Green: Wanted: Frack Busters (Costume Preferred)

Green: Wanted: Frack Busters (Costume Preferred)

Green: Wanted: Frack Busters (Costume Preferred)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Campaigners against hydro-fracking in New York State urge like-minded people to don superhero costumes like a cap and goggles.

Japan to evacuate more towns around nuclear plant

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 AM PDT

Japan's government called for evacuations Monday from several towns beyond the danger zone already declared around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, warning that residents could receive high doses of radiation over the coming months.

Proposal to end Yemen unrest falls short

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:55 AM PDT

A proposal by a coalition of Persian Gulf nations to decrease tensions between the government and the opposition in Yemen may have done just the opposite.

Military: 2 U.S. troops believed killed by drones

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

The deaths of two U.S. service members in southern Afghanistan last week is being investigated as a possible friendly-fire incident, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force told CNN.

11 dead in Belarus subway blast

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:16 PM PDT

An explosion struck a subway station in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Monday, Russian state media reported.

CNN arrests expose Bahrain crackdown

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT

We were standing outside a home in the village of Bani Jamrah when 20 heavily-armed men surrounded us. Their faces covered with black ski masks, they pointed machine guns at us and demanded we get on the ground.

US stay against illegal immigrants law upheld

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Appeals court refuses to lift a stay blocking major parts of a controversial immigration law in Arizona.


On the Runway: More Speculation About Kate Middleton's Dress

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:46 AM PDT

The May issue of British Vogue is all bridal in honor of the bride Kate-er, sorry, Catherine-Middleton, whose wedding to Prince William on April 29 has everyone playing a daily guessing game about her dress and tiara.

Talk of Gaddafi leaving "ridiculous" says son

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:49 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, said in an interview broadcast on Monday that it was "ridiculous" to imagine the Libyan leader leaving and that allied air strikes were counter-productive.

Court upholds Facebook settlement

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:17 PM PDT

A US appeal court rules that two men who say the concept for Facebook was stolen from them cannot back out of a settlement deal signed with the site.


Renault boss quits after spy case

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Renault's chief operating officer Patrick Pelata resigns but will remain within the firm, following an industrial espionage scandal.


Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:38 AM PDT

The demand that the United States scale back its presence is a sign of the near collapse of cooperation between the two testy allies after the arrest of a C.I.A. security officer in Pakistan.

Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:46 PM PDT

The demand that the United States scale back its presence is a sign of the near collapse of cooperation between the two testy allies after the arrest of a C.I.A. security officer in Pakistan.

African Leaders Urge Cease-Fire in Libya

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Fighting between Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's military forces and opposition fighters near the city of Ajdabiya offered a backdrop to efforts by the African Union, set to continue Monday, to broker a cease-fire.

Appeals Court Upholds Facebook Settlement With Twins

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:49 PM PDT

The twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, say they should have received more money in their settlement with Facebook. The court disagreed.

UAE arrests democracy activists

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:48 AM PDT

The authorities in the United Arab Emirates arrest three political activists who have called for democratic and economic reforms.


Live - Liverpool v Man City

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Sixth-place Liverpool need a victory against Manchester City to keep their hopes for European football next season alive.


Joint sign to mark Smolensk crash

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:31 AM PDT

The presidents of Russia and Poland agree to create a joint memorial marking the plane crash that killed former Polish President Lech Kaczynski.


The Choice: Part 2: Answers to Readers' Decision-Time Questions

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Part 2 of an exchange between readers of The Choice and Bruce Poch, who has served in the admissions offices of Pomona, Wesleyan and Connecticut College.

Peru Confirms Runoff Candidates

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Electoral officials in this country have confirmed that Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning former military officer, an Keiko Fujimori, daughter of an imprisoned ex-president, are headed for a presidential runoff election that will leave many investors in this booming economy ruing the options.


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