Internet lets Korean parents see sons are safe |
- Internet lets Korean parents see sons are safe
- INSIGHT - Japan struggles to rebuild, leaving lives in limbo
- NEWSMAKER - Flamboyant Gaddafi no stranger to bloodshed
- ANALYSIS - German rail to run on sun, wind to keep clients happy
- ANALYSIS - Row over killings shows Egypt-Israel ties cooling
- Rebels sweep into Tripoli, fighting reported
- Obama says Gaddafi rule collapsing, supports rebels
- Prosecutor to drop Strauss-Kahn case, says report
- VIDEO: Gaddafi's son under attack while on TV
- Gaddafi forces still fight in Tripoli -Al Jazeera
- New Iceland current could sway N. Atlantic climate
- Anti-government truckers besiege Australian parliament
- Tanks from Gaddafi compound shell Tripoli area -TV
- FACTBOX - Japan rebuilding effort in numbers
- Japan's Maehara "thinking of running for PM"
- Singaporean riled up over 'buka puasa' azan at McDonald's says sorry
- Dozens arrested in pipeline protest at White House
- Pressure changes in flight could affect diabetics
- INSIGHT - Rebuilding blocks: Japan's slow disaster recovery
- NATO says ready to work with Libya rebels
| Internet lets Korean parents see sons are safe Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:45 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Oh Ju-ri, the mother of two sons doing their compulsory South Korean military service, naturally worries about their health and safety -- but especially now. 
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| INSIGHT - Japan struggles to rebuild, leaving lives in limbo Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:45 AM PDT YAMADAMACHI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared into this north-eastern coastal fishing town at the speed of a freight train and bulldozed everything in its path. 
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| NEWSMAKER - Flamboyant Gaddafi no stranger to bloodshed Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:45 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi appealed on Sunday night for his people to "save Tripoli" from a rebel offensive, but his four-decade-old rule appeared doomed. 
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| ANALYSIS - German rail to run on sun, wind to keep clients happy Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:14 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - It won't be easy to run a national railway on renewable energy like wind, hydro and solar power but that is what Germany's Deutsche Bahn aims to do for one simple reason: it's what consumers want. 
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| ANALYSIS - Row over killings shows Egypt-Israel ties cooling Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:14 AM PDT CAIRO Reuters) - Egypt's stern rebuke to Israel over the deaths of five Egyptian security personnel is the clearest sign yet of cooling ties as Cairo's military rulers try to appease a newly-assertive public largely antagonistic to the Jewish state. 
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| Rebels sweep into Tripoli, fighting reported Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:14 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rebel fighters swept into the heart of Tripoli and crowds took to the streets to celebrate what they saw as the end of Muammar Gaddafi's four decades of power, but a government fightback was reported as dawn broke on Monday. 
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| Obama says Gaddafi rule collapsing, supports rebels Posted: 21 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts, Aug 21 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama said yesterday Muammar Gaddafi's rule was showing signs of collapse and called on the Libyan leader to relinquish power to avoid further casualties. "The surest way for the bloodshed to end is simple: Muammar Gaddafi and his regime need to recognide that their rule has come to ... 
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| Prosecutor to drop Strauss-Kahn case, says report Posted: 21 Aug 2011 08:28 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug 22 — Prosecutors will ask a judge to dismiss all charges in the sexual assault case against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn at a court hearing tomorrow, the New York Post reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources. The Manhattan district attorney's office will file a motion recommending the case be dropped and laying out ... 
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| VIDEO: Gaddafi's son under attack while on TV Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Colonel Gaddafi's son Muhammed was giving a phone interview to Al Jazeera television, confirming that he was under house arrest, when gunfire broke out and the line cut off.
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| Gaddafi forces still fight in Tripoli -Al Jazeera Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi continue to fight rebels in the capital Tripoli and control 15 to 20 percent of the city, a rebel spokesman told Al Jazeera television on Monday. 
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| New Iceland current could sway N. Atlantic climate Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly discovered deep, cold current flowing off Iceland's coast may reveal that the North Atlantic is less sensitive to climate change than previously thought, researchers reported on Sunday. 
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| Anti-government truckers besiege Australian parliament Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Hundreds of trucks circled Australian parliament on Monday in a protest against government plans for a carbon tax, but the truckers fell far short of their ambition to gridlock the capital in support of their call for fresh elections. 
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| Tanks from Gaddafi compound shell Tripoli area -TV Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Tanks were seen leaving the compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and shelling an area in the capital, a rebel source told Al Jazeera television on Monday. 
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| FACTBOX - Japan rebuilding effort in numbers Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT The following is a summary of Japan's rebuilding efforts. 
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| Japan's Maehara "thinking of running for PM" Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, who has called beating deflation a top priority, is likely to throw his hat in the ring to become the next prime minister, Jiji news agency said on Monday, clouding the chances of Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who had hoped to win Maehara's support. 
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| Singaporean riled up over 'buka puasa' azan at McDonald's says sorry Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:01 PM PDT
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| Dozens arrested in pipeline protest at White House Posted: 21 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities arrested dozens of people outside the White House on Sunday in the second straight day of protest against a proposed $7 billion oil pipeline. 
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| Pressure changes in flight could affect diabetics Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication, possibly putting extremely sensitive diabetics at risk, according to a study. 
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| INSIGHT - Rebuilding blocks: Japan's slow disaster recovery Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT YAMADAMACHI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sakari Minato has fixed up his house just enough for his family to move back in. The walls still have holes, the windows are temporarily sealed. You can still see the water marks on the outside of the home left by the March 11 tsunami that roared into this north-eastern coastal fishing town at the speed of a freight train and bulldozed everything in its path. 
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| NATO says ready to work with Libya rebels Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on Sunday for a peaceful and immediate transition of power in Libya, saying the alliance was ready to work with rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi to achieve that. 
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