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NATO strikes Tripoli, Libyan rebels make gains
World
June 15, 2011
NATO strikes Tripoli, Libyan rebels make gains
Tripoli/Kikla, Libya--NATO warplanes attacked Tripoli on Tuesday night after Libyan rebels pushed back forces loyal to leader Muammar Qadhafi on…
NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech
World
June 13, 2011
NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech
Paris--Created as a bulwark against Soviet expansion, NATO is facing an identity crisis as its members grapple with just how…
Qadhafi troops surround Libyan city after clashes
World
June 11, 2011
Qadhafi troops surround Libyan city after clashes
Benghazi - Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi were surrounding the city of Zlitan, just 160km east of Tripoli,…
Bomb kills 15 Afghan civilians; May deadliest month
World
June 11, 2011
Bomb kills 15 Afghan civilians; May deadliest month
Kabul - Fifteen Afghans, most of them children, were killed by a roadside bomb on Saturday just as a United…
Western, Arab talks to focus on Libya ‘end-game’
World
June 9, 2011
Western, Arab talks to focus on Libya ‘end-game’
Misrata - Western and Arab nations meet in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to focus on what one US official called…
Anticipation in Tripoli as net tightens on Qadhafi
World
June 8, 2011
Anticipation in Tripoli as net tightens on Qadhafi
Tripoli - "We are all happy when NATO bombs like that," the taxi driver said on Wednesday, the morning after…
NATO chief to push defense ministers for more participation in intensified Libya air strikes
World
June 8, 2011
NATO chief to push defense ministers for more participation in intensified Libya air strikes
Brussels - With NATO war planes pounding Tripoli in daylight raids, the alliance’s secretary-general was pressuring allies Wednesday to step…
Libya’s Qadhafi vows to fight to the death
World
June 7, 2011
Libya’s Qadhafi vows to fight to the death
Tripoli - Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi vowed on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state television to fight to…
Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, Tripoli bombed
World
June 7, 2011
Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, Tripoli bombed
Benghazi - President Dmitry Medvedev's envoy Mikhail Margelov was meeting with Libyan rebel leaders on Tuesday in the first trip…
Libyan rebels seize mountain town
World
June 6, 2011
Libyan rebels seize mountain town
Yafran, Libya - Libyan rebels entered the mountain town of Yafran on Monday, driving out Muammar Qadhafi's forces in a…