UN worried over Libya access

UN worried over Libya access


UN worried over Libya access

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:23 PM PST

Humanitarian chief says unrest is preventing the world body from assessing the situation in Tripoli and western Libya.


Two Tunisian ministers quit

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:35 AM PST

They had previously served under ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.


Protesters Are Locked Out of Wisconsin Capitol

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

About 60 demonstrators still inside the building said they had no intention of ending their showdown with Gov. Scott Walker.


Lasers Rise as Threat to Retinas

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:40 PM PST

Eye doctors are warning that cases of teenagers who suffered eye damage while playing with high-powered green laser pointers are likely to be just the first of many.


Basics: From Lab to Red Carpet

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:40 PM PST

Natalie Portman is one of a handful of stars who have serious scientific credentials.


Jewish settlers protest home demolitions in West Bank

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:43 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Monday arrested at least 20 right-wing demonstrators after they tried to block roads in Jerusalem to protest against demolitions of homes at a West Bank settler outpost earlier in the day.


Egypt agrees dates for referendum, polls: activist

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military leaders will hold a referendum on constitutional change on March 19, a parliamentary election in June and a presidential poll six weeks later, a youth activist said on Monday after meeting them.


'Gap' in child worker checks plan

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Government plans to change the system of vetting people who work with children leaves a "disturbing gap", the NSPCC says.


U.S. Freezes $30 Billion in Gadhafi Assets

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:12 PM PST

The U.S. Treasury Department froze $30 billion in assets controlled by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his family in what the Obama administration said was the single largest financial seizure in U.S. history.


The Lede: Latest Updates on Middle East Protests

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:01 PM PST

On Monday, The Lede is following the uprising in Libya and protest movements across North Africa and the Middle East.


French Aid Bolsters Libyan Revolt

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:03 AM PST

France is moving quickly to side with the forces trying to overthrow the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, sending planes on Monday with aid and doctors to eastern Libya.


VIDEO: Mown down cyclists survive in Brazil

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:06 PM PST

A car has ploughed through cyclists staging a demonstration in Porto Alegre, hitting at least 20 people.


African commission asked to take case challenging CIA 'rendition' program

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:22 PM PST

NAIROBI - A case filed before an African judicial body could open a new front in efforts by human rights groups to hold the CIA and its partners accountable for what they claim was the torture of innocent victims in secret "black sites" prisons around the world.


Fidel Castro expected to resign as Cuba party chief

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST

HOLGUIN, Cuba (Reuters) - The Cuban Communist Party has moved forward the election of new leadership to a congress in April where longtime party leader Fidel Castro is expected to step down, sources close to the party said over the weekend.


Bahraini protesters move to parliament building

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:53 AM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrainis campaigning for democratic reforms in the Gulf Arab state staged a protest outside the U.S. ally's parliament building on Monday, demanding that all its members resign over protester deaths.


Pentagon Repositions Naval Forces Off Libya

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:28 AM PST

The Pentagon is repositioning warships and planes in the waters off of Libya to be ready to enforce a no-fly zone or deliver humanitarian aid, military officials said.


U.S. Freezes a Record $30 Billion in Libyan Assets

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

The United States blocked the largest amount of assets ever seized in an American sanctions action.


Media Decoder: Sheen Talks Rehab, Money and Instant Coffee

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:48 AM PST

Charlie Sheen talked at length about his partying ways and about his status on "Two and a Half Men."


The New Old Age: Cost of Dementia

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:28 AM PST

Faced with the possibility that their parents have grown too confused to manage their own finances, many adult children turn to physicians. But often they are ill equipped to help cope with an elderly patient's financial problems.


25 Years Later, Some Justice for Marcos Victims

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:14 PM PST

People who suffered at the hands of Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos began receiving checks from a settlement in a U.S. court.


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