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NAIROBI/ABUJA (Reuters) - Kenyans and Nigerians fleeing unrest in Libya said on Monday they faced attacks and hostility from Libyan citizens and officials who branded them as mercenaries supporting Muammar Gaddafi's rule.

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur's most powerful rebel group on Monday asked the United Nations to rescue its leader from Libya, saying his life was in danger after accusations he was supplying mercenaries to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's president accused the country's main opposition party on Monday of provoking violence to try to remove his government.

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Military attacks against civilians in Libya could be a crime against humanity and warrant the launch of a full investigation within days by the International Criminal Court, its prosecutor said on Monday.

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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The United Nations has accused Belarus of breaking an arms embargo against Ivory Coast by delivering attack helicopters to Laurent Gbagbo, the leader who has resisted three months of pressure to quit after a disputed election.

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Monday imposed a travel ban on former President Hosni Mubarak and his family while complaints about their wealth are being investigated.

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ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan and Ethiopian troops could attack Somali rebel group al Shabaab inside the Horn of Africa nation following the rebel's latest threat to strike at Kenya, security sources said on Monday.

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KAMPALA (Reuters) - A member of Uganda's government has proposed lengthening the presidential term to seven from five years a week after President Yoweri Museveni extended his 25-year-rule in a disputed election.

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A total of 98 Malaysian citizens evacuated from conflict-ridden Libya arrived on board a Malaysian Airlines flight at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Monday morning in Sepang, 60 kilometers away from the country's capital.

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South Korea will send chartered vessels to Libya in a bid to transport construction workers seeking to escape the turmoil-hit country, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday, citing government sources. "There are thousands of construction workers, not only South Koreans but also foreign workers employed by South Korean builders, hoping to leave Libya," said an unnamed government official quoted by Yonhap. "We plan to bring them to a safety by a vessel that has a larger carrying capacity than an airplane."According to Yonhap, the official said that the government is seeking to borrow vessels from Greece given its geographical proximity to Libya.

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ISLAMABAD, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan said Monday that evacuation of citizens by air, land and sea is being worked for those who wish to leave Libya.

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The UN Security Council’s failure to discuss Kenya’s request for deferral of ICC cases now paves the way for chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo to proceed with The Hague process.

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New York — The Security Council today voted unanimously to impose sanctions against the Libyan authorities, slapping the country with an arms embargo and freezing the assets of its leaders, while referring the ongoing violent repression of civilian demonstrators to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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President Goodluck Jonathan this weekend rallied his supporters including the opposition to join hands with him in nation building, affirming that indeed "no President works and achieve any milestone alone."

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Tunisia's Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned on Sunday, as security forces clashed with protesters demanding changes to the country's interim government.

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ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Armed rebels opposed to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were in control of Zawiyah, some 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, on Sunday and their red, green and black flag flew above the town.

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday promised to create jobs, improve social services and fight corruption in government as he appealed for support in municipal elections.

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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Many people in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city, had no access to state television on Sunday after a transmitter was damaged in fighting between forces loyal to incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and rival groups.

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Six people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in what authorities said was a failed coup attempt on the presidential palace in the capital Kinshasa.

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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali's hardline rebel group al Shabaab threatened on Sunday to attack neighbouring Kenya for training Somali government forces and allowing Ethiopian troops to operate from its towns.