LIBYA: Police fire on protesters in Tripoli

Forces loyal to the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi opened fire in broad daylight on protesters Friday in Tripoli after the announcement by the opposition of "liberation" of Eastern countries, the international community to stop hurrying bloodshed.

The 11th day of the bloody revolt against the tottering power of M.Gaddafi has accused his opponents of being guided by Al Qaeda, the initiatives are increasing: UN meeting, proposals for sanctions, embargo and establishing a no-fly zone.

The challenge extends west from Tripoli to Benghazi, 1000 km east of the capital, in cities or close to the coastal shores of the Mediterranean, the vast majority of the country, 93% desert, being spared by the fighting.

But while the eastern oil is in the hands of organized armed opposition to a possible step toward Tripoli, Gadhafi pro-government forces fired on protesters in eastern districts of the capital, causing casualties, according to witnesses reached by telephone.

"The police opened fire on protesters without distinction. There are dead in the streets of Soug Al Jomaa," said one resident told AFP.

Other witnesses of suburban neighborhoods, like Ben Achour and Fachloum, reported "heavy fire upon all who are in the street."Similar scenes take place Ghout Achaal in the west of the city.

"They fired on unarmed civilians leaving the prayer," he told AFP capita residential qartier Ben Achour.

The police had deployed around several mosques to prevent demonstrations, witnesses said.

Hundreds of people Tajoura, a neighborhood in Tripoli, protesting against the regime, according to witnesses.

Proponents of the "Guide" in power for over 40 years are concentrated in Tripoli, where the militia would have Khamis than 9,000 fighters, tanks and aircraft, according to unconfirmed reports.

Sign that power seeks to stem the wave of protest, the official Libyan television announced an $ 400 Libyan families, and the 150% increase of salaries of certain officials.

At Tobruk in the east, an event attended by a thousand people. The protesters waved flags of the Libyan monarchy of King Idris Sanusi who has become a symbol of the insurgency. "Free Libya, Gaddafi outside," "The people want the fall of the regime," they have launched.

Musratha third largest city, about 150 km east of Tripoli, was deserted by loyalists to Mr.Gaddafi, but clashes took place on an air base nearby that have caused many deaths, "said one resident told AFP.

Heavy fighting murderers had opposed these days Musratha supporters of the regime "supported by African mercenaries" and protesters, according to several witnesses.

To the west of Tripoli, in the city of Zawiyah (60 km), "terrorists" have murdered several soldiers, according to state news agency Jana, while the newspaper based in Benghazi Libya Quryna 23 people were killed in the assault by security forces against the city.

That the inhabitants of this town spoke Thursday Mr.Gaddafi charged that AA in an audio message on television, Al Qaeda orchestrating the insurgency by giving his view of "hallucinogenic pills" to opponents.

Two days earlier he had vowed to suppress the insurgency, warning of possible "butcher".The violence has already caused several hundred deaths, from 300 to a thousand different sources.

Abroad, the outrage is growing against his regime, increasingly isolated after being abandoned by his peers and several relatives and Arab diplomats, including ambassadors to Libya and UNESCO Paris, and al-Gaddafi -Dam, close adviser and cousin of Colonel Gaddafi.

Paris and London have proposed to the Security Council of the United Nations which meets at 20:00 GMT in New York a draft resolution calling for "a total embargo on arms," "sanctions," and "referral to the ICC for crimes against humanity, "the French foreign minister Michele Alliot-Marie.

The countries of the European Union and NATO are preparing also to establish a no-fly zone to prohibit Libya Libyan military planes to fly, if the UN gives green light, according to a diplomat.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay expressed concern over "brutal and shocking situation."

Faced with the chaos in Libya, evacuations in difficult conditions by land, sea and air continues, several European countries, foremost among them Italy concerned about a humanitarian crisis due to the exodus of tens of thousands foreigners and Libyans.

The World Food Programme UN has warned that the food supply chain in Libya "was in danger of collapse."Food imports can no longer in ports and distribution is compromised because of the violence.

MOROCCO: Five persons died on the fringes of protests in the city of Al-Hoceima

Five people were killed and 128 were injured, including 115 members of security forces, during disturbances that followed the events, otherwise largely peaceful, which took place Sunday to Morocco, officials said Monday.

"The charred bodies of five people were found inside one of the bank branches burned by the troublemakers in the town of Al Hoceima" in the north, "said Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui In a statement to press.

An investigation is underway, added the minister, adding that 120 people were arrested following disturbances in a half-dozen Moroccan cities.Minors arrested were handed over to their families.

Thousands of people marched Sunday in several cities in Morocco to demand political reform and limiting the powers of the king, responding to a call at home by young people on Facebook and taken up by various NGOs and organizations.

The interior minister argued that "democratic practice" of Morocco and the "right to freedom of expression in the country", have ensured that the demonstrations Sunday "took place in a peaceful atmosphere imbued serenity and discipline. "

The minister said some 37,000 people have participated in these gatherings.

