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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
World/Nation Briefs March 11, 2011
Gadhafi forces pound rebels
Oil installations ablaze in Libya as battles rage
RAS LANOUF, Libya - A giant yellow fireball shot into the sky, trailed by thick plumes of black smoke Wednesday after fighting between rebelsand forces loyal t…
World/Nation briefs March 9, 2011
Freshman senator slams Obama on national deficit
China says it will tackle inflation, boost incomes
BEIJING - China's government called Saturday for higher social spending, controls on inflation and measures to urgently close a divisive rich-poor gap, betting…
Rebels, Gadhafi forces both make gains in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - Government forces in tanks rolled into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoli after blasting it with artillery and mortar fire, while reb…
Gadhafi forces battle rebels; 37 killed
TRIPOLI, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's regime struck back at its opponents with a powerful attack Friday on the closest opposition-held city to Tripoli and a barra…
U.S. options limited in Libya
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration on Wednesday tried to rein in "loose talk" about military options in Libya, including a "no-fly zone" that the Penta…
U.S. airmen killed in Frankfurt shooting
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Two U.S. airmen were killed and two others were wounded at Frankfurt airport when a man opened fire on them at close range with a handgun, the first such attack on American forces in Germa…
Libyan desert town resists Gadhafi rule
NALUT, Libya (AP) - The men, armed with handmade weapons, knives and automatic rifles, hunker down in an unfinished concrete building meant to one day be a hot…
Pro-Gadhafi forces fight back
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - International pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two…
Tunisians proud to have sparked Arab rebellions
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Call it Tunisia Power.
Saved for the altar
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Clutching her groom, she looked like any beaming bride. But Emma Howard's trip down the aisle Friday almost didn't happen. Just 72 …
Gadhafi losing ground
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - The scope of Moammar Gadhafi's control was whittled away Wednesday as major Libyan cities and towns closer to the capital fell to the re…
New Zealand quake toll at 76 dead, 238 missing
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - The sister and brother sat huddled Wednesday on sodden grass, staring at the smoldering remains of an office tower that collap…
Gadhafi's hold on Libya under threat
CAIRO (AP) - For more than four decades, Moammar Gadhafi was the face of Libya. He withstood international isolation and U.S. airstrikes, managing to claw his way back to a degree of acceptance by the global commun…