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| Greece Appoints New PM to Form New Unity Government |
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After days of wrangling, late afternoon Thursday, Greece appointed a new prime minister. He is 64-year-old Lucas Papademos, a former European Central Bank vice-president who has now been given a mandate by Greek President Karolos Papoulias to form a new Greek government
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| A New Libyan Political Party Taking Shape On Lines of 'Moderate' Islamic Democracy |
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Libya's Islamists are forming a new party that will be run on the "moderate" lines successfully pursued first in Turkey and now in Tunisia, Libyan cleric Ali al-Sallabi has announced.
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| New Libyan PM Seeks Release of Frozen Assets |
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Libya's new interim prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb said Libya needs the billions of dollars former leader Muammar Al Qathafi had parked in foreign accounts and which have been frozen by international sanctions.
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| Former Israeli President Gets 7-Year Jail Term |
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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been condemned to seven years in prison after the country's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected his appeal of a rape conviction and other sex crimes.
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| Libyan Pilgrims Enjoy Hajj, Eid al-Adha As a Free People |
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Libyans who were deprived from participating in hajj during Muammar Al Qathafi’s rule were on Sunday among the millions of Muslims in Mecca to begin the annual week-long pilgrimage.
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| Prospect of a Monti-led Government in Italy After Berlusconi Quits |
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Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi seems to have changed his position on the possibility of supporting an emergency government of national unity led by former European Commissioner Mario Monti after he quits.
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| French, US Leaders Honour Participants in Libya's Military operation |
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In a ceremony in the French city of Cannes, the US and French Presidents honoured the soldiers from both countries who took part in NATO's armed intervention in Libya and helped topple the former Libyan dictator, Muammar Al Qathafi.
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| Libya's New Government Struggles to Achieve Oil Recovery |
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After freeing themselves of a dictatorial regime at the end of an eight-month long armed conflict, the Libyans are working hard to return the country to normality. They are making heroic efforts to start rebuilding the most important sectors of the economy in order for the citizens to stat enjoying the fruit of their new-found freedom.
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| Only a Matter of Time Before Seif is Captured ICC Prosecutor Says |
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Former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's son, Seif is still at large and his whereabouts are not known. However, whenever he is captured he would eventually face justice in The Hague, the chief the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday.
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| Niger Military Clash, Seize Weapons, Take Prisoners from Libya Convoy |
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Niger defence minister Mahamadou Karidio said in a statement on Wednesday, that one Nigerien soldier was killed and four wounded during a clash on Sunday as the country's army intercepted a convoy of cars travelling south from Libya toward Mali. In the ensuing clash a cache of arms was seized from the convoy.
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| Tunisia Orders Extradition of Former Libyan PM |
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A Tunisian appeals court has acceded to the Libyan National Transitional Council's request and ordered former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi extradited to Libya, making him the first member from the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's regime to be returned to the country to face charges since the revolution that ousted the dictator.
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| British Students March in Protest Against Increase in Tuition Fees |
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Thousands of students have been marching through London on Wednesday to protest against rises in tuition fees and changes to higher education in another display of anger against the Conservative-led government's austerity measures.
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| Berlusconi Promises to Resign After Budget Reforms |
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A day after promising to resign as soon as parliament passes urgent budget reforms demanded by the European Union, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said he will not stand for another term if Italy holds early elections.
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| Greek Coalition, New PM Set to be Announced Wednesday |
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The Greek government is expected to announce the formation if the country's interim government Wednesday at the end of three days of talks that at one time looked as if they could drag on without any sign of progress.
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| Natanyahu a 'liar', Sarkozy Tells US President |
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was overheard by journalists at the G20 summit recently in Cannes, calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" in remarks to US President Barack Obama.
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