VIDEO: Uprising in Libya 'losing ground'

VIDEO: Uprising in Libya 'losing ground'

VIDEO: Uprising in Libya 'losing ground'

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:35 PM PDT

The uprising in Libya appears to be losing ground - reports from the east of the country suggest that rebel fighters are being forced back after government forces recaptured all or at least part of the town of Brega.


VIDEO: Second explosion at Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:55 PM PDT

There has been a second explosion at the number three reactor at Japan's Fukushima power plant.


Somali pirates free Bangladeshi ship: owners (AFP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PDT

A pirate stands on a rocky outcrop on the Somali coast. A Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates in December last year with 26 people aboard was freed on Monday after its owners paid a $4 million ransom, company executives said.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - A Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates in December last year with 26 people aboard was freed on Monday after its owners paid a $4 million ransom, company executives said.

Bloc Calls for Martial Law in Bahrain

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:51 PM PDT

A group of lawmakers in Bahrain's parliament is urging the king to impose martial law, a day after police failed to disperse protesters occupying the capital's financial center.


Tension as Bahrain awaits protests

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Reports of citizen-run checkpoints in Gulf state as people wonder whether neighbouring Saudi Arabia will send troops.


Chinese Retail Entrepreneur Worth $2.1 Billion After Semir's Shanghai Listing

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 07:43 PM PDT

Qiu Guanghe climbed the ranks of China?s richest on Friday after shares in his retail chain Zh


VIDEO: Uprising in Libya 'losing ground'

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:35 PM PDT

The uprising in Libya appears to be losing ground - reports from the east of the country suggest that rebel fighters are being forced back after government forces recaptured all or at least part of the town of Brega.


Quake takes toll on Japan's fragile economy

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:37 PM PDT

The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan will rank among the costliest natural disasters on record, experts predict.

Migrant workers fleeing Libya vow not to return (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:22 PM PDT

Men from Bangladesh, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, wait to be called during their repatriation process as they try to leave for their country in a refugee camp at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Sunday, March 13, 2011. More than 250,000 migrant workers have left Libya for neighboring countries, primarily Tunisia and Egypt, in the past three weeks. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Thousands of African and Asian migrant workers who fled Libya after years of toil are going home with empty pockets and many vow never to return.

Snapshot: Developments after major Japan earthquake (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:21 PM PDT

A helicopter from fire department searches over the debris of a destroyed house Monday, March 14, 2011 in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEReuters - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake struck northeast Japan on Friday and set off a tsunami.

McDonald's In Denial: An Open Letter to CEO James A. Skinner

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:46 PM PDT

A high share price and rising store count obscure how the food quality at McDonald's has declined in


IBM Moves into Social Commerce -is this the Next ERP?

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:33 PM PDT

IBM is deploying several thousand salesmen, programmers and consultants into a new practice around


Pakistani court dodges decision on CIA contractor's immunity (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Pakistani protesters shout slogans during legal proceedings against CIA contractor Raymond Davis in Lahore. A court in the country is due to rule on a claim of diplomatic immunity by the US gunman working for the CIA on Monday moved the decision to a lower court that has already ruled the trial should proceed.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)Reuters - A Pakistani court declined to rule on Monday on whether a CIA contractor held on murder charges has diplomatic immunity, saying a court hearing the murder case would decide.

BOJ eases policy to counter economic shock from quake (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:07 PM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of Japan eased its monetary policy further on Monday as share prices plunged and a nuclear emergency seized the country after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.


Google leaders need body language skills

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 09:57 PM PDT

There's one thing the Google didn't measure and the New York Times article didn't mention - yet I'll


Pakistani court dodges decision on CIA contractor's immunity

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court declined to rule on Monday on whether a CIA contractor held on murder charges has diplomatic immunity, saying a court hearing the murder case would decide.

Doctors, aid workers and rescue dogs get to work in Japan

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:13 PM PDT

A massive emergency response operation is underway in northern Japan, with world governments and international aid groups coming together to bring relief to the beleaguered island nation.

US criticizes Israeli settlement construction plan (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:50 PM PDT

An Israeli right-wing activist (R) holds a sign calling the Israeli government AP - The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv says it is "deeply concerned" by Israeli plans to build hundreds of new homes in West Bank settlements.

Nuke crisis raises many questions, no easy answers (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:49 PM PDT

AP - The nuclear crisis in Japan has developed rapidly on many fronts, making it difficult to track the threads. What are the dangers? Will the situation improve? Can the reactors be cooled?


Dispatch From Tokyo: In Wake Of Disaster, Japan Is At War

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PDT

This post was written by Yas Idei, a freelance?? journalist living in Tokyo and longtime friend of m


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