Libya Rebels Claim Control of Tunisian Border Post
Meanwhile, relief workers and medical teams awaited the arrival of a passenger ferry carrying about 1,000 people
2011-04-21
KARIN LAUB and BEN HUBBARD The Associated Press
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libyan rebels said Thursday they had control of a post on the Tunisian border, forcing government soldiers to flee over the frontier and possibly opening a new channel for opposition forces in Moammar Gadhafi's bastion in western Libya Read the complete article
Vienna to Honor Deserters from Hitler’s Army
Since the 1980s, the country has gone from denial to gradually acknowledging that it shares guilt for atrocities committed by Nazi Germany
2011-04-20
VIENNA (AP) -- Vienna will erect a memorial to honor deserters from Hitler's army, the city council said Wednesday. Read the complete article
VIDEO: France Vows to Step Up Airstrikes in Libya
Italy joined Britain in announcing their commitment of military instructors to train the rebels
2011-04-20
SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) -- France vowed Wednesday to step up airstrikes on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and acknowledged that it has military officers already working with Libyan rebels on the ground. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Syria Lifts 50-Year Emergency Laws but Warns Protesters
Government issued a strong warning to demonstrators to call off their challenges to President Bashar Assad's hard-line rule
2011-04-19
ZEINA KARAM The Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government approved lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a key demand of anti-government protesters Read the complete article
Fidel is Out: Raul Castro Named 1st Secretary of Cuban Communist Party
His aging brother is not included in the leadership for the first time since the party's creation 46 years ago
2011-04-19
PAUL HAVEN The Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) -- Raul Castro was named first secretary of Cuba's Communist Party on Tuesday Read the complete article
VIDEO: UN, Libya Reach Deal on Providing Humanitarian Aid
Libyan government troops continued to attack Misrata with shells and rockets
2011-04-18
KARIN LAUB and BEN HUBBARD The Associated Press
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammar Gadhafi's government has promised the U.N. access to the besieged rebel city of Misrata, a senior U.N. official said Monday Read the complete article
Radiation Near Japan Reactors Too High for Workers
Officials remained hopeful they can begin returning tens of thousands of evacuees to their homes by year's end
2011-04-18
MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) -- A pair of thin robots on treads sent to explore buildings inside Japan's crippled nuclear reactor came back Monday with disheartening news: Radiation levels are far too high for repair crews to go inside Read the complete article
Japan’s Evacuees Annoyed at Compensation Offer
The plant operator announced it would pay $12,000 in initial compensation to each evacuated household
2011-04-17
SHINO YUASA and RYAN NAKASHIMA The Associated Press
Tens of thousands forced to leave their homes because of radiation leaking from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, unsure of when, if ever, they will be able to return Read the complete article
Kenya’s Tribal ‘O’ Conspiracy: Obama, Ocampo, Odinga
Some in this East African nation believe that the three are brothers in a conspiracy
2011-04-16
JASON STRAZIUSO and TOM ODULA The Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- What do President Barack Obama, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga have in common? Read the complete article
VIDEO: Africa's Largest Democracy On Verge of Election
Many in Nigeria remain skeptical of ruling class
2011-04-15
Africa’s largest democracy is on the verge of a historic vote. Many citizen’s in Nigeria remain deeply skeptical of politicians and their motives, but one longtime politician says the ruling class is unfairly blamed for many of the oil-rich nation’s woes. Read the complete article
