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Oil near $85 in Europe on fears spreading Middle East protests may disrupt crude supplies
Associated PressOil prices hovered near $85 a barrel Thursday as investors waited to see if political upheaval in the Middle East could spread and disrupt crude supplies. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for March delivery was down 26 cents at $84.73 a...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, New York Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Markets, Iran
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Gaddafi supporters counter Libya's "day of rage"
ReutersTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Several hundred supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gathered in the capital on Thursday to counteract online calls for an anti-government "day or rage" inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. New York-based Human Rights...Tags: Twitter, Inc., BBC, Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, Hosni Mubarak
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Bahrain authorities launch surprise attack on protesters
Security forces in tiny but strategic Bahrain launched a brutal assault early Thursday against at least 1,000 defiant anti-government protesters, including children, camped out in tents in the capital's Pearl Square. At least two were killed and 50 hurt....Tags: Twitter, Inc., Building Material, Riots, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Navy
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Hillary Clinton seeks broadened global debate on the Internet as a tool for freedom and repression
Top of the TicketHillary Clinton cites events in both Egypt and Iran as examples of its powers both ways.... -
LIBYA, YEMEN, BAHRAIN: Protests continue to erupt across region [Updated]
Babylon & BeyondReports of clashes Tuesday night between protesters and police in eastern Libya were the latest spasm of unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa as leaders attempt to avoid the revolutionary fervor that brought down governments in Tunisia and....... -
Is poetic justice in store for tyrants like Hosni Mubarak?
The 19th century French novelist, Alphonse Karr, was on the mark when he coined the adage, "the more things change, the more they stay the same." His words are particularly applicable to the behavior and fate of tyrants. In Shakespeare's tragedy, "Julius...Tags: History (tv network), Adolf Hitler, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Hosni Mubarak
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Protests continue to erupt across region
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterReports of clashes overnight between protesters and police in eastern Libya were the latest spasm of unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa as leaders attempt to avoid the revolutionary fervor that brought down governments in Tunisia and Egypt....Tags: Heads of State, Crime, Law and Justice, Democracy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Demonstration
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Nearly 100 Egyptians reach Italy as Europe braces for large migrant influx from Arab nations
Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — Nearly 100 Egyptians have arrived in Italy in two boats, international migration officials said Wednesday, as fears rose about a wave of people trying to reach Europe because of turmoil in the Arab world. This week, a large boat...Tags: Heads of State, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Crime, Law and Justice, United Nations, Crimes
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Tunisian rights group alleges that security forces raped, abused protesters during revolt
Associated PressTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Security forces loyal to Tunisia's former president unleashed a wave of terror on the population during the uprising that toppled the autocratic leader last month, with police killing, raping and robbing protesters, a women's...Tags: Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Crime, Law and Justice, United Nations, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions
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Tracking the ripple effect
The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have inspired widespread dissent across the Middle East and left leaders desperately seeking to calm unrest in their own countries. Many regimes have increased subsidies and wages, with some even giving cash...Tags: Democracy, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Political Systems, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Obama reassures Jordan king of U.S. support
With protests rocking the Middle East, the Obama administration is reaching out to King Abdullah II of Jordan, trying to reassure a badly shaken ally of its support even as it calls for greater political freedom across the Arab world. Abdullah has been...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Barack Obama, White House, Hosni Mubarak
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Tunisia extends state of emergency, ends curfew imposed amid protests
Associated PressTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia extended a state of emergency that has been in place since the country's long time autocratic president was overthrown during an uprising last month, while it ended the curfew imposed during the deadly protests, the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Crime, Law and Justice, Judaism, United Nations
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