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Today's World News: Gaddafi rebels look to Tripoli, peace plan mooted Trial for accused CIA shooter resumes in Pakistan Gunman kills two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport Pakistan media warns of growing chaos as minister slain Afghans, Western backers in contact with Taliban: Karzai Bangladesh's Microfinance Pioneer Muhammad Yunus Faces a Political Battle to Survive 3 Dutch marines held in Libya after failed rescue Mideast protests at a glance Venezuela: Chavez discusses mediation with Gadhafi Rebels corner fleeing Gadhafi forces after battle 4 NKoreans to resettle in South, 27 to return home Fate of federal budget in hands NDP Malaysia lukewarm on Australia asylum centre plan Motive unclear in killing of two US airmen at Frankfurt airport Another Christian Martyred in Pakistan Copy that: Plagiarism charges unseat Germany's 'superstar' Defense minister Mukherjee budget menaces Indian forests Gaddafi rebels look to Tripoli, peace plan mooted Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:21 pm PST Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan army faced an increasingly organized and confident rebel force on Thursday which is appealing for international support and looking to take its military successes west toward Tripoli. Full Story Top Trial for accused CIA shooter resumes in Pakistan Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:40 pm PST Reuters - A Pakistani court resumed on Thursday the trial of CIA contractor accused of killing two Pakistanis in a case that has strained relations between the United States and its important Asian ally. Full Story Top Gunman kills two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:06 pm PST Reuters - German police arrested a man on Wednesday after two U.S. airmen were shot dead and two wounded in an incident on a U.S. Army bus at Frankfurt airport, authorities said. Full Story Top Pakistan media warns of growing chaos as minister slain Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:42 pm PST Reuters - Pakistan is being swept toward violent chaos by a growing wave of Islamist extremism, newspapers said on Thursday, a day after Taliban militants killed the country's only Christian government minister. Full Story Top Afghans, Western backers in contact with Taliban: Karzai Wed, 2 Mar 2011 04:41 pm PST Reuters - The Afghan government and its Western backers are in contact with Taliban insurgents but it could take one to three years to reach a resolution, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Bangladesh's Microfinance Pioneer Muhammad Yunus Faces a Political Battle to Survive Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:05 pm PST Time.com - Dhaka sacks microcredit guru Mohammed Yunus from his position at the head of Grameen Bank, but the Nobel Laureate is fighting back Full Story Top 3 Dutch marines held in Libya after failed rescue Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:23 pm PST AP - A Defense Ministry spokesman says three Dutch marines are being held by authorities in Libya after they were captured by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi while trying to rescue Dutch workers. Full Story Top Mideast protests at a glance Wed, 2 Mar 2011 01:37 pm PST AP - A look at anti-government protests, political unrest and key developments in five Arab countries on Wednesday. Full Story Top Venezuela: Chavez discusses mediation with Gadhafi Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:50 pm PST AP - President Hugo Chavez has spoken with Moammar Gadhafi about creating a bloc of friendly countries to help mediate a resolution to Libya's crisis, Venezuela's information minister said Wednesday. Full Story Top Rebels corner fleeing Gadhafi forces after battle Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:56 pm PST AP - Rebel forces routed troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in a fierce battle over an oil port Wednesday, scrambling over the dunes of a Mediterranean beach through shelling and an airstrike to corner their attackers. While they thwarted the regime's first counteroffensive in eastern Libya, opposition leaders still pleaded for outside airstrikes to help them oust the longtime leader. Full Story Top 4 NKoreans to resettle in South, 27 to return home Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:19 pm PST AP - The Red Cross says that four of the 31 North Koreans held after their boat strayed into South Korean waters have asked to resettle in the South. Full Story Top Fate of federal budget in hands NDP Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:05 pm PST Reuters - If the Conservative government wants to hang on to power when it presents its budget on March 22 it will need the support of a small opposition party with which it shares almost no common ground. Full Story Top Malaysia lukewarm on Australia asylum centre plan Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:05 pm PST AFP - Malaysia's prime minister has offered lukewarm support to Australia's proposal for a regional processing centre for asylum seekers, during his first visit to the country since taking office. Full Story Top Motive unclear in killing of two US airmen at Frankfurt airport Wed, 2 Mar 2011 03:09 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - German authorities charged a Kosovar man for today's killing of two US airmen at the Frankfurt airport, a major transit point for American forces in Europe. Full Story Top Another Christian Martyred in Pakistan Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:05 pm PST Time.com - Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti knew he was in the crosshairs of Muslim extremists, but refused to back down in his fight for the rights of the country's religious minorities Full Story Top Copy that: Plagiarism charges unseat Germany's 'superstar' Defense minister Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:52 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - He was Germany’s favorite politician, a conservative star boosting his party’s standing in the polls, a doer who pushed through a historic reform of the German armed forces. Full Story Top Mukherjee budget menaces Indian forests Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:09 am PST OneWorld.net - Feb 28 (OneWorld.net) - India is the first major economy to present an annual budget since the disruption of oil production in Libya. Plans for the economy in 2011/12 revealed earlier today surprised observers by making no provision for volatile oil prices. Full Story Top

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