Bulls turn bears on India as doubts grow (AFP)

Bulls turn bears on India as doubts grow (AFP)

Bulls turn bears on India as doubts grow (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:10 PM PDT

A labourer walks past the statue of a bull outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. Investors have turned bearish on India despite government forecasts of nine percent economic growth, as concerns over widespread corruption and high inflation knock confidence, analysts say.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Investors have turned bearish on India despite government forecasts of nine percent economic growth, as concerns over widespread corruption and high inflation knock confidence, analysts say.

Radioactivity soars in Japan reactor

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:07 PM PDT

Workers evacuated from a plant building after high doses of radiation were detected.


Syria Live Blog - March 27

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:07 PM PDT

As the situation in Syria escalates, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe.


N.Korea's Kim Jong-Il 'dreamed of stoning' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:37 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (pictured) told a visiting businessman he had nightmares of being stoned by angry members of the public in his isolated nation, a Seoul lawmaker said in an interview.(AFP/KCNA via KNS/File)AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told a visiting businessman he had nightmares of being stoned by angry members of the public in his isolated nation, a Seoul lawmaker said in an interview.

Merkel alliance braces for German state poll disaster (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:05 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves next to Baden-Wuerttemberg's state Premier Stefan Mappus at an election rally in the southern German city of Mannheim.(AFP/DPA/Ronald Wittek)AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party risks losing power in its wealthy heartland for the first time in half a century in a crucial state election Sunday held in the shadow of the Japan nuclear crisis.

Jimmy Carter to visit Jewish community in Cuba (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:07 PM PDT

AP - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to meet with Jewish leaders shortly after arriving in Cuba Monday, suggesting that his visit will deal partly with the case of a U.S. contractor whose conviction has further dented relations between Havana and Washington.


Gold mines, a city's pride, leave toxic legacy (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, a child walks barefooted at the Tudor Shaft squatter settlement near Randfontein, South Africa, west of Johannesburg. When it rains the streets pool with orange water that smells of vinegar. Experts say the water contains radioactive minerals and has killed all aquatic life in a nearby river. Tudor Shaft takes its name, and its troubles, from an abandoned gold mine — part of a toxic and long-overlooked legacy of South Africa's most famous industry. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) PART OF A SIX PICTURE PACKAGE WITH STORY 'SOUTH AFRICA MINING TOXIC LEGACY'AP - When it rains in the shantytown of Tudor Shaft, the streets pool with orange water that smells like vinegar. Experts say the water contains radioactive minerals and has killed all aquatic life in a nearby river.

Tsunami harpoons Japanese whaling town (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:07 PM PDT

A military hovercraft of the Self-Defense Force i sseen participating in a rescue operation at the port of Ayukawa in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on March 23, after the March 11 tsunami and earthquake devastated northeastern Japan. The whaling town of Ayukawa has survived the wrath of environmental groups for decades, but had no defence against a giant tsunami that wiped out the industry here.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - The Japanese whaling town of Ayukawa has survived the wrath of environmental groups for decades, but had no defence against a giant tsunami that wiped out the industry here, possibly for ever.

Harper sets election for May 2 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper set May 2 as the date of the next election on Saturday and said people would be "crazy" to vote for opposition parties he accused of trying to illegitimately seize power.


Gbagbo supporters rally as clashes continue

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:10 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Thousands of youth supporters of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo gathered around his presidential palace on Saturday in a show of support, as days of fierce fighting between his security forces and insurgents continued.

London's biggest protest since Iraq war in 2003 (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:39 PM PDT

Demonstrators protest against the coalition government spending cuts as they march in London, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Some tens of thousands of mostly peaceful demonstrators streamed into central London on Saturday to march against government budget cuts, with a small breakaway group of demonstrators smashing its way into a bank, breaking windows and spray painting logos on the walls, as police struggle to contain the situation. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II — one of the largest demonstrations since the Iraq war — as riot police clashed with a small groups. More than 200 people were arrested.

Syrian port city rocked by unrest; tensions widen (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:38 PM PDT

Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad protester, flashes V sign as she painted on her hand Syrian flag with Arabic words read:' Only Bashar,' in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday March 26, 2011. Protesters set fire to offices of the ruling party in southern and western Syria on Saturday, burning tires and attacking cars and shops in a religiously mixed city on the Mediterranean coast, according to accounts by government officials, activists and witnesses. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - A scenic seaside city echoed with gunfire Saturday as protesters defied government forces in Syria's second day of nationwide unrest, burning tires, attacking businesses and setting the offices of the ruling party aflame.

Air raids force Gadhafi retreat, rebels seize east (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:33 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel carries Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) after taking Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international airstrikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, in the first major turnaround for an uprising that once appeared on the verge of defeat. Ajdabiya's sudden fall to Gadhafi's troops spurred the swift U.N. resolution authorizing international action in Libya, and its return to rebel hands on Saturday came after a week of airstrikes and missiles against the Libyan leader's military. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after decisive international airstrikes sent Moammar Gadhafi's forces into retreat, shedding their uniforms and ammunition as they fled.

Huge jump in radiation inside Japan nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Taiyo Sawada, from left, and Maria help their mother Miyuki sell lunch outside their restaurant in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 26, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex. Their restaurant resumed its services outside of the restaurant as its inside still remain devastated by the quake and tsunami. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - The radioactivity in water in one unit of a hobbled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan has tested 10 million times higher than normal, the plant's operator said Sunday.

Libyan rebels retake strategic town from Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes have recaptured the strategic town of Ajdabiyah, signaling that the tide may be turning against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the east.


William and Kate decide two cakes better than one (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:03 PM PDT

For their wedding next month Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton announced Sunday that they aren't just having their cake and eating it -- they're having two.(AFP/Pool/Stephen Davison)AFP - For their wedding next month Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton announced Sunday that they aren't just having their cake and eating it -- they're having two.

Stormers cut loose to claim Super 15 top spot (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:59 PM PDT

Nick Cumminns (C), Western Force centre, tries to evade Bryan Habana (L) and Gio Aplon (No 15) of the Stormers, while Stormers captain Jean de Villiers (far left) looks on, during their Round 6 Super Rugby match at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, on March 26. The Stormers won 51-16.(AFP/Rodger Bosch)AFP - South Africa's Western Stormers put Western Force to the sword to remain the only unbeaten team after six rounds of the Super 15 series this weekend.

Libyan rebels retake strategic town from Gaddafi

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:04 PM PDT

AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes have recaptured the strategic town of Ajdabiyah, signaling that the tide may be turning against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the east.

Death of an E-Salesman

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:42 PM PDT

Either Congress will roll out a federal law allowing states to force etailers to collect sales taxes


Rebels take key Libyan towns, Kadhafi forces retreat (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:07 PM PDT

Libyan rebels celebrate on a destroyed tank in the strategic oil town of Ajdabiya. US President Barack Obama, under pressure to explain his strategy to Americans, said the international mission had saved countless innocents from a AFP - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were retreating after rebels recaptured the key eastern towns of Ajdabiya and Brega, their first major victories since Western-led air strikes began a week ago.
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