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Today's World News: World grapples for response as battles divide Libya New Zealand puts quake toll at 98, many more missing Chinese official dismisses "Jasmine" protest calls UK verdict on WikiLeaks's Assange extradition due Yemen's Saleh orders protection for protesters Eyewitness Account: The Battle for Gaddafi's Capital German deficit at 3.3 percent in 2010 Kurdish protests mar 'The Other Iraq' Mexico army: Suspect says ICE agent slain in error S.Africa-W.Indies World Cup match underway Suicide bombing wounds 24 in Afghanistan Regulator to ask if TMX-LSE deal in public interest 21 Chinese listed as missing in New Zealand quake Europe rethinks dependence on Libyan oil Among Libya's Prisoners: Interviews with Mercenaries Qaddafi holds no sway over these Libyans G20 ministers reject calls for climate justice World grapples for response as battles divide Libya Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:53 pm PST Reuters - World leaders condemned Muammar Gaddafi's bloody crackdown on a revolt that has split Libya, but took little action to halt the bloodshed from the latest upheaval reshaping the Arab world. Full Story Top New Zealand puts quake toll at 98, many more missing Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:33 pm PST Reuters - New Zealand rescuers said on Thursday they held grave fears for more than 200 people still missing as the death toll from an earthquake reached 98 after searchers pulled dozens of bodies from a Christchurch television building now turned into a tomb. Full Story Top Chinese official dismisses "Jasmine" protest calls Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:56 pm PST Reuters - China will not succumb to the kind of unrest rocking authoritarian governments across the Middle East, a senior official said, though a rash of detentions and censorship suggest Beijing remains nervous. Full Story Top UK verdict on WikiLeaks's Assange extradition due Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:50 pm PST Reuters - A British court is expected to rule on Thursday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes. Full Story Top Yemen's Saleh orders protection for protesters Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:25 pm PST Reuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered his security forces to protect demonstrators trying to end his 32-year rule, a statement said. Full Story Top Eyewitness Account: The Battle for Gaddafi's Capital Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:55 pm PST Time.com - An Italian journalist based in Libya recounts the dramatic turn inevents that brought an uprising hundreds of miles away to the dictator'sstronghold Full Story Top German deficit at 3.3 percent in 2010 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:55 pm PST AFP - Germany's public deficit reached 3.3 percent of output in 2010, the national statistics office said Thursday as it revised lower an initial estimation released in January. Full Story Top Kurdish protests mar 'The Other Iraq' Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:14 pm PST AP - A city that stands out in Iraq for its quality of life — the electricity works, the water's clean and there's even a bowling alley — has turned violent and tense in the past week as at least four protesters have been killed in marches against cronyism and corruption. Full Story Top Mexico army: Suspect says ICE agent slain in error Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:01 pm PST AP - Mexican soldiers have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel member who allegedly confessed to killing a U.S. immigration agent, but said the attack was a case of mistaken identity. Full Story Top S.Africa-W.Indies World Cup match underway Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:21 pm PST AFP - Serial under-achievers South Africa start their World Cup bid on Thursday but chaos ruled in Bangalore as baton-wielding police charged fans desperately scrambling for India match tickets. Full Story Top Suicide bombing wounds 24 in Afghanistan Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:50 pm PST AFP - A suicide car bomb struck the border town of Spin Boldak in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province Thursday wounding at least 24 people, a police official said. Full Story Top Regulator to ask if TMX-LSE deal in public interest Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:14 pm PST Reuters - The Ontario Securities Commission will assess whether the London Stock Exchange's proposed takeover of TMX Group is in "the public interest," a concept that even the head of the OSC says is hard to define. Full Story Top 21 Chinese listed as missing in New Zealand quake Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:48 pm PST AP - China's state broadcaster says 21 Chinese students are listed as missing following New Zealand's deadly earthquake. Full Story Top Europe rethinks dependence on Libyan oil Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:07 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Unrest in Libya continues to wreak havoc on world oil markets, with prices soaring and European nations weighing how to offset disruptions in gas and crude imports from the North African country. Full Story Top Among Libya's Prisoners: Interviews with Mercenaries Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:55 pm PST Time.com - TIME's correspondent in Libya comes across a group of alleged Gaddafimercenaries. But many may turn out to be just more of Gaddafi's victims Full Story Top Qaddafi holds no sway over these Libyans Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:32 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - At the Saloum crossing from Egypt into Libya, there was clear evidence of the revolutionary upheaval afoot in Muammar Qaddafi’s country. Full Story Top G20 ministers reject calls for climate justice Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:14 am PST OneWorld.net - LONDON, Feb 21 (OneWorld.net) - Proposals for a global financial transaction tax to help the development of poor countries affected by climate change have been ignored by the world's leading finance ministers. Full Story Top

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