LOS ANGELES TIMES | World Friday, March 4, 2011 ___________________________________________________________ Kadafi forces show Libya's northwest under government control Government-run checkpoints have replaced those set up by rebels. Along the 110-mile stretch between Tripoli and the Tunisian border, there were few visible signs of the unrest reported in recent days. A burned-out police station and the absence of the once-ubiquitous portraits of Col. Moammar Kadafi are evidence of what happened here recently. The camouflage-clad soldiers wielding AK-47s and glaring at passing motorists show who is in charge now. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-west-20110304,0,2475506.story More in World - Allawi backing away from Iraqi government deal http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-allawi-20110304,0,3981682.story - Rebels solidify their hold on Port Brega oil facility http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-fighting-20110304,0,1292437.story ___________________________________________________________ U.S. News U.S. gun-tracing operation let firearms into criminal hands http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns-mexico-20110304,0,2309966.story Limiting unions just part of Wisconsin governor's agenda http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wisconsin-budget-20110304,0,238145.story ___________________________________________________________ BABYLON & BEYOND Observations from Iraq, Iran, Israel, the Arab world and beyond LIBYA: Kadafi, his sons and close aides face possible prosecution - March 03, 2011 | 2:47 PM http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/BabylonBeyond/~3/UxqGCErO8HA/libya-.html LIBYA: World Food Program appeals for safe passage after aid ship turned back - March 03, 2011 | 1:04 PM http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/BabylonBeyond/~3/m3FEtyFOdv4/libya-refugees-world-food-progam.html EGYPT: TV showdown imperils former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik - March 03, 2011 | 12:16 PM http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/BabylonBeyond/~3/0g-1SgPc5AQ/egypt-the-live-tv-showdown-that-axed-former-prime-minister-shafik.html LIBYA: Refugees at Tunisian border finally getting to go home - March 03, 2011 | 11:02 AM http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/BabylonBeyond/~3/3IleJvA4ssY/libya_refugees.html ARAB WORLD: Rich Gulf states may roll out their own Marshall Plan to help Bahrain, Oman - March 03, 2011 | 6:21 AM http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/BabylonBeyond/~3/bOY-m4ZaoLY/arab-world-gulf-.html LEBANON: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s communications problem - March 03, 2011 | 6:10 AM http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/BabylonBeyond/~3/PfxX6btS2C8/lebanon-.html ___________________________________________________________ IN THE NEWS: UCLA-WASHINGTON http://www.latimes.com/ucla-washington-itn-sl,0,5036981.storylink SCOTT WALKER http://www.latimes.com/scott-walker-itn-sl,0,3453598.storylink YELLOW SAC SPIDER http://www.latimes.com/lat-yellow-sac-spider-itn-sl,0,3804665.storylink LIBYA http://www.latimes.com/libya-itn-sl,0,6709257.storylink NFL TALKS http://www.latimes.com/nfl-itn-sl,0,6725208.storylink NEWT GINGRICH http://www.latimes.com/lat-newt-gingrich-itn-sl,0,6538617.storylink ___________________________________________________________ About this Communication: Unsubscribe from World http://app.latimes.com/unsub/unsub.cfm?c=_EOCID__&e;=_OEMAIL__&l;=_LISTID__&n;=_ECELLID__ Update Your E-mail Preferences http://www.latimes.com/extras/events/lp/AUD/10AUD236/register.html Privacy Policy http://www.latimes.com/services/site/premium/la-privacy,0,199188.story Los Angeles Times, 202 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012 1-800-LA-TIMES