Need to know: Muammar Gaddafi said that he is in Libya, not Venezuela as rumored, amid reports of fresh attacks by government jets in the capital. Security forces and protesters clashed in Tripoli for a second night. Witnesses said that fighter jets had bombed portions of the city in fresh attacks and that "mercenaries" were firing on civilians in the city. At least 65 people have died after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand. The tremor caused widespread damage as it occurred at a shallow depth of 3.1 miles during lunchtime when Christchurch was at its busiest. See photos.  |
Want to know: The construction of the Panama Canal helped make the U.S. the dominant player in Latin America. Now, a proposed alternative symbolizes China's rise in the region. Colombia and China are in talks about building a so-called "dry canal." The project would consist of about 250 miles of railroad linking Colombia's Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Havoc wreaked by a solar storm - such as the one that occurred last week - could be equivalent to a "global hurricane Katrina" that would cost up to $2 trillion dollars in damage to communications satellites, electric power grids and GPS navigation systems, scientists said. |
Dull but important: North Korea recently took the unusual step of begging for food handouts from the foreign governments it usually threatens. Plagued by floods, an outbreak of a livestock disease and a brutal winter, the government ordered its embassies and diplomatic offices around the world to seek help. |
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