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A group of unidentified gunmen have abducted an Italian woman working for an aid organisation in south-east Kenya, police say
Four people have died in a shooting at a Chicago hospital, including two female members of staff and a police officer, and the gunman himself
Obama announces Libya sanctions
The US has announced sanctions against the Libyan government, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the body's Security Council to take...
The US has announced sanctions against the Libyan...
Russia plans $650bn defence spend up to 2020
Eight nuclear submarines, 600 jets and 1,000 helicopters feature in plans to...
Eight nuclear submarines, 600 jets and 1,000 helicopters...
Khodorkovsky judge denies being pressured into verdict
The Russian judge who extended the jail term of dissident tycoon Mikhail...
The Russian judge who extended the jail term of dissident...
Ireland election: first vote since EU and IMF bail-out
Polls have opened in the Republic of Ireland, where about three million...
Polls have opened in the Republic of Ireland, where about...
LIBYA live blog February 24
Ongoing coverage of Libyan protests and developments outside Malta
Ongoing coverage of Libyan protests and developments...
Human Rights Watch calls on UN to suspend Libya's membership rights
The United Nations General Assembly should immediately suspend Libya's...
The United Nations General Assembly should immediately...
Libyan airspace closed over Tripoli
The airspace over the Libyan capital Tripoli was closed indefinitely on Monday, according to the Austrian Army, which sought to evacuate European nationals...
The airspace over the Libyan capital Tripoli was closed...
France says Gaddafi must go, as EU finalises sanctions
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday became the first EU leader to...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday became the...
UN secretary-general calls for sanctions, freezing of Gaddafi assets
UN secretary-general urges Security Council to take urgent action on Libya.
UN secretary-general urges Security Council to take...
Aisha Gaddafi denies fleeing Libya
Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi, appeared on state television late on Wednesday night denying reports that she tried to flee to...
Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of Libyan Dictator Muammar...
Hopes fading fast for survivors in NZ quake
Hopes is fading fast for rescuers searching for survivors beneath collapsed...
Hopes is fading fast for rescuers searching for survivors...
Refugee boat capsizes off of Yemen – 49 Somalis dead
Forty-nine Somali refugees drowned when a boat carrying them capsized off the...
Forty-nine Somali refugees drowned when a boat carrying...
Gaddafi weakens as opposition gains
Incoming reports from Libya paint a picture of a crumbling state as the area controlled by embattled leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is shrinking - while the...
Incoming reports from Libya paint a picture of a...
Discovery space shuttle to make final flight
The last ever Discovery space shuttle flight is set to blast off from Cape...
The last ever Discovery space shuttle flight is set to...
Libyan leader will be held accountable – Obama vows
The US president finally breaks silence on Libya as he...
The US president finally breaks silence...
EU urged to revamp asylum rules
Countries in southern Europe have urged the rest of the EU to share the burden of accepting migrants from North Africa as a new influx is predicted.
Countries in southern Europe have urged the rest of the...
EU Home Affairs Ministers urge Europe to address potential flow of immigration
In the light of the social pro-democracy unrest sweeping Arab nations and now is threatening the unity of Libya, the EU Council of Home Affairs Ministers is...
In the light of the social pro-democracy unrest sweeping...
