Libyan rebels 'seize border post'A rebel fires from a rooftop in Misrata, Libya (21 April 2011)

Rebels in western Libya overrun a post on the Tunisian border, eyewitnesses say, amid reports of army defections and continuing fighting in Misrata.


Oil spill BP frees up $1bn to clean up leak

BP has agreed to provide $1bn (£600m) to repair damage to the US Gulf Coast resulting from last year's oil spill.

File photo of Mukhtaran Mai in 2005Acquittals in Pakistan rape case

Five of six men charged over the gang rape of Mukhtaran Mai are acquitted in Pakistan, in a case seen as having a key impact on women's rights.

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