Gaddafi: 'All my people love me'
(BBC) - Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has told the BBC he is loved by all his people and has denied there have been any protests in Tripoli.
Col Gaddafi said that his people would die to protect him.
He laughed at the suggestion he would leave Libya and said that he felt betrayed by the world leaders who had urged him to quit.
US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said the interview showed Col Gaddafi was "delusional" and "unfit to lead".
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Iran 'arrests opposition leaders'
(BBC) Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, and their wives, have been taken from their homes by security forces, reports suggest.
Mr Karroubi's son told the BBC he had heard his father had been moved, but did not know where he had been taken.
A website close to Mr Mousavi claims the men have been taken to Heshmatiyeh jail in Tehran.
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Egypt corruption probe: Ex-minister, state TV boss held
(BBC) Egyptian police have detained the former information minister and state broadcasting chief as part of an anti-corruption probe following the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak.
The move comes a day after three other officials appeared in court on charges of money laundering and abuse of power.
Meanwhile, Egypt's new cabinet met for the first time, amid criticism that key Mubarak-era figures were not replaced.
Opposition groups plan to rally on Friday to call for a new cabinet.
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Egypt issues Mubarak travel ban
(BBC) Egypt's public prosecutor has issued a travel ban on ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family.
The order also freezes their money and assets, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said.
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He is believed to be living in his villa in Sharm el-Sheikh but in poor health, and has not been seen or heard of publicly since stepping down.
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Deadly clashes in Sudan oil state
(BBC) At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between rival ethnic groups in Sudan's disputed oil-producing region of Abyei, officials say
The clashes between Arab nomads and the southern Dinka Ngok people are the first since a deal between the two sides was agreed last month.
Abyei lies on the border between north and south Sudan.
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Tunisian PM Mohammed Ghannouchi resigns over protests
(BBC) - Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has announced on state TV that he is resigning - a key demand of demonstrators.
He was speaking at a news conference in Tunis, after making a lengthy speech defending his record in government.
Mr Ghannouchi is seen as being too close to former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was toppled in an uprising last month.
Arab unrest: Winners and losers
The people's movements are not just calling for a tinkering of the system, but to restructure the entire authoritarian system along more pluralistic and socially just lines.
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