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While Western powers and some of their Arab allies are meeting in London to discuss military action in Libya and that country’s future, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron told the gathered parties there were better days ahead for Libya and that coalition forces will continue to impose ther no-fly zone over the North African country.

Dollar Gold Prices fell in Asian and early London trade on Monday, dropping 1.3% to a 6-session low of $1411 per ounce as global equities slipped and the US currency rose on the forex market. Silver Prices lost 2.1% to hit a 3-session low beneath $36.50 per ounce.

Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's deposed president, has been placed under house arrest along with his family, according to a statement from Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

Egypt's first parliamentary election since the fall of president Hosni Mubarak will be conducted in September, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) confirmed on Monday.

Libyan rebels have formed a transitional government under the leadership of Mahmoud Jebril, and the new cabinet is slowly taking shape. The interim rebel government, which vies with the official regime for control of the country, has been boosted by the sovereign recognition by France and generous western support. Following is a glimpse into some of the major Libyan opposition outfits that have been fighting Gaddafi overtly or covertly in the last three decades:

In the biggest demonstration against the President yet, many thousands of Yemenis have gathered in capitol city of Sanaa demanding the immediate resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh.

From lecturing handpicked group of young western women on Islam to his fear of flying over waters, and from virgin bodyguards to maniacal imperial delusions, Muammar Gaddafi’s traits are as strange and funny, or even more so, as his weird dress sense. The following are some of his idiosyncrasies, peculiar hatreds, strange loves and manifestations of borderline psychosis:

Yemeni opposition groups are planning to march to the palace of the embattled president on Friday to demand his immediate ouster in defiance of the 30-day state of emergency passed by the parliament to quell unceasing rebellion in the poverty-stricken nation.

As a small concession to protesters seeking comprehensive political reforms, the kingdom Saudi Arabia said it will hold municipal elections later this month.

Egyptian voters have passed a raft of constitutional amendments by an overwhelming majority, according to official results

Police in Haiti have dismissed singer and songwriter Wyclef Jean's claims that he was shot at citing doctors as confirming that the musician only sustained a minor cut from glass.

Communiqué of European Council on the crisis in Libya, March 11, 2011, Brussels

Guantánamo Bay is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills creating an enclave cut off from its immediate hinterland.

The king of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, has vowed to enact comprehensive political and constitutional reforms, including the bestowal of real power onto a popularly elected prime minister, rather than a royal appointee.

The Dalai Lama has not only reiterated his decision to retire from power but also stated that Tibet needs a leader elected by the people. This assertion takes significance in the backdrop of the uncertainty over succession and China's growing interference.

A court in Tunisia has dissolved the former ruling party of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

About three dozen mobsters were arrested across Italy and Germany following police raids in those countries.

The Danish Immigration Minister Birthe Roenn Hornbech has been fired after her department wrongly refused citizenship to three dozen stateless Palestinian youths.

Tunisia's interim interior ministry has said it will dissolve the State Security Department, the nation's once feared secret police service.

Following a string of high-profile resignations, Tunisia's interim prime minister has named a new cabinet, amidst continued public outrage over too many top officials have close ties to the deposed former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Japan's beleaguered Prime Minister Naoto Kan has shrugged off calls for him to resign from office, soon after his former foreign minister quit as a result of a donation scandal after only six months on the job.