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UN Says Libyan Regime Promises Misrata Access

TRIPOLI, Libya -- The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that the Libyan government has promised her access to the besieged rebel city of Misrata, but with no guarantees that the assault by Moammar Gadhafi's forces would cease. A Libyan official said the government is willing to set up "safe passage" into Misrata, the...

UN, French Fire on Gbagbo Residence in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - United Nations and French helicopters fired rockets on strongman Laurent Gbagbo's residence on Sunday in an assault the U.N. said was to retaliate for attacks by his forces on U.N. headquarters and civilians. Residents from nearby neighborhoods reported seeing two U.N. Mi-24 attack helicopters and a...

UN Confirms 32 of 33 Killed in Congo Plane Crash

UNITED NATIONS -- Only one person survived among the 33 U.N. personnel and crew members aboard a plane that crashed in Congo on Monday, U.N. officials said. U.N. peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy told reporters he had no detailed information about the sole survivor, who he said was hospitalized after the crash in the...

US Weighs 'Broad Range of Actions' as Libya No-Fly Zone Vote Nears

UNITED NATIONS -- Supporters of a no-fly zone over Libya called for a vote Thursday on a U.N. resolution aimed at preventing Moammar Gadhafi's planes from carrying out aerial attacks, while the United States, in a striking reversal, pushed for broader action to protect civilians from ground and sea attacks as well. U.S....

Libyan Envoy Says UN Must Enact No-Fly Zone Immediately

UNITED NATIONS -- Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy envoy to the U.N. who has turned against Moammar Gadhafi, said Wednesday the U.N. Security Council had 10 hours to pass a resolution imposing a no-fly zone in Libya and possibly authorizing airstrikes. "We think Col. Gadhafi today has lost his mind," Dabbashi told...

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