News Headlines - 06 March 2011

▽Libya: SAS mission that began and ended in error - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8365069/Libya-SAS-mission-that-began-and-ended-in-error.html
A SAS mission to Libya resulted in humiliation after the troops were first captured by rebels, then a diplomat’s plea for their release was broadcast on state television.

▽China Tracks Foreign Journalists - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/world/asia/07china.html
Western journalists have lately been tolerated in China, if grudgingly, but the spread of revolution in the Middle East has prompted the authorities here to adopt a more familiar tack: suddenly, foreign reporters are being tracked and detained in the same manner — though hardly as roughly — as political dissidents.

▽Irish coalition government formed between Fine Gael and Labour - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/06/irish-coalition-government-fine-labour
A compromise over how to tackle the huge national debt has enabled Fine Gael to form a coalition government with Labour in Ireland.
The deal theoretically gives Ireland one of its most stable governments in postwar history with a massive majority in the Dáil.

▽Prince Andrew's special trade role to be downgraded - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/06/princes-andrews-role-downgraded-ministers
Prince Andrew's role as Britain's special trade representative is to be downgraded as ministers seek to distance themselves from his controversial dealings with discredited business figures.

▽So Far, Rivals Can’t Beat iPad’s Price - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/technology/07tablet.html
The iPad 2, unveiled on Wednesday, offers several sleek improvements over its predecessor. But its most attractive feature is perhaps the same one its predecessor had: the price tag.