But trouble erupted after demonstrations in the cities of Tangier, Tetouan, Larache, Al Hoceima in the north and Marrakech in the south Guelmin well as Sefrou (center).The Minister attributed the violence to "troublemakers, including minors and habitual criminals."

A Larache, the "troublemakers," he said, have invested a customs building and seized drugs and liquor that were seized by customs.

Cherkaoui has finally stated that 33 public buildings, 24 banks, 50 shops and private buildings and 66 vehicles were burned or damaged.

Libya: Benghazi "the rebellious" at the forefront of the anti-Gaddafi sling

In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, 38 people were injured in the town of Benghazi, Libya, after clashes between demonstrators and security forces. While today have multiplied rallies across the country for a "Day of Wrath, this early revolt of the country's second city has all of a symbol.

Hassan Al-Jahmi, a thirty originating from Benghazi, was exiled in Switzerland for nearly ten years.He is the author of the call to rally on 17 February, it launched through the creation of a Facebook page which has over 20,000 members.

For him, "the rebellious Benghazi" is the heart of the protest movement: "Benghazi is not only rebellious against Gaddafi. It is a city that traditionally has opposed and whose people have always demanded greater freedom of speech and opinion. When Italy had his hand on the country until 1943, the first voices were raised against colonization came from Benghazi. "

The singularity of Benghazi has emerged through a combination of several factors. "This is the most cosmopolitan city in the country.Here are found the people who come from all over Libya. This combination alone explains the uniqueness of the city. Benghazi Libya made significant contributions to the cultural: Actors, singers, writers.People here like to express themselves, "he develops.

Disastrous legacy of the massacre of prisoners in Abu Slim

For Hasni Abdi, director of the Center for Study and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean World (CERMAM) located in Geneva, other variables, more recent, have made the capital of Benghazi opposition to the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.

This is particularly the massacre of prisoners in Abu Slim says political scientist: "The stability of Libya through good management of tribal elements that make up the population of Benghazi sociology. The regime has stepped up the blunders, including in the 1200 murder of prisoners in the prison of Abu Slim in 1996.The authorities have removed many representatives of these tribes, they have never officially acknowledged. But the fact that many of these people are from Benghazi has reinforced the city in his sling against traditional power. "

According to Human Rights Watch, most victims of the shooting originated in Benghazi. This event, which reflects the preferential treatment which the city and its inhabitants are subjected by the government, is not isolated. Economically too, Benghazi has regularly been ignored by the regime: "Benghazi was excluded from all major political and economic progress of countries, including incomes from the oil windfall, contrary or in Sirte Tripoli.A hospital in Benghazi like field hospitals, transport are poorly developed. Against this background of perpetual humiliation that have forged the main opposition movements. Benghazi has been set aside by the Libyan regime as it was perceived as the city that had defied Gaddafi. "

And the events of Wednesday have burned a little more in the marble image that cultivates Benghazi: that of a rebellious city, a bastion of anti-Gaddafi sling.

Rome seeks international help to curb the influx of migrant Tunisians

AFP - The mass landings of Tunisians on the small Italian island of Lampedusa continued Sunday, causing concern that Rome has launched an appeal for international help to tackle the crisis and wants to deploy police in Tunisia.

"I ask the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs the authorization for our forces to operate in Tunisia to block the flow. The Tunisian system is collapsing," said Interior Minister Roberto Maroni on the news TG5.

The spokesperson of the Tunisian government has called the idea "unacceptable", later in the evening on the television channel Al-Arabiya.

Mr.Maroni, a member of the Northern League, a party and populist anti-immigrant, also criticized the lack of a concerted European action, saying the EU "has only left Italy, as usual, opposite landed about 5,000 people in five days.

"Europe does nothing. I am very concerned and asked for the urgent intervention of the EU because the Maghreb is exploding. As usual, we were left alone. We manage the only with the humanitarian emergency preparedness.Intervention is essential for Europe, "insisted the minister.

In Tunis, a government source said in the evening to AFP that the Tunisian authorities had sent reinforcements to stem the flow of illegals from the Tunisian coast to Europe.

In Brussels, the European Commission said it was reviewing the measures it might take to assist Italy.

European Commissioner for Security Cecilia Malmström "spoke personally yesterday with Mr.Maroni, and she is fully aware of the exceptional pressure on Italy "is that this massive landing, said a spokesman for the Commission.

Nearly 1,400 people arrived in Lampedusa since Saturday midnight only, according to Coast Guard figures.

To ease the immigrants, Italian authorities decided the immediate opening of first reception center which was closed in 2009, and about a thousand people have found shelter immediately.

"It became impossible for us to live in Tunisia: it is violence, abductions, we do not know which controls the country is adrift," said a woman came into the night, who says he wants to rejoin his family France.

"We are afraid.The revolution of January did not change anything. We want to find work in Europe and we ask the help of the Italian people, "said a young man on TV Sky TG-24.

The Italian government has declared Saturday the state of humanitarian emergency, which allows you to take immediate action and rapid mobilization of financial resources

"But that's not enough, we must mobilize the Mediterranean countries which have ships, planes and helicopters" to control the coast of Tunisia, said in an interview with Corriere della Sera the Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.

