
• Green light for the construction of the world’s third largest dam in Brazil - 13 hours agoA Brazilian court on Thursday lifted an order that suspended construction of the massive but controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in the Amazon rain forest, a project ex...
• Geithner argues growth in China, India, Brazil are boosting US exports - 13 hours ago

Florida Oil Spill Law

• MAHOGANY TIDE: Toxic plankton invades Mobile Bay — Known to cause death and illness in humans after consuming poisoned shellfish (PHOTOS) - 5 hours agoMobile Bay, Mobile, Alabama, Kathy Looney, March 3, 2011: This morning I spoke with Mark O. ... Read more
• “Bogus” claim made by leader of BP-funded cleanup worker health study says legal expert - 7 hours agoBogus Disclaimer on Oil Spill Health Study: Lead Researcher Says “We Can Never Demonstrate Exact ... Read more
• Four dead dolphins found visibly oiled — Reuters can’t get story straight, reports NONE showed signs of oil contamination - 16 hours agoWhat caused dolphin deaths – oil spill or cold snap?, Reuters, March 4, 2011: Marine scientists ... Read more
• New York Times article shows why public might want to think twice before trusting the E.P.A. - 19 hours agoPolitics Seen to Limit E.P.A. in Regulation of Natural Gas, Ian Urbina for the New ... Read more
• Same labs used by FDA and BP are finding “significant amounts” of oil toxins in crabs — Can be directly related to BP’s crude (VIDEO) - 20 hours ago

Headlines

• Is Pakistan also on the edge? - 0 minutes ago"Separating totally from the US and then not looking back is the only chance Pakistan has at reclaiming its dignity and self-confidence....In order to forestall such an event, US pundits, experts, and...
• Obama's veto on the wrong side of history - 0 minutes ago"Unfortunately Washington's latest decision at the UN places it clearly on the wrong side of history. Sooner or later Palestinians, the peoples of the Arab world and peace lovers around the world will...
• Cyprus: United States to dominate all Europe, Mediterran​ean through NATO - 0 minutes ago"Israel is the major member of that program, leaving only Lebanon (under a five-year-long naval blockade enforced by NATO nations), Libya and Syria among Mediterranean littoral nations not members of ...
• Middle East revolutions and the fate of the petrodollar - 0 minutes ago"The practice of dangling democracy before the Arab world as both a reprimand and a fantasy yanked out of reach by US-funded dictators has paid back a somber coin. The revolutions came at the worst po...
• Lessons from the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions - 0 minutes ago

Voltaire

• Pakistan: Can America Get Away With Murder? - 1 day agoThe President of the United States deceived the American people – and the world – about a U.S. spy held for killing two Pakistanis, and blatantly misrepresented the laws governing diplomatic immunity....
• Libya: When historical memory is erased. - 2 days agoShould one wonder about the proliferation of pre-1969 coup flags waving in Libya? No one seems to be in control of the Libyan revolution, yet everyone is trying to profit from it. The massive presence...
• The U.S. colored revolution user manual for Egypt - 2 days agoThe United States had anticipated a revolution in Egypt for some time, even if they predicted it would occur at the death of their puppet, Hosni Mubarak. Consequently, they were standing ready to step...
• Russian military: "Airstrikes in Libya did not take place" - 2 days agoThe reports of Libya mobilizing its air force against its own people spread quickly around the world. However, Russia's military chiefs say they have been monitoring from space – and the pictures tell...
• The "geriatric baby snatchers" of Argentine, Go on Trial - 2 days ago

Kerkuk.net

• Khojaly Commemoration in Brussels - 2 days agoThe European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) organized an event on 1st March 2011 in Brussels to Commemorate the Khojaly Tragedy
• Speaker's office denies Nujaifi to meet Iraqi opposition in Damascus - 1 week agoThe media office of Parliament Speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi denied reports that Nujaifi intends to hold talks with Ba'athist leaders and some armed elements in Syria during his visit to Damascus this week...
• Al-Maliki talks to the youth at the Ministry of Youth and Sports party - 1 week agoPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on the young Iraqis to be aware of the extent of challenges facing Iraq.
• Vital to hold Arab Summit on time - 1 week agoThe Arab League stressed Friday the importance of holding the Arab Summit scheduled to take place in Baghdad under accelerating changes seen by the Arab region.
• Department of Justice helps return Iraqi artifacts to the Iraqi Embassy in Washington - 1 week agoWithin the framework of cooperation agreement signed with Iraq, the United States works hard to help Iraq return artifacts stolen from Iraq during the Gulf War.

