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19 September 2011 Last updated at 20:13 ET

Yemen unrest death toll tops 50Soldier supporting protesters taken to hospital in Sanaa. 19 Sept 2011

Security forces in Yemen kill more than 50 people in two days of violence against anti-government protesters, activists say, in the country's bloodiest clashes for months.

Anti-Gaddafi forces move on Sabha

Anti-Gaddafi forces have captured two key positions close to the southern city of Sabha, says a spokesman for Libya's transitional authorities.

Somali refugees in Libya. Photo: September 2011EU 'failed' on Libya's refugees

European Union countries have "shamefully failed" to help thousands of refugees stranded near Libya's borders, Amnesty International says.

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