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/ 21 October 2011
For Libya’s new leaders, the next test is meeting the expectations of the people.
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/ 30 September 2011
Civilians are fleeing Libya’s Sirte where the battle to dislodge fighters loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi has caused heavy casualties.
Bickering that has delayed the formation of a new interim government in Libya suggests potentially damaging internal political rifts are widening.
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/ 14 September 2011
One of the novelties since the fall of Tripoli is free speech, and with it an early, and for some uncomfortable, dose of political bickering.
Libya’s new rulers said on Sunday they were holding back an assault on one of the last bastions loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
The killing of al-Qaeda’s number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talented manager who helped it spawn offshoots around the world.
At a hearing on Britain’s phone hacking scandal, top cops told lawmakers they had been too busy preventing terrorism to probe the abuse properly.
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/ 28 November 2010
Weaker combatants have always used unconventional or inexpensive means to defy stronger foes, including guerrilla warfare and suicide attacks.
An attempted parcel bomb plot originating in Yemen will further heighten security concerns about the unstable Arab state.
Foreign troops in Somalia allows militants to pose as nationalist champions with a mandate for the kind of attacks Mogadishu witnessed on Tuesday.
Pakistan is cooperating more with US-backed Afghan peace efforts but not to the extent sought by Washington, said US envoy for Afghanistan.