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• Fall of Empire, End to Wars: Johan Galtung Predictions - 4 days ago21 Feb 2011, New York - Some analysts say the US - bogged down in wars and pressed by emerging powers - will have to rethink its role in world affairs. Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung, a peace and...
• New Arab World - 4 days ago25 Feb 2011 - CrossTalking with Middle East expert Harold Rhode and Johan Galtung from TRANSCEND Peace University. Will the US have a say in the Middle East scenario? Will it co-author it or play a si...
• Violence Always Turns Against Itself - 4 days agoAn Appeal - Photo Essay from Finland "Handguns must be abolished!"
• Experiments in Democracy: Egypt, Tunisia and the US - 4 days agoRarely does history present us with events which resemble a scientific experiment. Events in the Middle East over the last nine years, but especially in the last month give us an opportunity to examin...
• The United States Stands Alone with Israel in the UN Security Council (or How Honest is the Honest Broker)? - 4 days ago

BPS Research

• Beauty and its neural reward are in the eye of the crowd - 8 hours agoFollowing the crowd really can change the value we see in things Let's be honest, most of us do it, at least some of the time. We modify our own opinions in line with what other people think, es...
• Does a murderer's crime-scene behaviour echo his criminal history? - 1 day agoIn the old days of criminal profiling, a psychologist would study the idiosyncrasies of a crime scene with the expert-eye of an art collector inspecting a painting of unknown provenance. They'd draw o...
• Extras - 2 days agoEye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut : Why pop-up ads on the computer don't work and just annoy . Do people use reverse psychology in everyday life? Brief and rare men...
• How thinking for others can boost your creativity - 3 days agoDistancing ourselves from a problem can help us reach the solution The next time you're struggling to solve a creative problem, try solving it for someone else. According to Evan Polman and Kyle...
• For infants, walking is more than just another step in motor development - 4 days ago

Top Documentary Films

• Blind Spot - 13 hours agoImage by United Nations Photo via FlickrBlind Spot is a documentary film that illustrates the current oil and energy crisis that our world is facing. Whatever measures of ignorance, greed, wishful thinking, we have put ourselves...
• Iranium - 1 day agoIran's nuclear program presents a threat to international stability. Yet successive American administrations - Republican and Democratic alike - have misread the intentions and actions of the Irani...
• What if Cannabis Cured Cancer? - 1 day agoCould the chemicals found in marijuana prevent and even heal several deadly cancers? Discover the truth about this ancient medicine as world-renowned scientists in the field of cannabinoid research...
• Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined - 2 days agoIn the tradition of his first Internet blockbuster, Loose Change , which has had over 100 million visits, Jason Bermas has created yet another outstanding documentary film, Invisible Empire: A...
• Discovering Ardi (Ardipithecus Ramidus) - 2 days ago

Red Tape Chronicles

• Do WikiLeaks imitators put your e-mail at risk? - 3 days agoImagine having every e-mail you've written published by hackers for the entire world to see. You don't have to stretch your imagination very far -- it's already happening to some folks. Meet the new...
• 5 Red Tape Traps: Getting a credit score - 1 week agoYou know you need to know your credit score, but how do you get it without getting shafted? Credit scores serve as the report card for consumer adulthood in America. But bad grades can cost you a lo...
• An iPad for $2.82, or illegal gambling? - 2 weeks ago

Frontier Post

• 6 cops among 12 killed in blast & missile attack - 22 hours agoHANGU (INP): At least nine people, including three police personnel, were killed and 35 others, including women and children, injured when explosive laden ...
• MNAs demand early arrest of Bhatti?s killers - 22 hours agoF.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Lower House of the Parliament on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination of Minister for Minorities Affairs, ...
• Foreign Ministry not yet approached on US shooter Tahir Khan - 22 hours agoISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said Thursday that the courts have not yet asked the Foreign Ministry about the status of the US employee, who ...
• Court rejects Davis? plea for immunity - 22 hours agoF.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge (AD&SJ) on Thursday rejected the application of US national Raymond Davis seeking ...
• Afridi five for 23 seals Pakistan victory - 22 hours ago

PRESS Core

• HAARP created superstorms are destroying World food production, not solar flares or Global warming - 6 hours agoListenAre you one of the millions of people who seriously question the reasoning for most of the abrupt and severe storms of the past 10 years?  Do you believe that these storms are not natural occurring?...
• Letter from the editor to the ICC titled – ICC double standards - 1 day agoThe following is a letter sent by the editor of presscore.ca to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in regards to the ICC’s discriminating and bias set of principles that applies differently and ...
• United States is preparing to launch a 3rd war of aggression against another oil rich country. - 2 days agoThe United States is preparing for an invasion of Libya.  The CIA is already on the ground recruiting and arming rebel forces.   Canadian minority Prime Mister Stephen Harper is providing military s...
• When the U.S. and Canadian governments points their finger at someone, remember there are 3 pointing back at them. - 4 days agoWhich is true?  Is Libya attacking or making threats of attacking another country or is Libya engulfed in a civil war?  The correct answer is Libya is in the midst of a revolution.   The citizens of...
• Yesterday they were idolized by the U.S. as freedom fighters. Today they are hunted as terrorists. - 5 days ago

