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Overthrow of Gaddafi Not an Easy Job
Published on 2011-04-08 08:50:00
- Libyan government forces tried to storm into the besieged city of Misrata on Friday as NATO generals acknowledged their air power was not enough to help insurgents remove Muammar Gaddafi by force alone. Misrata, a lone rebel outpost in the west of the country, has been under siege by Gaddafi's forces for weeks. On Friday insurgents said government troops were advancing into eastern districts and fighting street battles with rebels."They tried to advance and enter the city from the eastern side
Ukraine Backs Russian Base Extension
Published on 2010-04-27 14:32:00
In Ukraine, the Legislative House approved a 25-year extension of Russian base in Crimea. Crowds of government supporters and opponents scuffled outside the parliament building as deputies from newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich's coalition approved a 25-year extension to the Russian Black Sea Fleet's base in Crimea.Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay in a
British Ambassador In Yemen Escaped Bomb Attack
Published on 2010-04-26 17:45:00
The British ambassador in Yemen narrowly escaped a homicide attack Monday, when a young man in a school uniform detonated his explosives belt near his armored car at a poor neighborhood of San'a, officials said.The attack -- the first such bombing in the capital in a year -- raised questions over the Yemeni government's U.S.-backed campaign against Al Qaeda militants, who have found a haven in parts of the mountainous, impoverished nation where the central government's control is weak.Washington
