Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 11:47:00 PM CET
Today Libyan state TV was running a long anti-Jazeera programme
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 8:43:00 PM CET
Al Jazeera cameraman Ali Hassan Al-Jaber has been killed in an ambush near Benghazi reportedly by Gaddafi forces
Two people including Al Jaber were shot. Al Jaber was rushed to hospital, but it was too late. Wadah Khanfar, the director-general of Al Jazeera, says the network "will not remain silent" and will pursue those behind the ambush through legal channels. He says that the killing came after "an unprecedented campaign" against the network by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
aljazeera.net guardian.co.uk washingtonpost.com huffingtonpost.com inquirer.net thewashingtonnote.com
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 7:35:00 PM CET
Sweden no longer recognises Libyan embassy
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Friday he no longer considered the Libya's embassy in Stockholm a legitimate representative of the Libyan people.
"We no longer consider the Libyan Embassy in Stockholm to be representing anything," Bildt posted on his official Twitter feed Friday.
When asked to comment on Bildt's post, foreign ministry spokesman Anders Jörle said "given the unclear situation in Libya, we do not know who represents Libya in Sweden."
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 6:55:00 PM CET
Committee to Protect Journalists - Libya must free Guardian reporter
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, left, a correspondent for London's Guardian newspaper whom Libyan officials now acknowledge holding in detention. CPJ also demands that authorities halt ongoing obstruction and intimidation of journalists. A number of foreign journalists invited to cover events in the capital were prevented today from reporting on anti-government protesters in a Tripoli neighborhood, according to news reports.
After The Guardian this week issued a public plea for information on Abdul-Ahad's whereabouts, the Libyan Foreign Ministry in Tripoli acknowledged that the reporter was in state custody, the newspaper reported late Thursday.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 6:51:00 PM CET
Robertson: Gadhafi thugs grabbed me and my crew
CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson and his crew were detained Friday in Tajura, Libya, east of Tripoli by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. This is his account.
For a few moments today, for us personally, Libya’s lies and deceit were swept aside and the real deal was brutally exposed.
“Itla, itla” – "Get in the car, get in the car!" – he was screaming. My cameraman, Khalil Abdallah, and I hesitated for a split-second. But that's all it was.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 12, 2011 at 6:17:00 PM CET
Officials are checking residents of the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant for signs of radiation poisoning
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Topic: NATURE - on March 12, 2011 at 6:09:00 PM CET
Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 40°N, 145°E
Here is a list of the earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks for the 10-degree Map Centered at 40°N, 145°E. Most recent events are at the top.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 6:06:00 PM CET
MBC Channels leave the satellite Nilesat 102 MBCs move to Atlantic Bird 4A, which works as a 7.2 ° W.
Published: 09.03.2011, 17:19
Arab media company MBC Group, the family ceased distribution channel for the MBC satellite Nilesat 102 at the orbital position of 7 ° W. From Tuesday, March 8, 2011 programs are available only on satellite Atlantic Bird 4A, which works as a 7.2 ° W.
Packet MBC worked Freq 11.938 GHz, pol V, SR 27500, FEC 3 / 4 and included station MBC 1, MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Drama, MBC Action, MBC Max and channel Al Arabiya Citruss TV Hawas TV Wanasah, Abu Dhabi Drama Zee Aflam and Al Aan TV. Transponder 11.938 GHz is not currently used.
Channels MBC 1, MBC 2, MBC 4 and MBC Action MBC Max is now broadcast only on satellite Atlantic Bird 4 A (7.2 ° W) on the frequency 12.437 GHz, pol H SR 27500, FEC 3 / 4, DVB-S/QPSK...............
...... MBC and Arab were subjected to a deliberate campaign of confusion .. The group offers alternative frequencies (OK clearing) The following are temporary alternative frequencies and channels belonging to the package's "MBC" and "Arab" on the satellite "Nile Sat"
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 5:58:00 PM CET
The state television also said the Arab League had decided to open channels of communication with a Libyan rebel council based in Benghazi. The League said the council represented the Libyan people, the channel reported.
Retreating Libyan rebels win Arab League boost
Libyan rebels beat a further retreat on Saturday under air strikes and shellfire from Moamer Kadhafi's forces, even as an Arab League decision to back a no-fly zone boosted their uprising.
Having abandoned an operation to recapture the oil town of Ras Lanuf, the outgunned anti-regime fighters struggled to set up a new defensive line 30 kilometres (about 20 miles) further east along a coastal road towards Brega.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 12, 2011 at 5:46:00 PM CET
Arab League 'backs Libya no-fly zone' - The Arab League asks the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya
The Arab League has backed the idea of a no-fly zone over Libya, reports say, as rebels continue to be pushed back by Colonel Gaddafi's forces.
A special meeting in Cairo voted to ask the UN Security Council to impose the policy, diplomats told news agencies.
The UK and France have pushed for the idea, but have failed so far to win firm backing from the EU or Nato.
bbc.co.uk bloomberg.com Arab League to officially request UN impose no-fly zone on Libya [haaretz] telegraph.co.uk Arab_League#List_of_member_states [wiki] arableagueonline.org
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 12, 2011 at 5:01:00 PM CET
Meltdown fear after nuclear plant blast
A nuclear reactor damaged by Japan's biggest earthquake may be starting to melt down, local nuclear authorities have warned.
There was a large explosion inside a concrete reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 power station about 220 kilometres north of Tokyo after the reactor's cooling system failed.
Smoke was seen billowing from the plant last night, four people were injured and radioactivity had risen 20-fold.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 12, 2011 at 4:37:00 PM CET
In quake zone, mortifying scenes of epic devastation
Kilometers from the ocean's edge, weary, mud-spattered survivors wandered streets strewn with fallen trees, crumpled cars, even small airplanes. Relics of lives now destroyed were everywhere — half a piano, a textbook, a soiled red sleeping bag.
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