Libya suspended from rights body |
- Libya suspended from rights body
- Protests in Oman Sputter
- Clinton warns of 'civil war' in Libya without strong U.S. action
- Gbagbo youth riot in Cote d'Ivoire
- Valves Are Focus in Hearing on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
- DealBook: A New Breed of Markets
- U.S. forces to target Taliban returning to Kandahar
- The Caucus: Issa Fires Aide Who Shared E-Mail
- Ivorian pro-Gbagbo groups rampage against foreigners
- Economy catching up, says Jones
- VIDEO: Refugee crisis at Libya's border
- Top powers split over Libya options
- IOC dismisses 'racist' logo claim
- SA columnist in 'racism' furore
- Desperate refugees surge over Libya-Tunisia border
- Even a Weakened Qaddafi May Be Hard to Dislodge
- Gas Drillers Recycle Wastewater, but Risks Remain
- More College Graduates Taking Public Service Jobs
- Breast milk ice cream confiscated
- Man on trial for teenager murder
| Libya suspended from rights body Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PST United Nations general assembly unanimously suspends country from UN Human Rights Council, citing 'rights violations'.
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| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:57 PM PST Protests in Oman's second-largest city, Sohar, lost steam Tuesday, but not before spreading unrest to the mouth of the world's most important oil thoroughfare—the Strait of Hormuz, which controls access to most of the energy produced in the Persian Gulf.
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| Clinton warns of 'civil war' in Libya without strong U.S. action Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:09 PM PST The Obama administration, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, was "taking no options off the table so long as the Libyan government continues to turn its guns on its own people." 
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| Gbagbo youth riot in Cote d'Ivoire Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PST Supporters of president Laurent Gbagbo attack foreign businesses and UN staff.
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| Valves Are Focus in Hearing on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:02 PM PST Pacific Gas and Electric decided not to equip its gas pipelines in many locations with valves that the government said could limit the damage from pipeline failures, a official testified on Tuesday.
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| DealBook: A New Breed of Markets Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PST When the operators of the New York and Frankfurt stock exchanges announced a merger last month, it was the latest example of consolidation among the world's financial markets. If the NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Borse deal goes through, it will create a trans-Atlantic powerhouse that offers trading in stocks, options and derivatives.
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| U.S. forces to target Taliban returning to Kandahar Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beefed up U.S. security in southern Afghanistan will make it difficult for the Taliban to reintroduce forces into their Kandahar stronghold when the spring fighting season begins, a top general said on Tuesday.
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| The Caucus: Issa Fires Aide Who Shared E-Mail Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:24 AM PST Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California, fired his chief spokesman for sharing his email conversations with a New York Times reporter.
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| Ivorian pro-Gbagbo groups rampage against foreigners Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:49 AM PST ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Youth supporters of Ivory Coast's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo rampaged through the business district of Abidjan on Tuesday, pillaging shops owned by foreigners.
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| Economy catching up, says Jones Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:39 AM PST Prosperity in Wales is catching up with the rest of the UK, First Minister Carwyn Jones claims.
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| VIDEO: Refugee crisis at Libya's border Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:29 AM PST The plight of refugees trying to get out of Libya is a growing cause for concern.
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| Top powers split over Libya options Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PST Russia and France caution against moves to use the military option against Gaddafi.
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| IOC dismisses 'racist' logo claim Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:08 AM PST IOC president Jacques Rogge dismisses Iran's suggestion that the London 2012 logo is 'racist'.
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| SA columnist in 'racism' furore Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:17 AM PST A South African columnist apologises for an article criticised as racist against mixed race people after her paper suspends her column.
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| Desperate refugees surge over Libya-Tunisia border Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:10 AM PST RAS JDIR, Tunisia (Reuters) - Soldiers fired into the air in an effort to subdue a wave of Egyptian laborers desperate to escape Libya on Tuesday, as the refugee crisis created by the rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi escalated.
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| Even a Weakened Qaddafi May Be Hard to Dislodge Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:07 AM PST The Libyan leader has enough support among critical institutions and tribes to retain power in the capital, Tripoli, for some time, experts say.
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| Gas Drillers Recycle Wastewater, but Risks Remain Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:25 PM PST Some recycling methods by natural-gas drillers can leave behind salts and sludge concentrated with radioactive material, which can be dangerous if it gets into waterways.
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| More College Graduates Taking Public Service Jobs Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PST A cohort of young college graduates has ended up doing good because the economy did them wrong, new data show.
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| Breast milk ice cream confiscated Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:56 AM PST Ice cream made from breast milk is removed from a London restaurant on health grounds following complaints by members of the public.
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| Man on trial for teenager murder Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:02 AM PST A man goes on trial accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl whose burned body was found in a field in North Lanarkshire.
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