U.S. warship shadowing hijacked American yacht

Rescue attempt a possibility as warship follows an American yacht that was hijacked in the Arabian Sea by Solmali pirates

• Feb 21, 2011

EU, oil companies begin evacuations from Libya

Governments, businesses evacuate personnel as unrest mounts; 300 reportedly dead in anti-government clashes

• Feb 21, 2011

Egypt wants freeze of Mubarak's foreign assets

Prosecutor general requests other countries block any assets Mubarak and his family hold abroad

• Feb 21, 2011

Gorbachev excoriates current Russian leadership

Leader who guided exit from Communism calls Putin and Medvedev arrogant, says Russia is only an "imitation" of real democracy

• Feb 21, 2011

Oil jumps to above $89 as Libya protests spread

Worries about supply disruption send crude prices up more than $3 in Europe; U.S. markets closed for holiday

• Feb 21, 2011

12 dead as cartels target Acapulco taxis

Wave of violence in Mexican resort city comes on eve of major tennis tournament; Both drivers and passengers killed

• Feb 21, 2011

Bomb kills dozens at Afghan gov't office

Suicide attack in volatile north leaves at least 30 dead, many of them waiting to obtain gov't ID cards

• Feb 21, 2011

Gadhafi's son warns of civil war in Libya

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi warns protesters they risk igniting a civil war in which Libya's oil wealth "will be burned"

• Feb 21, 2011

U.S. to N. Korea: More Clapton, Less Clamp-Down

After Kim's Son Attends Clapton Concert, State Department Spokesman Suggests Reclusive Leader Follow Suit

• Feb 21, 2011

The view from Egypt

Terry McCarthy: Cairo newspaper editor thinks 4 or 5 more autocratic regimes in Middle East will be gone by year's end

• Feb 21, 2011

Pakistan Delays Decision on U.S. Murder Suspect

Court says No Decision for Weeks on Fate of Raymond Davis, Who Claims Diplomatic Immunity, in Murder of 2 Locals

• Feb 21, 2011

Syria: Jailed 19-year-old girl worked with CIA

Foreign ministry says blogger sentenced to 5 years was recruited to collect info on Syrian diplomats

• Feb 21, 2011

Iran cracks down to silence media, opposition

Witnesses report Sunday protests broken up by security forces using live ammo; Internet virtually shutdown

• Feb 21, 2011

Alcohol might kill thousands of Britons

Tens of thousands of people could drink themselves to death in the next two decades, experts say

• Feb 21, 2011

Fire kills 10 children in Estonian orphanage

Ten children die when fire hits home for mentally disabled children; Nationwide day of mourning declared

• Feb 20, 2011

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