BBC News 22 March 2011 Last updated at 14:59 ET

US crew rescued after Libya crash

Two US airmen are rescued in eastern Libya after their warplane crashed during allied operations, officials say.


Afghan policeman controls the area during a patrol in Guzara district, Herat province east of Kabul - March 19 2011Karzai names Nato pullout areas

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai names the areas of the country expected to be handed over by foreign troops to Afghan forces in July.

Smoke rises from No 3 reactor at the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Power cables laid at Japan plant

Power cables are attached to all six reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant, and lighting is restored at the control room of reactor No 3.

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  • President Obama makes a call on Air Force OneObama's war tent

    How the US leader keeps Libya strike secrets while on the move


  • A boy in Ukraine celebrates Orthodox epiphanyBaptism by ice

    Russia's trend for dipping children in frozen rivers


  • Eva Ekvall (Photo by Roberto Mata)In pictures

    Why ex-Miss Venezuela wanted people to see her cancer battle


  • Knut at Berlin zooKnut's story

    Is it wrong to keep polar bears in zoos?


  • Road to 2012

    How Pawlenty's move kicks off Republican presidential race

  • Mumbai style

    Indian Fashion Week is turning heads

  • Kindling a fire

    Will public anger in Syria keep burning or fizzle out?

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