Several UN members - including Russia - have expressed their concern over the risk to civilians as NATO forces continue their bombardment in Libya. While civilians are still at threat from Colonel Gaddafi's seemingly undeterred armies, they also now risk the danger of so called 'collateral damage' from the allies. Like us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/xtweb Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/karankashyap
Indiana state police say a 15-year-old boy is in custody, suspected of shooting a fellow student at the boys middle school this morning. The victim was airlifted to a hospital in near Indianapolis. (March 25)
There are reports of up to 100 deaths as security forces in Syria open fire on protesters. This report from Keme Nzerem contains disturbing images. . Like us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/xtweb Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/karankashyap
Two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami triggered a crisis at a nuclear plant, the facility is still not under control, and the government said Friday there is a suspected breach at a reactor. (March 25)
Widespread protests break out in Syria after 20 demonstrators were killed by security forces.
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The man charged in the shooting death of a Georgia police officer surrendered on live TV after he released the last four of eight hostages he was holding at an Athens apartment. The 33-year-old Jamie Hood released four hostages Friday evening. (March 25)
Two weeks after Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster, the number of people killed has climbed above 10,000. And there is a new alarm at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power station. Radiation levels have soared to 10,000 times above the safety limit.
The opposition stronghold of Benghazi in eastern Libya has been the scene of intense fighting as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have battled to take back the city.
A month after the outbreak of a rebellion against longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the opposition finally got what it wanted: international help.
Fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with reports saying coalition forces are targeting major military facilities across the country. Libyan forces have, for the first time since the intervention began, showed foreign journalists evidence of civillians killed by allied air strikes.
Libyan broadcasters claimed that an unknown number of civilians were injured and killed in coalition airstrikes in Tripoli late on Wednesday. Fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with reports saying coalition forces are targeting major military facilities across the country.
A cargo plane plunged into a suburb in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, killing at least 14 people. Witnesses say the plane was preparing to land when it went off course and crashed into several buildings.