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Libyan rebels 'take control' of Brega
Rebels claim to have taken the eastern oil town and key coastal cities of Az Zawiyah and Zlitan.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 03:05 GMT
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Egypt withdraws ambassador from Israel
Cabinet demands compensation and investigation into cross-border shooting incident that left five Egyptian police dead.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 05:50 GMT
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Israel continues deadly air strikes on Gaza
Fourteen people killed in Gaza over the past two days as fighters launch rockets into Ashdod, injuring three people.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 07:15 GMT
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Former Gaddafi number two 'defects' to rebels
Ex-PM Abdessalam Jalloud, who fell out of favour with Gaddafi in mid-nineties, flies Tripoli to rebel-held territory.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 01:32 GMT
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Civilians 'shot dead' at Syria protests
At least 23 people reported killed, most in the south, as the EU lays out plans for possible oil embargo.
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2011 21:07 GMT
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Libyan rebels 'take control' of Brega
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North Korean leader arrives in Russia
Kim Jong-Il to hold talks with President Dmitry Medvedev over North Korea's food crisis and its nuclear programme.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 08:16 GMT
Karachi ambush targets plain-clothes police
Four officers killed and 40 others wounded, with four in critical condition, after gun battle in commercial city.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 01:50 GMT
Photojournalists beaten by police in Kashmir
Police detain and beat two photographers, including a foreign national, covering protests in Indian-administered region.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 05:16 GMT
Chile's student protesters reject proposal
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Last Modified: 19 Aug 2011 17:07 GMT
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German activists hunt 'dead or alive' cow
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'New evidence' of mass graves in Sudan
Rights group calls for investigation into three mass graves found in Sudan's South Kordofan region.
Supermodel fears for 'forgotten' Somalia
Somali-born fashion model and entrepreneur Iman says the much of the world has 'given up on Somalia'.
Tamil anger at army's influence in Sri Lanka
Minority Tamils say military retains too strong a hold over their daily lives.
Russia marks anniversary of failed USSR coup
Country remembers attempt by Communist hardliners in 1991 to derail reforms put in place by Gorbachev.
Rising tensions between Egypt army and people
Activists say nearly 12,000 civilians still in custody since uprising have been referred to military courts.
Mexico's Poire defends anti-drug campaign
Mexico's security spokesman discusses drug violence, saying it is "essential to bring these cartels down".
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