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South African president :Gadhafi ready for truce
By News on May 30, 2011
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammar Gadhafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, visiting South African president said Monday after meeting the Libyan ruler, but he listed familiar Gadhafi conditions that have scuttled previous cease-fire efforts. Rebels quickly rejected the offer....Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022
By News on May 30, 2011
BERLIN (AP) -- Europe's economic powerhouse, Germany, announced plans Monday to abandon nuclear energy over the next 11 years, outlining an ambitious strategy in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster to replace atomic power with renewable energy sources....
Obama chooses Dempsey to be next Joint Chiefs head
By News on May 30, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama moved Monday to complete an overhaul of his national security team, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid a winding down of the war in Iraq, protracted battle in Afghanistan and U.S. assistance to the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi....