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American and coalition forces continued air strikes and missile sorties against forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gaddafi as U.S. struggles to hold together crucial coalition partners.
Both members of a U.S. fighter jet crew were rescued in Libya after their F-15E Strike Eagle malfunctioned and crashed, the U.S. military said. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said "significant military fighting" in Libya "should recede in the next few days."
China on Monday stepped up its criticism of the U.S.-led airstrikes against Libya, using the Communist Party's main media organs to say the military intervention undermines the United Nations charter.
The fire, during a protest by police officers, underscored an abiding concern by many Egyptians that the revolution has weakened law enforcement.
Opposition fighters cheered and flashed victory signs as allied jets streaked across the sky Monday over the strategic city of Ajdabiya,
Three days of heavy airstrikes have highlighted the murky nature of U.S. goals in Libya and opened up new rifts among key members of the international coalition involved in the effort.
CAIRO - An Egyptian security official says police protesting in front of Egypt's Interior Ministry have set fire to part of the downtown complex.
Three months after launching the first in a series of revolts across the Arab world, Tunisians must figure out how to rule themselves.
President Obama lauded Latin America's democracies in a speech here on Monday, casting them as example for countries around the world. Next, he heads to El Salvador.
U.S. and European diplomats moved quickly to rally wavering Arab support for military intervention in Libya after key Arab officials complained about Western airstrikes.
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