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A missile strike has destroyed a building in Libya's capital, Tripoli, which officials say was one of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's command centres.

CAIRO (AP): Partial results from a third of Egypt's provinces yesterday showed massive turnout and a vote overwhelmingly in favour of constitutional changes that eliminate restrictions on political rights...

NEW YORK, United States (CMC):A Guyanese man who burned his girlfriend's face with a hot iron while their three children watched has been sentenced to 13 years in jail in the United States.Before handing down the sentence on Eric Persaud, 36, Queens...

United States (AP):Authorities in southern Arizona say six people were stabbed yesterday after a fight broke out during a house party.Pima County sheriff's spokesman Jason Ogan said the victims ranged in age from 18 to 22, and none of the injuries...

A defiant Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has vowed a "long war" after allied forces launched an air strike against his country. In a phone call to Libyan state television yesterday, Gadhafi said he would not let up on Benghazi...

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP):Two units at Japan's stricken nuclear plant safely cooled down yesterday, though pressure unexpectedly rose in a third unit's reactor and traces of radiation were found in more foods, further shaking an already uneasy public....

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says French military jets are preventing forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi from attacking the rebel-held city of Benghazi.

The UN Security Council has backed a no-fly zone over Libya and all necessary measures short of an invasion to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas.

Densely populated Tokyo endured more rolling blackouts yesterday and faces at least six months of power shortages as earthquake damage to nuclear plants idles factories with possible global repercussions.

Officials in Japan say efforts have been intensified to cool overheating fuel at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Beijing, China (AP):China's Cabinet says the government will suspend approvals for nuclear power stations to allow for a revision in safety standards amid Japan's reactor crisis.The State Council said in a statement following a meeting yesterday ...