NATO Chief Seeks More Attack Jets For Libya, Raising Pressure on Pentagon -- Bloomberg
NATO’s chief said the alliance needs more attack jets to target Libyan ground forces, putting pressure on the U.S. military to step back into the air campaign against Muammar Qaddafi’s troops as they continue to attack the besieged coastal city of Misrata.
“We need a few more precision-fighter ground-attack aircraft for air-to-ground missions,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today at a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 28 foreign ministers and leaders from other allied nations in Berlin.
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MIDDLE EAST
UN: 34 killed in Iraqi raid on Iranian exile camp.
Iran nuclear program moving forward 'without challenges'.
U.S. says Iran helps crackdown in Syria. US officials: Iran helping Syria's Assad put down protests.
Yemen protesters show unity and determination. Yemen opposition sets deadline for Saleh exit.
Israel's Lieberman closer to corruption charges.
ASIA
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U.N. panel on Sri Lanka conflict delivers report. Sri Lanka rejects secret UN war report as 'flawed'.
India and China to resume defence exchanges
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AFRICA
Nigeria’s electoral commission ‘fully prepared’ for Saturday’s Presidential vote.
Uganda: Politician Kizza Besigye wounded at protest.
Col Muammar Gaddafi 'parades through Tripoli in a jeep'.
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Mubarak's arrest a watershed moment for Egypt. Mubarak sons put in notorious prison that once held their enemies.
Video shows troops raid Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's home. Ouattara takes charge after Ivory Coast victory.
Split opposition boosts Nigerian leader's poll hopes.
FBI snatches alleged pirate inside Somalia.
EUROPE
Russia ruling party backs Putin to reclaim presidency.
Berlusconi says he won't stand for reelection.
Belarus says five detained after metro bombing.
UN judgments due in Croatian war crimes case.
AMERICAS
Cuba faces its worst drought for 50 years.
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