As the coalition operation in Libya continues, a political steering committee proposed by France has fixed its first session on next Tuesday in London. Speaking in front of French lawmakers on Wednesday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said a “contact group” would meet in London on Tuesday, including members of the United States, France, Britain […]
Paris:Two Agence France-Presse journalists and a Getty Images photographer arrested in Libya on Saturday have been released in Tripoli. Dave Clark, Roberto Schmidt and Joe Raedle from AFP partner Getty were arrested near the eastern town of Ajdabiya by Libyan forces. “All those who at every moment of their lives think that freedom is not […]
Paris: AFP has learned the arrest of two of its journalists in Libya as well as a photographer for its partner Getty Images. Their Libyan driver said that they were arrested by Libyan soldiers on the afternoon of March 19, a few dozen kilometres from Ajdabiya. They were unharmed and taken to an unknown destination. […]
Paris: In a March 22 letter regarding detained Agence France-Presse journalists Dave Clark and Roberto Schmidt, as well as photographer Joe Raedle from Getty Images, with which AFP collaborates, AFP Chairman Emmanuel Hoog has asked Colonel Moamer Kadhafi “to restore their liberty, in the name of the same freedom of expression and information that you […]
Two Grad rockets slammed into the Israeli city of Beersheva on Wednesday as Gaza militants vowed to strike deep into the Jewish state after raids killed eight Gazans. The first rocket slammed into the centre of Beersheva around dawn, moderately injuring one man, while the second, which was fired several hours later, landed harmlessly in […]
Germany has withdrawn its warships currently operating in the Mediterranean on North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) missions to avoid being drawn into the conflict with Libya. The German government took the decision after the NATO launched Tuesday a naval blockade of Libya to enforce an arms embargo authorised by the United Nations to prevent arms, ammunition […]
The Obama administration has begun examining whether it can make cuts to its nuclear weapons stockpiles that go beyond those outlined in a recent treaty with Russia. The classified review is not expected to be completed until late this year, but some Republicans are already worried that it will go too far. On Tuesday, 41 […]
Elizabeth Taylor, the actress who became a legend with her heady mix of beauty, a jet-set lifestyle and outspoken activism, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday following heart failure. She was 79. The three-time Oscar winner, passed away peacefully on Wednesday in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, surrounded by her four children, reported CNN online. […]
The radiation contamination worsens in Japan with sea water recording radioactive iodine level much higher than the prescribed limit. Japanese government agency, Tokyo Electric Power Corporation, TEPCO, has said that highly concentrated radioactive substances have been detected in seawater close to the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear power plant after the radiactive substances were passed into […]
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that his visit to Egypt was meant to support the transition period in the country, referring to great challenges for Egypt’s economic reforms. “What is happening in Egypt has a serious impact over the Arab region and other peaceful revolutions,” said Ban in a press conference […]
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