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A view in Tokyo in the aftermath of the earthquake

Assessments by UN staff in Abyei suggest more than half the population has left town, with the number of displaced ranging from 20,000 to 25,000.

External affairs minister SM Krishna said he has expressed India's concerns over the rescue of Indian sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates, to Egypt.

Around 1400 Indians have been flown out of strife-torn Libya in the preceding 24 hours, which takes the total number of persons evacuated so far to over 12,000.

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.