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In West Africa, fears that Ivory Coast's conflict could spread
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Less than an hour's flight away from the Ivory's Coast's capital of Abidjan, fears are growing that that what started as a national Ivorian crisis could quickly infect the entire West African region. Since outgoing Ivorian...
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Tue, Mar 08 2011 6:51 AM
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Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces go on the offensive
Qaddafi forces go on the offensive Top story: Momentum appears to be shifting toward pro-government forces in Libya as warplanes continue to pound rebel-held positions and pro-Qaddafi fighters regained several towns. Warplanes launched at least five airstrikes...
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Tue, Mar 08 2011 5:22 AM
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An eco-friendly North Korea?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 North Korea won't tell its citizens this, but the Hermit Kingdom is broke. Luckily, ever-ingenuous Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il and his government have a new plan -- sell carbon...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 12:56 PM
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'Someone in Libya is still watching YouTube'
As we noted last week, Internet service has been shut down in Libya , but the implementation is quite different from the Internet blackout put in place by Hosni Mubarak's regime last month. Rather than cutting off traffic at the router level, the...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 9:15 AM
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Peruvian pirates
Given the decent success rate of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, it's actually surprising that high-seas robbery isn't more popular in other parts of the world. (Indonesia is a notable exception .) Today, the AFP reports on what seems to be a textbook...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 8:55 AM
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China: The Dalai Lama isn't allowed to not reincarnate
The Dalai Lama's suggestion that his successor may be appointed while he is still alive or even elected is, unsurprisingly, not so popular with Tibet's Chinese rulers: But Padma Choling, the Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet, said that the Dalai...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 8:38 AM
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How the "king of Africa" fueled his own country's racism
It's ironic given Muammar al-Qaddafi's pan-African ambitions , that one of the last legacies of his presidency may be to contribute to his own country's racial animosity toward sub-Saharan Africans. The Christian Science Monitor 's Clair...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 8:27 AM
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Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces push back at key town
Qaddafi forces push back at key town Top news: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi launched airstrikes on the key oil town of Ras Lanuf, which was recently taken by rebels. The nearby town of Bin Jawwad fell to pro-government forces. Heavy...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 5:29 AM
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Friday photo: Belle of the ball
Karima el-Mahroug enjoys the company of her host Austrian businessman Richard Lugner during the traditional Opera Ball at the state opera in Vienna on March 3, 2011. Karima el-Mahroug nicknamed Ruby, is the woman at the centre of a sex scandal which is...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 3:21 PM
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Libya disconnects from the Internet
Monitoring firm Renesys reports that following sporadic outages throughout the week, Libya now appears to be completely disconnected from the Internet: After a quiet week, we received reports tonight that Libyans in Tripoli were suddenly unable to use...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 1:09 PM
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Another dictator figures out Facebook
In early February, I blogged on the somewhat surprising news that Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was encouraging his supporters to join Facebook to counteract anti-government demonstrators who were using the site to organize. Sudanese officials...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 12:10 PM
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Maltese EU commissioner goes way off script on Libya
In a post yesterday , I noted that Malta's geographic proximity to Libya had given it a central role in the international response to the ongoing crisis -- a somewhat awkward position for an EU member that nonetheless has longstanding political and...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 10:25 AM
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Germany's stiff upper lip
Germany experienced its first Islamist attack on Wednesday when a man by the name of Arid U. (Germany withholds the last names of suspects in ongoing investigations) opened fire at the Frankfurt airport, killing two U.S. military personnel and injuring...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 10:05 AM
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Morning Brief: Government forces fire on Tripoli protest
Government forces fire on Tripoli protest Top news: An anti-Qaddafi rally following Friday prayers in Libya was met first with tear gas and then with live fire by government loyalists. A similiar protest was met with live-fire last week. Since then, Qaddafi's...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 6:00 AM
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What happens when the mercenaries return home?
According to Malian officials, Muammar al-Qaddafi's government has recruited hundreds of young Tuaregs, including former rebels, from Mali and Niger to act as mercenaries. As AFP's Serge Daniel reports , locals are worried about what this will...
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Thu, Mar 03 2011 2:21 PM
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