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27 March 2011

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, May 4, 2007 picture shows former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro during a news conference before a fundraising lunch hosted by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., in Chicago. The first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was 75. A family friend said Ferraro, who was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1998, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Geraldine Ferraro was a relatively obscure congresswoman from the New York City borough of Queens in 1984 when she was tapped by Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale to join his ticket.

Air raids force Gadhafi retreat, rebels seize east (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:50 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel fires a gun in the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international airstrikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, in the first major turnaround for an uprising that once appeared on the verge of defeat. Ajdabiya's sudden fall to Gadhafi's troops spurred the swift U.N. resolution authorizing international action in Libya, and its return to rebel hands on Saturday came after a week of airstrikes and missiles against the Libyan leader's military. Graffiti on the car reads ' Army of Libya'. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after decisive international airstrikes sent Moammar Gadhafi's forces into retreat, shedding their uniforms and ammunition as they fled.

Syrian port city rocked by unrest; tensions widen (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:49 PM PDT

Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, shouts pro-Assad slogans as they hold his posters, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday March 26, 2011. Protesters set fire to offices of the ruling party in southern and western Syria on Saturday, burning tires and attacking cars and shops in a religiously mixed city on the Mediterranean coast, according to accounts by government officials, activists and witnesses. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - A scenic seaside city echoed with gunfire Saturday as protesters defied government forces in Syria's second day of nationwide unrest, burning tires, attacking businesses and setting the offices of the ruling party aflame.

Cyprus youth remember their dead

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT

As the fighting in Libya continues, teenagers from the Greek and Turkish communities on Cyprus unite to commemorate those lost on their island's conflict decades ago.

Japan nuclear operator criticised

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT

The operator of the stricken Japanese nuclear plant at Fukushima is criticised by officials for a lack of transparency and failures to protect workers.

Rebels take key Libyan towns, Kadhafi forces retreat (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:33 PM PDT

A rebel throws Libyan army uniforms on a burning wrecked tank at a site bombed by coalition air forces in the town of Ajdabiya. Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were retreating Saturday after rebels recaptured the key eastern towns of Ajdabiya and Brega in their first significant victory since Western-led air strikes began a week ago.(AFP/Patrick Baz)AFP - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were retreating Saturday after rebels recaptured the key eastern towns of Ajdabiya and Brega in their first significant victory since Western-led air strikes began a week ago.

Geraldine Ferraro, former VP candidate, dies at age 75

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:32 PM PDT

Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale's running mate on the Democratic ticket in 1984, has died after a long battle with cancer.

Yemen president 'ready to step down'

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told an Arab television network that he is "ready to step down with respect and dignity, even within a two hours notice."

Carter to meet Castro, religious leaders in Cuba (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro, the leader of Cuba's Catholic Church and the island's Jewish community during a Havana visit starting on Monday amid speculation he will seek the release of a jailed American aid contractor.

Tension and Grief in Syria After Protests and Deadly Reprisals

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Protesters set fire to a ruling party office, and President Bashar al-Assad tried to promote calm by ordering the release of as many as 200 political prisoners.
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