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Libyan rebels close on key Qadhafi stronghold
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Brave new Mediterranean

Greetings from Athens, the birthplace of democracy, where I have just attended a conference during which Europeans and Americans eyed…
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