Libya oil chief may have quit Gaddafi government: Tunisia (Reuters)

Libya oil chief may have quit Gaddafi government: Tunisia (Reuters)


Libya oil chief may have quit Gaddafi government: Tunisia (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:42 PM PDT

People, who fled the unrest in Libya, walk near tents at Remada Tataouine, a refugee camp set up by the government near the Libyan and Tunisian border May 21, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Libya's top oil official is in neighboring Tunisia and believed to be no longer working for Muammar Gaddafi, Tunisia said on Monday, following rebel assertions that he defected in the country's civil war.



Australian PM has no plans to meet Dalai Lama (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:53 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she has no plans to meet the Dalai Lama when he visits Australia next month, but acknowledges that the nation expected her to receive the Tibetan spiritual leader.


Chinese forces detain 300 Tibetan monks for a month: sources

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:05 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Security forces have detained about 300 Tibetan monks from a monastery in southwestern China for a month amid a crackdown sparked by a monk's self-immolation, two exiled Tibetans and a prominent writer said, citing sources there.


VIDEO: Ireland awaits Barack Obama visit

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:03 PM PDT

The people of Ireland are preparing to welcome US President Barack Obama


VIDEO: Ireland awaits Obama visit

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:03 PM PDT

The people of Ireland are preparing to welcome US President Barack Obama


Spanish Socialists suffer crushing defeat

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:56 PM PDT

Ruling party loses traditional strongholds in local elections, amid nationwide protests over economic policy.


Gun battle rages on at Pakistan naval base

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack on a naval base in Karachi.


Libya oil chief may have quit Gaddafi government: Tunisia

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:25 PM PDT

TOKYO/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's top oil official is in neighboring Tunisia and believed to be no longer working for Muammar Gaddafi, Tunisia said on Monday, following rebel assertions that he defected in the country's civil war.


LiveScribe Makes Its Digital Pen Social With LiveScribe Connect

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:58 PM PDT

Livescribe is adding a new social layer to its digital pen with a platform for called LiveScribe Con


Why Absolute Rudeness Impresses Absolutely

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:51 PM PDT

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Lose the Schmooze: Seven Ways to Make Networking Genuine

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:42 PM PDT

Many of us have natural networking skills, but we limit ourselves when we over-think the process and


SKorean court begins trial for 5 Somali pirates (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Four of the five Somali pirates arrested on charges of hijacking a South Korean freighter attend their trial at a court in Busan, about 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Seoul, May 23, 2011. South Korean prosecutors indicted the five Somali pirates captured alive during a January 21 Navy commando operation in the Arabian Sea on charges of maritime piracy, accusing one of them of shooting the South Korean captain. The operation killed eight other pirates and rescued all 21 crew members, though the 58-year-old skipper, Seok Hae-kyun, was shot several times during the gun battle, Yonhap news agency reported. Faces masked at source. REUTERS/Jo Jeong-Ho/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREAAP - A South Korean court has begun a trial for five Somali pirates captured during a raid on a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea.



VIDEO: How do you move a garden to Chelsea?

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Designer Bunny Guinness explains the concept of her M&G Garden and talks about how it reached the Chelsea Flower Show.


Pakistan: Militants Attack Naval Base in Karachi (Time.com)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Time.com - An attack by a group of suspected Islamist militants is bad news for a security establishment under pressure, but it reminds Pakistanis of the homegrown danger they face


Sydney beats NY, London for 'Strictly' premiere (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Sydney scored a major coup Monday by securing the theatre premiere of Australian film AFP - Sydney scored a major coup Monday by securing the theatre premiere of Australian film "Strictly Ballroom" ahead of New York and London.



UN demands Khartoum troops quit flashpoint Abyei (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:06 PM PDT

File photo of a displaced Sudanese family fleeing from the disputed oil-rich Abyei area. The United Nations demanded that Khartoum withdraw its troops from Sudan's Abyei district after what the south branded an AFP - The United Nations demanded that Khartoum withdraw its troops from Sudan's Abyei district after what the south branded an "invasion" by northern troops of the flashpoint border region.



Last of 16 bodies found in Vietnam boat sinking (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Smoke billows from joss sticks on a makeshift altar set up for the victims of  a tourism boat accident in Saigon River, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, Saturday, May 21, 2011. A little boy's birthday party went tragically wrong Friday when the double-decker tour boat capsized during a storm, killing 15 people, including the 3-year-old being honored and four other children, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo)AP - Vietnamese divers have recovered the body of the final victim who drowned along with 15 other people when a double-decker party boat sank in a river during a boy's birthday celebration. The boat captain has been detained for questioning.



Steve Forbes Interview: Ken Kamen, Author and Financial Advisor

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:41 PM PDT

The author of Reclaim Your Nest Egg talks to Steve Forbes about the questions investors should be as


Next Week's Guest: Experts On The Future Of Mobile Technology

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:39 PM PDT

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'Dozens' killed by tornado in US town

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:33 PM PDT

At least 30 people reported dead after powerful twister rips through the town of Joplin in southwestern Missouri.