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‘Chinese military growing rapidly’

Aug 25, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Bolstered by the development of a new stealth fighter, an aircraft carrier and a record number of space launches over the past year, China is on pace to achieve its goal of building a modern, regionally focused military by 2020, according to the Pentagon.In a report released Wednes
Libyan envoy in Europe to seek frozen funds

Aug 25, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― The head of Libya’s rebel Cabinet has launched a European diplomatic tour, hoping to project an image of a government-in-waiting and secure the release of billions of dollars in U.N.-frozen Libyan assets as Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year autocratic regime seems near its end.In wide-ranging r
Clashes erupt as strike begins in Chile

Aug 25, 2011

SANTIAGO (AP) ― Protesters supporting a 48-hour strike called by student groups, unions and opposition politicians threw up burning barricades and clashed with police Wednesday to demand fundamental changes in Chile.The government said 36 people ― 19 police officers and 17 civilians ― were injured a
France’s Sarkozy in China for talks with Hu

Aug 25, 2011

BEIJING (AFP) ― French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay a lightning visit to Beijing Thursday for talks with his Chinese counterpart likely to be dominated by the euro zone debt crisis and the conflict in Libya.Sarkozy’s brief stopover, on his way to the French territory of New Caledonia, will mar
Space station‘s humanoid robot comes alive

Aug 25, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) _ NASA‘s humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time aboard the International Space Station. The robot was delivered to the orbiting complex back in February. It took this long for the operating software to
U.K. Police catch murderer 11 years after he fled with victim in suitcase

Aug 25, 2011

A 42-year-old Lebanese man who lived on the run for 11 years after killing a young cabaret singer in London now faces around 30 years behind bars, the Daily Mail reported.CCTV footage clearly shows Yousseff Wahid in Heathrow airport right before he was getting ready to dump a body of Fatima Kama in
Police: Baby tossed from US hospital has died

Aug 25, 2011

ORANGE, California (AP) -- A 7-month-old baby boy who was tossed from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure died Wednesday, the same day his mother made a first court appearance on charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse, a police spokesman said. Police lines mark where an
Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi’s power

Aug 24, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) -- Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi’s compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and knocked the head off a statue of the besieged dictator. But they found no sign of the man himse
Libya’s fatal weapons not yet corralled

Aug 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― No one can be sure who controls the Libyan government’s weapons stockpiles, a stew of deadly chemicals, raw nuclear material and some 30,000 shoulder-fired rockets that officials fear could fall into terrorists’ hands in the chaos of Moammar Gadhafi’s downfall or afterward.One imme
Developments in Libya key to U.S. politics, economy

Aug 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The dramatic advance of Libyan rebels over the forces of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi offers vindication, at least for now, for President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from using U.S. troops on Libyan soil and to let NATO take the lead. But the chaotic scene on the stree
EU, U.S. ready to help Libya by unfreezing assets

Aug 24, 2011

Tough reform ahead for oil-rich country just released from GadhafiFRANKFURT (AP) ― Europe and the United States are preparing to unfreeze billions in frozen Libyan assets that will be crucial to supporting the country once Moammar Gadhafi’s regime collapses, but the North African nation’s recovery w
Philippines, Vietnam beef up their military strengths amid tensions

Aug 24, 2011

MANILA (AP) ― The Philippines and Vietnam each received warships Tuesday to beef up their navies as they face tensions with China over disputed islands, raising the prospect of a deepening arms race in the South China Sea.The two Southeast Asian nations also are shopping for additional military asse
Iran shows U.N. nuke equipment

Aug 24, 2011

VIENNA (AP) ― Iran has allowed a top U.N. atomic inspector access to a site where it is developing advanced centrifuges that can be used to make nuclear fuel and to arm warheads, diplomats told the Associated Press on Tuesday.The diplomats said that Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts of the In
Quake rocks U.S. East Coast, no major damage

Aug 24, 2011

Nuclear reactors temporarily shut down after 5.8 tremor, one of the biggest ever in eastern U.S.MINERAL, Virginia (AP) -- One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast of the United States shook buildings and rattled nerves on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Cap
Malaysian ‘forces husband to hear mistress tortured’

Aug 24, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24, 2011 (AFP) - A Malaysian woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping her husband‘s mistress for several days and forcing him to listen by phone while his lover was tortured and beaten, police said Wednesday.The enraged wife was arrested on Tuesday in a suburb of the capita