The Obama administration was readying plans to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya with the help of Arab countries, officials said Thursday as the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize the move.

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I AM VERY GLAD THAT THIS MOMENT FINALLY CAME ! :DD

Arab League foreign ministers are meeting to discuss a draft resolution rejecting foreign military intervention in Libya. They held a minutes' silence to remember "martyrs" of reform in the Arab world.

At the scene:



John Simpson BBC News, Ajdabiya

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Forces loyal to the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are moving into rebel territory in the east, capturing an oil installation in the town of Brega.

The manager of the installation said they took control at dawn without using force, but rebel forces later said they had regained control of the town. Pro-Gaddafi jets also bombed an arms dump in the nearby city of Ajdabiya.

Rescuers say they are losing hope of finding the scores of people still missing

A third of the buildings in central Christchurch may need to be demolished and rebuilt, authorities in New Zealand have warned, following an earthquake.

Hundreds of suburban homes damaged in Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude tremor may also