NATO has accepted that it carried out an air strike in Sorman in western part of Libya on Monday morning, it has earlier rejected the claim on that which was made earlier in the day by Libyan government under Col Moamar Gadhafi.

NATO claimed that the site it attacked was a military command and control center. It also said that it carried out another attack in capital Tripoli which may have caused the death of some people. Earlier today journalists were conducted round a place in a rural area which was located about 80 kilometers from the capital Tripoli which was targeted by NATO air attacks. The apartment which was destroyed was owned by a prominent member of Gadhafi government. The attack was said to have claimed the lives of about 15 people.

Countries and prominent individuals in Europe, US and other countries in the Arab world have criticized the indiscriminate bombing by NATO soldiers. NATO forces moved to Libya with the aim of protecting the civilian population which they have now turned against.

It is believed that the rebels with the support of NATO had failed to make significant push into vital areas which are still under the command of Gadhafi forces.

The Syrian president Bashar Assad is using the vast security apparatus of the military to deal with the popular uprising against his government. He said to heavily rely on the army division that is commanded by his brother Maher Assad to quell the uprising against him.

This development is not going well with some neighboring countries especially turkey. The Turkey government is reported to have sent powerful envoy to Syria with a letter to the Syrian President Assad asking him to remove his brother Maher Assad from the fourth division commander and presidential guards.

The aim of Turkey according to report is to make it known to President Assad that even if the people of Syria will accept his reforms that they will not accept the activities of his brother Maher Assad. The president is relying on the heavy military assault against the civilians by soldiers that are commanded by his brother to hold to power. It is reported that more than 1000 anti government protesters have died in Syria as a result of the activities of the soldiers.

The letter from Turkey to President Assad contained series of reforms which it would want Syria to implement. Among the requests is that the Syrian people should have the freedom to protest, to express themselves and the immediate ban on the restriction for the formation of political parties.

South Korean soldiers have fired at a passenger plane that was flying from China mistaking it to be a North Korean air liner. This can worsen the tensed relationship between the people living in the peninsula.

The firing of the airline was done by two soldiers who were guarding a post located at Gyodong Island which is about one mile south to the border with North Korea. The plane was approaching the Seoul international airport where it was supposed to land.

The relationship between the two Korean neighbors was at its lowest ebb in the decade when Pyongyang decided to cut all relationships with the government in Seoul. The attacked plane which was said to be a South Korean Asian bound aircraft was fired a total of 99 rounds. The firing was continuous for about ten minutes but the range could not reach the position of the aircraft therefore there was no damage done to the aircraft as a result of the attack.

South Korean officials offered explanation on the incident saying that the soldiers mistook the South Korean Asian passenger plane to North Korean plane. The soldiers reacted that way because they were alerted of a possible action by the north.

The republican is beginning the selection processes on the candidate that will fly the party’s flag in the 2012 presidential election. The seven candidates who have shown interest for US plum job under the party will start the debate Monday. The seven candidates who would participate in the debate include former house speaker Newt Gingrich and seven others.

The debate will take place at St Anselm College in Sullivan Avenue. Supporters of the party will gather at the venue to watch the candidates’ debate policies. The contestants will use the opportunity to reach out to voters. The campus has been agog with activities in preparation for the debate which was organized by WMUR-TV, CNN and Union leader in Hampshire.

The candidates have visited the campus to familiarize themselves with the environment and finding out the standing and the sitting arrangement.

The debate will afford the party supporters to examine each of the candidates and try to find out their policies would be if they are entrusted with the responsibility of ruling America. Questions to the candidates will come from the panel that is constituted for the debate. Questions would also come from three different locations across the state. The audience will then rate the debate and record their likes and dislikes on the candidates stance on issues.

A member of the US congress Dennis Kucinich has instituted a case at federal court against the US government over its involvement in Libya war. The antiwar rep said that the US has breached the law by engaging in the operations without the approval of the congress. He described the actions of the US government as unconstitutional and pleads with the court to stop the military action.

The law maker was supported in the suit by another anti war law maker Walter Jones who represents North Carolina. He is a long time war critic; he is criticizing the government for sending American soldiers to war in Libya without seeking the approval of the congress. The law makers asked the court to stop the soldiers from engaging in the war saying that the law was violated.

Since the NATO engagement in Libya the congress was critical of the involvement of US without congressional approval and they have been increasingly unease over the involvements.

Congress has passed a resolution asking the white house to furnish them with a report about the war they are waging in Libya. The House speaker had reminded white house the 90 days allowed by law for US soldiers to be in operation without congressional approval was over.

As Syrian government continued to roll its military tanks to many parts of the country some residents of Maarat al-Numan have fled their country. The citizens moved as tanks moved to Maarat al-Numan; they are fleeing the homes for the fear that the military will massacre them in their country. The government has also planned to carry out some military operations in the northern part of the country.

Their fear was confirmed when the head of the military political department confirmed that they have planned for an operation in some parts of the country adding that soldiers have surrounded some towns in the northern part of the country.

Major General Riad Haddad confirmed that the action of the military is aimed at flushing out the gunmen who were terrorizing people in the communities. It is not yet clear whether the military had entered the communities but observers said that there is an imminent humanitarian crisis in the area as thousands of people are pouring out from all directions of the city to escape the expected military assault.

People are moving out with all types of household items such as beds, blankets, bed sheet, cooking materials among other things. The Syrian government has been using extreme forces against protesters who are demanding for regime change in the country.

A US envoy had made case for the protection of Bahrain detainees. This appeal is coming on the background of reported abuse of rights of Shiite led protesters who were asking for extensive reforms in the country. The protest led to heavy crackdown in the country. The US government was disturbed over the crackdown and is asking the government to be mindful of human rights of the detainees.

US state department is optimistic that the proposed talk next month between the Sunni led government and the opposition will yield the expected result. The numbers of people who have lost their lives since the crackdown of the protesters started in February were put to about 31 people. Many pro democrats in the country were surprised that the US government is not punishing the Bahrain Monarch for the harsh crackdown of the opposition.

The silence of the US and other Arab nations over the crackdown of the Shiite protesters is for the fact that they are afraid of the role the Shiite regime in Iran is playing in the Arab world. They are afraid the success of Shiites may empower the Shiites in Iran to have more influence in the Arab world. But the Shiites in Bahrain constitute more than 70 percent of the Bahrain population. They claimed that they are being marginalized in all aspects of governance and development of the country.

The United States Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton has visited Tanzania as he visited on the memorial of the US embassy bombings in Tanzania. She pledged justice for the victims of the attack.

Mrs. Clinton was visiting a day after the death of the Fazul Mohammed an al Qaeda member and one other who were wanted by the US government in connection with the embassy bombing in Tanzania and Kenya. 224 people were killed in the incident that happened way back in 2004.

Fazul and his colleagues were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu in fire exchange with security forces. The president of Somalia has said that the security forces in the country are winning the war against al Qaeda militants in his country. President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said the security forces in Somalia are defeated the al Qaeda and al-shabab militant groups in the country. The president was referring to the militant groups which are in control of the greater part of southern Somalia.

The president descried the death of Mohammed as a big achievement adding that he was the most wanted man in Africa. Mr. Mohammed was said to be running the al Qaeda organization in east Africa from South Somalia. He has hidden in the country for over a decade as a fugitive after being declared wanted by the US government in connection with the embassy bombings in the east Africa.