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June 19, 2011

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NATO to Investigate Libyan Claims of Civilian Deaths in Tripoli Air Strike

Libyan officials say NATO bombed a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday, killing at least seven civilians, including children
Libyan doctors stand near bodies of a man and a baby found in the damaged residential building in Tripoli's outskirts, Libya, on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Libyan officials claimed that the building was hit by a NATO airstrike. NATO continued to strike target

Fighting Kills 29 in Northwest Pakistan

Twenty five Taliban militants and four soldiers die in attack on army base in tribal region along border with Afghanistan
Map of Pakistan

Afghan Suicide Attack Targets German Soldiers

NATO spokesman says there are no coalition casualties

Syria Widens Crackdown in North and East

Meanwhile, protesters demonstrate Sunday in Lebanon in support of Syria's Bashar al-Assad
Protesters shout slogans, one of them holding a depiction of Syrian President Bashar Assad and a Syrian flag, during a demonstration in his support in front of the Russian Embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 19, 2011

Egypt's PM Prefers Delay in Parliamentary Vote

Remarks come amid growing concerns that vote, scheduled for September, would be unfairly advantageous to Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf (file photo)

Tunisia's Former President Denies Charges Ahead of Monday Trial

Though proceedings against ex-president will be conducted in absentia, many Tunisians hope they will help bring closure to a bitter past
Former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali (file photo)

Demonstrations Expected in Morocco

Nationwide protests to go ahead later today will press country’s monarch to guarantee greater separation of power
Morocco's King Mohammed, shown here as he prepared to address the nation on June 17, 2011, is under pressure to guarantee a greater separation of power in the kingdom

Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s unexpected about-face comes days after an outpouring of support by Somalis opposed to his departure
Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed speaking in the capital, Mogadishu, Sunday, June 19, 2011

Thousands in Spain March to Protest Economic Crisis

Calling themselves ‘indignant’ about a nearly two-year-long recession, Spaniards lay blame on their government for the situation
Demonstrators holding placards march towards the building of the Spanish parliament in Madrid, June 19, 2011

Japan to Vent Second Damaged Reactor Building

TEPCO officials say radiation that will be released by ventilating the Unit Two reactor will be too small to threaten human health
Temporary storage tanks for low and middle level radioactive water from Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station's No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 reactors,  June 5, 2011

Springsteen Sax Star Clarence Clemons Dies

Legendary E Street Band musician, 69, succumbs to complications from stroke he suffered a week ago
Clarence Clemons during a performance in February of 2009
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