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Bono, lead singer of Irish band U2, performs

Bono and N'Dour to Hold Famine Concert in Kenya

Irish musician Bono and Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour are planning a global Olympic-style torch relay, culminating in a concert in Kenya in 2012 to raise funds and awareness about the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Libyans Say Gadhafi was Seen Heading South

An anti-Gaddafi fighter walks next to a vehicle as he mans the last checkpoint to enter Bani Walid, currently held by pro-Gaddafi forces, in south east Tripoli
Moammar Gadhafi was last tracked heading for Libya's southern border, the man leading the hunt for the deposed dictator told Reuters, and French and Niger military sources said scores of vehicles carrying his forces had crossed into Niger.
Libyans pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions

Libyan convoys in Niger, may be Gaddafi deal

Scores of Libyan army vehicles crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Malnourished Somali children are seen inside a paediatric ward at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu

Hundreds dying daily as famine spreads in Somalia: UN

Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday, and hundreds of people are dying each day despite a ramping up of aid relief.
Syrians living in Jordan shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after morning prayers on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr outside the Syrian embassy in Amman

EU Sanctions Target Syrian Oil Companies

The European Union imposed a ban on purchases of Syrian oil on Saturday and targeted three Syrian firms in an expanded sanctions list meant to intensify pressure against President Bashar al-Assad's government.
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China Curtails Iran Investment Under U.S. Pressure

China is backing off from oil and gas investments in Iran, angering the Islamic republic with move officials and executives said reflected Beijing's efforts to appease Washington and avoid U.S. sanctions on its big energy firms.
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Cameron Avows Support to Libya

David Cameron has pledged the continuance of the combined UN and Nato operation against Libya, to prevent a pariah state on the borders of Europe.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Do Libyan Rebels Deserve a U.N. Seat?

On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that Libya's interim government deserves a seat in the United Nations. But it is a premature statement.
Malnourished Somali children cry inside a paediatric ward at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu

Somalia famine yet to reach its peak: UN

Food will be increasingly scarce in famine-struck southern Somalia until next year's harvest, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
A caricature depicting Muammar Gadhafi is seen in Tripoli

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders

Muammar Gaddafi, driven into hiding by his foes, on Thursday urged his supporters to fight on, even as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of war.
Saif al-Islam

Moammar Gadhafi, Do You Know Where Your Children Are?

Rebels have overrun the capital of Tripoli, as well as the many mansions and estates owned by the Gadhafi family. The Gadhafis have been driven away, some into hiding and some out of Libya, perhaps for good. But where exactly are Gadhafi's children now?
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Bird Flu Returns with Deadlier Strain, Warns UN

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning, looking at the situation that it a mutant strain of deadly flu is already spreading in China and Vietnam, according to CBS News report. Fears of an outbreak of bird flu this winter have been raised by the United Nations. Bird flu was in decline, but FAO warns it appears to be on the rise again and the new bird flu strain is even deadlier.
Libyans demonstrate against Gadhafi at the Libyan  Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe Expels Libyan Ambassador

Zimbabwe's foreign minister said his country will not recognize the Libyan group’s rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate ruling entity.

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