Libya
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At Least 400 Dead In Libya's East: Rebels
World | Mar 10, 2011, 07:16 AM ISTBenghazi, Mar 9: At least 400 people have died and 2,000 been wounded in eastern Libya since the uprising broke out against Muammar Gaddafi, medics told reporters in the rebels' Benghazi base. "There have been
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Talks On No-Fly Zone In Libya "Very Preliminary": India
World | Mar 09, 2011, 10:29 AM ISTUnited Nations, Mar 9: Despite a strong call for establishing a no-fly zone in Libya by Britain, deliberations on the measure were still "very preliminary", according to a top Indian envoy here, who stressed that
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Gaddafi Launching Onslaught In Zawiyah, Says Former Official
World | Mar 09, 2011, 08:22 AM ISTBenghazi (Libya), Mar 8: Moamer Gaddafi's forces have launched a final onslaught on the western Libyan city of Zawiyah, a former foreign ministry official said today, describing the situation as "very critical"."Round every corner there
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Libyan Opposition Demands EU Recognition At Euro Parliament
World | Mar 09, 2011, 07:48 AM ISTStrasbourg, Mar 8: Libya's rebel leadership came to the European Parliament today with a demand to be recognized as "legitimate" and an invitation to the West to impose a no-fly zone.Mahmud Gebril, 58, Libya's former
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Gaddafi's Warplanes Bomb Eastern Libyan Town Of Ras Launf
World | Mar 08, 2011, 08:50 PM ISTCairo, Mar 8: Pro-Gaddafi forces today launched fresh air raids on Libya's rebel-held eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf in a bid to prevent his opponents from advancing towards the capital Tripoli, amid mounting global
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Cameron Was Aware Of Secret Mission In Libya: Hague
World | Mar 08, 2011, 07:50 AM ISTLondon, Mar 8: British Prime Minister David Cameron was aware that special commandos and Mi6 officers were to mount a secret mission in Libya, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.Hague said Cameron knew about last
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Obama Says Military Action Against Libya Still A Possibility
World | Mar 08, 2011, 07:35 AM ISTWashington DC, Mar 7: US President Barack Obama warned that the US and its NATO allies are still considering military options to stop what he called "unacceptable" violence perpetrated by supporters of Libyan leader Muammar
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Fierce Fighting Rages In Libya, Gaddafi Loyalists Block Rebels
World | Mar 07, 2011, 09:56 PM ISTCairo/Washington, Mar 7: Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi struck hard at rebels advancing towards Tripoli and pounded the oil port eastern city of Ras Lanuf, as the US mulled land and air options amid
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2,300 Indians Evacuated From Libya Over Weekend
India | Mar 07, 2011, 06:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 6: A record number of over 2,300 Indians were evacuated from Libya since yesterday and two-third of the estimated 18,000 Indian nationals would have been pulled out of the strife-torn country by
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Gaddafi's Wealth Spread Across Globe: US Report
World | Mar 03, 2011, 06:39 PM ISTNew York, Mar 3: Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi has spread his wealth, estimated to run into hundreds of billions of dollars across at least 35 nations on four continents, as Western bankers attempt to unravel
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33 Per Cent Indians Evacuated From Libya, Says Govt
World | Mar 03, 2011, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 2 : The evacuation of Indians from strife-torn Libya today picked up pace with 1,045 nationals returning home and another 1,050 people headed back on board three Air India flights even as
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Libya suspended from UN Human Rights Council
World | Mar 02, 2011, 08:50 AM ISTUnited Nations, Mar 2 : The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously voted to suspend Libya from the UN Human Rights Council in the wake of continuing attacks on pro-democracy protesters there by Muammar Gaddafi's
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Leave Libya As Soon As Possible, Clinton Tells Gaddafi
World | Feb 28, 2011, 10:34 AM ISTWashington, Feb 28 : In a tough message hours after the UN slapped "biting" sanctions on the Libyan regime,US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a bellicose Muammar Gaddafi to leave the country and
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Gaddafi Regime Arming Civilians For Civil War
World | Feb 26, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli, Feb 26: The embattled regime of Moammar Gadhafi is arming civilian supporters to set up checkpoints and roving patrols around the Libyan capital to control movement and quash dissent, residents said Saturday, reports AP.The
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Pressure Mounts On Gaddafi From Both Within And Outside
World | Feb 26, 2011, 08:35 PM ISTCairo/Washington, Feb 26: Libya's embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi had his back to the wall, with the unprecedented revolt for his ouster inching closer to Tripoli and the US slapping unilateral sanctions freezing his assets. As
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Second AI Flight With 237 Indians From Libya Lands In Delhi
India | Feb 27, 2011, 08:17 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 27: A second Air India flight with 237 Indians from Libya landed early today at the IGI airport here, taking the total number of evacuees from the troubled North African country to
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Two Air India Planes Leave For Tripoli To Evacuate Indians
India | Feb 26, 2011, 09:11 AM ISTMumbai, Feb 25: Two Air India special planes left for Tripoli on late Friday night to bring back Indian nationals trapped in the ongoing violence. One aircraft left from Mumbai and the other from Delhi after
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Gaddafi Holds Out In Tripoli As Opposition Captures Cities In Eastern Libya
World | Feb 23, 2011, 07:43 PM ISTCairo, Feb 23: Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials
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2 Ships Carry 3,000 Turks Back Home From Libya
World | Feb 23, 2011, 02:13 PM ISTAnkara, Feb 23 : Two Turkish ships evacuated 3,000 Turks from Libya on Wednesday as nations around the world scrambled by air and sea to pick up their citizens stranded by Libya's bloody unrest. Thousands
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Govt To Evacuate Indians From Libya By Air And Sea
India | Feb 22, 2011, 10:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 22: India today decided to evacuate its nationals from strife-torn Libya numbering about 18,000 and is finalising arrangements to bring them back home by air and sea. "Arrangements for air and sea evacuation