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The United States has frozen at least 30 billion in Libyan government assets.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (AP):A long-awaited trial began yesterday for two former Argentine dictators who allegedly oversaw a systematic plan to steal babies born to political prisoners three decades ago.Jorge Videla and Reynaldo Bignone are accused ...

Bucharest, Romania (AP):Romania's prime minister has ordered an investigation of the country's agency responsible for customs following corruption allegations against its chief.Emil Boc said yesterday he would fire Sorin Blejnar, who heads the tax...

A Russian arms expert says Moscow could lose billions of dollars in arms sales to Libya after the UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Benghazi (AP): A member of the Benghazi city council says the Libyan cities under rebel control have appointed an ex-justice minister to lead a provisional government. ...

Berlin (AP):The German air force evacuated 132 people from the Libya desert in a secret military mission, the country's foreign minister disclosed yesterday, but thousands of other foreigners were still stuck in Tripoli by bad weather and red tape....

Moscow (AP)A Russian arms expert says Moscow could lose billions of dollars in arms sales to Libya after the UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Moammar Gadhafi's regime.Tripoli actively...

Kabul (AP):Sixty-five civilians, including 40 children, were killed in a NATO assault on insurgents in eastern Afghanistan earlier this month, according to findings of an Afghan government investigation...

Johannesburg (AP): The son of Equatorial Guinea's dictator of 30 years commissioned plans to build a luxury yacht costing US$380 million, nearly three times what the country spends on health and education each year, a corruption watchdog disclosed.

Forces fighting to oust the Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have seized the city of Zawiya, 30 miles from the capital, Tripoli.

Hosts Sri Lanka, set a victory target of 277, were 248 for eight after 47 overs in their World Cup Group ‘A’ match against Pakistan in Colombo.

Thousands of people are reported to have been killed in Libya as the government clamps down on anti-government forces.