BBC News 23 February 2011 Last updated at 19:59 ET

Gaddafi battles for western LibyaProtester in Tobruk, 23 Feb

Libyan ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi battles to control the country's west as protesters consolidate eastern towns and foreigners continue to flee.


A rescue worker searches the rubble of the CTV building in central Christchurch, 23 February 2011Hundreds missing after NZ quake

Hundreds of people remain missing in Christchurch as New Zealand authorities continue search and rescue efforts after Tuesday's deadly earthquake.

Vlastimir Djordjevic at The Hague (19 Jun 2007)Serb jailed for Kosovo killings

A former Serbian police officer is jailed for 27 years for his role in the 1999 murder of more than 700 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

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