Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast

Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast

Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:09 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has sent military forces to stem clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of Libya, the armed forces chief said on Saturday, as more people were reported killed in the violence.

Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:09 AM PST

Arsenal are almost certain to finish without a trophy for the seventh year running after their deserved FA Cup fifth round defeat by Sunderland.


Egypt sets trial date for democracy advocates

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST

More than 40 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, summoned to court on February 26 in case that threatens Egypt-US ties.


Yemeni protesters continue fight for change

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Anti-government demonstrators say their revolution has been stolen by the political elite and tribal leaders.


Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike poses challenge for Israel

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian prisoner who has refused food for two months to protest his detention without trial is in "immediate danger of death," according to his attorneys and a doctor from an Israeli medical rights group who examined him at the hospital in Israel where he is being treated.

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Pope wants to see Fidel Castro on Cuba trip: source

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:44 PM PST

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict wants to see Fidel Castro on his trip to Cuba next month but the meeting will depend on the health of the communist country's revolutionary leader, a senior Vatican official told Reuters on Saturday.

Foxconn to Raise Salaries for Workers by Up to 25%

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:11 PM PST

Foxconn said that salaries for many workers would immediately jump by 16 to 25 percent, to about $400 a month, before overtime, which it plans to reduce.

Rio parade draws record numbers

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:20 PM PST

Police in Rio de Janeiro say a record 2.2 million people have attended the Bola Preta street party, one of the most popular events during the Brazilian city's carnival.


At least 24 killed in Russian Caucasus fighting

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Seventeen police and at least seven insurgents were killed in four days of fighting on the border between the Chechnya and Dagestan provinces in Russia's North Caucasus, police said Saturday.

Jail docu-drama wins Berlin award

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:08 PM PST

Caesar Must Die, by veteran Italian directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, wins the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.


Clashes in Senegal ahead of presidential poll

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:05 PM PST

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese police fired tear gas and chased protesters from the center of the West African nation's capital Saturday in a fourth day of protest against the candidacy of incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade in the February 26 presidential poll.

Chorus of sorrow at Whitney Houston's wake

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST

Friends, family and celebrities gather in Newark, New Jersey, for funeral of troubled mega-star and pop music icon.


Cleric: Karzai sought help to mediate Afghan Taliban talks

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:39 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked a Taliban-linked cleric based in Pakistan Saturday to help mediate talks with the Afghan Taliban, the cleric told CNN.

Officials: Dutch prince severely injured in Austrian avalanche

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST

A member of the Dutch royal family was severely injured in an avalanche at an Austrian ski resort Friday, local authorities told CNN.

Nepalese woman accused of witchcraft and burned alive

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:36 AM PST

A 40-year-old mother of two was burned alive in central Nepal after she was accused of being a witch, police said Saturday.

China Ambivalently Affirms Dalai Lama’s Popularity

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:16 PM PST

China's efforts to turn the Dalai Lama's hometown into a tourist attraction highlight the contradictory attitude toward Tibet's spiritual leader, whom the government has derided as a separatist.

Warm Winter Is Casting a Chill on Ice Fishing

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:58 AM PST

The weather is causing officials in Lake Minnetonka, in Minnesota, and other spots nationwide to cancel programs and impose bans on ice fishing.

The Carpetbagger: A Word With ... Gary Oldman

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:29 PM PST

Gary Oldman on re-enacting a period he lived through and other joys of playing Smiley in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."

Egypt sets trial date for pro-democracy workers

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:24 AM PST

CAIRO — The trial of 43 people charged with unlawfully conducting pro-democracy work will begin Feb. 26, state media reported Saturday, in the latest sign that the Egyptian government is disinclined to heed Washington's warning that failure to drop the matter could lead to a cut off of U.S. aid.

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DealBook: Prices of Mortgage-Backed Securities Prove Irresistible

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST

Spurred by predictions of profits even in the worst forecasts, big-money investors are returning to the same complex loan pools that nearly washed away the financial system.

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