"Gaddafi's soldiers raped me"

Eman al-Obaidi is a woman of Benghazi today raided Rixos Hotel in Tripoli where he hosted the international press. It is presented in tears, showing bruises and scars on the body. The woman said that she had been "kidnapped" by the militia of Gaddafi at a checkpoint outside the capital, it has been held for two days and had been raped, with hands and legs tied, from fifteen Libyan soldiers.

"I was tied up and touched various parts of the body by the soldiers. I have been yelled at all, I have filmed. I was alone. There was whiskey. I was tied. I have urinated on him. They have violated my honor, "said the woman crying in the few moments when he could speak with reporters. But this is only a few seconds, a massive cordon formed by the security forces and the staff has surrounded the woman, setting off a brawl with some journalists.

Côte d'Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo engaged in a show of force in a war in Abidjan

While the situation is about to escape the control of one side or the other, leaving the Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo, gathered thousands of his supporters near the presidential palace in Abidjan, Saturday, March 26. Led by Charles Ble Goude, leader of the "patriotic" pro-Gbagbo protesters sang in praise of their leader on the Republic Square, where Mr.

Gbagbo had barricaded himself. "Before attacking Laurent Gbagbo, you [have to] kill all these people here," shouted Charles Ble Goude, saying that "there will be no civil war in Côte d'Ivoire. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been vilified by the crowd, just like Barack Obama, the UN and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Libya, Italy and France, fighting a duel to measure and Ajdabiya

ROME - The continuing battle between Italy and France on the diplomatic front, while fighting continues in Libya. After days of tough negotiations, only Paris has given the command of NATO mission in Libya, which should be ratified on Sunday evening. Silvio Berlusconi expressed satisfaction, but from Brussels Nicolas Sarkozy raises, announcing "a political and diplomatic common with David Cameron that Britain and France - hopefully along with Germany - will present at the summit of foreign ministers of the coalition on Tuesday in London .

Humanitarian organizations denounce arrests in Syria

.- Dozens of opponents of the Syrian regime were arrested following demonstrations in that country on Friday denounced on Sunday the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in London. "We were informed that dozens of dissidents were arrested Friday during demonstrations in different cities and have a list of names," he said in a statement this organization, which gave a list of 41 names of people arrested in and around Damascus, Homs, Deir to Zoe and other cities.

Alarm at Fukushima nuclear plant due to increased radioactivity

Japanese officials today expressed alarm over a possible fracture of the core of one of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant issue, which has increased levels of radiation in the area. Officials from the Nuclear Security Agency of Japan raised the possibility that there is a more severe radioactive contamination, while continuing to work to evacuate residents living near the plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

NATO prepares to take command of the offensive in Libya

NATO will take command of military operations in Libya's intervention "on Monday or Tuesday, taking over from the US-led coalition with Britain and France, said Thursday diplomatic sources told AFP. "The NATO countries agreed to launch" this process, which "will take over on Monday or Tuesday," the sources said in Brussels, headquarters of the headquarters of the Alliance.

Minutes earlier, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Davutoglu, announced that NATO would assume control of coalition military operations, after a conference with their counterparts in the United States, France and Britain. The coalition will abandon his mission as soon as possible and will trust the whole operation to NATO, with a single control system, "said Turkish Foreign Minister, quoted by the Anatolia news agency.

Cracks in Sarkozy's party after the defeat in the cantonal elections

The defeat of Nicolas Sarkozy and his party, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in the second round of cantonal elections, held yesterday, with an abstention rate of 55%, start making a dent in their own ranks. A criticism of some centrist allies for what they consider a drift derechizante, joins the government's own spokesman, François Baroin.

This morning, Baroin, a radio station, has said he would not agree to the debate on Islam and secularism that the UMP is organizing the April 5 and, according to the opposition, seeks only to stigmatize Muslims. Sarkozy, hours later, clarified that the controversial debate will be held liable to Baroin to announce later on to correct their statements.