Rebels in Libyan city repel repeated attacks
By Maria Golovnina TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Rebels holding the Libyan city of Zawiyah said they repelled two attacks on Saturday by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi using tanks and artillery. ...
Monthly Archives: March 2011
U.N. force in Ivory Coast to be reinforced-official
Nicholas Vinocur and Tim Cocks PARIS/ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast will be reinforced by 2,000 soldiers and have received two combat helicopters to face wors...
Forty armed men attack Egypt antiquities store: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Forty armed men attacked an antiquities warehouse in the northern Egyptian city of Kafr el-Sheikh on Saturday, shooting at warehouse security men and injuring several, state n...
Mumbai slum fire destroys home of Slumdog actor
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A fire in a Mumbai slum destroyed the one-room shack of “Slumdog Millionaire” child actress Rubina Ali, leaving her family homeless, Ali said. The fire also swept...
Test drive turns deadly with car salesman at wheel
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania car salesman who drove 100 mph during a test drive to show his customers “how it’s done” but crashed, killing one of them, faces crimin...
Indian coalition ally withdraws from govt
By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A key party in India’s ruling coalition said on Saturday it was withdrawing from the Congress-led government, dealing a blow to Prime Minister...
Yemen President reiterates to stay in power until 2013
By Mohamed Sudam and Mohammed Mukhashaf SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday reiterated that he would remain in power until his term ends in 2013, rejecting an...
East Libya rebels push west to Gaddafi stronghold
By Mohammed Abbas BIN JAWAD, Libya (Reuters) – Rebels in east Libya moved in a convoy of pick-up trucks with anti-aircraft guns and flicking V-for-victory signs on Saturday, driving closer to a...
Ex-Soviet Georgia eyes film industry rebirth
By Amie Ferris-Rotman MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgian moviemakers are banking on European partners, international stars such as Mexico’s Gael Garcia Bernal and their rich landscape to rebuild...
Libya rebels eye the prize of Gaddafi’s hometown
By Christian Lowe ALGIERS (Reuters) – For Libyan rebels advancing westwards along the Mediterranean coast, the city of Sirte, hometown of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and an important military...