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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 02 April 2011
• US Lawmakers: Gadhafi's Days are Numbered VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Despite the back and forth gains and loses rebel forces are having against government troops in Libya, two prominent U.S. lawmakers said Sunday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is facing mounting pressure and that his days are numbered.
• NATO Military, Civilian Chiefs Condemn Quran Burning VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- The top U.S. commander and NATO's civilian representative in Afghanistan have condemned the burning of a Quran by a radical pastor in the United States. Afghans have taken to the streets to protest against the incident, and violent demonstrations have left at least 22 people dead, including several foreigners working for the United Nations.
• Two Police Officers Killed As Koran Protests Continue In Afghanistan RFE/RL 03 Apr 2011 -- Two police officers were reported killed and 20 people wounded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar today as protests over a U.S. Koran burning entered a second day in the city.
• U.S. president condemns Afghan killings over Quran burning RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called 'outrageous' the killings in Afghanistan in response to the burning of a Quran by a radical Christian preacher in the United States.
• Over 100 dead in Kandahar, witnesses say police firing on crowds RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2011 -- More than 100 people have died in violence in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, where eyewitnesses say police are firing on crowds with automatic weapons.
• Third Day of Afghan Protests Begin VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Officials in southern Afghanistan say two people died and at least 18 others were wounded during a third day of protests against the burning of a Koran by a radical U.S. pastor.
• 31st MEU helps aid isolated island of Oshima USMC News 03 Apr 2011 -- Approximately 170 Marines and Sailors from Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit left the USS Essex (LHD 2) beginning Operation Field Day in support of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, April 1.
• Troops in Parts of Japan to Receive Hardship Pay AFPS 03 Apr 2011 -- Service members in certain prefectures of Japan will receive hardship duty pay effective April 1, Defense Department officials announced.

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• Fighting Continues in Libya as Opposition Seeks to Organize Resistance VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Opposition forces in Libya Sunday continued to battle troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi around the oil-town of Brega, 800 kilometers east of Tripoli. Rebel leaders acknowledged that pro-Gadhafi troops were better trained and better equipped but said they were slowly organizing.
• Ivory Coast Incumbent Government Condemns French Takeover of Airport VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Ivory Coast's incumbent government said Sunday that French troops had no right to take control of the airport in the commercial capital Abidjan as fighting continues between incumbent government forces and fighters loyal to the internationally-recognized winner of November's presidential election.
• Battle for Abidjan Rages on in Ivory Coast VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Fighting between forces loyal to Ivory Coast's rival presidents continued for a fourth day in Abidjan, as French troops took control of the city's airport.
• Cote d'Ivoire: Ban stresses need for civilian protection in phone call with Ouattara UN News Centre 03 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has telephoned Alassane Ouattara, the President of Cote d''Ivoire, to discuss the rapidly developing situation there, and to reaffirm the importance of the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the country to protect civilians.
• UN officials voice concern over poor camp conditions for Somali refugees in Kenya UN News Centre 03 Apr 2011 -- The heads of three United Nations agencies today expressed deep concern over the living conditions for more than 314,000 Somali refugees during a visit to three camps in Dadaab in eastern Kenya.
• Israel Calls on UN to Retract Gaza War Crimes Report VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Israel is going on the offensive against a scathing United Nations report about alleged atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The move follows an about-face by the report's author.

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• Syrian president appoints ex-minister to form new government RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2011 -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has appointed a former minister to form a new Cabinet, Syrian state-run television reported on Sunday.
• Yemen Police Fire on Protesters in South VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Police in Yemen fired on anti-government protesters in the city of Taez south of the capital Sanaa.
• Japanese Say 'No Nukes, More Lives' In Tokyo Demonstration RFE/RL 03 Apr 2011 --Japanese officials today announced that the bodies of two workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been found. The two had been missing since a March 11 earthquake triggered a tsunami that badly damaged the plant.
• Radioactive water continues leaking from Japan nuclear plant - TV RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2011 -- The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday continued injecting water-absorbing polymers into a cracked pit but radioactive water was still leaking into the ocean, NHK television reported.
• Fukushima Plant Could Leak Radiation for Months VOA 03 Apr 2011 -- Government officials in Japan say it could take months for radiation leaks to be brought under control at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
• Three blasts kill 41, injure 100 in Pakistan IRNA 03 Apr 2011 -- Three bomb blasts, targeting people at a shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province, killed at least 41 people and injured 100 others on Sunday, chief of the rescue team said.
• Iran has overcome world arrogance pressures over nuclear program IRNA 03 Apr 2011 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Iran has overcome all the pressures exerted by the world arrogance over Iranian nuclear program.
• Huge Turnout As Nazarbaev Eyes Easy Victory In Early Kazakh Vote RFE/RL 03 Apr 2011 -- Kazakhs turned out in force for early elections that are virtually certain to hand authoritarian leader Nursultan Nazarbaev a new five-year term.
• Kazakhstan holds snap presidential elections RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2011 -- Over 9 million Kazakh citizens will come to polling stations on Sunday to vote for one of the four candidates vying for presidency, including incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.