Libyan opposition outlines post-Gadhafi 'road map' (AP)

Libyan opposition outlines post-Gadhafi 'road map' (AP)


Libyan opposition outlines post-Gadhafi 'road map' (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:08 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, talks to British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, with French Foreign Minister Alain Marie Juppé, left,  during a diplomatic meeting on how to support rebels fighting the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, at Rome's Foreign Ministry, Thursday, May 5, 2011. The meeting of 22 nations and some international organizations also included the NATO chief, the Arab League, the leader of Libya's opposition council, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, who used to be Gadhafi's justice minister. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Libyan opposition has outlined a political transition for the country if and when Moammar Gadhafi falls, telling an international conference of plans to install an interim government while a constitution is drafted and parliamentary elections held.



Settlers use tourism to draw Israelis to West Bank (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:02 PM PDT

AP - Perched atop a West Bank hill, the Binyamin region visitors center invites travelers to look past the military jeeps patrolling the surrounding area and enjoy nature, archaeological sites and bucolic vineyards.


Rights group says Myanmar not ready to chair ASEAN (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:19 PM PDT

AP - Southeast Asian nations should reject Myanmar's request to chair their regional grouping in 2014 unless the government releases political prisoners and takes other concrete steps to improve human rights, a U.S.-based rights group said Friday.


How To Temper Entrepreneur Passion With Reality

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:54 PM PDT

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An Important Step Toward Medicare Reform

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Rep. Tom Price has introduced important Medicare reform legislation that would increase seniors' acc


Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

A polling station sign is seen in central London May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Liberal Democrats slumped in local elections and were expected to lose a referendum on electoral reform on Friday as voters punished the party for its role in a coalition making huge spending cuts.



Brazil's court recognizes same-sex unions

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the nation should recognize same-sex unions.


Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Liberal Democrats slumped in local elections and were expected to lose a referendum on electoral reform on Friday as voters punished the party for its role in a coalition making huge spending cuts.


Several dead in attack on Pakistani Shias

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Assailants open fire in park in Quetta amid fears of backlash from al-Qaeda-linked groups after bin Laden's killing.


ASEAN considering giving Myanmar chair: officials (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:11 PM PDT

In this file photo, local students are seen preparing to raise the flags of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries at the ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. The association is considering giving military-led Myanmar the chair of the grouping in 2014, despite grave concerns about human rights abuses and sham democracy.(AFP/File/Edy Purnomo)AFP - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is considering giving military-led Myanmar the chair of the grouping in 2014, despite grave concerns about human rights abuses and sham democracy.



Two Al Qaeda deaths, one guilty plea

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Al Qaeda suffered setbacks on the battlefield and in court Thursday, with two mid-level leaders being killed in southern Yemen, that country's state-run media reported.


Suicide attack kills 16 Iraqi police officers

Posted: 05 May 2011 02:50 PM PDT

A suicide attack on a police headquarters in central Iraq killed at least 16 officers and wounded 50 other people Thursday morning, the Interior Ministry said.


Bin Laden materials trigger alert

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:23 PM PDT

With the architect of the September 11, 2001, attacks dead, U.S. commandos in Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound quickly came upon materials that might provide evidence of other al Qaeda operations. PLOTS? |


As Singapore Gets Ready to Vote, New Media Amplifies Voice of Opposition (Time.com)

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Singapore's ruling party, which has governed the southeast Asian city state since 1959, is facing an unprecedented challenge for 82 out of 87 parliamentary seats in May 7's upcoming poll


Pakistan army threatens to reconsider US ties

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Warning against future raid comes as US politicians question Pakistan aid following bin Laden's killing in Abbottabad.


Mexican navy rescues migrants off Baja coast (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:01 PM PDT

AP - The Mexican navy says it has rescued 16 migrants whose boat sank in the Pacific Ocean off the Baja California coast near the coastal town of Rosarito.


Gunmen kill 4 people in southwest Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:46 PM PDT

AP - Assailants using rockets and guns attacked a group of people exercising at an open soccer field in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing four of them and wounding 15, police said.


The Gold Standard And The 100% Gold Reserve Myth

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A gold standard does not require full gold backing for currency issued.


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (May 6)

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the


Seeking China Growth, Folli Follie To Sell 9.5% Stake To Fosun International

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:26 PM PDT

Fosun International, the Hong Kong-listed investment company controlled by Chinese billionaire Guo G