archive 20·03·2011

musica

• Bonus: Omer Meir Wellber

  The ‘Musica’ bonus includes several excerpts from our interview with conductor Omer Meir Wellber… 20/03/11 18:49 CET

• A maestro’s apprentice

  At La Scala in Milan Daniel Barenboim has been back on the piano stool, playing Franz Liszt’s piano… 20/03/11 18:43 CET

pictureoftheday

• A burning vehicle after an air strike by coalition forces in Libya

  A rebel fighter looks at a burning vehicle belonging forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi… 20/03/11 16:55 CET

world news

• Saleh fires cabinet as protesters bury their dead

  Thousands of mourners have turned out in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa for the funerals of… 20/03/11 23:29 CET

• Western allies continue Libya offensive

  Coalition forces have attacked Libya from the air and sea as they try to stop Colonel Gaddfi’s… 20/03/11 22:43 CET

• Libya’s army orders immediate ceasefire

  Libya’s army have ordered all of its units to observe an immediate ceasefire. The announcement… 20/03/11 21:53 CET

• Syria burns

  In Syria a third day of protests has been marred by violence. The police have opened fire on… 20/03/11 20:17 CET

• Italian tug boat whereabouts unknown

  Italy says it is ready to intervene over an Italian tug boat which has been detained by Libya. The… 20/03/11 19:43 CET

• France sends aircraft carrier to Libya

  France on Sunday sent an aircraft carrier towards Libya as coalition forces continue their… 20/03/11 19:23 CET

• Happy Persian New Year

  Up to 200 million people are celebrating the Persian New Year’s Day, or Norouz, which starts at… 20/03/11 18:23 CET

• Arab League backtracks over no fly zone

  At a meeting of the Arab League today, there were mixed reactions to the military action being… 20/03/11 17:36 CET

• Yemen mourns for slaughtered protesters

  Thousands of mourners have turned out in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa for the funerals of… 20/03/11 17:03 CET

• Third day of protests in Syria

  In Syria a third day of protests has been marred by violence. The police have opened fire on… 20/03/11 16:53 CET

• Haitians go to the polls to pick new president

  In Haiti people are voting in the final round of the presidential election. The chaotic… 20/03/11 16:43 CET

• Missiles rain down on Libya

  Within hours of Saturday’s Paris talks on military action in Libya, the US, UK, French and other… 20/03/11 15:55 CET

• Coalition allies continue Libya air strikes

  American, British and French forces have attacked Libya from the sea and from the air to stop… 20/03/11 15:03 CET

• Regional election in Germany

  In Germany regional elections are underway and polls show that Angela Merkel’s Conservative party… 20/03/11 13:43 CET

• Two miracle survivors found in Japan

  In Japan two more survivors have been found in the devastated city of Ishinomaki. An 80-year-old… 20/03/11 13:04 CET

• Japan gets cooling pumps working

  Japanese engineers have succeeded in turning the cooling pumps back on at the Fukushima nuclear… 20/03/11 12:53 CET

• Defiant Gaddafi speech

  Colonel Gaddafi says Libya is prepared for a long war, and that the international forces against… 20/03/11 12:21 CET

• Gaddafi: we will win

  Colonel Gaddafi says Libya is prepared for a long war, and that the international forces against… 20/03/11 11:24 CET

• Missiles rain down on Libya

  The night sky over the Mediterranean coast of Libya lit up on Saturday night as operation Odyssey… 20/03/11 10:33 CET

• Historic Haiti vote

  The people of Haiti will vote in the final round of an historic presidential election on Sunday… 20/03/11 08:33 CET

• Tsunami dead and missing rise above 20,000

  Police in Japan say the number of dead and missing after the earthquake and tsunami has risen above… 20/03/11 06:23 CET

• Libyan TV parades “civilian casualties” of allied raids

  Libyan state television has broadcast pictures of what it says are civilian victims of the allied… 20/03/11 05:13 CET

• Gunfire in Tripoli as coalition launches Libya attack

  Anti-aircraft gunfire has rattled the sky over Tripoli overnight. It follows the first attacks on… 20/03/11 04:03 CET

• Gaddafi calls for resistance to “colonial crusade”

  Colonel Gaddafi’s last public appearance in the flesh was several days ago. But the Libyan leader… 20/03/11 02:13 CET

• Egypt referendum brings large turnout

  Millions of Egyptians have turned out to vote in a referendum on a new constitution, a month after… 20/03/11 01:04 CET

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