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The Battle for Benghazi looms as UN considers action
As Muammar Gaddafi’s forces claim to have regained control of Misrata from rebels in the western Libya, the US has said it will back a UN resolution to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
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Bahrain: forces ‘cleanse’ Pearl Roundabout protests
Three policeman and at least two protesters are reported to have been killed as Government troops clear demonstrators camped out at Manama’s Pearl Roundabout in Bahrain.
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Ivory Coast: ‘Genocide in the making’ says UN ambassador
Forces loyal to the disputed Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo gun down at least six unarmed women protesters as the country’s UN ambassador warns of “genocide in the making”
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Libya removed from Human Rights Council
Libya becomes the first member state to be suspended by the UN Human Rights Council after a day of tension and the prospect of military action and civil war, as our Correspondents in Libya report.
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Libya crisis: Gaddafi under pressure
Pressure on Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is intensifying, with leaders including David Cameron calling for him to go as fighting in Libya continues. Follow the latest via our #c4news live blog.
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Libya crisis: UN chief calls for ‘concrete action’
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, has said it is “time for concrete action” to deal with the violence in Libya. See latest updates and video in our #c4news live blog.
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‘Let private companies run public services’ – David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron says most public services could be run by private firms, charities and voluntary groups – a move denounced by unions as “classic nasty party stuff”.
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Fears over security of Egyptian artefacts
As the extent of the looting at the Egyptian Museum is revealed fears increase that historic sites across Egypt could be targeted.
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Middle East unrest: Egypt and Tunisia to Jordan and Yemen
The roots of the current uprising lie in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid. Channel 4 News looks at how the political revolt there has roared across the Middle East to Egypt, Sudan, Yemen and Jordan.
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Security lockdown after Tunisia violence
Armed soldiers are patrolling the streets of the Tunisian capital after violent protests forced the president to flee the country.
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Temporary immigration cap ‘unlawful’
A temporary immigration cap introduced by the Home Secretary this summer is ruled invalid by the High Court. Opposition politicians say the government’s immigration policy is in chaos.
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The 2.9bn pound Royal Wedding bank holiday
How much will the Royal Wedding cost? According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the bank holiday on that day will cost the economy a similar amount to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee bank holiday in 2012, amounting to £2.9bn.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is free: what next for Burma?
Aung San Suu Kyi has been released from house arrest today, after a total of 15 years and 20 days in detention. What next? Author and human rights activist Benedict Rogers reports.
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Security strategy warns of terror and cyber-attacks
Terrorism and cyber-attacks are top of the list of national security threats in what ministers are calling “an age of uncertainty”.
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Cameron: your country needs you
David Cameron tells the Conservative conference: there is no alternative to big spending cuts and it takes two to cut the deficit.