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EU leaders' comments ahead of summit on Libya European Union leaders were meeting in Brussels on Friday to discuss the situation in Libya and other countries in North Africa.
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Huge Japan quake causes tsunami, fires, landslide A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-meter (13-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline.
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Gaddafi troops launch assault on Libya oil port Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were fighting to retake the oil port of Ras Lanuf on Friday, intensifying their counter-offensive against the out-gunned insurgents.
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BBC crew says beaten, threatened with death by... A BBC news team was detained by Libyan security forces, beaten and subjected to mock execution after they were stopped trying to reach the besieged western town of Zawiyah, the British broadcaster said on Wednesday.
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Libyans to fight if West imposes no-fly zone The Libyan people will take up arms against Western powers if they seek to enforce a no-fly zone in the country's airspace, Muammar Gaddafi said.
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Libyan central bank chief surfaces Libya's central bank governor has surfaced to confirm he has been in Istanbul, but did not reveal whether he remained loyal to Muammar Gaddafi or was siding with the opposition, the Financial Times reported.
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Suicide bomber kills at least 34 at Pakistan... A suicide bomber attacked a funeral procession Wednesday, killing at least 34 people in the latest of a string of Islamist militant attacks aimed at undermining Pakistan's U.S.-backed government.
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Civil war looms in Libya, Gaddafi's son says One of Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saadi, said on Monday his father had not yet thrown his army into full battle against rebels, saving it to shield Libya against foreign attack, and civil war could erupt if he did.
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Evacuees from Libya drown in Greek waters At least three Bangladeshi evacuees from insurrection-hit Libya died in Greek waters while trying to swim to shore from a ship already moored in port, the Greek coastguard said on Sunday.
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Shots fired in Tripoli, rebels advance in east Rebels vowing "victory or death" clashed with Muammar Gaddafi's forces near a key oil terminal and gunfire rang out in the capital as opposition protesters gathered on Friday in the strongman's last bastion.
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Egypt army serious about transition Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said after meeting Egypt's military rulers on Thursday he was convinced the army was serious about piloting a democratic transition following the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
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Gaddafi bombs oil areas, Arabs study peace plan Muammar Gaddafi's forces struck at rebel control of oil export hubs in Libya's east for a second day on Thursday as Arab states weighed a plan to end turmoil Washington said could make the nation "a giant Somalia."
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Gaddafi strikes at town, rebels eye foreign help Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake territory in Libya's east at dawn on Wednesday, sparking a rebel call for foreign air strikes on African mercenaries they said were helping him stay in power.
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US ships off Libya preparing for "contingencies" U.S. ships are being moved to waters closer to Libya in order to prepare for contingencies of a chiefly humanitarian nature, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
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