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Hope for the rebels

In the first show of international aid for the rebels in Libya, French warplanes destroyed four Libyan tanks. A dozen of french mirage and rafale jets were sent in to enforce the no fly zone. "Our planes are already preventing air attacks on the city of Benghazi," said French president Nicholas Sarkozy. Meanwhile, the Libyan army pulverizes Benghazi with artillery strikes all over the city. "Today in Benghazi there will be a catastrophe if the international community does not implement the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council," said the head of the rebel National Libyan Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil. The US and Britain have also launched missiles on important Libyan army defense sites.

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Follow Up: U.N. intervenes in Libya

One day after the U.N. ordered a no fly zone over Libya, Gadhafi's forces began to march once again. A man in Benghazi has reported that Gadhafi's forces were attacking rebels in the cities Al-Magroun and Slouq which are approximately 30 miles from the rebel base of Benghazi.Witnesses say that Ghadafi's artillery are bombing the city and tanks are moving in. Rumor has it Ghadaffi's forces have even begun to shoot ambulances. It looks like the no fly zone and ceasefire didn't work.
But then again Jon Stewart predicted this in his book earth with a quote that went a lot like this: The United Nations was created to unite many nations, however the only thing it really accomplished was to unite them in laughter.

Syrian forces kill three protesters

As protesters peacefully demonstrated in the southern city of Deraa, security forces reinforced by troops flown in by helicopter opened fire on protesters, killing three, and wounding many more. For half a century, Syria has been ruled by President Bashar Al-assad's Baath party. In an earlier interview, Assaid proclaimed that the ruling hierarchy "was very closely linked to the beliefs of the people" and that there was no mass discontentment.

Yemeni forces open fire on protestors killing 40

Yemeni forces opened fire from rooftops on tens of thousands of protesters, killing 40 (including 3 children) and injuring many hundred. Hours after the massacre, a nationwide state of emergency was issued by president Ali Abdullah Saleh. How sad that these dictators are willing to kill their people, and that the US still supports them.

Tsunami Devastates Japan

Finally! The U.N. intervenes in Libya

As Colonel Gaddafi's forces closed in on the rebel base of Benghazi the U.N. finally got around to the idea of imposing a no fly zone over Libya. This gives the U.S. and other U.N. forces clearance to attack any of Libya's ground forces threatening to attack cities or any other places where civilians might be. This saved the rebellion from a military defeat but the U.N. also does not want the rebels causing any more violence. The U.N. wants a ceasefire so no more people get hurt and I am glad that the U.N. has begun to do something, even if it did take them a while.

Unrest in Bahrain escalates

As Saudi forces moved into Bahrain, a crackdown was launched upon protesters at the Pearl Roundabout. At least two people were killed, medical facilities were blocked (even doctors were not let out), and protesters arrested.  Shops and malls were closed as soldiers occupied the streets. Some clashes continued, but much less than before. The Bahrain army warned protesters not to gather.

Opposition leaders Hasssan Mushaima, Ibrahim Sharif (head of Waad political society), and Abdud Jalil al-Singace were arrested overnight.

Desperate Japan

Japan has now gone to desperate measures to try to cool down the reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. They have taken two Chinook helicopters with large 2,000 gallon buckets attached to try and scoop up seawater to dump on the reactors. This doesn't work well since most of the water is dissipated in the wind. Already, 20 workers have been injured or have been exposed to excessive amounts of radiation. How many more injuries, or even deaths will be needed to stop the nuclear meltdown from happening?

We're next

The earthquake that happened on Friday in Japan is probably not the last one we will see. It all started with the earthquake that registered to be an 8.8 last year in Chile. Resting on more or less the same family of circum-Pacific fault lines is New Zealand, which received a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. And guess which country also rests on the same group of fault lines? Japan. All these earthquakes seemed to have followed a pattern so far, bouncing across the Pacific Ocean. If the trend continues (the average quake being an 8.3), the next earthquake could happen in the Northeast of the Pacific plate. San Francisco is right above the major fault line there, so it is possible that at least one more earthquake will rock the world. And this time, very close to home.