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Forces loyal to Gaddafi capture strategic oil town of Zawiyah

Forces in Libya loyal to Col. Gaddafi have launched fierce attacks on positions which rebel troops have held in recent days, forcing them to retreat. 68-year-old Muammar Gaddafi’s forces claimed that they had recaptured Zawiyah, 50 km west of the capital Tripoli, after an intense fighting. However, the rebels rejected the claim. With barrage of […]

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French, British Leaders Urge Allies to Take United Action on Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a joint letter to European Council President Herman van Rompuy Thursday night, calling on allies to take united action on the Libya crisis. In the letter published by the Elysee Palace, the two leaders declared “it is clear to us that the regime has […]

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Germany Freezes Billions in Libyan Government Bank Assets

German officials on Thursday froze the assets of the Libyan central bank and some Libyan authority funds in Germany. The German economy ministry said “access to money of the Libyan Central Bank, Libya Africa Investment Portfolio, Libyan Foreign Bank and Libyan Investment authority is forbidden until further notice.” The movement will affect 193 accounts at […]

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24 killed as earthquake hits southwest China

At least 24 people were killed and hundreds others injured in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Yingjiang County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province around noon today. The county government updated the figures at 7:20 p.m. local time, saying 201 people were injured, with 33 in serious condition. Director of Yingjiang government press office, Zhao Yunshan […]

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Israeli President Requests Meeting with Obama to Revive Peace Process

Concerned over the stalemate in the Middle East peace process, Israeli President Shimon Peres recently requested for a meeting with the U.S. President Barack Obama to explore ways of bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiation table, local daily Ha’aretz reported Thursday. Peres has grown apprehensive about the potential impact of the prolonged […]

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UN Chief Rejects Flight Ban in Cote d’Ivoire

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Thursday deplored the news that the forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo in Cote d’Ivoire imposed a flight ban on the UN peacekeepers there, saying such an attempted move “is unacceptable, ” a UN statement said. The secretary-general, in the statement issued here by his spokesman, said that he “deplores this […]

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US sacks Japan desk head over Okinawa slurs

The US State Department has removed the head of its Japan desk, who triggered outrage by reportedly calling the people of Okinawa “lazy”, the US embassy in Tokyo said Thursday. The diplomat, Kevin Maher, also reportedly called the islanders “masters of manipulation and extortion” as they seek compensation for hosting a number of US military […]

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Hu tops list of world’s most powerful person; Sonia ranks 9th

Chinese President Hu Jintao, who rules over one-fifth of world’s population, has topped the list of world’s most powerful person while UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been ranked ninth by the US Forbes magazine. Jintao has been described by the magazine as a person who “unlike Western counterparts, can divert rivers, build […]

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Series of strong earthquake again hits Japan

A series of strong offshore earthquakes measuring above 6.0 on the Richter scale shook Japan early on Thursday. Seismologists said, there was however no danger of a destructive tsunami. The latest was a 6.8-magnitude quake that hit at 6:24 am local time, 400 kilometres northeast of Tokyo at a shallow depth of nine kilometres below […]

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Pro-democracy demonstrators attacked in Cairo; anti-govt protests continue in other West Asian countries

In Egypt, new government has warned of a counter-revolution following a series of deadly political and religious clashes which have been blamed on supporters of former regime. According to Official MENA news agency, the newly appointed cabinet met with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to propose a law criminalising threatening behaviour. Meanwhile […]