Topic: War and Peace News - on March 17, 2011 at 2:22:00 PM CET
Diplomats discussing "range of options" beyond no-fly zone
As Libyan government forces barreled down on rebels, the United Nations Security Council was unable to agree Wednesday on a resolution to protect civilians with a no-fly zone or possibly other measures including air strikes.
A Security Council diplomat told CNN that such strikes are among a "range of options" being discussed as diplomats focused on what should be in a resolution.
Seven hours of negotiations at the U.N. failed to result in unity on a draft resolution despite the impassioned appeals of Libyans fighting the military might of the Gadhafi regime.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 17, 2011 at 2:17:00 PM CET
Britain says action against Col Gaddafi is 'imperative' as US backs no-fly zone
The United States ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said last night that America was prepared to support the imposition of a no-fly zone as part of a ''broad range of actions'' to force the regime to stop the killing.
After days of stalling by the US over backing for a no-fly zone, diplomats said they were now talking of going even further - with airstrikes and the naval bombardment of Gaddafi's forces to help the rebels.
telegraph.co.uk US joins France, UK in urging swift UN Libya action
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 17, 2011 at 1:50:00 PM CET
Spain takes control of Libyan trade bank
Spain's Economy Ministry says it has taken temporary control of Libya's Aresbank in line with recent European Union measures against Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
The ministry says Aresbank is owned by the Libyan Foreign Bank (Forebank) and specializes in trade between Spain and Arab countries.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 8:23:00 PM CET
US joins France, UK in urging swift UN Libya action
The United States, France and Britain on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take swift action on a proposed no-fly zone over Libya, as Washington suggested it might have decided to back the plan.
Britain, France and Lebanon have circulated to the 15-nation council a draft resolution to authorize a no-fly zone to halt Libyan government air strikes on rebels. But the United States, Russia, China, Germany, India and other council members have been either undecided or voiced doubts about the idea.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 8:17:00 PM CET
Eni calls for end to Europe sanctions
Italy's Eni called on Europe to abandon sanctions against Libya, becoming the first Western firm to try to rebuild bridges as Muammar Gaddafi is regaining control and may reopen the oil taps. .... Austria's OMV, also an important player in Libya, said it still saw Libya's NOC as its partner. "It is still not clear when work can start up again," it said.
reuters.com CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Eni loads Libya oil from Bouri - sources
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 8:15:00 PM CET
Four N.Y. Times journalists missing in Libya
Four journalists for The New York Times are missing in Libya, the newspaper said Wednesday on its website.
The Times said the missing journalists are Anthony Shadid, the paper's Beirut bureau chief and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner; Stephen Farrell, a reporter and videographer who was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2009 and rescued by British commandos; and two photographers, Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 16, 2011 at 7:13:00 PM CET
telecomix Confirmed: #Libya is blocking international calls to modem pools. Plz set up alternate proxies for the needy if you can
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 15, 2011 at 4:28:00 PM CET
Revolutionary fighter jets destroy 2 Gaddafi warships off the coast of Ajdabiya
Anti-government activists said that rebels commanding fighter jets have destroyed two of Gaddafi's warships off the northeast coast of Ajdabiya.
The opposition also claimed to have hit a third naval ship in the air attack, according to opposition website Libya al-Youm.
A number of army generals and soldiers, particularly in the Libyan Air Force, have defected to join the rebels and have an arsenal of weapons and fighter jets at their disposal.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 15, 2011 at 8:34:00 AM CET
Libyan rebels urge west to assassinate Gaddafi as his forces near Benghazi
Libya's revolutionary leadership is pressing western powers to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi and launch military strikes against his forces to protect rebel-held cities from the threat of bloody assault.
Mustafa Gheriani, spokesman for the revolutionary national council in its stronghold of Benghazi, said the appeal was to be made by a delegation meeting the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, in Paris on Monday, as G8 foreign ministers gathered there to consider whether to back French and British calls for a no-fly zone over Libya.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 15, 2011 at 8:30:00 AM CET
£10m bounty to nab Colonel Gaddafi — dead or alive
London: A whopping 10 million pounds bounty has been placed on the head of Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi.
The reward is being offered by special agents to the Libyan who can deliver them Gaddafi -- dead or alive.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 14, 2011 at 3:50:00 PM CET
Libya: Rebels say Brega retaken from Gaddafi troops
Rebel forces in Libya say they have retaken the eastern oil town of Brega, capturing a number of elite government troops and killing others.
The statement has not been independently confirmed.
It came hours after the rebels had themselves been driven from the town by air and ground attacks by forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 14, 2011 at 10:12:00 AM CET
At Crossroads, Libya Rebels Vow to Stand or Die
Military forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi sent warplanes on Monday to bomb this anxious town, a strategic linchpin on the doorstep of the opposition capital Benghazi and within grasp of a highway crucial to recapturing the eastern border and encircling the rebellion with heavy armor and artillery.
At least two explosions were heard but there was no immediate word on casualties among rebel fighters confronting the air supremacy which Colonel Qaddafi’s forces have used soften up resistance and intimidate their adversaries as they advance eastward to reverse the country’s bloody uprising.
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