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British evacuee is welcomed by a British High Commission representative after arriving at Malta International Airport outside Valletta

RAF rescues 150 workers from Libyan desert

Two Hercules transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) have rescued about 150 workers, mostly Britons, from the Libyan desert, and carried them safely to the Mediterranean isle of Malta.

Bush cancels conference visit over Assange invite

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Former President George W. Bush on Friday canceled a scheduled appearance at a business leaders' conference in Denver after learning that organizers also invited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Iceland to hold Icesave referendum on April 9

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Icelanders will vote on April 9 on a plan to repay around $5 billion to Britain and the Netherlands to cover debts from the financial crisis, with popular backing key to keeping an economic recovery on track.
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Indebted Irish take revenge in crisis poll

Irish voters went to the polls on Friday to punish their government for bringing the former Celtic Tiger economy to its knees and leaving it a ward of the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
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A protestor shouts during a demonstration in solidarity with the anti-government protests in Libya, in Vienna

Global leaders condemn Gaddafi's brutal crackdown on protesters

Political leaders around the world have almost universally condemned the government of Moammar Gaddafi for its brutal crackdown against anti-government protesters. At least 3000 people have died in the bloodshed that appears to be getting worse by the day.
A man burns a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a demonstration near the Libyan consulate in Paris

UN, NATO meeting on Libya crisis; sanctions, war crime probes considered

Amidst reports of thousands of deaths in Libya as a result of a brutal crackdown against protesters, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council is meeting in a special session in Geneva, Switzerland today to discuss possible sanctions against Moammar Gaddafi’s embattled government.
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Lloyds swings back to profit despite Irish hit

Part-nationalized British bank Lloyds swung back into profit last year after a recovery in its core UK retail banking operations absorbed a 4 billion-pound ($6.5 billion) hit on bad debts in Ireland.
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COLUMN: Charles and Diana will be a hard act to follow

It will be awfully hard for William and Kate’s nuptials to match the intense media coverage and global impact of another Royal Wedding from thirty years ago -- when William’s parents Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married
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Britain to seize Gaddafi’s assets

British government officials have uncovered billions of pounds of assets that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and his regime have deposited in London banks and will immediately seek to freeze them within days.
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UK court agrees Assange extradition to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who rocked the U.S. government by publishing thousands of secret diplomatic memos, must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations, a British judge ruled on Thursday.
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Egypt tourism shows signs of recovery

FCO's decision may herald a rebound in Egyptian tourism; however, the U.S. Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to the country.
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New Zealand quake kills at least 65

New Zealand rescue teams worked under search lights early Wednesday to find scores of people trapped under collapsed buildings after an earthquake struck the country's second-biggest city of Christchurch, killing at least 65 people.

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