Watchdog says Libya destroys chemical weapons

   AMSTERDAM (AP) _ Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is keeping hisword to destroy his chemical stockpile for producing mustard gas andhas no weapon to deliver a chemical payload, a U.N. watchdog groupsaid Wednesday.Libyan leader Gadhafi makes a speech on Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap)   Reports from Libya say fears that the regime will use chemical orbiological weapons are rampant among protesters facing Ga

Feb. 24, 2011

Wisconsin lawmakers take up bill to cripple unions

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) ― With their Senate colleagues still in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly began introducing a barrage of 100 amendments Tuesday to try to stymie the Republican governor’s plan to strip unionized public employees of most of their bargaining rights.Both houses of the GOP-controlled Legislature convened shortly before noon amid noisy protests outside the state Capito

Feb. 23, 2011

Kuwait, Korea boost bilateral relations

The following article was contributed by Muteb Al-Mutoteh, ambassador of the State of Kuwait, on the occasion of the country’s National Day. ― Ed.The Embassy of the State of Kuwait is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Day on Feb. 25, 2011 and the 20th Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait on Feb. 26, 2011. On this auspicious Golden Jubilee, I would like to take this opportunity to e

Feb. 23, 2011

Gadhafi's vow: Will fight to 'last drop of blood'

 CAIRO -- A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to his ``last drop of blood'' and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime Tuesday, signaling an escalation of the crackdown that has thrown the capital into scenes of mayhem, wild shooting and bodies in the streets.This image broadcast on Libyan state television Tuesday shows Libyan leader Moamm

Feb. 23, 2011

Staying single is secret to longevity, says 103-year-old

A 103-year-old woman says her avoidance of the opposite sex could be the secret to her long and healthy life. (captured from The Daily Mail)Gladys Gough from Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom told British paper The Daily Mail: “I never got married or had a boyfriend either. That probably had something to do with it. I just couldn’t be bothered with men.”Instead, the life-long singleton enjoyed

Feb. 23, 2011

HIV woman has sex with 100 men

An Indian woman who is HIV-positive says she has had sexual relations with more than 100 partners.The 29-year-old patient who works as a maid claimed she has had more than 300 sexual encounters with 100 men over the past three years, reported the Times of India. Dr. Gilada, doctor of the patient told the newspaper: “She admitted to frequent encounters with men ranging from her employers and their

Feb. 23, 2011

4 American hostages killed by pirates

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Monday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean for years.U.S. naval forces quickly boarded the captured yacht after hearing the gunfire and tried to provide lifes

Feb. 23, 2011

Quake in New Zealand kills at least 65

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck one of New Zealand's biggest cities Tuesday at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing at least 65 people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. A building in Christchurch, New Zealand, is destroyed after an earthquake struck Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quak

Feb. 22, 2011

Yemeni president digs in as protests spread

Amid bloodshed, demonstrators loot and burn down local government buildingSANAA (AFP) ― Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Monday not to quit under popular pressure as demonstrations demanding his ouster spread across the country and the death toll in protests rose.Saleh, whose long reign makes him one of the Middle East’s great survivors, said the protests were “not new” and accused his

Feb. 22, 2011

Gadhafi’s son warns of civil war in Libya

CAIRO (AP) ― After anti-government unrest spread to the Libyan capital of Tripoli and protesters seized military bases and weapons Sunday, Moammar Gadhafi’s son went on state television to proclaim that his father remained in charge with the army’s backing and would “fight until the last man, the last woman, the last bullet.”Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, in the regime’s first comments on the six days of

Feb. 21, 2011

Dance transforms inmates in Taiwan ‘jail of art’

ERLIN, Taiwan (AFP) ― When Wang, 24, went to jail three years ago he had no idea he would end up in a bid to break a record for most inmates dancing together. Wang is one of more than 2,000 inmates in Changhua Prison in central Taiwan who routinely take part in mass dancing sessions as part of a larger program aimed at reforming prisoners through art and creativity.“I’ve made new friends since I j

Feb. 21, 2011

Tunisia asks Saudi Arabia to extradite Ben Ali

TUNIS (AFP) ― Tunisia’s interim government on Sunday asked Saudi Arabia to extradite deposed strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as it faced a second day of protests demanding its resignation.Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi’s government made the official request to Riyadh, where Ben Ali fled on January 14 with his family after weeks of popular revolt against his 23-year regime, said a foreign mini

Feb. 21, 2011

Gaddafi leaves Libya: TV

TRIPOLI (Xinhua) ― Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has left his country for Venezuela, Doha-based Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday. (Reuters) - Libyan security forces shot dead dozens of protesters as they struggled to stamp out a revolt in the second city Benghazi, and Bahrain’s rulers began talks with the opposition as unrest continued to sweep the Middle East.Anti-government demonstrators in Bahrain

Feb. 21, 2011

Egypt fuels U.S.-Iran fight for influence on region

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Reeling from the fall of its ally Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, the United States is hitting back at Iran as the arch foes fight for influence in a Middle East upended by popular unrest, analysts said.Iran presents Mubarak’s fall as a new sign of Washington’s and Israel’s decline in the region, but the United States sees opportunities in a new outbreak of anti-government protests in t

Feb. 17, 2011