Egypt swears in new ministers, Islamists dismiss (Reuters)

Egypt swears in new ministers, Islamists dismiss (Reuters)
Peru breaks ties with Libya (AP)
Search for trapped abandoned at NZ office building (AP)
Egypt swears in new ministers, Islamists dismiss
Commerzbank reports 2010 profit of 1.43 bln euros (AFP)
VIDEO: Europeans return home from Libya
VIDEO: UN condemns Libya crackdown
VIDEO: Europeans return home from Libya
Strauss eyes cricket W.Cup clash with India (AFP)
South Africa, West Indies set for cricket clash (AFP)
Organizers urge sustained street protests in China (AP)
Mass evacuations under way in Libya
Navigating Libya's tribal maze
Ex-Obama aide elected Chicago mayor
VIDEO: UN condemns Libya crackdown
Malaysian experiment releases 3 orangutans in wild (AP)
Palestinian house inside cage in Jewish settlement (AP)
Japan company developing sensors for seniors (AP)
New Zealand Starts Christchurch Curfew
Wife arrested in fire death of Vietnam journalist (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:58 PM PST

Reuters - Egypt's key portfolios of defense interior, foreign, finance and justice were unchanged in a cabinet reshuffle, state television confirmed on Tuesday when it broadcast the swearing in ceremony for the new ministers.

Peru breaks ties with Libya (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:57 PM PST

AP - Peru's government has announced it is suspending diplomatic relations with Libya to protest the violence unleashed by its leader Moammar Gadhafi against his people.

Search for trapped abandoned at NZ office building (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:22 PM PST

AP - Numerous foreign students could be among the dead in an office building that collapsed in New Zealand's earthquake, police said Wednesday, adding they were "100 percent certain" no one trapped in the rubble was alive.

Egypt swears in new ministers, Islamists dismiss

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:58 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's key portfolios of defense interior, foreign, finance and justice were unchanged in a cabinet reshuffle, state television confirmed on Tuesday when it broadcast the swearing in ceremony for the new ministers.

Commerzbank reports 2010 profit of 1.43 bln euros (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:08 PM PST

AFP - The second biggest German bank, Commerzbank, marked Tuesday a rebound from heavy losses suffered during the global economic crisis as it posted a solid 2010 profit and pledged to start paying back state aid.

VIDEO: Europeans return home from Libya

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:23 PM PST

European workers are returning home as the unrest in Libya continues to threaten their safety.

VIDEO: UN condemns Libya crackdown

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:18 PM PST

The UN Security Council has condemned the Libyan authorities for using force against protesters, calling for those responsible to be held to account.

VIDEO: Europeans return home from Libya

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:23 PM PST

European workers are returning home as the unrest in Libya continues to threaten their safety.

Strauss eyes cricket W.Cup clash with India (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:26 PM PST

AFP - England captain Andrew Strauss hopes his side's unconvincing start to the World Cup will lull co-hosts India into a false sense of security for the blockbuster clash on Sunday.

South Africa, West Indies set for cricket clash (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:15 PM PST

AFP - South Africa will bank on their recent form and fitness of key player Jacques Kallis when they take on an upredictable West Indies in their opening World Cup clash.

Organizers urge sustained street protests in China (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:27 PM PST

AP - A renewed call for Middle East-style democracy protests in China urged citizens to take an afternoon stroll at arranged locations each weekend and demanded that authorities release activists who apparently remained in custody Wednesday.

Mass evacuations under way in Libya

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:06 PM PST

Governments scramble by air and sea to pick up their citizens stranded by the North African country's bloody unrest.

Navigating Libya's tribal maze

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:01 PM PST

Intricate tribal structure plays a crucial role in both Libyan politics and the current pro-democracy opposition.

Ex-Obama aide elected Chicago mayor

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:30 PM PST

Rahm Emanuel easily overwhelmed five rivals to take the helm of the third-largest city in the US.

VIDEO: UN condemns Libya crackdown

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:18 PM PST

The UN Security Council has condemned the Libyan authorities for using force against protesters, calling for those responsible to be held to account.

Malaysian experiment releases 3 orangutans in wild (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST

AP - Malaysian researchers are testing whether three young orangutans reared in captivity can adapt to life in the wild outside Borneo, while activists insisted Wednesday the experiment was a flawed way of trying to help the endangered primates.

Palestinian house inside cage in Jewish settlement (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:58 PM PST

AP - The al-Ghirayib family lives in one of the stranger manifestations of Israel's 43-year occupation of the West Bank: a Palestinian house inside a metal cage inside an Israeli settlement.

Japan company developing sensors for seniors (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:39 PM PST

AP - Japan's top telecoms company is developing a simple wristwatch-like device to monitor the well-being of the elderly.

New Zealand Starts Christchurch Curfew

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:43 PM PST

Rescuers picked through collapsed buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, and officials said the death toll could rise into the hundreds as police imposed a curfew to prevent looting.