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  Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error

  World | April 08, 2011 17:34 IST

  Ajdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent

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  17 Killed As Yemen Boils; US Pushes For Saleh's Removal

  World | April 05, 2011 9:56 IST

  Saana, Apr 4 : Yemen came close to the brink today as security forces shot dead 17 people among the thousands of anti-regime protesters who stormed the Governor's headquarters in the city of Taiz, and

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  Coalition Bombards Gaddafi's Command Centre Near His Home

  World | March 22, 2011 15:29 IST

  Tripoli/Cairo, Mar 21: Western forces intensified strikes on Libyan defence targets flattening a command centre close to Muammar Gaddafi's private residence, as more nations joined the campaign in Libya and the Arab League declared its

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  Bahrain King Says Foreign Plot Against Gulf Foiled

  World | March 21, 2011 14:34 IST

  Manama, Mar 21: Bahrain has foiled a "foreign plot" to target Gulf countries, King Hamad said in a possible reference to Iran, after security forces crushed Shiite-led unrest, the state news agency reported today.He said

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  Obama Issues Ultimatum To Gaddafi

  World | March 19, 2011 8:50 IST

  Washington, March 18: US President Barack Obama today asked the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to immediately shun attacking civilians, stop his troops from advancing on Benghazi and pull them back from other cities, warning that

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  Demos Across Syria After Foiled Damascus Rally; 4 Killed

  World | March 19, 2011 8:33 IST

  Damascus, March 18: Syrian security forces intervened against a rally in Daraa, south of Damascus, today, the state news agency said as a human rights activist alleged four people were killed and hundreds wounded. Other

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  46 Dead In Yemen Protest Bloodbath: Medics

  World | March 19, 2011 8:26 IST

  Sanaa, March 18: Beleaguered Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered a state of emergency Friday after regime loyalists killed at least 46 protestors in the deadliest incident in weeks of unrest, according to medics.Witnesses said

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  Bahrain Unleashes Forces On Protesters' Camp

  World | March 16, 2011 15:01 IST

  Manama, Bahrain, Mar 16: Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain's capital, a day after emergency rule was imposed and clashes

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  Gaddafi Launching Onslaught In Zawiyah, Says Former Official

  World | March 09, 2011 8:22 IST

  Benghazi (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