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Egyptians, who used to work in Libya, and fled the unrest in the country wait for their breakfast in a makeshift refugee camp set up by the Tunisian army, at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.
Libya   Photos   Refugee   UN   Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan uprising		  The Times of India 
100,000 flee to Libya neighbours in past week: UNHCR
Sun 27 Feb 2011
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency today said that "close to 100,000 people", mainly foreign migrants, have fled Libya to neighbouring countries during the past week of turmoil in the North African nation.... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
A wide view of the Security Council as Members unanimously adopt resolution 1970, imposing a package of sanctions against the leadership of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including travel bans, asset freezes, an arms embargo and an immediate referral to the International Criminal Court, 26 February, 2011.
Justice   Libya   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan uprising		  Breitbart 
Libya case a new challenge for International Court
Sun 27 Feb 2011
British Ambassador to the United Nations Mark Lyall Grant and American Amba... American Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice addresses the Security... United Nations Security Council vote on... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Libyan women gesture during a protest in the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.  The New York Times  Sun 27 Feb 2011
Libyan Rebels Near Tripoli Set Up Armed Defenses
ZAWIYA, Libya — In this city 30 miles west of Tripoli, hundreds of people rejoiced in a central square on Sunday, waving the flag of free Libya and shouting the chants that foretold the downfall... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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An anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gunman, left, holds up his AK-47 shoots in the air in celebrating the freedom of the Libyan city of Benghazi, Libya, on Sunday Feb. 27, 2011. US President Barack Obama has called on Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to leave power immediately, saying he has lost the legitimacy to rule with his violent crackdown on his own people  The Los Angeles Times  Sun 27 Feb 2011
City near Tripoli falls to Kadafi opponents
Clashes loom as anti-government forces position tanks and anti-aircraft guns in Zawiya, while Kadafi forces surround the outskirts.... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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A man walks past the Bank of Ireland offices in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Shares in Irish banks surged Tuesday after the government issued a sweeping guarantee to insure deposits and bank borrowings against a potential collapse. The government unveiled an unlimited guarantee on deposits at six banks one day after the Irish Stock Exchange suffered its greatest fall in history and rumors spread that millionaire depositors were withdrawing their savings from Irish institu The Daily Telegraph Australia Sun 27 Feb 2011
Ireland sought Libyan bailout
THE Irish government attempted to secure a multi-billion euro bailout for the country's struggling banks from Colonel Moamar Ghadafi's international investment... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison)
Investment   Ireland   Libya   Photos   Wikipedia: European sovereign debt crisis of 2010–present
Anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Yemen's embattled president suffered back-to-back blows: hundreds of thousands called for his ouster in the largest anti-government rallies yet and two powerful chiefs from his own tribe abandoned him. Banner at left reads in Arabic: "Leave". The Australian Sun 27 Feb 2011
Ali Abdullah Saleh ready to shed 'every drop of blood'
YEMEN President Ali Abdullah Saleh has vowed to defend his three-decade regime "with every drop of blood", accusing opponents of hijacking gathering... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen)
Democracy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2011 Yemeni protests   Yemen
Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, right, listens as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Security Council after they voted on the peace and security in Africa, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 at U. N. headquarters. The U.N. Security Council met urgently Saturday to consider new sanctions against Libya to halt a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, but members disagreed over a proposal to refer Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and top aides to an international war crimes tribunal. The Australian Sun 27 Feb 2011
War crimes charge next off rank after UN vote
LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle face possible prosecution for war crimes against humanity after a UN Security Council vote. The... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
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Libyan's chant slogans in front of a defaced billboard of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration against the regime in the city of Tobruk, eastern Libya, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. The Australian Sun 27 Feb 2011
Libyans, and the world, corner Gaddafi
THE noose tightened around Muammar Gaddafi last night as his regime handed out guns to civilian supporters, set up checkpoints and sent armed patrols roving the... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer)
Human Rights   Libya   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan uprising
Egyptian protesters sit next to a placard at a rally demanding Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi step down during demonstrations in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi opened fire on protesters streaming out of mosques in the Libyan capital on Friday, demanding the regime's ouster, witnesses said, reporting at least four killed. Across rebellious cities in the east, tens of thousands held rallies in support of the first Tripoli protests in days. The Australian Sun 27 Feb 2011
Trouble still on the brew in Cairo
IF anyone thought that Cairo's unrest was a thing of the past, they needed only to watch Kevin Rudd's entourage on... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer)
Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution


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Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but recently released from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, is seen with medical staff and unidentified others as he is visited by a group of African parliamentarians, not pictured, at Tripoli Medical Center in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Lockerbie killer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi 'blackmailed dictator for his release' The Australian
Archaeology and tourism students perform Friday prayers near a camel in front of the Giza pyramids in the outskirts of Cairo February 25, 2011 Uprising ruins Egypt's tourism Al Jazeera
Egyptian protesters, sit on the ground in front of Egyptian Army soldiers at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptians abused by police now struggle for justice The State
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Barack Obama Obama says Gadhafi must leave Libya 'now' Herald Tribune
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An Egyptian girl looks on as thousands gather at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb.25, 2011 Egyptian Military Forces End to New Protest Herald Tribune
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