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Egypt: waiting for touristsA guide sits on a stone as he looks at the Djoser’s step pyramid in Saqqara, outside of Cairo March… 05/03/11 14:22 CET
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Plight of Libyan refugeeThe plight of Sub-Saharan Africans mistaken for Gaddafi mercenaries has been widely reported… 05/03/11 23:54 CET
Libyan minister claims Zawiyah “under control”Pictures released by the Libyan authorities purport to show government troops in Zawiyah. In a… 05/03/11 23:03 CET
Libyan government offers amnesty to protestersIn an exclusive interview with euronews, Khaled Kaïm, Libya’s deputy foreign minister, insists most… 05/03/11 19:54 CET
Algerian protests quelled again by security forcesFor the fourth successive Saturday, security forces in Algiers have rebuffed attempts by… 05/03/11 19:03 CET
Traffic chaos as snow blocks Spanish motorwayThe European winter is not letting up. In Spain heavy snow forced a motorway north of Madrid to… 05/03/11 18:19 CET
Fire destroys ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star’s homeFire has swept through a poor area of Mumbai in India, making hundreds homeless. A shack that… 05/03/11 18:19 CET
China to step up domestic surveillanceThe Chinese authorities have issued their strongest warning yet against internet appeals for… 05/03/11 18:19 CET
Japan launches new 300kmh bullet trainJapan’s latest bullet train has made its maiden journey, leaving Tokyo for Shin-Aomori in the north… 05/03/11 18:19 CET
Libyan rebels ‘push west’ after securing Ras LanufA rebel soldier stabbed at an already defaced poster of Colonel Gaddafi with his gun, to illustrate… 05/03/11 17:35 CET
Libyan government forces try to retake ZawiyahPro-Gaddafi forces have encircled the western Libyan city of Zawiyah. Checkpoints have been set up… 05/03/11 17:33 CET
Fighting intensifies on both sides in LibyaThere is still heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Zawiya, as both sides struggle to take control… 05/03/11 12:55 CET
Tensions over US motives towards LibyaA delegation of mostly Latin countries has given their backing to a plan for an international peace… 05/03/11 10:33 CET
Egyptian protesters target security forcesEgyptian police are attempting to maintain control after protesters stormed the security… 05/03/11 08:47 CET
Dancing in the streets of RioThe keys of the city have been handed over to King Momo – it must mean its carnival time in Rio de… 05/03/11 06:54 CET
Libyan rebels and Gaddafi claim gainsAfter a Friday where prayers took second place to hard-fought battles, both pro and anti-Gaddafi… 05/03/11 05:43 CET
Libyan hospitals struggle to copeProof of the intensity of the fighting in Libya is to be found in the hospitals. Medics are… 05/03/11 02:54 CET
Russia makes tracks in AbhkaziaThey are laying down new tracks in Abhkazia – but it is Russia’s state-owned railway that is… 05/03/11 00:43 CET
Croats call on PM to quitThousands of protesters rallied into the night in the Croatian capital Zargreb calling on Prime… 05/03/11 00:33 CET
