Mar 21 Gadhafi's Forces Are Top Target for Allied Strikes in Libya; Length of Military Effort Remains Unclear By Maureen Hoch Updated 4:45 p.m. ET | During a press conference in Chile Monday, President Obama took new questions on the military action in Libya, saying that while it has always been U.S. policy that Gadhafi "needs to go," U.S. military action… Continue reading
Mar 21 World Week Ahead: Libya Intervention; Radiation in Japan; World Water Day By Larisa Epatko It's a busy week for the foreign affairs desk. Here are the hot spots our foreign affairs team will be watching. Continue reading
Mar 21 Smoke Rises From Nuclear Reactors; Concerns Over Radiation in Food By Tom LeGro Smoke rose from two reactor units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant Monday, stopping work to reconnect power lines and fix cooling systems to Japan's nuclear complex damaged by the March 11 earthquake. What caused the smoke from Unit 3… Continue reading
Mar 20 U.S. Cites Early Success as Forces Press Libya; Gadhafi Promises a 'Long War' A Libyan rebel stands over wrecked military vehicles hit by French warplanes. Photo by AFP/Getty. With military operation Odyssey Dawn underway in Libya, the country's embattled leader, Moammar Gadhafi, vowed a "long war" with his adversaries on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 19 French Military Jets Enforce No-Fly Zone in Libya, Gadhafi Warns World Powers on Intervention French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced plans Saturday for military action to protect civilians in Libya amid combat between leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and rebel fighters. Sarkozy said French military jets were already in flight over Libya and were… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Gadhafi Claims Cease-Fire in Libya as U.S., Other Powers Prep No-Fly Zone As the U.S. and other nations prepared to enforce a no-fly zone approved by the U.N., President Obama warned Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to cease all attacks on civilians immediately. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Tripoli, and… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Where Does Syria Stand Amid Wave of Arab World Protests? Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the view of Arab world unrest from Syria, a country that until recently remained silent in the wave of uprisings challenging governments and demanding reforms across the Middle East and North Africa. Continue watching
Mar 18 Egyptian Voters Consider Constitutional Changes: Examining the Proposals By Larisa Epatko Egyptians vote Saturday on a slate of constitutional changes in time for parliamentary elections in June and presidential elections in August. Some people say the amendments don't go far enough and are urging a "no" vote, while others say they… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch In China, Sympathy for Japan, But Worries Over Radiation In China, Worry Over Radiation Contrasts with Sympathy for Japanese Victims… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Japan Marks Moment of Silence for Victims as Battle to Cool Reactors Continues Japan Markes Moment of Silence for Victims as Battle to Cool Reactor Continues… Continue watching