Thursday
Apr072011
Libya, Yemen (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Just Another Day of Many Thousand Protesters
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 12:21 | Scott Lucas in Afghanistan, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Global
2020 GMT: Der Spiegel reports on a possible shift in the German position on Libya, with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle saying military support of humanitarian action, such as relief operations, is possible.
Germany abstained on the UN Security Council resolution for a no-fly zone and measures to protect civilians.
1755 GMT: Four journalists --- James Foley of Global Post, Claire Morgana Gillis, an American freelance journalist; Manu Brabo, a Spanish photographer, and Anton Hammerl, a South African photographer -- have been seized by regime forces near Brega in east Libya.
1750 GMT: Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan has said Ankara is holding talks with both sides in Libya, seeking a "roadmap" to achieve a cease-fire.