The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.
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The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.
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South Sudan says it will complete its threatened shutdown of oil production on Saturday after no deal was reached with Sudan over pipeline use.
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Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday.
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Violence breaks out in Senegal after the country's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to meet PM David Cameron following France's decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
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A host of international writers including several Nobel laureates issue a joint statement condemning attacks on journalists in Mexico.
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Protesters in Austria marking Holocaust Remembrance Day condemn organisers of a ball, which was expected to be attended by far-right leaders.
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