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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* The embattled Libyan leader's favorite nurse Galyna Kolotnytska has returned home to Ukraine, local media reported

* The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on Libya's leadership

* Opposition struggling to oust embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi announced it has formed a national council in an effort to free the country of the dictator's rule

* More than 20 people were injured in clashes between police and youth anti-government groups in downtown Zagreb

* North Korea said it would fire at South Korean border facilities to stop "psychological warfare" attacks on its territory

* A new government formed in Benghazi in east Libya by former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil will work for three months to prepare democratic elections of the head of state in the country, the ex-minister said in an interview with Al-Jazeera TV channel

* Election officials in Afghanistan have started recounting votes in 12 out of the country's 34 provinces for September 18, 2010 parliamentary elections over the allegations of electoral fraud, the local media reported

* A ferry from Italy arrived at the Libyan port of Ras Lanuf to evacuate Russians and foreigners working for Russian companies in Libya amid escalating violence in the country, Russia's Emergencies Ministry reported

* The Libyan authorities have pledged to provide assistance in evacuating Russian citizens from the riot-hit country and provide security for the stay of Russian diplomats in Libya's capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported

* Libyans fighting to oust embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi have taken control of Az Zawiyah, a city in the northwest of the country, local media said

* British police and radiation experts are on alert after Russian businessman and self-exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky was hit by a mystery illness at his house in Britain, local media reported

* Russian businessman and self-exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky has dismissed fears over his alleged poisoning in Britain saying he feels normal

* The departure of a ferry evacuating Russians and foreigners from the northern Libyan port has been delayed until Monday over poor weather conditions, a Russian emergencies spokesman said

RUSSIA

* Russia and Ukraine plan to sign a new agreement on the rearmament of the Russian Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine's Crimea, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said

* Three militants were killed in a special operation near the village of Yandi in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, the republic's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said

* The militants who were killed in a special operation in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya had planned a series of major terrorist attacks in the republic, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said

* Russia is prepared to hold joint military drills with Ukraine in any format, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said

SPORTS

* Russian tennis star Vera Zvonareva said she did not expect to win the final of the Qatar Ladies Open in Doha and thanked fans for supporting her at the tournament, the WTA website said

* Russia's Alexei Volkov has won the gold medal in the men's 12.5 km pursuit at the European Biathlon Championship in Ridnaun, Italy

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