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(Photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Envoys turn on Sarko over foreign policy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures as he passes media representatives with French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, right, before taking their seats at the NATO Russia Council Meeting Working Session during the NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor)Somali pirates to pay militants
Al-Shabaab fighters provide security during a demonstration in Suqa Holaha neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 5, 2010....Full Story

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Hundreds of U.S. citizens stranded in Libya for a second day as 'rough seas' stifle ...
| Boat packed with U.S. citizens may not leave until Friday | Passengers describe scenes of chaos and violence at Tripoli's airport | Area controlled by Gaddafi 'is shrinking' as opposition seizes major city | Hundreds of U.S. citizens are still stranded in Libya this m...Full Story
North Africa crisis exposes EU "taboos"on migration (News Feature)
| Brussels - Calls for solidarity in the European Union - arguably the most successful international cooperation exercise in modern history - are common. | But a looming migration crisis from North Africa - with Libya's descent into chaos potentially unlocking the main ...Full Story
Some 4,500 Chinese flee Libya by ship, high winds and rough seas strand Americans in Tripoli
| IRAKLIO, Crete - Two ferries carrying 4,500 Chinese workers from strife-torn Libya arrived at the Mediterranean island of Crete on Thursday, despite rough seas that left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | Passengers smiled and waved from th...Full Story
Obama Condemns Libya Amid Stalled Evacuation
| WASHINGTON — President Obama broke four days of silence on Wednesday to “strongly condemn” the Libyan government’s violent crackdown on protesters and said his administration was considering a range of responses to the bloody clashes unfold...Full Story
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
| MARMARIS, Turkey - Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands of foreigners sought ...Full Story
updatedFlight to airlift Canadians from Libya cancelled
Beginning of Story Content | A plane that was set to fly to Libya from Rome on Thursday and pick up Canadians seeking to escape the violence of the troubled region has been cancelled. | An airport official from Rome told the CBC's Adrienne Arsenault that the problem is ...Full Story
Ferry carrying Americans can't leave Libya
| VALLETTA, Malta—Americans trying to flee the chaos of Libya's uprising are stuck waiting aboard a ferry because of rough seas. | The 600-passenger ferry at Tripoli's As-shahab port, which has been chartered by the U.S. government, was supposed to leave for Malta...Full Story
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
| MARMARIS, Turkey -- Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands of foreigners sought...Full Story
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
| MARMARIS, Turkey - Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands of foreigners sought ...Full Story
LEADALL: Amid rising violence, thousands evacuated from Libya
| As the revolt continued against the regime of Moamer Gaddafi, countries around the world continued to evacuate thousands of people from Libya on Thursday, with the evacuees bringing with them eyewitness accounts of the bloodshed taking place. | 'It's a civil war,' was...Full Story
Libyan ambassador to Malta: Foreign militants involved in revolt
| Valletta, Malta - Libya's ambassador to Malta on Thursday said some 2,500 foreign 'operatives,' many linked to al-Qaeda, were involved in revolts against Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi. | Saadun Suayeh, unlike some of Libya's ambassadors in other countries has, remains ...Full Story
Libya crisis drives Fleet Street to war
| The press were quick to criticise the UK reaction to the unrest but why have they turned so quickly on their own government? The first Britons have begun arriving back from Libya after flights were arranged to bring them home. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA | I know, I kno...Full Story
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Americans, Turks among the thousands fleeing Libya
Americans, Turks among the thousands fleeing Libya
Americans among thousands fleeing chaos in Libya
Thousands flee Libya by ship, by plane, by car
Thousands flee Libya by ship, by plane, by car
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Thu 24 Feb 2011
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
The Guardian | SUZAN FRASER | Associated Press= MARMARIS, Turkey (AP) — Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked fe...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
The Boston Globe | MARMARIS, Turkey-Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands of ...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
The State | MARMARIS, Turkey - Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands o...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
Houston Chronicle | MARMARIS, Turkey - Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands o...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
The News & Observer | MARMARIS, Turkey -- Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands ...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
The Associated Press MARMARIS, Turkey (AP) -- Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousan...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
Kansas City Star Related: | "factbox" --> More News | Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As ten...
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
Seattle Times MARMARIS, Turkey - | Two ferries braved rough seas Thursday to evacuate 4,500 Chinese workers from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, but high winds to the west left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli. | As tens of thousands o...
Flight to airlift Canadians from Libya cancelled
CBC Beginning of Story Content | A plane that was set to fly to Libya from Rome on Thursday and pick up Canadians seeking to escape the violence of the troubled region has been cancelled. | An airport official from Rome told the CBC's Adrienne Arsenault ...
Greece: Chinese evacuees from Libya head to Crete
The Associated Press IRAKLIO, Crete (AP) -- Authorities in Greece say two ferries evacuating some 4,500 Chinese nationals from Libya are heading for the island of Crete. | The Greek-flagged Hellenic Spirit and Olympic Champion are scheduled to arrive at the port of Irakl...
We won't take your North African migrants, EU partners tell Italy
m&c; | Brussels - European Union partners gave a frosty reception Thursday to Italy's request to distribute across the bloc the massive influx of migrants it predicts will hit its shores following the unrest in Libya. | Italy has been clamouring for help ...
Greece: Chinese evacuees from Libya head to Crete
Houston Chronicle | IRAKLIO, Crete - Authorities in Greece say two ferries evacuating some 4,500 Chinese nationals from Libya are heading for the island of Crete. | The Greek-flagged Hellenic Spirit and Olympic Champion are scheduled to arrive at the port of Iraklio a...
Rescues Continue Amid Chaos at Airport
Wall Street Journal Associated Press | MARMARIS, Turkey—Rough seas prevented a ferry carrying hundreds of Americans from fleeing Libya's uprising on Thursday as Britain's government said it was considering whether to send its military to evacuate oil workers stran...
Americans, other foreigners flee violence Libya
The Columbus Dispatch |   | ANKARA, Turkey - Foreigners fled the chaos in Libya by the thousands yesterday, with Americans and Turks climbing aboard ships, Europeans boarding evacuation flights and North Africans racing to border crossings in overcrowded vans. | Two ...
Libya-bound plane on way to pick up Canadians
CBC Beginning of Story Content | A plane is on its way to Libya to airlift Canadians in Libya seeking to escape the violence of the troubled region. | The aircraft left Rome Thursday morning heading to Tripoli, carrying a few embassy officials and some s...
Ferry carrying Americans can't leave Libya
Deccan Chronicle | Valletta, Malta: Americans trying to flee the chaos of Libya's uprising are stuck waiting aboard a ferry because of rough seas. | The 600-passenger ferry at Tripoli's As-shahab port, which has been chartered by the U.S. government, was supposed to ...
EU urged to revamp asylum rules
BBC News Continue reading the main story Mid-East Unrest | Libya unrest Live Who is propping up Gaddafi? Foreigner evacuation plans Profile: Muammar Gaddafi | Countries in southern Europe have urged the rest of the EU to share the burden of accepting migrants...
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