Saudi still needs U.S. ally, China oil ties deepen |
- Saudi still needs U.S. ally, China oil ties deepen
- FACTBOX - Gaddafi rule marked by abuses, rights groups say
- As Kadhafi reappears, Libya denies massacre
- China official warns of domestic unrest and "hostile" West
- Iran naval ships enter Suez Canal, set to anger Israel
- Tibetan Dzi beads rush in Malaysia
- Libya's Asian diplomats desert regime
- Thai protest leader charged with insulting royals
- 31 convicted over Indian train blaze in 2002 (UPDATED)
- Australia cyclone hits mining, oil fields
- Philippines stops workers bound for unrest nations
- India's PM concedes to new probe into telecom scam
- VIDEO: Quake survivor: 'It was so fast, so powerful'
- AUDIO: Archive: Reynolds on El Salvador war
- NZ PM says quake killed at least 65, toll may rise
- Up to 200 may be trapped in NZ quake - radio quoting mayor
- New Zealand quake kills at least 65, hundreds may be trapped
- Up to 200 may be trapped in NZ quake -radio quoting mayor
- Two Iranian naval ships enter Suez Canal
- Massacre in Libya as ulama issue fatwa to oppose Gaddafi
| Saudi still needs U.S. ally, China oil ties deepen Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:43 AM PST RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Violent uprisings across the Middle East and China's rise as the world's fastest growing oil market have shaken an oil-for-security bond between the United States and Saudi Arabia that has lasted for decades. 
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| FACTBOX - Gaddafi rule marked by abuses, rights groups say Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:43 AM PST Among demonstrators' demands are an end to human rights abuses that critics say have marked his 41-year-old rule. 
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| As Kadhafi reappears, Libya denies massacre Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:17 AM PST TRIPOLI, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - Libyan television Tuesday dismissed as "lies" allegations that security forces are massacring protesters, after embattled leader Moamer Kadhafi spoke publicly for the first time since the revolt began.
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| China official warns of domestic unrest and "hostile" West Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:12 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government faces a turbulent time of domestic unrest and challenges from "hostile Western forces" that it will fight with more sophisticated controls, a Communist Party law-and-order official said. 
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| Iran naval ships enter Suez Canal, set to anger Israel Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:12 AM PST ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday and were heading towards the Mediterranean, a canal official said, a move certain to anger Israel. 
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| Tibetan Dzi beads rush in Malaysia Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:46 PM PST According to local Dzi beads enthusiast Lei, the Dzi beads have been in existence in this country since five or six years ago. However, the Dzi beads were not that popular here as compared to crystals at that time.
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| Libya's Asian diplomats desert regime Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:42 PM PST NEW DELHI, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - A host of senior Libyan diplomats in Asia deserted the tottering regime of Moamer Kadhafi on Tuesday, voicing outrage at the killing of civilians and the use of the air force against demonstrators.
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| Thai protest leader charged with insulting royals Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:39 PM PST BANGKOK, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - The elderly leader of a faction of Thailand's anti-government "Red Shirt" protest movement was arrested Tuesday and charged with insulting the monarchy, police said.
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| 31 convicted over Indian train blaze in 2002 (UPDATED) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:38 PM PST AHMEDABAD, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - An Indian court on Tuesday convicted 31 people on conspiracy and murder charges over a deadly train fire in 2002 that triggered anti-Muslim rioting in which 2,000 people were killed.
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| Australia cyclone hits mining, oil fields Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:37 PM PST SYDNEY, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - A tropical cyclone lashing Australia's northwest mining coast Tuesday damaged dozens of homes and forced the closure of offshore oil rigs and ports handling iron-ore exports, officials said.
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| Philippines stops workers bound for unrest nations Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:36 PM PST MANILA, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - The Philippines said Tuesday it had stopped sending workers to Bahrain, Libya and Yemen because of safety concerns in the revolt-hit nations.
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| India's PM concedes to new probe into telecom scam Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:33 PM PST NEW DELHI, Tuesday 22 February 2011 (AFP) - India's prime minister bowed to pressure on Tuesday and agreed to set up a cross-party probe into the tainted sales of telecom licences in 2008, which cost the country up to $40 billion.
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| VIDEO: Quake survivor: 'It was so fast, so powerful' Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:34 PM PST New Zealand's Prime Minister says at least 65 people are known to have died after an earthquake struck Christchurch on the country's South Island.
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| AUDIO: Archive: Reynolds on El Salvador war Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST In an excerpt from a 1982 radio programme, BBC correspondent Paul Reynolds reflects on the brutality of El Salvador's civil war.
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| NZ PM says quake killed at least 65, toll may rise Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:58 PM PST WELLINGTON, Feb 22 — A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch, with more casualties expected as desperate rescuers picked through rubble to find people trapped in toppled buildings. It was the second quake to hit the city in five months. "We may well be witnessing New Zealand's darkest ...
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| Up to 200 may be trapped in NZ quake - radio quoting mayor Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:42 PM PST WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The mayor of New Zealand's second-biggest city Christchurch said on Tuesday that as many as 200 people could still be trapped inside buildings wrecked by a strong earthquake. 
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| New Zealand quake kills at least 65, hundreds may be trapped Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:42 PM PST WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch with more casualties expected as desperate rescuers picked through rubble to find people trapped in toppled buildings. 
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| Up to 200 may be trapped in NZ quake -radio quoting mayor Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:11 PM PST WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The mayor of New Zealand's second-biggest city Christchurch said on Tuesday that as many as 200 people could still be trapped inside buildings wrecked by a strong earthquake. 
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| Two Iranian naval ships enter Suez Canal Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:47 PM PST CAIRO, Feb 22: Two Iranian naval ships have entered Egypt's Suez Canal and are heading towards the Mediterranean, the first since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, after which diplomatic ties between Egypt and Iran were strained.
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| Massacre in Libya as ulama issue fatwa to oppose Gaddafi Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST
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TRIPOLI, Feb 22: The protests against the four-decade rule of Muammar Gaddafi have intensified, with him resorting to bombing the civilians using fighter jets. Two of these jets have since defected to Malta, refusing to join in the killings.| You are subscribed to email updates from "World" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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