via AlJazeeraEnglish A tip off from a former secret police officer have led residents in the rebel-held town of Derna in eastern Libya to unravel secrets that were hidden by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime for decades. A mass grave has been discovered in the area, and forensic doctors have found pieces of…
via AlJazeeraEnglish Osama al-Najai, the Iraqi parliament speaker, has told Al Jazeera that the amount of Iraqi money unaccounted for by the US is $18.7bn – three times more than the reported $6.6bn. The Bush administration flew in a total of $20bn in cash into the country in 2004. This was money…
via AlJazeeraEnglish Many communities have been torn apart by the Libyan conflict. The town of Nalut near the border with Tunisia is now a virtual ghost-town. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports.
via PBSNewsHour Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told Jim Lehrer that the president does not need congressional authorization for the U.S. military operation in Libya and that he hopes for a substantial drawdown of troops in Afghanistan.
via telegraphtv In the town of Dafniya, 20 miles west of Misurata, the battle rages as Libyan rebels attack the artillery positions of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. Watch more video from Libya –http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/libya-vi…
via PBSNewsHour The documentary “Skateistan” chronicles a program in Afghanistan that lets kids be kids. It’s part of the Economist Film Project.
via telegraphtv At a press conference in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms that the US have started peace talks with the Taliban. Read morehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8584045/America-ha…
via AlJazeeraEnglish The alliance has been targeting government troops near the town of Kikla, about 150km southwest of Tripoli.
via telegraphtv Defence Secretary Liam Fox insists that a force of 9,500 will remain in Afghanistan until 2014, mainly in Helmand Province.
via AlJazeeraEnglish There is growing concern in Libya about munitions left behind by military factions following months of conflict between Gaddafi’s forces and rebels. Safety teams inspecting the aftermath of battle zones have found an alarming number of unexploded rockets and mines around the eastern city of Ajdabiya and are trying to…