(ITN News: 0730 PST, March 2, 2011) The only Christian in the Pakistani cabinet has been assassinated in the country's capital Islamabad. ITN News reports:
Libya leader appears on national television
(Euronews: 0600 PST, March 2, 2011) In a show to the world, Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared on national television live from Tripoli in front of his supporters. And - in the year marking the 34th anniversary of his power to the masses - his message was that the world doesn't understand his country's system that puts power in the hands of the people.
(Democracy Now! 0930 PST, March 2, 2011) UNReports have emerged of a dire situation on Libya's borders with Tunisia and Egypt, where tens of thousands have fled to evade the clashes. Democracy Now! speaks with Elizabeth Tan of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the agency working to provide shelter, sanitation, food and transportation at the border of Libya.
(Democracy Now! 0715 PST, March 2, 2011) Resistance in Libya as Gaddafi forces launch new assaults, and US silent on recent crackdown in Iraq.
(Euronews: 1157 PST, March 1, 2011) Fighting in Libya is forcing more and more people to flee, with refugee agencies now talking about a humanitarian crisis.
It is estimated up to 75,000 people have fled for neighbouring Tunisia. Most of them are Egyptian migrants who had been working in Libya. They are angry at their government for what they call its slow response in evacuating them. They say after the revolution in their country they became the target of attacks in Libya, accused of helping to inspire the Libyan demonstrators.
Thousands Fleeing Libya Stuck at Border
(Associated Press: 0624 PST, March 1, 2011) Thousands who are fleeing Libya, many of them foreign workers, remain stuck on the Tunisian side of the border as they're having trouble getting back to their home countries.
Tunisia Asks for Help in Tackling Border Chaos
(Euronews: 0000 PST, March 1, 2011) Tunisia's government has called for help in dealing with the thousands of Egyptian labourers and other foreign workers who have streamed across the border to avoid the turmoil in Libya.
With so many people to cope with, most have been given the minimum to sustain them: some milk and bread and perhaps a blanket. "The situation here is almost a catastrophe," said one man. "We call on all the organisations of the world, all governments all humanitarian associations to intervene to help these people return home with dignity."
(Al Jazeera English Headlines: 0635 PST, March 1, 2011) With Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi under mounting pressure, there are fears over his next move.
People in the opposition-held city of Nalut report pro-Gaddafi paramilitary forces on the outskirts of the city armed with anti-aircraft guns. In Az Zawiyah, another opposition stronghold, there are reports that food supplies into the city are being blocked.
There are also growing tensions and chaotic scenes at the Tunisia-Libya border, where thousands of people are trying to flee the fighting.
And Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh has blamed Israel and the U.S. for the unrest taking place in his country and across the Arab world. More protests against his regime are taking place today.
(ITN News: 1430 PST, February 28, 2011) The United States and Britain are actively considering military action against Colonel Gaddafi as his regime battles for its survival.
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