Thursday, September 1, 2011

World News Briefs -- September 1, 2011 (Evening Edition)



Gadhafi Vows No Surrender: 'Let Libya Burn' -- MSNBC

Meanwhile, world leaders meet to weigh unfreezing up to $110 billion in Libyan assets

TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi warned from hiding Thursday that tribes loyal to him were well-armed and preparing for battle, hours after rebels hoping for a peaceful surrender extended the deadline for loyalist forces to give up in the longtime Libyan leader's hometown.

Gadhafi's audio statement, broadcast by Syrian-based Al-Rai TV, came as the rebels said they were closing in on the former dictator.

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MIDDLE EAST

Yemen: 30 al-Qaida suspects killed in US airstrikes in the south.

Rights group details death, torture in Syrian detention. Syria's attorney-general 'resigns over mass execution in Hama'.

New Egypt troop presence in Sinai a gamble for Israel.

WikiLeaks: Iraqi children in U.S. raid shot in head, U.N. says.

Iran warns against US taking lead in Arab protests.

ASIA

Australian PM Julia Gillard hits out at asylum ruling.

Kashmir border deaths spark India and Pakistan row.

North Korea woos tourists with launch of first cruise ship.

Pakistani fertilizer fuels Afghan bombs.

Philippines, China seek south China sea code of conduct.

The slow thaw of Burma's notorious military junta.

India measures itself against a China that doesn’t notice.

AFRICA

Gaddafi said to be in desert town: Libyan military. Gaddafi men given extra week to surrender. Libyan rebels catch Gadhafi foreign minister.

Libya conflict: Leaders gather for Paris summit.

Venezuelan ambassador to Libya flees Tripoli.

Black farmers in South Africa cash in by selling land given to them by the government... back to whites who originally owned the farms.

Faure Gnassingbe: Togo leader's brothers 'plotted coup'.

102 die in Nigeria after dam collapse, flooding.

Insurgents are gone but Mogadishu still struggles.

EUROPE

EU split on Palestinian push for recognition.

Eurozone manufacturing output shrinks in August.

Nearly 2,000 army and RAF redundancies announced.

Russian defence ministry left red-faced over missile picture mix-up.

Croatian ex-Premier Ivo Sanader charged with corruption.

French Socialists uneasy as Strauss-Kahn to return.

Merkel backs euro fund boost, faces revolt risk.

AMERICAS

Irene cleanup continues as forecasters eye Katia, new storm.

US manufacturing output 'slows'.

US security intensifying as Sept. 11 date nears.

Casino arson massacre in Mexico may be rooted in corruption.

Colombia's defense minister abruptly resigns as violence surges.

Barack Obama reschedules jobs speech after row with Republicans.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Nigeria UN bomb: 'Al-Qaeda-linked' man named as suspect.

US counterterror chief: Al-Qaida now on the ropes.

Court case reveals details of secret flights.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Goldman to stop controversial mortgage practices.

'Draconian' UK bank reforms will push lenders into a crisis.

Sony launches S and P Android tablets.

AT&T and T-Mobile USA deal challenged.

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