Libya crisis: fighter plane ‘shot down’ as Gaddafi forces attack Benghazi
telegraph.co.uk A Libyan rebel grimaces on the frontline near Sultan, south of Benghazi Photo: AP News agency reports a fighter plane has been shot down and artillery bombardment of the city. “The...
View ArticleArab League criticizes Western strikes on Libya
AFP CAIRO – The Arab League on Sunday criticized Western military strikes on Libya, a week after urging the United Nations to slap a no-fly zone on the oil-rich North African state. “What has happened...
View ArticleConcern about mission creep grows as more bombs fall on Libya
theglobeandmail.com Barely 48 hours into the Libyan war, the American general running the air strikes came under fire about mission creep even while insisting that allied warplanes won’t hunt Moammar...
View ArticleLibya no-fly zone cost could hit $1 bln in months
reuters.com WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – The no-fly zone over Libya could end up costing the Western coalition more than $1 billion if the operation drags on more than a couple of months, defense...
View ArticleNato takes over Libya no-fly zone
www.bbc.co.uk Nato has agreed to take command of enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya from the US. But Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made clear that other aspects of the operation would...
View ArticleWorld powers agree to set up contact group to map out Libya’s future
telegraph “Participants of the conference agreed to establish the Libya Contact Group,” said a statement issued by Mr Hague, who chaired Tuesday’s meeting of more than 35 countries plus the UN and...
View ArticleObama authorizes secret help for Libya rebels
reuters An ammunition belt hangs over a car door painted in the colours of the rebel Kingdom of Libya flag near Brega in eastern Libya March 30, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Finbarr O’Reilly WASHINGTON...
View ArticleWhy the world is quiet as Syria crackdown continues
csmonitor Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, pictured here at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome Friday, also spoke in Italy about the US plan to keep pressure on Syria for...
View ArticleFlights out of Scotland cancelled as ash cloud from Iceland volcano ‘will...
dailymail A Scottish airline has cancelled 36 flights tomorrow as the ash cloud billowing from a volanco in Iceland approaches UK airspace. Regional carrier Loganair, which flies out of Glasgow,...
View ArticleFAA declares ‘no-fly’ zone directly over crippled Nebraska nuclear plant, but...
naturalnews Last week, NaturalNews reported that rising Missouri River flood waters prompted officials to declare a “Notification of Unusual Event” as the Fort Calhoun Nuclear plant just outside of...
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