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Russia recognises Libya's Transitional Council
Russia, until recently one of the few remaining world powers not to have recognised the National Transitional Council, finally does so as it aims to secure its economic interests with Libya's next government
European Union diplomatic team arrives in Libya
Thirty-five security prisoners escape Iraqi jail
Fourteen Iraqi prisoners facing terrorism charges remain missing in Mosul after thirty-five of them escaped, forcing the police to impose a curfew on the city
Iran sends ship to the Red Sea
Iranian naval deployment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden linked to combating piracy and conveying a 'message of peace'
Germany: Won't use nuclear plant as winter reserve
Aging nuclear plant had been shut down in the wake of Japan's nuclear accident
EU police launch operation in Kosovo's tense north
NATO peacekeepers and EU police launch joint operation in Kosovo's Serb-run north
Eight dead in Chechnya suicide bombings
Seven policeman and a civilian die after Tuesday's suicide bombing in Chechen capital
Japan's new PM uses sports talk to calm party feuds
Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's new prime minister, sets about calming tensions in the multi-coloured ruling Democratic Party
Saadi, one of Gaddafi's sons, might join the Libyan rebels' leadership
There are lots of surprises in the Libyan uprising but perhaps the most bombastic, now that the Gaddafi juggernaut has ground to a halt, is that one of his sons is rumoured to be eager to join the National Transitional Council  
After raid into Hama, Syrian official resigns to protest mass killings
Hama's attorney-general resigns from his post after 72 jailed protesters and activists are killed in the city's central jail by Syrian security forces, labelling the country's regime 'savage'
World powers, new Libya leaders to map out rebuilding
The National Transitional Council is provided with its first major platform to address the international community in the 'Friends of Libya' conference in Paris, where leaders are discussing Libya's future

Algeria to recognise new Libya rulers when government is formed
Algeria, providing refuge for Gaddafi family members earlier this week, claims it will recognise the National Transitional Council once a representative government is formed

Bahrain activists blame police in boy's death
Bahraini activists say tear-gas canister fired by the police at close range killed 14-year-old Ali Jawad Ahmad during protests early Wednesday, that have become a nightly feature

Libyans mark feast without Gaddafi, war goes on
Celebrations in Libya marking the end of Ramadan add to the fervour of those hailing Gaddafi's downfall as rebels close in on the fugitive dictator's Sirte stronghold
International
French Socialists and voters uneasy as Strauss-Kahn returns home
Divisions appear among French socialists over Dominique Strauss-Kahn's return to France, after a poll reveals that two thirds of French voters are against him re-entering political life

Irene: Wet, deadly and expensive, but no monster
New York reopens transit system as Hurricane Irene's strength passes below expectations, costing 21 lives

Japan's finance minister to be new PM
Yoshihiko Noda will have to overcome a split parliament, numerous economic issues and a nuclear crisis


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