Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 10:03:00 AM CET
Mapping Violence Against Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya
This map has been created by compiling reports from trusted accounts on Twitter. Nonetheless, these reports are in general unconfirmed. This information should be considered in the context of there being absolutely no independent media in Libya at this time. This map is not automatically produced. Each posting is considered before it is mapped. These considerations have evolved over time as conditions on the ground have changed.
maps.google.com Al Jazeera live blog for February 22 continues here
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Topic: War and Peace News - on February 22, 2011 at 9:56:00 AM CET
Photos of Tripoli protests aftermath 21 Feb
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 10:17:00 PM CET
Luftangriffe auf Demonstranten in Tripolis
Immer brutaler gehen die libyschen Behörden gegen die zahlreichen Demonstranten auf den Straßen der Hauptstadt Tripolis vor. Wie der arabische Fernsehsender al-Jazeera berichtete, flogen am Montagabend Militärflugzeuge Luftangriffe gegen die Menschenmenge. Wie viele dabei ums Leben kamen, ist unklar. Augenzeugen sprechen von „Massakern“ und „Genozid“. Auch mehrere Ägypter seien auf der Flucht nahe der ägyptischen Grenze erschossen worden. Ob Staatschef Muammar al-Gaddafi sich noch im Land befindet, ist unterdessen unklar.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 10:11:00 PM CET
Plea for no-fly zone
Dabbashi urged the international community to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent mercenaries, weapons and other supplies from reaching Gaddafi and his security forces.
He said the Libyan diplomats were urging the International Criminal Court, the Netherlands-based body, to investigate possible crimes against humanity in the Libyan context.
Dabbashi's comments came just hours after Ahmed Elgazir, a human-rights researcher at the Libyan News Centre (LNC) in Geneva, Switzerland, told Al Jazeera that security forces were "massacring" protesters in Tripoli.
(All times are local in Libya) 10:59pm: Libyan city of Misratah, east of Tripoli, is latest to be attacked by airstrikes. Heavy artillery fire devastates buildings as tanks roll into the city, witnesses tell Al Jazeera.
10:57pm: Antonio Patriota, Brazilian foreign minister, denies Gaddafi has requested asylum in Brazil
10:56pm: Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught, reporting from Istanbul, says Turkey "has 25,000 reasons to tiptoe around the Gaddafi regime - the number of its citizens still in the country.
10:52pm: Two military planes reportedly land at Benghazi airfield - after their pilots refused to attack the city, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic tell us.
10:49pm: Yet more airstrikes are targeting civilians, right now, in the city of Az-Zawiya- west of Tripoli, witnesses tell Al Jazeera. No news yet of numbers killed or injured.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 9:43:00 PM CET
Tunesien: Milliardenschatz hinter Bücherwand
Auf der Jagd nach dem Vermögen des geflüchteten Machthabers Zine el Abidine Ben Ali sind Ermittler in Tunesien auf einen wahren Schatz gestoßen. Sie fanden in einem Palast Schmuck in unschätzbarem Wert und Banknoten in Höhe von mehreren Milliarden Euro und US-Dollar.
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Topic: TV - on February 21, 2011 at 9:37:00 PM CET
Al Jazeera announces it is allowing any networks to broadcast its material due to the deliberate scrambling of its signals by Libya
Al Jazeera is suffering interference on the Arabsat satellite frequency.
The network, on the basis of investigations by specialists, has blamed Libya's intelligence services for jamming its TV signals and blocking its websites. It has traced the source of the jamming to a Libyan intelligence technical administration building south of Tripoli, the capital.
(All times are local in Libya) 10:11pm: Al Jazeera announces it is allowing any networks to broadcast its material due to the deliberate scrambling of its signals by Libya. During jamming, Al Jazeera English can be watched on Hotbird 13E Frequency: 11034 Vertical FEC: 3/4 Symbol rate: 27500; on Badr4/Eurobird 2 (26East) Frequency : 11680.8 Horizontal; SR: 27.5: FEC: 3/4; on Nilesat/ Atlantic Bird4A (7West) Frequency: 11393 Vertical; SR:27.5; FEC :3/4
aljazeera.net Watch Al Jazeera during jamming [Satellite frequencies and full details of carriers on cable and ADSL.]
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 9:32:00 PM CET
Berlusconi Gaddafi
10:19pm: Italian foreign ministry puts out urgent statement categorically denying online rumours alleging the use of Italian fighter jets in the bombardment of protesters.
The Italian foreign ministry's spokesman harshly criticises the spread of totally false rumours suggesting the involvement of Italy in the events underway in Libya.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 8:58:00 PM CET
Berlusconi won't 'disturb' Gaddafi amid bloodshed - Berlusconi roasted over Gaddafi silence
Opposition lawmakers have criticised Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for failing to condemn violence in Libya.
Mr Berlusconi's government, which has aggressively courted Libyan petrodollars and rolled out the red carpet during Mr Gaddafi's multiple visits to Italy, has said little on Libya's crackdown on protesters that has reportedly killed more than 200 people.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 21, 2011 at 8:12:00 PM CET
Libya protests spread and intensify
Dozens have been reported dead after more violence in the Libyan capital as angry protests against embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi's 40-year rule escalate across the country.
At least 61 people were killed in clashes in Tripoli on Monday, witnesses told Al Jazeera. The protests appeared to be gathering momentum, with demonstrators saying they had taken control of several key towns in the country, including the city of Benghazi.
Another huge march under way in Tripoli on Monday afternoon was reportedly under attack by security forces using military planes and live ammunition to fire on protesters, sources told Al Jazeera.
Dutch ISP provider XS4ALL has set up an internet dial-up service for Libya.
Use your modem to dial +31205350535 username: xs4all password: xs4all
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Topic: WERBUNG - on February 20, 2011 at 10:57:00 AM CET
Watson Dominates 'Jeopardy,' but Confuses Canada and U.S.
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Topic: SECURITY - on February 20, 2011 at 10:53:00 AM CET
Auswärtiges Amt wechselt von Linux zu Windows
Es ist noch gar nicht so lange her, da wurden Windows-Nutzer für altbackene Langweiler gehalten. Open Source hingegen war schick und modern - diesem Trend wollte sich auch das Auswärtige Amt (AA) nicht verschließen. 2002 stellte das Ministerium, damals unter der Ägide von Joschka Fischer, seinen Rechnerbetrieb zumindest Teilweise auf offene Software um. Nun die Rolle rückwärts: Wie die "Süddeutsche Zeitung" berichtet, sind die Techniker im Außenministerium dabei, die hauseigenen Computer nach und nach wieder mit Microsoft-Programmen auszustatten.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 20, 2011 at 10:52:00 AM CET
Guttenberg Copied Work of German Parliament's Research Department
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg faces fresh accusations of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis. According to a report due to be published in SPIEGEL on Monday, he used the services of the parliament's research department for his dissertation, and didn't mention the author in his footnotes.
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