Egypt unveils political reform

Egypt unveils political reform

Egypt unveils political reform

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:06 PM PST

As constitutional amendments are rolled out , restrictions on religious political parties remain.


VIDEO: Clinton in Geneva for Libya talks

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:51 PM PST

An exodus of tens of thousands of Libyans from the country sees people pouring across the border to Tunisia to escape violent unrest.


Carnival accident kills 17 in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

AP - Brazilian police say 17 people were electrocuted during a freak accident during a large pre-Carnival parade.


NATO: 2 service members killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST

Afghan police search the site of a suicide blast targeting a crowd watching a dogfight in Kandahar. Two bomb explosions tore through a crowd of villagers watching a dog fight in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Sunday, killing 10 people, officials said.(AFP/Shoaib Safi)AP - NATO says two of its service members have been killed in bomb blasts in Afghanistan.

Sandra Bullock Real Winner of Oscars?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:54 PM PST

Natalie Portman may have won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as an overly-intense ba


Cup force with us now, says ton-up Strauss (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:43 PM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss celebrates after scoring his century during their ICC 2011 World Cup match vs India at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, on February 27. Strauss later said his side's sensational tie with India proved they were a force to be reckoned with after his superb century so nearly saw the visitors to victory.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - England captain Andrew Strauss said his side's sensational tie with India proved they were a World Cup force to be reckoned with after his superb century so nearly saw the visitors to victory.

James Franco Brings Oscar Viewers Backstage Thanks to Twitter

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:07 PM PST

James Franco is breaking new ground as an Oscar host when it comes to Twitter. Earlier today, the ac


Gaddafi unflinching as rebel city fears counter-attack (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:26 PM PST

People waiting to flee Libya gather at the airport in the capital Tripoli. The United Nations said more than 1,000 people had been killed in Libya as supporters of strongman Moamer Kadhafi crack down on protests.(AFP)Reuters - Rebels awaited a counter-attack by Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Monday, after the Libyan leader defied calls for him to quit in the hardest-fought of the Arab world's wave of uprisings.

NZ buildings' quake safety questioned as burials start (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:14 PM PST

Relief workers sift through the rubble of the CTV building in central Christchurch following Tuesday's earthquake February 26, 2011.REUTERS/Mark Baker/PoolReuters - New Zealand authorities said on Monday they were investigating reports that buildings damaged by a quake in Christchurch last year were allowed to remain in use, compromising their ability to withstand last week's tremor that killed at least 148 people.

"The King's Speech" wins best film Oscar (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:54 PM PST

Actor Colin Firth holds the trophy for Best Actor at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Historical drama "The King's Speech" was crowned with the best film Oscar on Sunday, at the climax of the movie industry's 83rd Academy Awards show.

Thousands awaiting homes pose challenge for Chavez (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

In this photo taken Feb. 11, 2011, a boy rests on one in an array of bunk beds at a warehouse converted into a disaster shelter for people displaced by flooding in Caracas, Venezuela. Hundreds of men, women and children are crowded into rows of bunk beds, living out of backpacks and duffel bags while they wait for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez to come through on his promises of new homes, after they were driven from their homes by torrential rains and landslides that turned some of Caracas' hillside slums into disaster areas more than two months ago. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - In a warehouse converted into a disaster shelter, hundreds of people are living out of backpacks and duffel bags while they wait for President Hugo Chavez to come through on his promises of new homes.

Virtually all 30,000 Chinese in Libya evacuated (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:22 PM PST

AP - State media in China say virtually all 30,000 Chinese citizens living in Libya have left the turbulent North African country.


Oil near $100 as Libya's oil industry in chaos (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:19 PM PST

Evacuees from Libya stand with their luggage after disembarking from a Greek ferry in the port of Piraeus. Libya, one of Africa's biggest oil producers, had a huge multinational workforce before the current crisis including construction workers, oil industry workers and domestic helpers from Bangladesh, China, Egypt and the Philippines.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)AP - Oil prices jumped to near $100 a barrel Monday in Asia as Libya's violent power struggle continued to disrupt crude output in the OPEC nation. Violent protests in Oman also raised fears political upheaval could impact other crude exporters.

Twitter May Sell 10% Stake To J.P. Morgan For $450M, The FT Says

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:05 PM PST

Twitter is holding talks to sell a 10% stake to a new J.P. Morgan fund for $450 million, valuing the


Air Force Perfects Ocean Power

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:56 PM PST

Air Force Academy researchers have harnessed more than 99% of the energy in a simulated ocean wave a


Groupon Comes To China: GaoPeng.com Goes Live

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:33 PM PST

Even in China, there are are online bargain hunters by the gazillion. And now they have a new place


NZ buildings' quake safety questioned as burials start

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:14 PM PST

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities said on Monday they were investigating reports that buildings damaged by a quake in Christchurch last year were allowed to remain in use, compromising their ability to withstand last week's tremor that killed at least 148 people.

Six killed in Oman protests on Sunday: government hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:52 PM PST

Still image taken from a video footage shows a man taking pictures of burning cars set alight by protesters at a covered car park in the industrial town on Sohar February 27, 2011. REUTERS/via Reuters TVReuters - Six people were killed in Oman on Sunday, a government hospital said, after police opened fire with rubber bullets at protesters demanding political reform.

Hill collapse in Bolivian capital ruins 400 homes (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:46 PM PST

A panoramic view of an area of the Valle de Flores neighborhood in La Paz, Bolivia, where around 100 houses collapsed due to a landslide triggered by heavy rains Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)AP - Heavy rains caused a hilltop to collapse in a poor neighborhood of the Bolivian capital Sunday, cracking roads, destroying at least 400 homes and burying people's belongings under mud and debris.

Vietnam dissident detained for revolution calls (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:06 PM PST

AP - One of Vietnam's most prominent pro-democracy dissidents has been detained after calling for a revolution to overthrow the Communist government, state-controlled media reported Monday.


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