In Libya people are waking up to a twelfth day of turmoil. But longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi and his son Saif al-Islam say they are going nowhere. Despite growing support for anti-government demonstrators, both at home and abroad, there’s been a call for “concrete action” by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general. And its most powerful body votes on fresh sanctions against Gaddafi and his entourage. This after the Libyan leader joined his supporters in the capital – again vowing not to step down from office – and to fight to the end. And these are the implications – protesters fired upon in Tripoli, where another crackdown began after Friday prayers. We’ll hear from someone who was there. But just 50km away in the town of Zawiya there is a different picture. Amateur video appears to show more soldiers switching sides. Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports.
Continue reading …Al Jazeera has obtained pictures which appear to show police firing at protesters in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. At least 12 people are reported to have been killed as a series of anti-government rallies were held across the country. Al Jazeera’s Jane Araff reports from the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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The cricket world cup is under way and is being hosted by India, Sir Lanka and Bangladesh. But even though it is a heavy hitter, Pakistan will not be co-hosting any of the games, as was originally planned. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Lahore, Pakistan.
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It’s Saturday and this hangover can’t lift anything heavy, so we might as well sit third row in the lukewarm Twatter battle between Arby’s employee of the week Ciara and Raggedy Rihanna which went down last night after the former pulled the latter’s tail and made that bitch BAAAAAAAH on Twitter. It all started when Ciara was a guest on E!’s Fashion Police last night and said that Ryan Phillippe’s… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Dlisted Discovery Date : 26/02/2011 06:15 Number of articles : 5
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A western Kentucky coroner has identified the Amish children who died when their buggy tipped over in a flooded creek. Rescuers found three bodies early Friday, then recovered the fourth later in the morning. (Feb. 25)
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AP sits down with SOBE Wine and Food Festival Director Lee Schrager to discuss the festival’s ten year anniversary.
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After three days of delays, a US-chartered ferry evacuated Americans and other foreigners out of Libya on Friday and brought them to the Mediterranean island of Malta. (Feb. 25)
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Two weeks after a huge uprising forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down, hundreds of Egyptian students rallied at the pyramids in hopes of getting tourists to start visiting the country again. (Feb. 25)
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AR Rahman and Dido on their song for ’127 Hours.’ The film is directed by Danny Boyle and stars James Franco, is nominated for six Oscars, including best original song for ‘If I Rise,’ which Dido wrote with Rahman. (Feb. 25)
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Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly took the first significant action on their plan to strip collective bargaining rights from most public workers, abruptly passing the measure Friday morning before Democrats realized what was happening. (Feb. 25)
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