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Washington -- The US prepared to launch a missile attack on Libyan air defenses, but American ships and aircraft stationed…

Beirut -- A prominent Syrian rights activist says police have sealed a southern city where security forces killed five protesters.

Damascus, Syria -- Human rights activists say plainclothes security officers have forcefully broken up about a dozen protesters in central…

Shizugawa, Japan -- An American helicopter crewman shouted above the din of the rotor: "What do these people need? Do…

United Nations -- The United States, France and Britain were making plans Friday to prevent Muammar Qadhafi's forces from attacking…

Tobruk, Libya -- Libyan rebels shot down at least two bomber planes that attacked the airport in their main stronghold…

Geneva -- The International Committee of the Red Cross has pulled out of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, because…

Baghdad -- Concerns over clashes in Bahrain between Shia protesters and security forces from Sunni Arab states spilled over into…

Sanaa -- Witnesses say government supporters have attacked protesters camped out at a square in the Yemeni capital demanding the…

Manama -- Soldiers and riot police expelled hundreds of protesters from a landmark square in Bahrain's capital on Wednesday, using…