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Radiation spikes in seawater by stricken Japan... Radioactivity levels are soaring in seawater near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japan's nuclear safety agency said on Saturday, two weeks after the nuclear power plant was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
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U.N. okays military action on Libya The United Nations authorized military strikes to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of Benghazi overnight, showing "no mercy, no pity."
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Workers briefly abandon Japan nuclear plant as... Workers were ordered to withdraw briefly from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after radiation levels surged, a development that suggested the crisis was spiraling out of control.
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Prosecutor tries to stop Koran-burning pastor A Detroit prosecutor has filed a petition in district court to stop a Florida fundamentalist Christian preacher, who recently caused riots in Afghanistan after he burned a Koran, from holding a rally outside a large Michigan mosque.
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U.N. says 20 children killed in Misrata The United Nations appealed on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the Libyan city of Misrata, saying at least 20 children had been killed in attacks by besieging government forces on rebel-held parts of the city.
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"Operation to go on in Libya" Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart in which he states a consensus was reached on collaboration regarding the conflict in the region and emphasizes the necessity for NATO operations to continue in order to prevent Libyan civilians from harm.
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West wants military, aid action to end Libya... NATO may have to intensify attacks on government forces to break the military stalemate in Libya, while the United Nations pushes for a humanitarian presence to help civilians trapped in the conflict.
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Gaddafi presses Libyan rebels, West says no troops Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi kept up an offensive on the rebels' eastern frontline outpost of Ajdabiyah, while the West again ruled out sending ground troops to help the rebel cause.
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Western, Arab nations say Gaddafi must go A group of Western powers and Middle Eastern states called for the first time on Wednesday for Muammar Gaddafi to step aside, but NATO countries squabbled publicly over stepping up air strikes to help topple him. In a victory for Britain and France, which are leading the air campaign in Libya and pushed for an unequivocal call for regime change, the "contact group" of European and Middle Eastern nations, plus the United Nations, the Arab League and the African Union, said Gaddafi must go.
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Belarus Lukashenko sees plot after blast kills 11 President Alexander Lukashenko said that a blast that tore through a crowded metro station in the Belarus capital Minsk in evening rush hour killing 11 people was an attempt to destabilize the country.
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Japan expands nuclear evacuation Japan expanded the evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear plant on Monday because of high levels of accumulated radiation, as a strong aftershock rattled the area one month after a quake and tsunami sparked the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
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NATO air strikes help break attack on east Libya... NATO aircraft destroyed Libyan tanks on the outskirts of Ajdabiyah on Sunday, helping to break a major assault by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on the strategic rebel town.
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U.S. support for Turkey’s plan The White House has responded affirmatively to Prime Minister Erdoğan’s three-stage roadmap proposal for peace in Libya.
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Turkey helps Iran avoid sanctions-Israel tells U.S... Israel believes Turkey is actively helping Iran to sidestep economic sanctions and has also turned a blind eye to Iranian weapons smuggling into Syria, according to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables published on Friday.
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