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Tripoli prays for peace as rebels hunt Gaddafi

Tripoli prays for peace as rebels hunt Gaddafi

The people of Tripoli ventured out to mosques on Friday, praying for peace and offering thanks for the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, though the Libyan capital remained locked down and dangerous as rebel fighters hunted the fugitive strongman.
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China, U.S. call time-out on diplomatic brawls

China, U.S. call time-out on diplomatic brawls

During Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China, Beijing and Washington confined their brawling to the basketball court, and for now economic and political needs should keep tensions in the diplomatic arena from spiraling into fully-fledged feuds.
Rebel fighters celebrate after taking partial control of the coastal town of Zawiyah,

Rebels Hold Most of Tripoli, Gaddafi Out of sight

Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on Monday after rebels swept into the heart of the capital, cheered on by crowds hailing the end of Muammar Gaddafi's 42 years in power.
U.S. Vice President Biden and China's Premier Wen smile during their meeting at Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing

Biden Tells China Not to Count out U.S. Strength

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday rejected views that American power is waning and said Washington would never default, wrapping up a China visit that has played down tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
Biden seeks to reassure China on U.S. debt

Biden seeks to reassure China on U.S. debt

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday said China had nothing to worry about concerning the safety of its vast holdings of Treasury debt, while China's Premier Wen Jiabao gave a ringing endorsement of the resilience of the debt-ridden U.S. economy.

Biden Tries to Reassure Chinese on U.S. Debt

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Friday China had nothing to worry about concerning the safety of its vast holdings of Treasury debt, while China's Premier Wen Jiabao gave a ringing endorsement of the resilience of the debt-ridden U.S. economy.
Large scale protest in Hama, Syria

Obama Says Assad Must Go, Orders New Sanctions

The United States and European Union called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down Thursday, and U.S. President Barack Obama accused him of torturing and slaughtering his own people in what U.N. officials said could be crimes against humanity.
Smoke rises in the city of Latakia

Obama Accuses Assad of Slaughtering Syrian People

The United States and European Union called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down on Thursday and President Barack Obama accused him of torturing and slaughtering his own people in what U.N. officials said could be crimes against humanity.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

United States Calls on Syria's Assad to Step Down

The United States for the first time Thursday explicitly called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and imposed new economic sanctions likely to be followed up by the European Union.
Joe Biden

Biden tells China cooperation key for global economy

Global economic health rests on the United States and China finding common ground, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, in talks aimed at shoring up faith in the dollar.
Smoke rises in the city of Latakia

Syria forces hold hundreds in Latakia sports stadium

Syrian troops raided houses in a Sunni district of the besieged port of Latakia on Wednesday, residents said, arresting hundreds of people and taking them to a stadium after a four-day tank assault to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
Malawi

Some Malawi groups could pull out of protests

Some leading Malawi rights groups said on Tuesday they could pull out of mass demonstrations scheduled for this week against President Bingu wa Mutharika as they await a court decision on whether the rallies would be legal.

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