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Monday, September 19, 2011

Study: Self-delusion a winning strategy

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Overconfidence, or self-delusion, actually beats accurate assessments in sports, business or war, but it can also backfire, Scottish and U.S. researchers say. Dr. Dominic Johnson, part of the research team at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Pro-Gadhafi forces repel rebels in 2 towns

TRIPOLI, Libya, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Forces loyal to deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi repelled takeover attacks by reformist rebels in two towns and vowed to fight for months. The National Transitional Council, the interim government, had said plans were to have secured Bani Walid and Sirte by the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Israel wants explanation from Egypt

JERUSALEM, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Rafi Barak summoned the Egyptian ambassador Friday to discuss relations between the two countries, an official said. Israeli newspaper Haaretz, citing sources in the Foreign Ministry, said Barak wanted the ambassador to clarify the interim... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Cameron, Sarkozy to meet rebels in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- French and British leaders were in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday to meet with the country's transitional government leaders, officials said. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy played key roles in passage of a U.N. resolution that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Gadhafi loyalists attack oil refinery

BANI WALID, Libya, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Forces loyal to deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attacked an oil refinery on the Mediterranean coast Monday, leaders of rebel forces said. The attack in the port of Ras Lanuf was the first significant action by the loyalists since rebels drove them from... Sign in to see full entry.

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