TRIPOLI – NATO admitted yesterday that its weapons destroyed a house in Tripoli in which Libyan officials said nine civilians were killed, an incident likely to sow new doubts inside the alliance about its mission in Libya.
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ATHENS/LUXEMBOURG – Prime Minister George Papandreou asked Greeks yesterday to support austerity steps and avoid a “catastrophic” default, as European finance ministers discussed extending tens of billions of euros of aid to Athens.
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AMMAN – Syrian forces swept through a northwestern border region yesterday to stem an exodus of refugees to Turkey that is raising
