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The US military planners are considering a range of options to deal with the Libyan crisis after concerns were raised that there could be a political crisis if the United States again attacks a Muslim nation.

Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, has said it was unfair to put sanctions on Iran, prohibiting member states from providing raw material to that country to make nuclear weapon, and added that his country could benefit economically from an agreement with Tehran.

Boys fetch water for their families near the city of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, in DR Congo

Bangladeshi man stranded at the Egyptian-Libyan border sits in waiting hall after fleeing the violence

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praise for the Al-Jazeera's coverage of the Middle East crisis, and simultaneous criticism of American media reportage before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, has been welcomed by the Qatar-based Arab broadcaster.

China on Saturday revealed that its military spending will rise 12.6 percent in 2011 to 583.6 billion renminbi, or about 88.6 billion dollars.

Bangladeshi man stranded at the Egyptian-Libyan border sits in waiting hall after fleeing the violence

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office