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About libya and is urging all americans there to get out. thousands of ex-patriots from visiting countries are trying to do just that. the island nation of malta have been an arrival point for those fleeing libya. an airplane departed carrying 207 people. and as ivan watson reports for those leaving by air, libya's chaos is following them all the way to the departure gate. >> the government says this is the main escape route for tens of thousands of foreigners in libya right now. at least half dozen governments are relying on malta to help them get their nationals out. >> it's organized anarch...

The dow posting its first rate loss down by .3%. s&p down a fraction, the nasdaq up by about .5%. well, one stock a lot of people were watching on thursday was gm. and it finished the day down 4% despite the company reporting some good news. gm posting its first annual profit since 2004. it notched up $4.7 billion in profits. rebound in u.s. sales and strong growth in china helping power the gm turn around. the u.n. security council is set to meet on friday afternoon in new york to consider a french/british proposal for tough sanctions against libya. tried but failed to reassert control over...

Gadhafi strongholds as they move closer to mounting a challenge for the country's capital tripoli. protesters are planning a mass demonstration there after friday prayers in the next couple of hours. well, the libyan leader is also facing more international pressure. world leaders have condemned his violent response to peaceful protests. and new switzerland has frozen his assets along with those of his clan. meanwhile, dozens of foreign governments are scrambling to get their citizens out as quickly and as safely as possible. russia has sent planes to bring home 1,200 nationals. and china has ...

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$19 billion in foreign direct investment as of the end of last year. but most of the country's wealth still comes from oil production, which accounts for an estimated 95% of export earnings. libya exports much of that oil through southern europe. in fact, it's europe's biggest oil supplier and home to africa's largest reserve. but can the world still rely on the oil and gas supply? i asked cornelia myer how much an oil disruption in libya would really hurt? >> i don't think it's detrimental because it's only 2% of world production and only about 30% to 40% of saudi's spare capacity. so we're f...