Qadaffi loyalists mount counteroffensive, retake towns; UN estimates 200,000 refugees have fled Libyan violence; Bahrain protesters beg US for support; Japanese PM refuses to resign despite losing foreign minister; Robert Gates considers longer mission in Afghanistan; and more
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World News Brief, Tuesday July 13
Somalia militants claim responsibility for Ugandan bombing that killed 64; Japan sees another government toppling, PM vulnerable; Russia warns Iran is going nuclear; violence returns to Darfur; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 19
Obama to send 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan; analysis of Obama's new Afghan strategy and security indicators in the country; drunk Japanese finance minister destabilises government; mystery palace shoot-out in Equatorial Guinea; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday February 18
Hillary heads to Asia; Japanese government could collapse; Cambodia war crimes tribunal begins first hearing; Obama to sign stimulus package; first anniversary for Kosovo
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 3
US Senate passes bail-out bill, House may vote Friday (UST); US envoy extends Korean trip; Mbeki stays on Zimbabwe job; EU leaders hold financial summit; and more
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