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Today's World News: U.S. tells Gaddafi it is time to go as revolt closes in North Korea threatens military action over South Korea campaign Irish opposition claims historic poll victory New Zealand quake city prays for miracles amid rubble Thai agency says army did not kill Reuters cameraman Why Did Burma's Leader Appear on TV in Women's Clothes? Lithuania's Conservatives brace for poll blow Egypt proposes competitive presidential elections Investigators: Secret CIA files could help Chile Terror in Tripoli as Kadhafi told to quit Thailand's 'Red Shirts' urge release of colleagues Clark picked to be British Columbia's new leader Christchurch holds prayers for quake victims Qaddafi's Plan B? 'Live and die in Libya.' Mideast Unrest Spreads to Nicaragua -- Virtually How Qaddafi started losing Libya Support Piles Up for Millennium Consumption Goals U.S. tells Gaddafi it is time to go as revolt closes in Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:21 pm PST Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's grip on Libya looked ever more tenuous on Saturday, as his police abandoned parts of the capital Tripoli to a popular revolt that has swept the country and the United States bluntly told him he must go. Full Story Top North Korea threatens military action over South Korea campaign Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:35 pm PST Reuters - "The on-going psychological warfare by the puppet military in the frontline area is a treacherous deed and a wanton challenge to the demand of the times and desire of all the fellow countrymen to bring about a new phase of peaceful reunification and national prosperity through all-round dialogue and negotiations," KCNA news agency said. Full Story Top Irish opposition claims historic poll victory Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:16 pm PST Reuters - Ireland's main opposition party claimed a historic election victory on Saturday and looked set to form a coalition government after voters, incensed at a financial collapse and bailout, routed the government. Full Story Top New Zealand quake city prays for miracles amid rubble Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:21 pm PST Reuters - Grieving New Zealanders prayed in the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch on Sunday as rescuers pulled apart leveled buildings in their desperate search for survivors six days after the devastating tremor that killed 147 people. Full Story Top Thai agency says army did not kill Reuters cameraman Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:57 pm PST Reuters - Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has concluded that Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto, who was killed during political protests last year, was not shot by security forces, the head of the DSI said on Sunday. Full Story Top Why Did Burma's Leader Appear on TV in Women's Clothes? Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:25 pm PST Time.com - General Than Shwe of Burma, taciturn leader of one of the world's most repressive military regimes, isn't known for his feminine side. So why did he appear on national TV in women's clothes? Full Story Top Lithuania's Conservatives brace for poll blow Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:45 pm PST AFP - Lithuanians voted Sunday in municipal elections, a key test for the Baltic state's centre-right government after a deep economic slump. Full Story Top Egypt proposes competitive presidential elections Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:04 pm PST AP - A constitutional reform panel on Saturday recommended opening Egypt's presidential elections to competition and imposing a two-term limit on future presidents — a dramatic shift from a system that allowed the ousted Hosni Mubarak to rule for three decades. Full Story Top Investigators: Secret CIA files could help Chile Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:01 pm PST AP - Survivors of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship are hoping Barack Obama's visit next month will lead to the release of more classified U.S. documents that could be critical to prosecuting the Chilean agents responsible for torturing and killing leftists decades ago. Full Story Top Terror in Tripoli as Kadhafi told to quit Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:03 pm PST AFP - Residents of Tripoli cowered in their homes on Sunday as US President Barack Obama moved to avert a bloody battle for the Libyan capital by urging a defiant Moamer Kadhafi to step down "now." Full Story Top Thailand's 'Red Shirts' urge release of colleagues Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:52 pm PST AP - Seven recently freed leaders of Thailand's anti-government "Red Shirt" movement called Sunday for the release of more than 180 of their colleagues who remain jailed since a violent military crackdown last year. Full Story Top Clark picked to be British Columbia's new leader Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:24 pm PST Reuters - British Columbia's governing Liberal Party elected Christy Clark as their new leader on Saturday, setting the stage for her to become premier of the resource-rich province on Canada's Pacific coast. Full Story Top Christchurch holds prayers for quake victims Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:59 pm PST AP - Residents held open-air prayers for the dead and missing Sunday on the lawns of churches cracked and shattered in New Zealand's earthquake while teams continued their search through debris of one of the country's worst disasters. Full Story Top Qaddafi's Plan B? 'Live and die in Libya.' Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:04 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - The demise of Muammar Qaddafi's regime now appears inevitable, with reports of more military bases falling to the uprising against him today and credible reports emerging that his forces have been driven out of Zawiyah, near the capital. Full Story Top Mideast Unrest Spreads to Nicaragua -- Virtually Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:25 pm PST Time.com - Inspired by the protests in Egypt and Libya, Nicaraguan activists take to Facebook to challenge a reelection bid by President Daniel Ortega Full Story Top How Qaddafi started losing Libya Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:50 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - The ruins of the sprawling military barracks in Benghazi, where a group of angry youths took on Libyan troops and won, will likely be remembered as the place where Muammar Qaddafi's downfall became inevitable. Full Story Top Support Piles Up for Millennium Consumption Goals Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:09 am PST OneWorld.net - COLOMBO, Feb 25 (IPS) - Suggestions are pouring in from all corners of the world on how the world’s rich could reduce climate-damaging consumption habits, called Millennium Consumption Goals (MCGs), envisioned to be the flipside of the eight-point Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set for the poor. Full Story Top

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