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Chavez proclaims solidarity with Gaddafi
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared Tuesday that he will continue to recognize only Moamer Kadhafi as the legitimate leader of Libya, despite signs the regime is likely in its last throes. In Libya, Chavez said, there is “only one government, the one led by Moamer Kadhafi,” the Venezuelan…
No sign of Gaddafi as rebels overrun Tripoli headquarters
TRIPOLI — Rebels overran Moamer Kadhafi’s compound in Tripoli Tuesday, raising their flag and ripping the head off his statue, but said they had found no sign of the strongman or his sons. The streets of Tripoli erupted into celebratory gunfire when news spread that the insurgents had breached the…
Greenpeace finds toxic chemicals in top brand name clothes
Traces of toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said Tuesday. Samples of clothing from top brands including Adidas, Uniqlo, Calvin Klein, H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lacoste, Converse and Ralph Lauren were found to be…
British PM’s top aide was on News Corp. payroll while working for government
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, at the centre of phone hacking claims, was still being paid by the tabloid’s owners while employed as the Conservative Party’s media chief, the BBC said. Coulson received several hundred thousand pounds in severance pay after he began work in July 2007…
Chinese oil giant ends ops in Libya, Syria: report
China’s largest oil and gas producer has shut down six major projects in war-torn Libya, Syria and other restive nations because of political instability, state media said Tuesday. The decision came as Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s regime appeared close to collapse after rebels took over the capital Tripoli, and as…
US calls for release of Vietnam protesters
The United States on Tuesday called for the release of peaceful protesters detained when Vietnamese security forces broke up a weekend rally against Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea. “We are concerned by the detention of several individuals for what appears to be the peaceful expression of their views,”…
UBS announces 3,500 job losses
Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday announced plans to shed 3,500 jobs in order to make savings of some 2 billion Swiss francs (1.8 billion euros, $2.5 billion). UBS aims to make the personnel cuts “through redundancies as well as natural attrition”, the bank said in a statement.…
Strauss-Kahn to walk free as sex case collapses
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is set to walk free on Tuesday after New York prosecutors said that while the powerful Frenchman did have sex with his hotel maid, they could not prove an assault because the alleged victim’s lies undermined the case beyond repair. Within hours, New York state Judge Michael Obus…
Biden praises Japan’s courage after tsunami
US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised Japan’s courage and resolve as he visited its tsunami-shattered coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort. Biden, near the end of his Asia tour, is the top-ranking American official to travel to the disaster zone where the March 11…
South Korea votes on free school lunches
Voters in Seoul decide on Wednesday whether all children should receive free school lunches — a seemingly parochial issue that has drawn televised political tears and could influence 2012 elections. The referendum was called by Mayor Oh Se-Hoon, of the ruling Grand National Party, after the opposition-controlled city council gave…
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