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1 of 3. Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire from an armoured personnel carrier during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces, about 1 km (0.6 miles) from the entrance of Sirte, September 28, 2011. King Abdullahs unexpectedly speedy reversal of a courts order that a woman be lashed for the crime of driving a car could indicate just how serious the Saudi ruler is about enhancing the civil rights of women in the Kingdom. September 29, 2011 Typhoon Nesat Strikes Southern Chinese Island VOA News Typhoon Nesat struck the southern Chinese island of Hainan Thursday afternoon, after pounding Hong Kong with heavy winds and rains earlier in the day. Army soldiers block the way of a demonstration by anti-governement protesters demanding the ouster of Yemens President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa September 28, 2011. Tony Blairs role as a Middle East peace envoy is in jeopardy amid growing accusations from the Palestinian leadership of pro-Israel bias. The US embassy in Damascus was attacked after Mr Ford visited regime opponents in Hama in July. Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have pelted US ambassador Robert Ford with tomatoes as he met an opposition figure in Damascus.
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