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UN refugee agency ‘very concerned’ civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya

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Bangladeshi man stranded at the Egyptian-Libyan border sits in waiting hall after fleeing the violence

Mid-East crisis: Clinton backs Al-Jazeera, criticizes US media in Senate

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praise for the Al-Jazeera's coverage of the Middle East crisis, and simultaneous criticism of American media reportage before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related...

Gaza gets hit by Israeli air power

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China announces ambitious military spending plan

China on Saturday revealed that its military spending will rise 12.6 percent in 2011 to 583.6 billion renminbi, or about 88.6 billion dollars.