Fierce Fighting Across Libya As Government Sends Envoys -- Yahoo News/Reuters
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Libyan fighter said rebels had retaken the heart of the closest city to the capital from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday evening in some of the fiercest fighting in almost three weeks of clashes.
Zawiya appeared to change hands twice during the day as Gaddafi tried to crush the uprising against him by bombarding the western town and a series of oil towns in the rebel-held east.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
British special forces seize Iranian rockets in Afghanistan.
Embattled Japan PM picks new foreign minister.
Suicide bomber kills 34 at Pakistan tribal militia funeral.
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Manipur rebel leader rules out negotiations with India.
AFRICA
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Fresh clashes in Egypt's Tahrir Square.
Kenyan leaders summonsed over post-election violence.
Gbagbo is 'plundering' Ivory Coast cocoa, says France.
Darfur: Sudan rebels to face ICC war crimes trial.
Tunisia dissolves ousted president's party.
EUROPE
MI5 on recruitment drive to cope with new control orders.
Mafia arrests on three continents.
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High hopes as Serbia and Kosovo meet to talk.
Warning Of 'food price riots in the UK'.
David Miliband: European left is fragmenting as the right is unifying.
Talks to head off Spanish airport strike. Holiday strikes loom for Spanish over Aena dispute.
AMERICAS
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Colombian troops free kidnapped oil workers.
Mexican legislators demand US talks on gun scandal.
Mexico shootout leaves 18 dead in Tamaulipas state.
Welfare state: Handouts make up one-third of U.S. wages.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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Businessman made money by selling terrorists' bomb-making manual.
Cole bombing suspect to face military tribunal at Guantanamo.
Guantanamo order delays reckoning again for 9/11 suspects.
U.S. lawmakers keep quiet about Guantanamo tour.
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ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
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EU paralysis drives fresh bond rout.
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Airbus order surge lifts cash-rich EADS.
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