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172,000 have fled across Libya border: UN

More than 172,000 people have crossed Libya`s borders into Tunisia and Egypt in the past week, said a top UN official ...

Tunisia`s pm accuses toppled Ben Ali of `high treason`

Tunisia`s new Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi on Friday accused toppled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of "high ...

Kadhafi forces seize back Zawiyah, near Tripoli: tv

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state ...

India to discuss Kashmir in `open` Pakistan talks

India`s prime minister said Friday he was approaching new peace talks with Pakistan with an "open mind", saying all ...

Eleven dead in Pakistan mosque blast

A bomb attack on a packed mosque in militant-infested northwest Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded over 20 ...

Thief steals almost $250.000 via plane`s toilet

An ingenious thief swiped almost a quarter million dollars on a flight in the Caribbean after sneaking into the ...

Libya bombings only to `frighten` rebels: Kadhafi son

Bomb attacks on Brega harbour were intended to scare rebels fighting Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his son Seif ...

Chavez offers to mediate Libya crisis, rebels say no

Venezuela`s President Hugo Chavez offered Thursday to mediate the crisis roiling Libya, sayings its longtime ruler ...

China`s defence budget to rise 12.7% in 2011

China`s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman ...

Kadhafi has lost legitimacy, must leave: Obama

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has lost legitimacy and must leave office, US President Barack Obama said Thursday. ...

5 months later, Chile miners still treated for stress

Eleven of the 33 miners rescued from a caved-in Chilean mine still receive medical care for post-traumatic stress five ...

Chavez offers to mediate Libya crisis, rebels say no

Venezuela`s President Hugo Chavez offered Thursday to mediate the Libyan crisis, officials said here, adding that ...

Ibuprofen could cut Parkinson`s risk: study

Adults who take the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen may reduce their risk of getting Parkinson`s disease by about 27 ...

Robert F. Kennedy assassin denied parole

The assassin who killed US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 was denied parole Wednesday, and will have ...

US warns against travel to Ivory Coast

The United States urged its citizens against travel to Ivory Coast on Wednesday, amid rising violence in the African ...