Libya's Rebel Government In Waiting – And In Hiding -- The Guardian
Revolutionaries who once imagined they would topple Gaddafi in days have had to cobble together an administration from scratch
Most of their names are kept secret. They often meet in hiding – at times in a church in Benghazi, on other occasions as far away as Tobruk. Some members of what amounts to the government of revolutionary Libya are not seen at all. They are just voices down a phone line.
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MIDDLE EAST
Facebook removes page calling for intifada against Israel.
58 dead in Tikrit attack: Iraq police.
Syrian president sacks cabinet in effort to quell protests. Syrian government resigns: state television. Syrian president wavers between crackdown or compromise as southern protests continues. Major government reforms loom in Syria. Syrian loyalists take to streets in support of Assad.
61 dead since uprisings in Syria began.
Yemen protests continue as security deteriorates. Yemen crisis intensifies with factory explosion. Officials: Yemen a bigger security threat than Libya.
Israel considering annexing West Bank settlements.
Hostage siege kills 10 at Iraq government building.
Iran only making slow nuclear progress: expert.
ASIA
Kan: Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuke crisis. Radioactive water gushing from Japan plant reactor. Japan nuclear plant: plutonium found in Fukushima soil.
India, Pakistan begin peace talks.
Pakistan army shell kills troops in battle with Taliban.
China moves to extend jailing of outspoken blogger.
AFRICA
U.S., allies ready diplomatic bomb for Qaddafi.
Gaddafi troops reverse Libyan rebel advance. Libyan rebels pushed back from Gadhafi hometown. Gaddafi troops reverse Libyan rebel charge. Libyan rebels push west into less friendly territory.
Kuwaiti oil tanker 'hijacked' in Gulf of Aden. Pirates seize oil tanker off Horn of Africa.
Egypt's military rulers set parliamentary election for September.
Supporters of rival Ivorian Presidents fight near Liberian border. Pro-Ouattara forces make new gains in Ivory Coast.
Somalia: Ethiopian military seals off Ogaden region border with Galgudud.
Executives freed in Congo gold smuggling case.
EUROPE
S.&P. downgrades Portugal and Greece again.
Italian island struggles with wave of immigrants. Italy protests worsening North Africa migrant crisis.
France's Sarkozy plans to visit crisis-hit Japan.
Russian voters turn away from Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
EU to ban cars from cities by 2050.
Silvio Berlusconi 'the most accused man in history and the universe'.
AMERICAS
Dictator tour or U.S. diplomacy? Carter's trip to Cuba raises eyebrows.
Housing market: 13% of all U.S. homes are vacant.
Traces of Japanese radiation detected in 13 US states.
Mexico's forgotten victims of the drug war.
The Cocaine Wars: Invasion of the drug submarines.
Dying Detroit: Haunting photos of crumbling neighbourhoods highlight the terrible decline of America's once-great Motor City.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Intelligence on Libya rebels shows hints of Qaeda.
Al Qaeda exploits Yemen chaos.
Yemen battles al Qaeda as president clings to power.
Yemen is the spiritual home of al-Qaeda.
Libya-Crisis: 'Al Qaeda takes advantage of airstrikes on Libya to stock up on missiles'.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
How Amazon beat Google and Apple to the music cloud.
US incomes rise, but disposable income drops. Blame oil prices.
Nokia sues Apple again over patents.
Amazon launches Cloud streaming service that lets users access their music library from any computer.
Facebook prepares to add friends in Washington.