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Moammar Gadhafi WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately. It was the first time Obama has called for Gadhafi to step down, coming after days of bloodshed in Libya. Gadhafi has vowed... 

Saudi King Abdullah REUTERS - Saudi King Abdullah returned home to the world's biggest oil exporter after three months abroad for medical treatment on Wednesday and unveiled a series of benefits for citizens estimated to be worth $35 billion.  The benefits include funding to offset high inflation, to help young unemployed people... 

Bahrain's king sacks four cabinet ministers as tens of thousands of people pour into the streets of the capital, Manama, calling for an end to the monarchy. King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa dismissed the ministers of cabinet affairs, housing, health and electricity in an attempt to pacify pro-democracy demonstrations, Xinhua reported...