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Today's World News: Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces battle for oil sites China defense budget to stir regional disquiet U.S. contractor to go on trial in Cuba Ivorian forces kill 7, post-election toll hits 365 Egypt's PM quits as army seen responding to demands Was the Frankfurt Airport Shooter a 'Lone Wolf' Jihadist? Labour holds Barnsley Central, LibDems lose deposit Israeli-Arab leaders under fire for Libya visit Trial against US contractor starts in Cuba Soldiers open fire on women protest in Ivory Coast Double-digit rise for China's military spending Canadians' priority is economy, not election: PM Search for bodies slows in New Zealand quake Moves to rein in child pornography meet resistance in Japan Why the Pope's Rejection of Jewish Guilt Really Matters At the heart of the Arab revolts: a search for dignity Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Cuts Power to North Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces battle for oil sites Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:05 pm PST Reuters - Libyan rebels prepared for further attacks by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as both sides struggled for control of a strategic coastal road and oil industry facilities. Full Story Top China defense budget to stir regional disquiet Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:09 pm PST Reuters - China will beef up its military budget by 12.7 percent this year, the government said on Friday, a return to double-digit spending increases that will stir regional unease. Full Story Top U.S. contractor to go on trial in Cuba Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:09 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. aid contractor facing up to 20 years in prison was to go on trial in Cuba on Friday, accused of supplying illegal communications gear to dissidents in a case that has highlighted U.S. activities on the communist island. Full Story Top Ivorian forces kill 7, post-election toll hits 365 Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:26 am PST Reuters - Ivorian security forces shot dead seven women protestors on Thursday and the United Nations said at least 365 people had died in violence since disputed elections that have taken the country to the brink of civil war. Full Story Top Egypt's PM quits as army seen responding to demands Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:16 am PST Reuters - Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned on Thursday and the military asked a former transport minister to form a new government which pro-democracy activists want to be purged of Hosni Mubarak's old guard. Full Story Top Was the Frankfurt Airport Shooter a 'Lone Wolf' Jihadist? Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:30 pm PST Time.com - German authorities say the young Muslim man who fatally shot two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport was only recently radicalized and probably acted alone Full Story Top Labour holds Barnsley Central, LibDems lose deposit Thu, 3 Mar 2011 07:12 pm PST AFP - Labour comfortably held onto its Barnsley Central seat Friday as the Liberal Democrats slumped to sixth position, losing their deposit. Full Story Top Israeli-Arab leaders under fire for Libya visit Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:50 pm PST AP - Israeli-Arab leaders are on the defensive over a much-publicized visit to Libya last year, where they fawned over Moammar Gadhafi and posed for a series of photographs beaming alongside the longtime ruler. Full Story Top Trial against US contractor starts in Cuba Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:56 pm PST AP - A U.S. government contractor was going on trial in Cuba on Friday in a case sure to have a profound impact on relations between the Cold War enemies. Full Story Top Soldiers open fire on women protest in Ivory Coast Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:23 pm PST AP - Soldiers backing Ivory Coast's defiant leader mowed down women protesting his refusal to leave power in a hail of gunfire Thursday, killing at least six and shocking a nation where women's marches have historically been used as a last resort against an unrestrained army. Full Story Top Double-digit rise for China's military spending Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:14 pm PST AFP - China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion dollars posed no external threat, despite concern worldwide. Full Story Top Canadians' priority is economy, not election: PM Thu, 3 Mar 2011 01:00 pm PST Reuters - The priority of Canadians is the state of the economy and not having an election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday, referring to a budget that could trigger the downfall of his government. Full Story Top Search for bodies slows in New Zealand quake Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:36 pm PST AP - Recovery teams pulled the last two bodies from the rubble of one of the worst-hit buildings in last week's earthquake in New Zealand, raising the confirmed death toll to 163, police said Friday. Full Story Top Moves to rein in child pornography meet resistance in Japan Thu, 3 Mar 2011 01:24 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Faced with mounting foreign and domestic pressure, Japan’s government has been forced to rethink how to handle the country’s huge market in child pornography, raising hopes for an overdue ban on possession. Full Story Top Why the Pope's Rejection of Jewish Guilt Really Matters Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:30 pm PST Time.com - By holding that the Jews were not to blame for the death of Christ, Pope Benedict XVI isn't saying anything that hasn't been said before. But this time, people will actually pay attention Full Story Top At the heart of the Arab revolts: a search for dignity Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:48 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Historians are still sorting out the French Revolution, let alone the end of the Soviet empire in the 1990s. The Arab revolutions, sparked by the self-immolation of an educated young Tunisian vegetable vendor, are only two months old. The panoply of causes – from unemployment to social media, to deep repression – have barely been plumbed. Full Story Top Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Cuts Power to North Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:06 am PST OneWorld.net - DAKAR, Mar 2 (IRIN) - In northern Côte d’Ivoire vaccines are going bad, taps are dry and the families of women in labour are ferrying buckets of water to hospital, three days after the government of Laurent Gbagbo ordered power cut in the region. Full Story Top

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