Libyan Rebels in Retreat as Country's Foreign Minister Resigns -- ABC News
Obama Authorizes Covert Operations; NATO Takes Control of Air Operations
Libyan rebels have retreated despite support from NATO airstrikes, days after seeming to turn the tide against leader Moammar Gadhafi.
The ongoing battle has shown no signs of abating as President Obama Wednesday signed a presidential finding authorizing covert operations to assist the anti-Gadhafi forces.
Rebels were met overnight with heavy fire from Gadhafi forces as cars fled the eastern city of Ajdabiya, erasing almost all of the rebels' gains.
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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Chinese 'euro coin scam' leads to arrests in Germany.
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