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Libya To Hold First Free Election in 60 Years Saturday

Nearly three million Libyans have registered to vote in the country's first multi-party election in 60 years, set for Saturday. They will choose among 1400 candidates for a 200-seat National Assembly that will form a temporary government and draft a...

Mali: Security Council demands end to hostilities, open to considering force deployment

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A Tuareg clinic in Kati, Mali, that was recently ransacked.

Panel: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 'Man-Made'

A parliamentary report in Japan concludes the meltdowns last year at the Fukushima nuclear power plant were clearly a man-made disaster, and that the facility was vulnerable to earthquakes.

France: Talks to Bring Practical Support to Syrian People

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says the Friends of Syria meeting in Paris will not be just abstract talks but are aimed at bringing practical support to the Syrian people.