Libyan No-Fly Zone Essentially in Force -- FOX News
WASHINGTON -- Allied forces have wiped out Libyan air fields and defenses, and no Libyan helicopters are in the air, meaning a no-fly zone is effectively in place, the top U.S. military official said Sunday.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that Western forces have established "24/7" combat air patrols over the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, leaving Muammar al-Qaddafi's air force paralyzed.
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MIDDLE EAST
Clinton warns Iran over meddling in Persian Gulf.
Syria unrest: Tear gas fired at Deraa funeral. Thousands protest in tense Syrian city where clashes killed 5. Arab unrest spreads to Syria, thousands march.
Hamas fires mortars at southern Israel. 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli military.
Hundreds of security forces block Saudi protest. Saudi protest ends with arrests.
For Bahrain protest movement, democratic hopes give way to sectarian concerns.
ASIA
Pressure stabilizes in Japan reactor, 2 survivors found. Crisis In Japan: Sunday's developments. Japan earthquake: Survivors battle disease and hunger. Death toll from Japan’s disasters over 8,000; more than 12,000 missing. Japan dead, missing near 21,000 amid atomic crisis. Two found nine days after quake.
Gold miners under threat in Kyrgyzstan.
Two dead in daring Philippines rebel attack.
Palin warns of China's rise in visit to India.
AFRICA
Gadhafi vows 'long war' after US, allies strike. West hits Libyan defenses, Gaddafi vows to fight. West pounds Libya, Kadhafi vows long war in Med.
Remains of Gaddafi's force smolders near Benghazi.
Egypt votes freely for first time in half-century. Large turnout for Egypt's constitutional referendum.
Morocco protests draw hundreds.
Exodus grows as violence escalates in Ivory Coast.
EUROPE
Fears for British nuclear plans after Japan crisis.
Germany to shut seven reactors.
As world rethinks nuclear power, Russia to invest $9 billion in Belarus plant.
Knut, Berlin's beloved polar bear, dies in his compound.
AMERICAS
US law enforcement role in Mexico drug war surges.
Masked men open fire in Acapulco bar, killing 10.
14 near-misses at US nuke plants revealed as President Obama orders a comprehensive nuclear safety review.
Haitians begin voting in presidential run-off. Spokesman: Wyclef Jean shot in hand in Haiti.
Clinton: US ambassador to Mexico resigns.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Why Yasir Qadhi wants to talk about Jihad.
Upheaval in Mideast sets back terror war.
Brennan: U.S. wary of terrorists in Libya.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Economic aftershocks of Japan quake roil Asia.
Japan’s meltdown and the global economy’s.
Nissan to resume production in Japan.
Beyond Libya: Four factors affecting oil prices.
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