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RAF planes in Libya desert rescue

Two RAF Hercules aircraft have evacuated more than 150 civilians to Malta from desert locations south of Benghazi in Libya, Defence Secretary Liam Fox...

Guard killed in refinery gun attack

Gunmen have attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery, killing a guard and forcing a shutdown which threatened to exacerbate acute electricity shortages that have prompted...

Fresh clashes in Tunisia capital

Tunisian authorities have temporarily banned vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the capital's central boulevard after a new outbreak of clashes between police and stone-throwing...

Pope plea to doctors on abortion

Pope Benedict XVI has urged doctors to protect women from the "deceptive" thought that an abortion might be a solution to social or economic...

Opposition chief returns to Bahrain

A prominent Bahraini opposition leader has returned from exile and urged the kingdom's rulers to back up reform promises with action as thousands of...

Rescued Britons tell of Libya chaos

Passengers who have flown into Britain after fleeing crisis-torn Libya on board HMS Cumberland have spoken of the chaos gripping the state as anti-regime...

New Zealand disaster 'worst ever'

New Zealand's prime minister said the Christchurch quake may be the country's worst disaster ever, as officials warned that a third of the city...

Man in grenade blast at Russia shop

A man has blown himself up with a grenade outside a supermarket in Moscow, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.The report cited witnesses as...

Fine Gael on verge of taking power

Senior figures in Ireland's centre-right Fine Gael party have claimed they could be on course for single-party government.Taoiseach-in-waiting Enda Kenny is on the verge...

Police find body in burnt-out car

A man in his 20s has been found dead in the boot of a burnt-out car, police said.Officers on patrol came across a blue...

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