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Of the six reactors in the last few hours. officials arent sure whats causing that smoke. monday workers were evacuated from around the number three reactor for their safety. israeli warplanes fired missiles on gaza city friday, injuring at least five people. they say they were responding to recent rocket attacks on israel from gaza. they say they aimed their attacks at military installations. u.s. president barack obama continues his latin america tour in chile addressing a crowd in santiag...

Have. even if you arm them, doesnt necessarily make them more powerful. >> absolutely not. weve seen rebels being armed and armed again in parts of world. the anti-taliban groups were armed throughout the 1990s and driven up to the north of the country by taliban itself. that shows weapons alone cant do it. you need special forces on the ground, turning them into a cohesive military force. one other caution, we also dont know who the rebels are. we know there are islamist groups in the north of ...

To go. weve got a wide range of tools in addition to our military efforts to support that policy. we were very rapid in initiating unilateral sanctions and helping mobilize international sanctions against gadhafi regime. we froze assets that gadhafi might are used to further empower himself and purchase weapons or hire mercenaries that might be directed against the libyan people. >> so, whats the end game in the fight against gadhafis forces? how do you actually define victory? chris lawrence te...

But hes speaking specifically of the military mission, and that does not include deposing libyas leader. meanwhile in europe the question of who is in charge is being asked. frans military action has attracted criticism if some quarters while britains david cameron insists coalition to protect civilians is legal and necessary. were joint by jim bitterman in paris. jim, lets begin with up. ba is being said about fran ace role right now? the initial onslaught of military agz has been criticized ...

Under that protect civilian clause. >> reporter: so, what will the coalition do if the rebels go on the offensive? try to take back territory. if they become the danger to civilians. >> so, this will become a particular challenge for us. should that -- should that eventuality occur. >> reporter: its not even clear how far theyll go to fight gadhafi forces. they say they have bombed infantry units but -- >> tears no intent to completely destroy the libyan military forces. >> reporter: for now the...

The smoke shows there is still nor work to do. young and old demonstrate in yemen. now the president seems to be looking for a peaceful exit strategy. and just take a look at this video for a few seconds. can you guess what it is theyre building and why? well tell you the answer a little bit later in our show. we begin this hour in libya where rebels fighting moammar gadhafi say his forces are continuing to attack despite the government announcing a cease-fire. an opposition spokesman in t...

Intervention force all together and they are an important nato member. additionally, there are concerns arab countries, seen as crucial to the legitimacy would be reluctant to fly under a nato flag. this seems to be a bit of disunity, confusion about who will eventually take on the leadership of this u.n.-mandated mission. >> in terms of what is happening on the ground -- not on the ground in libya, but over the skies of libya, who is really calling the shots? we understand the americans have ta...

Countrys weapons stockpile. according to military experts libya has approximately ten tons of deadly mustard gas in its arsenal stored south of tripoli. in 2003 libya reached a deal with the u.s. to scrap its weapons of mass destruction program. agreeing to destroy some 25 tons of mustard gas and 3300 mt aerial bombs. most of that was bulldozed in 2004 but the job remains unfinished to this day. lets take a look at what newspapers around the world are saying about all of this. the united arab ...

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The head of u.s. forces in the region says, progress so far has been, quote, very effective. no libyan aircraft have been seen since allied operations began at the weekend. on the ground, government forces are gradually being pushed back from rebel-held benghazi. >> the coalition extended no-fly zone across other parts of libya. allied planes flew enforcement missions over tripoli and misrata since start. coalition forces have fired 159 tomahawk cruise missiles on libya. a military spokesman say...