Morning Digest: Gaddafi strikes oil areas, Arabs weigh peace plan

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	03/3/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Gaddafi strikes oil areas, Arabs weigh peace plan BREGA (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces struck at rebel control of oil export hubs in Libya's east for a second day on Thursday as Arab states weighed a plan to end turmoil Washington said could make the country "a giant Somalia." | Full Article Pakistan vows to battle extremism after minister slain March 03, 2011 05:59 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan must not buckle to extremism, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday, a day after Taliban militants killed his government's only Christian minister for challenging a law on blasphemy toward Islam. | Full Article Stock index futures point to early gains March 03, 2011 05:43 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.7 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.6 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.7 percent at 5.23 a.m. EST. | Full Article Exclusive: Twitter's Stone says no IPO or funding talks March 03, 2011 05:11 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - Twitter has no plan to go public in the near future and does not need additional funds because it is making money, the co-founder of the popular microblogging site said. | Full Article Scientists solve mystery of disappearing sunspots March 02, 2011 06:35 PM ET SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A trio of top solar scientists said on Wednesday they had solved the mystery behind the disappearance of sunspots, a phenomenon that has stumped astrophysicists worldwide for more than two centuries. | Full Article Billionaires vs Millionaires row could shut down NFL March 02, 2011 07:13 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A row between billionaires and millionaires threatens to rob the American public of seeing their favorite sport as a contract deadline between NFL owners and the Players Association fast approached. | Full Article Judge bars Charlie Sheen from kids, ex-wife March 02, 2011 06:50 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The firestorm around Charlie Sheen escalated on Wednesday when a judge ordered his two sons removed from the actor's home after his ex-wife obtained a stay-away order against Sheen, claiming he had threatened her. | Full Article Judge lends accused gangster tie for trial March 02, 2011 12:33 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused gangster nicknamed "Vinny Gorgeous" became even more dapper on Tuesday when the judge in his murder trial lent him a tie after jailers had refused him one. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Apple shares rise on Jobs return Clinton: U.S. far from Libya no-fly zone decision Discovery crew takes final spacewalk 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