BENGHAZI: Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil set a two-week target Monday for the country to have a new government and said a commission of inquiry will probe Moamer Qaddafi's killing.
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TEHRAN: Police used batons and teargas to break up an opposition protest in central Tehran on Wednesday, while huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.
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TEHRAN: Some 30 people accused of rioting in the turbulent aftermath of Iran s presidential election face trial on Saturday, a report said, as a senior cleric called Friday for all protestors to be freed.
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TEHRAN: Iranian riot police armed with batons and belts clashed with mourners staging a defiant graveside commemoration on Thursday for protesters killed in post-election violence, witnesses said.
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TEHRAN: Iran s top election body ruled out canceling the disputed presidential vote as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators posing the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime in 30 years.
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TEHRAN: Around 1,000 opposition demonstrators gathered in Tehran on Monday, witnesses said, defying a warning from the Revolutionary Guards that it would crush further protests as the regime battles to contain an escalating crisis over the disputed (...)
TEHRAN: Iran s election watchdog said on Tuesday it was ready for a recount in the hotly disputed presidential vote as the nation braced for further protests after seven people were killed in street battles.
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