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Tens of thousands of foreign nationals are fleeing Libya as the unrest against Moammar Gaddafi shows no signs of letting up.

With Libya and Bahrain joining Tunisia and Egypt in the tally of revolting Middle Eastern states, RBC Capital Markets has considered what the fundamental and stock price impact could be on the Aerospace & Defense sector.

Spot gold was bid at $1,401.50 an ounce at 0933 GMT, against $1,399.20 late in New York on Tuesday. U.S. gold futures for April delivery eased 30 cents an ounce to $1,400.80.

After the Tunisian and Egypt revolution, it is Libya in the news this time. A state of unrest and chaos prevailed in the North African state of Libya as protests grew against its government and head of state, Muammar al-Gaddafi.

Iranian security forces have arrested a son of opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, his website reported Tuesday, one week after his supporters took to the streets in their first demonstrations in more than a year.

Thousands of Tunisians are fleeing Libya, many across its western land border, after a bloody crackdown there on protests against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, state media reported on Tuesday.

Muammar Gaddafi vowed to die in Libya as a martyr in an angry television address on Tuesday, as rebel troops said eastern regions had broken free from his rule in a burgeoning revolt.

Spain's new immigration bill will adjust the inflow of migrant workers to the demands of the job market in the new economic cycle, Secretary of State for Immigration Anna Terron said. The demise of an economic model based on a decade-long construction and property boom which attracted a wave of South American

Fitch Ratings on Monday downgraded Libya's credit rating by one notch to BBB in the midst of escalating violence in the oil-rich North African nation.

While discussion over WikiLeaks' 2011 Nobel run continues, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook deserve nobel prize for facilitating pro-democracy protests in Middle East, North Africa and even China.

While the European Union (EU) nervously monitors the ever-deteriorating situation in Libya, they are also worried about one possible outcome of the unrest there – an acceleration of illegal immigration into Europe from North Africa.

The March opening race of the Formula One season in Bahrain was cancelled on Monday, as the country's opposition prepared to press for change in country's Sunni leadership, backed by protesters camped out in streets.

Two Libyan Air Force pilots have defected to the Mediterranean island of Malta.

Egypt's public prosecutor on Monday moved to freeze the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak, the first sign that the deposed president would be held to account by the rulers to whom he handed power 10 days ago.

Zimbabwe has arrested dozens of activists on charges of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia, police said on Monday.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade-old rule appeared in increasing jeopardy on Monday when days of anti-government protests reached the capital for the first time and security forces killed dozens of people.

Five people were killed in anti-government protests over the weekend in Morocco, according to the county’s interior ministry.

The son of Moammar Gaddafi has denied media reports that his father has fled Libya for Venezuela. Seif al-Islam Gaddafi said his father remains in Libya.

Silver touched its highest USD price in 31 years and palladium a 10-year peak. Gold prices rose above $1,400 an ounce on Monday for the first time in nearly seven weeks as violence flared in north Africa and the Middle East, boosting interest in the precious metal as a haven from risk.

Even as speculation swirled over the critical illness, and possibly death, of the deposed ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the interim government of Tunisia has asked Saudi Arabia to extradite him.

China's Tunisia-style 'Jasmine Revolution' wilted within hours of mobilization after police descended on the protest areas and squashed the uprising. The slideshow go through how and why the protests failed.