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Gates Predicts NATO Demise In Final Speech

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Europe's reluctance to commit resources to NATO is endangering the global alliance, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in the final policy speech of his tenure.
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Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

Viagra in Gaddafi's weaponry

Col. Muammar Gaddafi the man who uses a battalion of virgin-only female bodyguards for his protection is now under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for using rape as a means to quell rebellion among women.
Workers walk at Rumaila oilfield in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad

Why OPEC Is Dying

OPEC just had a meeting that failed to produce any agreement. Saudi Arabia, the biggest producer of the cartel, admitted it was one of the worst meetings in OPEC history.
Syrian refugees

Turkey offers Syrians refuge, says 'will not close its doors'

Turkey, in an act of generosity has welcomed anxious Syrian refugees on Wednesday and urged Syrian government to stop violence against civilians after thousands of people abandoned a town near the Turkish frontier in fear of military assault.
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OPEC Likely to Lift Oil Production

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting would likely end with a decision to increase crude production levels to reduce international concerns about the high price of oil.
A journalist films from the roof of a hotel as smoke rises in the sky in Tripoli

NATO air strikes targets Gaddafi compound

Low-flying NATO jets have reportedly conducted a rare daytime bombing campaign on Tripoli, Libya, setting off huge explosions and also striking the military barracks and compound of Moammar Gaddafi.
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Saudi to push OPEC to lift oil output, cut prices

Gulf Arab OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia will push for an increase in supplies at a meeting of the oil cartel this week in an effort to support flagging world economic growth by bringing crude prices back below $100 a barrel.

UK Foreign Secretary Meets With Libyan Rebels

The British Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited with Libyan rebel groups in the eastern part of the country in a bid to support and uphold the opposition movement seeking to remove Moammar Gaddafi from power.

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