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Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Fierce fighting spread across Abidjan on Friday as troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by forces supporting Alassane Ouattara's rival claim to the presidency.

Source: Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown

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MIAMI (Reuters) - An American Christian preacher who caused an international uproar last year by threatening to burn the Koran has put himself back in the spotlight after incinerating Islam's holy book -- again with deadly consequences.

Source: Florida pastor is focus of Muslim outrage - again

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces arrested dozens of people, rights groups said Saturday, after thousands marched in pro-democracy protests in unrest that has posed the gravest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Source: Syria arrests dozens over unrest: rights groups

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LONDON (Reuters) - Reuters said on Saturday it was concerned for the safety of its photographer Khaled al-Hariri, who has been detained by Syrian authorities for five days.

Source: Reuters concerned for photographer held in Syria

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SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's opposition proposed a transition plan on Saturday which would see President Ali Abdullah Saleh hand power to a vice president while steps are taken toward a national unity government and new elections.

Source: Yemen opposition transition plan awaits Saleh answer

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DUBAI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates special forces stormed a cargo ship hijacked in the Arabian Sea, freeing the crew and detaining the pirates on Saturday, the official news agency WAM said.

Source: UAE forces storm hijacked ship, detain pirates

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines could cancel 300 flights on Sunday as it continues to inspect 79 aircraft from its Boeing 737 fleet, after one of its planes with a gaping hole in the fuselage made an emergency landing, a company spokeswoman said.

Source: Southwest may cancel another 300 flights Sunday

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LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore has cleared the decks to launch its much-anticipated $10-billion listing around the middle of the month, receiving the nod from the Hong Kong stock exchange and positive signals from debt markets.

Source: Decks clear for April launch of Glencore mega-float

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AMMAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians called for freedom at the funeral of eight protesters Sunday, a witness said, after President Bashar al-Assad named a former agriculture minister to form a new government.

Source: Syria's Assad names new PM, faces defiant suburb

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LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian authorities freed Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri on Sunday, six days after detaining him as he arrived for work in Damascus last Monday.

Source: Syria frees Reuters photographer after six days

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