Kalashnikovs vs. Tanks: What Libyan Rebels Need to Win
On Wednesday, asked why the rebels were retreating, one of their spokesmen, Colonel Ahmed Bany, said archly: “You are obviously well aware of the difference between a tank and a Kalashnikov.” It could More...
Microsoft throws weight behind EU’s Google probe
BRUSSELS – Microsoft Corp. on Thursday threw its weight behind an existing probe by European Union authorities into whether rival Google Inc. is unfairly thwarting competition in the online search market. Microsoft’s More...
Rebels in Ivory Coast besiege Abidjan
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Rebels fighting to install Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president began besieging the main city of Abidjan on Thursday after seizing a key seaport overnight. The top military More...
Oprah moves to smooth Australia blunder
SYDNEY – US talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey on Thursday moved to downplay comments in a new documentary-style show suggesting her high-profile tour of Australia in December was not a smooth ride. In Season 25: Oprah More...
Syrian president orders study on emergency laws
Syrian president orders study on emergency laws DAMASCUS, Syria – Facing a massive protest movement demanding reform, Syria’s president set up a committee Thursday to look into replacing decades-old emergency More...
Two hurt in parcel bomb at Swiss nuclear lobby
OLTEN, Switzerland – Two people were injured when a parcel bomb exploded in the offices of the Swiss nuclear lobby on Thursday, police said. The two female employees of Swissnuclear were taken to hospital with More...
France urges world nuclear review after Japan crisis
TOKYO – French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Thursday for the creation of new global nuclear regulations by the end of 2011 during a first visit by a foreign leader to Japan since the earthquake and tsunami More...
Libya shrugs off foreign minister defection
TRIPOLI, Libya – A Libyan government spokesman says Moammar Gadhafi and his family are all still in Libya but he tacitly acknowledges that the foreign minister has defected. The spokesman Moussa Ibrahim would More...