BBC News 24 March 2011 Last updated at 12:09 ET

France 'shoots down Libyan plane'French Rafale jet

French warplanes shoot down a Libyan plane, officials say - the first incident of its kind since enforcement of the UN no-fly zone began.


Anti-government protesters in Deraa (23 March 2011)Protesters march at Syria funeral

Crowds of Syrian protesters march at the funeral of activists killed in the strife-torn city of Deraa, witnesses say.

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (23 March 2011)Two Fukushima workers in hospital

Two workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation, say officials.

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