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US demands Gbagbo step down 'immediately'

Laurent Gbagbo formally gives the thumbs up after swearing-in as president of Ivory Coast next to an Ivorian flag, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, December 4, 2010. Laurent Gbagbo was formally sworn in despite international rejection of his disputed re-election victory. "In the name of the people of Ivory Coast, we recognise you as sovereign chief," said senior state official Youssouf Kone, putting the ceremonial chain of office around Gbagbo's neck in an investiture ceremony. Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Saturday denounced what he called foreign "interference" in his country, after world powers rejected his re-election in disputed presidential polls.
03 Apr 2011
Washington -- The United States early Sunday called on Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo to step down immediately, saying he was pushing the West African nation into lawlessness. "The United States calls on former President Laurent...
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Yemen's Saleh says opposition should end protests

Tens of thousands of Yemenis take to the streets, March 31, 2011 in the town of Ibb, 190 kms southwest of Sanaa, calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh as defections from his regime have multiplied since a bloodbath in Sanaa on March 18 when 52 protesters were gunned down by the president's loyalists, drawing widespread international condemnation.
03 Apr 2011
Sanaa -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on opponents demanding he step down to end weeks of street protests Sunday, in a further sign the veteran ruler has no intention of resigning soon. "We call on the opposition...
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Ten die in Afghan Quran demo after UN killings

Afghan men shout anti-US slogans during riots in the west of capital Kabul, September 15, 2010. Hundreds of Afghans poured onto the streets of Kabul to protest against plans - cancelled days ago - by a US church to burn copies of the Koran, officials and witnesses said. The demonstrators threw rocks at anti-riot police after the officers prevented them from marching towards the city centre, an interior ministry spokesman said.
02 Apr 2011
Kandahar -- Ten people died Saturday in new protests against a Qurran burning in the US, a day after seven UN staff were killed by a mob in the worst attack on the world body in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. The fresh protests began...
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Libya mission: US eases off, Qadhafi holds on

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a news conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London, on March 29, 2011 after attending the London Conference on Libya. International powers met in London on Tuesday to map out a future for Libya, vowing to continue military action until leader Moamer Kadhafi stops his "murderous attacks" on civilians. More than 35 countries, including seven Arab states plus the heads of the United Nations and NATO, gathered as Kadhafi urged Western nations to end their UN-backed offensive against his country
02 Apr 2011
Washington -- Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly US missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Muammar Qadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon...
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Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown

02 Apr 2011
Abidjan -- Fierce fighting spread across Abidjan on Friday as troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by forces supporting Alassane Ouattara's rival claim to the presidency. The heaviest clashes centered...
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Libyan rebels claim capture of oil town, fighting rages

02 Apr 2011
Brega, Libya -- Fighting raged on the front line between rebel-held eastern Libya and the loyalist-held west on Saturday as rebels claimed to have captured the strategic oil town of Brega, an AFP journalist reported. Although there was no...
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Strong quake strikes Crete, Cairo feels shocks

01 Apr 2011
Athens -- A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary...
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IOM pleads for funds to help evacuate Libya migrants

Refugees who fled the fighting in Libya wait for a bus on March 4, 2011 at Ras Jedir in Tunisia at the frontier with Libya after spending the night outdoors. A major European operation was under way to airlift out of Tunisia thousands of people who fled the bloodshed in Libya as Washington also offered planes to repatriate Egyptian refugees.
01 Apr 2011
Geneva -- The International Organization for Migration pleaded Friday for funds to keep repatriating foreign migrants fleeing war-torn Libya, saying it could only afford just 20 evacuations a day now. “Money for IOM operations has...
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Yemenis hold largest protest yet against leader

Tens of thousands of Yemenis take to the streets, March 31, 2011 in the town of Ibb, 190 kms southwest of Sanaa, calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh as defections from his regime have multiplied since a bloodbath in Sanaa on March 18 when 52 protesters were gunned down by the president's loyalists, drawing widespread international condemnation.
01 Apr 2011
Sanaa -- Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis packed a square in the capital and marched in villages and cities across the nation on Friday in what appeared to be the largest demonstrations in more than a month of demands the country's...
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Bahrain wages unrelenting crackdown on Shias

Bahraini protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by police to disperse them in the village of Sanabis near Manama on February 14, 2011 during a demonstration called for on Facebook and inspired by similar initiatives which led to the ouster of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt.
01 Apr 2011
Manama -- The official line: Bahrain is back to business as usual. Shia protesters are off the streets after a month of paralyzing demonstrations. A state-run newspaper's headline declares the Persian Gulf island to be "Back on...
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