Israel to let 300 Palestinians in Libya into West Bank

Israel to let 300 Palestinians in Libya into West Bank
The Lede: Latest Updates on the Uprising in Libya
Two CIA contractors spirited out of Pakistan
Children at illegal shisha dens
Cables show Libya pressed oil firms to reimburse terror costs
Probe throws up planning concerns
Britons jailed over Iraq bribes
VIDEO: Families flee Libya for Tunisia
University Pulls German Defense Minister's Doctoral Degree
Italy Sees Libya 'Bloodbath'
Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist
Apple may unveil iPad 2 on March 2 in San Francisco
US considering sanctions against Libya
As Arab Leaders Teeter, Israel Frets
Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist
For Berra and Guidry, It Happens Every Spring
Fresh gun battles erupt in Ivory Coast's main city
Woman arrested over girl's death
Inquiry Clears General of Accusations Over Female Officer
Mexico arrest in US agent killing

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will allow 300 Palestinians living and working in Libya to enter the West Bank in the coming days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

The Lede: Latest Updates on the Uprising in Libya

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST

On Wednesday, The Lede is following the uprising in Libya and protest movements in Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Morocco and Iran.

Two CIA contractors spirited out of Pakistan

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:42 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens with diplomatic status were quietly withdrawn from Pakistan after being involved in a fatal car accident last month while trying to help Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor being held by Pakistani authorities on murder charges.

Children at illegal shisha dens

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:23 PM PST

Children as young as 12 are smoking tobacco in illegal shisha dens across Blackburn, officials claim.

Cables show Libya pressed oil firms to reimburse terror costs

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:09 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Libya's ruling family tried to coerce billions of dollars from Libyan and foreign oil companies, and its leader Muammar Gaddafi exhorted the United States to sow division in Saudi Arabia, leaked American diplomatic cables reveal.

Probe throws up planning concerns

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:52 AM PST

An MSP calls for an investigation into South Lanarkshire Council's planning process amid allegations about the local MP.

Britons jailed over Iraq bribes

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

Two former executives are jailed for paying kickbacks to win contracts from Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

VIDEO: Families flee Libya for Tunisia

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:37 AM PST

Thousands of people are pouring out of the country's borders by road, desperate to escape amid fears of increasing bloodshed.

University Pulls German Defense Minister's Doctoral Degree

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST

The University of Bayreuth, which awarded German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg highest honors for his constitutional-law dissertation in 2007, said it was revoking his doctoral degree.

Italy Sees Libya 'Bloodbath'

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini warned that death squads were fueling a "bloodbath" in Libya, saying there were "credible" estimates that more than 1,000 people had died in the violence.

Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:20 AM PST

Activists have asked citizens to express their displeasure at the lack of reforms by silently meeting in front of department stores or other public areas.

Apple may unveil iPad 2 on March 2 in San Francisco

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST

Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc., the world's biggest technology company by market value, may unveil its new iPad tablet computer at an event March 2 in San Francisco.

US considering sanctions against Libya

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:39 AM PST

WASHINGTON -- The United States said Wednesday it was considering sanctions and other means to pressure Moammar Gadhafi's regime to halt attacks against Libyans as violent clashes spread throughout the country. President Barack Obama planned to speak publicly about the situation for the first tim...

As Arab Leaders Teeter, Israel Frets

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST

Israel finds many of its most reliable partners buffeted or blown away, upending the region's old certainties.

Calls for a ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China Persist

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:20 AM PST

Activists have asked citizens to express their displeasure at the lack of reforms by silently meeting in front of department stores or other public areas.

For Berra and Guidry, It Happens Every Spring

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST

At Yankees spring training each year, Ron Guidry revives his role as Yogi Berra's faithful friend and personal driver.

Fresh gun battles erupt in Ivory Coast's main city

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:34 AM PST

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city on Wednesday as forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo pushed back into an area where gunmen backing his presidential rival repelled them a day before.

Woman arrested over girl's death

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:32 AM PST

A 43-year-old woman is arrested over the death of a four-year-old girl found in the grounds of an Inverness hospital.

Inquiry Clears General of Accusations Over Female Officer

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:46 AM PST

General James E. Cartwright, who is considered a leading candidate for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he welcomed the release of the investigative report.