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TRIPOLI (AFP) - Strong explosions rocked Tripoli Friday as fighting between rebels and Moamer Kadhafi's forces raged on multiple fronts in western Libya and the Red Cross warned the humanitarian situation is worsening.
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Blasts rock Tripoli as battle rages in west Libya
Posted by Abdelilah on 06:45
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Strong explosions rocked Tripoli Friday as fighting between rebels and Moamer Kadhafi's forces raged on multiple fronts in western Libya and the Red Cross warned the humanitarian situation is worsening.
Fresh Syria demos as pressure piles on Assad
Posted by Unknown on 06:32
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria's security forces killed at least three protesters as tens of thousands swarmed the streets after Friday prayers, activists said, piling pressure on President Bashar al-Assad after Western leaders demanded he step down.
