Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 11:44:00 AM CET
International arrest warrant for Gaddafi
MARK COLVIN: The UN vote comes on top of recently issued international warrants for the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi and his family.
Tim McCormack is an adviser to the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. I asked him what the warrants meant.
TIM MCCORMACK: It means that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has the authority to investigate alleged crimes occurring in Libya that come within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Court without Libya having consented as a state party to the Statute of the Court.
MARK COLVIN: So in practice what does that mean?
TIM MCCORMACK: Means that he can lay charges against any person in Libya from Muammar Gaddafi down through his senior political and military elite and ask the pre-trial chamber for approval to issue arrest warrants which would go out internationally for the arrest of any of those named individuals.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 18, 2011 at 11:28:00 AM CET
This is What the Japan Earthquake Sounded Like..
We have seen horrifying videos of areas in Japan being torn up by the tsunami and magnitude 9 earthquake, but how did it actually sound?
A new video overlays the sounds caused by the earthquake with footage from the disaster.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 11:03:00 AM CET
RAF set to fly into action in move to halt Gaddafi
LIBYAN leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi could face military action "within hours" after the UN Security Council last night voted to appove a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from his regime's forces. The RAF will be in the forefront of air strikes and among the first planes which could be used are Tornado GR4s from Lossiemouth.
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Topic: SECURITY - on March 18, 2011 at 10:22:00 AM CET
RSA's Servers Hacked - Open Letter to RSA Customers
Like any large company, EMC experiences and successfully repels multiple cyber attacks on its IT infrastructure every day. Recently, our security systems identified an extremely sophisticated cyber attack in progress being mounted against RSA. We took a variety of aggressive measures against the threat to protect our business and our customers, including further hardening of our IT infrastructure. We also immediately began an extensive investigation of the attack and are working closely with the appropriate authorities.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 18, 2011 at 10:20:00 AM CET
Japan: Hopes fade for finding more survivors
As officials desperately tried to prevent disaster at a damaged nuclear facility, hopes faded for finding survivors amid the rubble as snow and cold blanketed the areas most affected by the earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan. Residents were allowed back into damaged areas for the first time since the disaster to inspect what might be left of their homes. And flights out of Japan were full as foreign nationals and others left the country. The Big Picture continues special daily coverage of the disaster through tomorrow, with later updates anticipated as events merit. -- Lane Turner (27 photos total)
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Topic: NATURE - on March 18, 2011 at 10:16:00 AM CET
The Big Picture - Japan: Continuing crisis
As if conditions for survivors and emergency workers weren't bad enough after the massive earthquake and tsunami, snow fell today in chilly Northern Japan. The dire situation prompted the first-ever televised address to the nation from Emperor Akihito, who made no such speech even after the Kobe earthquake in 1995. As aid and personnel poured into Japan, the nuclear crisis prompted neighboring countries to step up inspections of Japanese foods, and prompted governments worldwide to study their own nuclear energy policies. Meanwhile the grim work of recovery continued. -- Lane Turner (28 photos total)
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 18, 2011 at 10:05:00 AM CET
Japan nuclear safety agency says level 5 incident at Fukushima reactors No. 1, 2, 3, raised from level 4
Japan nuclear agency: electric cables expected to be connected to reactors no.1, no.2 generators by Saturday morning
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 10:01:00 AM CET
La marine française se déploie au large de la Libye - he French navy is deployed off theThe French navy is deployed off theLibyaLibya
En attendant un possible ordre d'appareillage du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, actuellement à quai à Toulon, la frégate de défense aérienne Forbin vient d'arriver au large de la Libye. Ultramoderne, ce bâtiment, entré en service fin 2010, sera à même de participer à la mise en place d'une zone d'exclusion aérienne. Ses radars et son système de combat lui permettent, notamment, de détecter et pister des aéronefs situés dans un rayon de 400 kilomètres. Le Forbin peut également, grâce à ses missiles surface-air Aster, détruire simultanément plusieurs cibles avec une portée de l'ordre de la centaine de kilomètres. Cette capacité lui permet, notamment, de pouvoir offrir à rempart à la menace du colonel Kadhafi de mener des raids de représailles en Méditerranée au cas où la communauté internationale interviendrait militairement en Libye.
Pending a possible order of equipment on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, currently in port in Toulon, the air defense frigate Forbin just arrived off the coast of Libya. Ultramodern building, entered service in late 2010, will be able to participate in the establishment of a no-fly zone. Its radar and combat system permit, in particular, to detect and track aircraft within a radius of 400 kilometers. Forbin may also, through its Aster surface to air missiles, destroy several targets simultaneously with a range of about one hundred kilometers. This ability allows him, in particular, can provide a bulwark against the threat of Colonel Qaddafi to conduct reprisal raids in the Mediterranean if the international community would intervene militarily in Libya.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 9:04:00 AM CET
HEADS UP: Bombardier BD-700 tail number N799WW departed earlier this evening Mitiga Libya presumed entered
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 8:57:00 AM CET
Military strikes on Libya within hours: France
Military action against Libya will come within "hours" and France will participate in the strikes, government spokesman Francois Baroin said this morning.
The strikes will come "rapidly... within a few hours," he told RTL radio after the UN Security Council last night cleared the way for air strikes by approving "all necessary measures" to impose a no-fly zone on Libya.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 8:42:00 AM CET
Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam says Libya not afraid of U.N. resolution - Al Arabiya
Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif has said the UN Security Council resolution against the Libyan government is "unfair", insisting no civilians had been killed by pro-Gaddafi forces during recent battles with rebels.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 18, 2011 at 8:28:00 AM CET
The UN Security Council imposes a no-fly zone over Libya and authorises "all necessary measures" to protect civilians.
Benghazi now throwing what's probably the biggest party in its recent history.
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