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Near Ajdabiya, Libya -- Libyan forces pounded rebel cities with tank fire forcing civilians to flee as a top British…

London -- Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the 'shocking' treatment of women protesters in Egypt after serious allegations that the…

Defence Secretary Robert Gates flew into Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the Libyan conflict and to reaffirm US backing…

Tripoli -- Libyan leader Muammer Qadhafi defiantly claimed in TV comments aired on the fourth day of UN-backed military strikes…

Khartoum -- Gunmen attacked a village in the middle of the night in Sudan's flashpoint Abyei border region, killing five…

Tripoli -- The US, Britain and France pounded Libya with Tomahawk missiles and air strikes into the early hours of…

Tripoli -- French air raids and US Tomahawk missiles pounded targets in Libya on Saturday, in an international campaign to…

Benghazi -- Fighting raged around Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi Saturday, with air strikes, shelling and anti-aircraft fire rocking the…

Benghazi -- Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi came under attack on Saturday morning, with at least two air strikes and…

Tripoli -- Libya declared on Friday an immediate ceasefire in the month-long battle against rebels fighting to overthrow Muammer Qadhafi,…