Morning Digest: Gaddafi attacks town, rebels eye outside help

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	03/2/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Gaddafi attacks town, rebels eye outside help TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attacked an important town in Libya's east on Wednesday, sparking a rebel warning that foreign military help might be needed to "put the nail in his coffin" and end his long rule. | Full Article Militants say killed Pakistani minister for blasphemy March 02, 2011 06:00 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead Pakistan's only Christian government minister on Wednesday for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam, the second top official killed this year over the blasphemy law. | Full Article Stock futures signal pause after sell-off March 02, 2011 03:39 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Wednesday following the previous session's sell-off, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.02 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.05 percent at 3.16 a.m. EST. | Full Article Yahoo in talks on $8 billion Japan exit: sources March 02, 2011 03:37 AM ET NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to leave its Japanese joint venture in an effort to sort out its dysfunctional Asian partnerships and free up as much as $8 billion to fight Google and Facebook. | Full Article Astronauts install last U.S. room on space station March 01, 2011 03:46 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station gently maneuvered the final piece of the U.S. portion of the outpost into place on Tuesday, completing a construction job that began more than 12 years ago. | Full Article Orlando's "Superman" brings new-look Knicks back to Earth March 01, 2011 11:55 PM ET ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Orlando brought the New York Knicks back to Earth with a bump Tuesday with Dwight Howard grabbing 30 points in the Magic's 116-110 win. | Full Article "Unemployed winner" Charlie Sheen joins Twitter March 01, 2011 08:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen joined the Twitter ranks on Tuesday, opening a new window into the restless psyche of the former sitcom star. | Full Article Camera prettifies subjects, even adds "makeup" March 01, 2011 12:53 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Photos are everything for Yuka Obara, a well-known Japanese blogger who insists anything showing her online be picture-perfect -- especially because it's hard these days to delete poor-quality photos once on the web. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Wall Street rattled by $100 oil U.N. Suspends Libya From Human Rights Council U.S. moves warships near Libya A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend