Libya's Misrata Bombarded Despite Government Claims to Halt Operations -- Voice of America
Rockets rained down on Libya's western rebel-held city of Misrata Sunday, despite a government claim earlier that it had halted operations against rebels there.
Witnesses in Misrata reported heavy shelling and gunfire in the city that has seen hundreds killed in two months of a government siege.
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MIDDLE EAST
Christians remain besieged and fearful in Iraq at Easter.
For Syrian Christians, protests are cause for fear.
Syrian forces raid homes, Assad opposition mounts.
Embattled Yemeni president agrees to step down. Yemen's president agrees to step down.
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2 US soldiers killed in southern Iraq.
Palestinian police fire on Jewish worshippers, escalating tensions.
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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Northern Ireland police issue Easter terror warning.
Royal wedding guest list causes controversy.
Europe prays for Easter rain in worst drought for a century.
AMERICAS
Mexico deaths stir fears drug gangs control state.
Ecuador's Correa assails opposition media.
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TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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