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Today's World News: U.S. seeks backing for action to end Libya bloodshed Pakistan puts American CIA contractor on trial for murder New Zealand quake toll rises as hope fades for survivors Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency Bahrain says ready to talk, activist can return As Gaddafi Teeters, Will the Mystery of Lebanon's Missing Imam Be Solved? London fashion buzzing over Kate's dress designer Protesters gather for Baghdad's 'Day of Rage' Witness: Cash hauled to Guatemalan then president High winds, rough seas hamper Libyan evacuations Slowest growth for Japan's population since 1920 Oil-rich Alberta says provincial deficit to fall Australian PM Gillard defends climate tax backflip South Korean farmers assess fallout of major outbreak of foot and mouth disease Libya's Unrest Sends Global Oil Prices Skyrocketing Silenced for decades, crowds in 'Liberated Libya' berate Qaddafi G20 ministers reject calls for climate justice U.S. seeks backing for action to end Libya bloodshed Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:19 pm PST Reuters - The United States sought to drum up international backing for ways to stem the bloodshed in Libya as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi waged fierce gun battles with opposition rebels holding cities near the capital. Full Story Top Pakistan puts American CIA contractor on trial for murder Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:46 pm PST Reuters - Pakistan on Friday put on trial an American CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis despite U.S. demands for his release, complicating a case that is straining a relationship crucial to ending the war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top New Zealand quake toll rises as hope fades for survivors Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:23 pm PST Reuters - Rescuers extended their search on Friday to shattered houses close to the epicenter of Christchurch's deadly earthquake, but rain and cold dimmed hopes of finding more survivors of New Zealand's worst disaster in decades. Full Story Top Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:54 pm PST Reuters - Algeria on Thursday lifted a 19-year state of emergency in a concession to the opposition designed to keep out a wave of uprisings sweeping the Arab world. Full Story Top Bahrain says ready to talk, activist can return Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:08 pm PST Reuters - Bahrain, which has seen thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters take to the streets, is seeking a national dialogue where everything is on the table, the kingdom's foreign minister said on Thursday. Full Story Top As Gaddafi Teeters, Will the Mystery of Lebanon's Missing Imam Be Solved? Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:50 pm PST Time.com - Musa Sadr was the charismatic cleric who turned Lebanon's Shi'ites into a political force. But he vanished shortly after traveling to Libya in 1978. Full Story Top London fashion buzzing over Kate's dress designer Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:48 pm PST Reuters - It was on everyone's lips at London Fashion Week: Who will make the dress that transports Kate Middleton from regular gal to real-life royalty? Full Story Top Protesters gather for Baghdad's 'Day of Rage' Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:59 pm PST AP - Demonstrators are converging on Baghdad's Liberation Square as part of an anti-government rally dubbed the "Day of Rage." Full Story Top Witness: Cash hauled to Guatemalan then president Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:15 pm PST AP - A witness in Guatemala's embezzlement trial of former President Alfonso Portillo says millions of dollars were hauled from a state-owned bank to the leader when he was in power. Full Story Top High winds, rough seas hamper Libyan evacuations Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:41 pm PST AP - Hundreds of people, mostly Americans, are still stuck on a ferry awaiting departure from strife-torn Libya due to rough seas, while high winds have affected the takeoff of Turkish military planes involved the evacuation effort. Full Story Top Slowest growth for Japan's population since 1920 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:51 pm PST AFP - Japan's greying population of around 128 million grew by just 0.2 percent over the past five years, the slowest rate of growth since records began in 1920, new census data said Friday. Full Story Top Oil-rich Alberta says provincial deficit to fall Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:36 pm PST Reuters - The oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta, one of the largest oil exporters to the United States, predicted its fourth-straight deficit on Thursday as it increased funding for health and education, even as revenues rose as it recovered from the recession. Full Story Top Australian PM Gillard defends climate tax backflip Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:08 pm PST AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Friday defended plans to place a price on carbon emissions, saying she had never hidden her intentions despite a pre-election pledge of "no carbon tax". Full Story Top South Korean farmers assess fallout of major outbreak of foot and mouth disease Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:28 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Just over a year ago, Lim Eun-hee saw her husband's pig farm in this rural region northeast of Seoul decimated in one fell swoop. 
 Full Story Top Libya's Unrest Sends Global Oil Prices Skyrocketing Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:50 pm PST Time.com - Even before its outcome is known, Libya's uprising could leave an indelible mark on the world economy: oil prices have rocketed since Tuesday, and could rise even further amid the continuing turmoil that has prompted thousands of foreign oil workers flee Full Story Top Silenced for decades, crowds in 'Liberated Libya' berate Qaddafi Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:08 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - In the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk – part of what some are calling “Liberated Libya” – a flood of criticism of Muammar Qaddafi, his sons, and the vicious tactics he’s long used on his own people pours out of locals at the slightest prompting. Many are worried that with Col. Qaddafi surrounded by still-loyal troops in Tripoli, their unfinished revolution could still fail. 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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