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Gaddafi’s youngest son killed in NATO airstrike
(AFP) Sayf al-Arab Gaddafi, embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s youngest son, has been killed in an airstrike on Saturday, a government spokesman says. UPDATE: TRIPOLI – SAYF al-Arab Gaddafi, embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s youngest son, and three of his grandchildren were killed in an airstrike on Saturday, a government…
Intel Agencies: ‘No evidence’ of Viagra-fueled Libyan rape campaign
There are conflicting reports out of Libya as to whether or not troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have been engaging in systematic rape-sprees fueled by the prescription anti-impotency drug Viagra. Thursday, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Susan Rice reported to the Security Council that rape is increasingly being…
Quake-hit Japan open for business: foreign minister
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s foreign minister says the country is open for business and travel as domestic firms are recovering at “surprising speed” from the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. “We promise all of you that Japan will reshape itself into a more dynamic country” through overcoming…
Libya’s Gaddafi offers ceasefire, but will not leave
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations provided NATO ”stop its planes,” but he refused to give up power as rebels and Western powers demand. The rebels and NATO rejected Gaddafi’s offer, saying it lacked credibility. A spokesman for the insurgents said the…
Uganda’s Museveni vows to defeat protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni vowed Saturday to ‘defeat’ a wave of deadly protests triggered by rising food and fuel prices. Museveni was fielding questions from members of aKenyan business club after giving a speech that was briefly interrupted by a man in the audience objecting to this week’s violent crackdown on…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrian figures after more bloodshed
AMMAN (Reuters) – Security forces killed more than 60 people across Syria on Friday during demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, and the United States imposed new sanctions on key figures. A medical source told Reuters soldiers in Deraa killed 19 people when they fired on thousands of…
China details plans for own orbital space station
BEIJING (AFP) – China will attempt its first space docking between two unmanned vehicles this year, the first step in efforts to build a Chinese space station, a senior official said Friday. Yang Liwei detailed the next stages of China’s human spaceflight programme during a press visit to Space City…
UK cops arrest professor for planning ‘zombie wedding,’ mock execution during royal ceremony
Over a dozen British police officers engaged in a “pre-crime” arrest of a university professor and a street theater group yesterday, in what activists called a “Minority Report”-style crackdown ahead of the royal wedding. Professor Chris Knight, 68, a former anthropology lecturer at the University of East London, had planned…
Canada vote dominated by left-leaning third-party surge
OTTAWA — A third-party surge has unsettled the status quo as Canada prepares to go to the polls on Monday, with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper seeking an ever-elusive majority government. The run-up to Canada’s fourth election in seven years has been dominated by speculation over how the surging support…
Pork that ‘glows,’ beans with cancer chems among China’s latest poison foods
BEIJING (AFP) – A wave of tainted-food scares has renewed fears in China over continued product-safety problems despite a government promise to clean up the food industry following a deadly 2008 milk scandal. Tainted pork, toxic milk, dyed buns and other dodgy foods have surfaced in recent weeks, sickening consumers…
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