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CagePrisoners

• Deranged Gaddafi blames ex-Guantánamo prisoners for unrest in Libya, even though only one ex-prisoner has been released - 1 day agoAndy Worthington on why Colonel Gaddafi's attempts to blame former Guantanamo prisoners for Libya's unrest are transparent lies.
• Friday: the day that toppled the tyrants - 1 day agoSince the beginning of the revolutions in the Arab world the most disconcerting day of the week for rulers has been Friday - yaum al-Jum'ah , the Day of Gathering. 
• Sayfullah Ben Hassine released by new Tunisian government - 1 day agoCagpeprisoners has recieved news that Sayfullah Ben Hassine, sentenced to 60 years imprisonment under the Government of ousted leader Ben Ali, has been released following the revolution in Tunisia.
• Robert Fisk: The historical narrative that lies beneath the Gaddafi rebellion - 1 day agoLibyans have always opposed foreign occupiers just as the Algerians and the Egyptians and the Yemenis have done – but their Beloved Leader has always presented himself as a fellow resister rather t...
• It is not multiculturism that has failed, it is David Cameron - 1 day ago

China Digital Times

• Sina Weibo - 12 hours agoFor Forbes, Gady Epstein profiles Sina Weibo , the Chinese Image via Wikipediamicroblogging service: Weibo, launched in August 2009, was the Internet phenomenon of China in 2010, reaching 50 million users by the end ...
• With Its Eye On China, Japan Builds Up Military - 13 hours agoNAHA AIR BASE, Japan — This sun-baked airfield was built atop Okinawa’s rocky coral by Americans during the cold war, but these days its roaring jets proudly display the red sun of Japan.  Read the ...
• Vietnam Protests Chinese Naval Exercises - 14 hours agoVietnam ’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has protested against Chinese military drills in the South China Sea: Xinhua News Agency (China) on February 25th reported that the 8th Chinese naval escort ...
• Is China’s Jasmine Revolution Being Won? - 15 hours agoAl Jazeera’s Melissa Chan asks whether the heavy-handed official response to calls for a “Jasmine Revolution” constitutes a victory of sorts for the organisers: Thousands of police officers across...
• Photo: SiMinYi viaduct, JiTong Railway, near Jingpeng, Inner Mongolia, China, by Schaffner. - 16 hours ago

Yahoo! Politics

• Republicans dismiss White House budget offer (Reuters) - 20 minutes agoReuters - Republicans denounced as inadequate on Friday a White House proposal to cut an additional $6.5 billion out of this year's federal budget, as the battle over spending cuts headed toward Senat...
• Obama says Libya stalemate a danger (Reuters) - 17 hours agoReuters - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was concerned a bloody stalemate could develop between Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel forces but gave no sign of a willingness to interven...
• The Fast Fix: Pushing up the primaries (The Newsroom) - 3 hours ago

Yahoo! Business

• Higher oil, bank downgrades drag Wall Street lower (Reuters) - 1 hour agoReuters - Rising oil prices and tumbling bank shares dragged Wall Street lower on Friday, with stocks surrendering the previous session's hefty gains.
• Employment rebounds from winter gloom (Reuters) - 59 minutes agoReuters - Employers hired workers at the fastest pace in nine months in February and the jobless rate slipped to a nearly two-year low of 8.9 percent, showing the economy is finally kicking into a hig...
• Courtroom showdown in Galleon trading probe (Reuters) - 17 minutes ago

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• US firm Monitor Group admits mistakes over $3m Gaddafi deal (guardian.co.uk)
• London School of Economics director quits over links to Gaddafi regime (dailymail.co.uk)
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• We are witnessing a slide into civil war in Libya - Russian lawmaker (rt.com)
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• Far-reaching effects of Arab world unrest (rt.com)
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• Gaddafi warns US and Nato of 'bloody war' (ft.com)
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• Iraqi Oil Minister: OPEC could cover the shortfall in the production of Libya (currencynewshound.wordpress.com)
• Arabs reject "foreign intervention" in Libya: Iraq (reuters.com)
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• James Denselow: The Dark Side of Engagement (huffingtonpost.com)
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• Washington is betting on the ability of Nujaifi to curb the influence of al-Maliki (currencynewshound.wordpress.com)
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• Nujaifi: Iraq is facing internal and external challenges and must ensure the ration for the Iraqi people (currencynewshound.wordpress.com)
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• You: ICC investigating Gaddafi for crimes against humanity (earthtimes.org)
• From Libya's Qaddafi to Sudan's Bashir: Key International Criminal Court inquiries (csmonitor.com)
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• ICC: Prosecutor to Open an Investigation in Libya (yubanet.com)
• Obama Authorizes Libya Airlifts, ICC Gaddafi Investigation Begins (nowpublic.com)
• Libya: Col Gaddafi to face ICC war crimes probe (telegraph.co.uk)
• The ICC is after Gaddafi. Don't hold your breath (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
• Libya: Gaddafi son says bombs were 'misunderstanding' (telegraph.co.uk)
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• Sina says to experiment with Weibo monetisation in H2-CEO (reuters.com)
• Libya prisoner release stokes fears of tribal strife (reuters.com)
• Obama says Libya stalemate a danger (reuters.com)
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• Inside Sina Weibo: China's (Much Better) Version Of Twitter (SINA) (businessinsider.com)
• Obama, Canada's Harper in common front on Gaddafi (reuters.com)
• High Oil Prices Here To Stay, Says IEA Economist (huffingtonpost.com)
• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street falls as oil surges (reuters.com)
• You: Oil prices rise again on Libya fears (guardian.co.uk)