Mr Frattini called the "Model Albania" to solve the refugee problem in Tunisia.In the 90s, when thousands of Albanian refugees arrived in Italy, Rome has deployed with the consent of Tirana, military vessels in Albanian waters, thus stopping the illegal traffickers.

The minister also announced Sunday night a lightning visit to Tunisia on Monday afternoon, during which he will meet Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi on the sidelines of a trip planned for some time in Syria and Jordan.

The chief diplomat of the EU, the British Ashton, must also travel to Tunisia on Monday.

FOOTBALL: Real Madrid is still the richest club in the world

Real Madrid Football Club is the world's richest for the sixth consecutive year, according to the annual report released Thursday by consulting firm Deloitte.

With 438.6 million euros in revenue for the 2009-2010 season, ahead of Real Madrid FC Barcelona (398.1) and Manchester United (349.8).Followed Bayern Munich (323), Arsenal (274.1), Chelsea (255.9), AC Milan (235.8), Liverpool (225.3), Inter Milan (224.8) and Juventus (205).

The French club is the richest Olympique Lyon, 14th with 146.1 million euros, followed closely by Olympique de Marseille (15th, 141.1).

The top twenty ranking from all five major championships: England (7), Italy (4), Germany (4), Spain (3) and France (2).

While the top six rankings remain unchanged, Manchester City jumped from 20th to 11th place with 152.8 million against 102.2 a year earlier.

Combined revenues of the twenty wealthiest clubs exceeded for the first time the 4 billion euros in fiscal year 2009-2010 ($ 4.3 billion, up 8% over the previous year).

"This shows the impressive strength of the sport in a global crisis," said Deloitte.

UNITED KINGDOM: The request for extradition of Julian Assange investigated by British justice

AFP - Julian Assange appear Monday and Tuesday before a British court that will consider its request for extradition to Sweden, while the documents confidential police throwing a harsh light on the rape charges for the founder of Wikileaks have been published.

The Australian, 39, on probation since December 16, gained international notoriety with the release since late November on its website Wikileaks, hundreds of secret diplomatic telegrams that have angered several countries, led by the United States .

He has always denied the charges of rape and sexual assault against him, saying they were part of a smear campaign to discredit her work and make it stop.

When he appears Monday, several celebrities, including Jemima Khan, Columbia, fashion muse and ambassador for UNICEF (United Nations Fund for Children), London to attend a rally in support of the founder of Wikileaks.

The judge's decision, which must rule on the extradition of Mr. Assange, will be important, but probably not decisive, the Australian having many opportunities to appeal. The judicial process could ultimately take several months.

The Swedish authorities want to question Mr. Assange under investigation for alleged sexual assault and rape, opened after a complaint by two women.

Confidential police reports on the survey just published on the internet.If they do not bring new elements to the lawyers for Mr. Assange, who had already in hand, they cast a harsh light on the facts alleged against him.

According to one of these documents, one of the women who filed a complaint against Australian tells in great detail, initiated a sexual relationship, she says, by Mr. Assange while she slept and that he would have refused to wear a condom.

Covered by an international arrest warrant issued by the Swedish court, Mr.Assange was arrested in Britain on Dec. 7, before being placed on parole nine days later.

He has lived under house arrest in a friend's posh property, located 200 km north-east London, is subject to a curfew, is an electronic bracelet and must register every day with the police.

These conditions have been relaxed for Sunday and Monday to allow him to reside in London for hearings.

Lawyers for Mr.Assange oppose his extradition to Sweden, arguing in particular that there is a risk that their client is then sent to the United States, where they believe he could be sentenced to death.

The U.S. federal court has opened an investigation against the founder of Wikileaks, which, in addition to U.S. diplomatic telegrams, published last year reports of the U.S. military on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She did not however formally charged, and therefore did not request his extradition.

In early February, Mr. Assange asked the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to repatriate. "Julia Gillard should take active steps to protect ourselves and my repatriation (Wikileaks).She should contact the U.S. Embassy to tell them to stop, "said Mr Assange, who said he was eager to return home.

DENMARK: The perpetrator of a cartoonist Muhammad found guilty of terrorism

The Somali Geele Mohamed was found guilty of attempted "terrorism" and murder against the Danish Mohammed cartoonist Kurt Westergaard said Thursday the judge of the court in Aarhus.

"The Court finds that a murder attempt at his home on January 1, 2010 against Kurt Westergaard, a man who personifies the cartoons of Muhammad should be seen as an attempt to frighten the population and a high degree of destabilization structures of society, "said the magistrate Ingrid Thorsboe.

This verdict has been "made unanimously by the jury," she said.

The sentence of up to life imprisonment must be imposed Friday.

In the evening of 1 January 2010, Mohamed Geele now aged 29, had burst into the home of the draftsman in Viby, near Aarhus, armed with a hatchet and a knife, shouting that he wanted to kill him because he had insulted the Prophet and Muslims.

Kurt Westergaard, 75, had taken refuge in a bathroom safe, forcing the attacker to give up his project before being shot by the police arrived on the scene.