Monday, August 22, 2011

Gaddafi son reported arrested by rebels is free

Gaddafi son reported arrested by rebels is free


Gaddafi son reported arrested by rebels is free

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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent, who was reported arrested by rebels on Sunday when they advanced on the capital Tripoli, is free.


Libyan rebels claim control of most of Tripoli

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Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Moammar Gaddafi's nearly 42-year regime. Scattered battles erupted, and the mercurial leader's whereabouts remained unknown.


Indian law student on hunger strike in London

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Like Anna Hazare, 28-year-old Avinash Dadhich is also from a small village in India. And like Anna, he too is frustrated by corruption in India. "Enough is enough," he said. As Anna continues his 15-day hunger strike at Ramlila Maidan, supporting him nearly 5,000 miles away, Avinash sits on his hunger strike outside the Indian High Commission in Aldwych, central London.


In Pakistan, angry citizens take officials hostage

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Three power department officials were taken hostage by people angry over outages in Pakistan's Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. They were later released.


'I am not worried' about security, says Syria's President

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Syria's President said on Sunday he was "not worried" about security in his country and warned against any foreign military intervention in a speech designed to portray confidence as the regime comes under blistering international condemnation for its crackdown on dissent.


Ice blocks help pandas stay cool in heat wave

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Giant pandas at the Chengdu Breeding and Research Centre, in China's Sichuan province, have been having fun cooling down with huge blocks of ice, as a summer heat wave made their thick fur too hot to handle.


Gaza militants renew attacks despite ceasefire agreement with Israel

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Palestinians militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired rockets and mortars into southern Israel on Monday, despite an unofficial truce meant to defuse days of escalating violence.


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