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Libyan rebels close on key Qadhafi stronghold
World
March 28, 2011
Libyan rebels close on key Qadhafi stronghold
Ras Lanouf, Libya -- Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Muammar Qadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the…
Taliban claims to have kidnapped 50 Afghan police
World
March 27, 2011
Taliban claims to have kidnapped 50 Afghan police
Kabul -- The Taliban claimed Sunday that it kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen in northeastern Afghanistan -- part of the insurgents'…
Air raids force Qadhafi retreat, rebels seize east
World
March 27, 2011
Air raids force Qadhafi retreat, rebels seize east
Ajdabiya, Libya -- Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after…
Libya rebels ‘seize’ Ajdabiya, explosions near Tripoli
World
March 26, 2011
Libya rebels ‘seize’ Ajdabiya, explosions near Tripoli
Tripoli -- Libyan rebels backed by a barrage of Western air strikes seized control on Saturday of the strategic eastern…
NATO takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone
World
March 25, 2011
NATO takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone
Tripoli -- NATO has agreed to take control of enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya to thwart the forces of…
End operations in Afghanistan, Karzai tells NATO
World
March 12, 2011
End operations in Afghanistan, Karzai tells NATO
Asadabad, Afghanistan--An emotional Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday told international troops to "stop their operations in our land," his…
US defense chief: NATO not ready to act on no-fly
World
March 10, 2011
US defense chief: NATO not ready to act on no-fly
Brussels--US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance will pursue planning for a possible no-fly zone over Libya but…
EU and NATO to meet on Libya after raging battles
World
March 10, 2011
EU and NATO to meet on Libya after raging battles
Benghazi--NATO and the European Union begin talks on Thursday on a possible "no-fly" zone over Libya after some of the…
Brave new Mediterranean
Opinion
March 4, 2011
Brave new Mediterranean
Greetings from Athens, the birthplace of democracy, where I have just attended a conference during which Europeans and Americans eyed…