February 2011
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WatchForeign nationals struggle through the heaving masses of people packed in Tripoli airport to try and catch a flight out of Libya.
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WatchTunisians at the border with Libya help refugees fleeing clashes.
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WatchThe Rafah crossing was opened allowing movement into the Gaza Strip, whilst the movement out of the Gaza Strip was also allowed for the first time since the demonstrations began in Egypt.
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WatchProtesters spend another night camped out in anti-government demonstration in Bahrain.
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WatchPalestinians protestors clash with Israeli security forces in West Bank following a US veto of a United Nations vote on Israeli settlements.
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WatchPolice fired tear gas and clashed for several hours with teachers protesting against a visit by President Felipe Calderon to Mexico’s southern city of Oaxaca. The protests were reminiscent of the unrest that paralysed the southern city for five months in 2006 and left at least a dozen people dead.
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WatchThe China Central Television (CCTV) gala is China’s most watched broadcast of the year… But animal activists in China say the now-famous magic trick in the country, that shows goldfish swimming in sync for the Lunar New Year is abusive. They asked the state broadcaster not to show the trick again on Thursday when the celebrations conclude.
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WatchHundreds of anti-government demonstrators and government loyalists fought with rocks and batons in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in political unrest fueled by the Egyptian uprising.
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WatchAround 30 people gathered in Beijing on Valentine’s day to support same-sex marriage in China.
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Cleaning up Tahrir square →
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WatchEgypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief on Friday after pro-democracy protesters brought down President Hosni Mubarak with a momentous march on his palaces and state TV….
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WatchThousands more anti-government demonstrators lined up throughout the evening to enter a packed Tahrir Square, Cairo, in expectation that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will announce he’s stepping down.
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WatchGreek doctors, health workers and pharmacists walked off the job and marched to parliament to protest against an EU/IMF reform aimed at helping the debt-choked country cut health spending.
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WatchA blast targeted an Iraqi police official in Iraq’s northern town of Kirkuk. Then a second explosion was aimed at a police patrol. A third bomb went off outside a building used by Kurdish security forces. At least 6 people, including 3 policemen, were killed and 75 wounded.
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WatchThousands of Egyptians prayed in Cairo’s Tahrir (Liberation) Square, where protesters gathered to call for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
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