14:16 | 0 | Tanjug
Western countries coalition is mobilising on Friday for engaging into air-strikes against Libya, following UN permission of military actions, with purpose of preventing Libyan government’s troops from destroying rebels.Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi stated on Friday
17:04 | 0 | Tanjug
UN Security Council adopts resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and approves the use of all necessary measures in order to protect civilians from Muammar al Gaddafi’s troops. The west mobilises for action, Gaddafi threatens.
23:20 | 0 | www.stratfor.com
Libya’s government announced an immediate cease-fire on March 18, a day after the U.N. Security Council approved a no-fly zone over the North African country. The move complicates European efforts to spearhead a campaign against Libyan government troops. Assuming Tripoli
07:28 | 0 | Japan Times
Japan's National Police Agency says nearly 5,700 are confirmed dead and 9,500 are missing. The nation is struggling with fuel shortages, questions of food safety and scarce electricity supplies. Emergency crews reportedly don't have enough gas to do their jobs.
07:31 | 0 | America.gov
President Obama says the Japanese people “are not alone” as they cope with the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and continue to respond to dangers posed by the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
07:33 | 0 | Japan Times
Radiation readings at the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have consistently followed a downward path through Friday morning, according to Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency measurements taken roughly 1 kilometer west of the plant's No. 2 reactor.
07:41 | 0 | Emg.rs
The European Commission today placed a €4.6 billion bond issue on behalf of the European Union (EU). The proceeds will be on-lent to Ireland and Romania. Ireland will receive €3.4 billion under the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) and Romania €1.2
07:44 | 0 | Itar Tass
Aeroflot, Russia’s major aircraft carrier, will make an additional flight from Moscow to Tokyo and back to Moscow on Thursday. The Boeing-767 will evacuate Russian nationals from Japan, which continues to be hit by powerful earthquakes and nuclear power plant accidents, a
07:59 | 0 | Tanjug
The United States, Britain and France on Thursday pressed the UN Security Council to back military action to halt Muammar Gaddafi's offensive against rebels. Gaddafi’s forces bomb Benghazi.
08:00 | 0 | Tanjug
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have launched their first bombing raids on the main rebel-held city of Benghazi.
08:20 | 0 | Emg.rs
Demanding an immediate ceasefire in Libya, including an end to the current attacks against civilians, which it said might constitute “crimes against humanity”, the Security Council this evening imposed a ban on all flights in the country’s airspace — a
10:31 | 0 | Tanjug
Russian could give up on the idea on building South Stream pipeline, if it faces some overwhelming obstacles, and the alternative could be the construction of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant on the Black Sea, said Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
11:11 | 0 | ABCnews
NATO warplanes are expected to take the lead in the operation after the UN Security Council cleared the way for air strikes by approving "all necessary measures" to impose a no-fly zone.