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Six Turks arrested in Libya have been released The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that they have successfully secured the release of six Turkish nationals being held in the Judeyda Prison.
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Defiant Gaddafi vows to die as martyr A defiant Muammar Gaddafi said he was ready to die "a martyr" in Libya, vowing to crush a growing revolt which has seen eastern regions break free of his 41-year rule and brought deadly unrest to the capital.
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Turkish worker shot dead near Tripoli An unidentified gunman shot dead a Turkish worker at a building site near the Libyan capital Tripoli, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on its website on Wednesday.
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New Zealand quake kills at least 65 A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch with more casualties expected as desperate rescuers picked through rubble to find people trapped in toppled buildings.
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Turkish business interests looted in Libya Looters have attacked Turkish companies in Libya where they have projects worth more than $15 billion, Turkey's foreign trade minister said on Monday, as hundreds of Turks were evacuated from the country.
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Turks wait at Benghazi port for ships out of Libya Thousands of Turkish workers stranded in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi began boarding buses for the port on Tuesday to wait for ships sent to rescue them from violence engulfing the North African country.
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Gaddafi defiant in face of mounting revolt Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule on Tuesday, making a fleeting television appearance to scorn protesters and deny he had fled the country.
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Turks fleeing Libya take refuge in soccer stadium Thousands of Turkish workers awaiting evacuation from Libya took refuge in a soccer stadium in the eastern city of Benghazi from where they heard gunfire and explosions through the night, a witness said on Monday.
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Unrest spreads to Libyan capital as Arab protests... Violent unrest against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi spread to the capital Tripoli on Sunday and his son vowed to fight until the "last man standing" after scores of protesters were killed in the east of the country.
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Bahrain police break up protest camp, three killed Bahraini police stormed a protest camp in central Manama on Thursday, killing three people in a swift move to prevent protesters from emulating Egyptians whose Tahrir Square protests helped to topple Hosni Mubarak.
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Bin Ali is in a coma and Mubarak is next in line… Overthrown Tunisian dictator Bin Ali has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to distress. Meanwhile, ousted Egyptian dictator Mubarak has told those close to him that he is “waiting for Azrael.”
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'Women’s freedom passes through democracy' Awarded for her contributions to furthering community and democratic standards, Emine Erdoğan states, "I am accepting this award on behalf of all women in Turkey and am dedicating it to them.”
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Bahrain protesters camp out after day of unrest Shi'ite protesters prepared to camp out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before.
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Egypt's military sketches path to transition Egypt's military has signaled that real change is on the way, reassuring the popular movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak, but leaving many questions hanging.
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