News Headlines - 20 April 2011

▽War in Libya Could Drag On, Military Analysts Say - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/africa/21nato.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
France and Italy said Wednesday that they would join Britain in sending some liaison officers to support the rebel army in Libya, in what military analysts said was a sign that there would be no quick and easy end to the war in Libya.

▽Libya: British photographer killed in Misurata - BBC
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8464433/Libya-British-photographer-killed-in-Misurata.html
Tim Hetherington, a leading British photojournalist, has been killed while covering the fighting in the Libyan city of Misurata, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

▽British servicewoman killed in Afghanistan - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/20/british-servicewoman-lisa-head-killed-afghanistan
A woman serving with the British army's bomb disposal team in Afghanistan has died following an operation in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

▽Hundreds dead in Nigeria post-poll violence - Aljazeera.net
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/2011420192313759194.html
More than 200 killed and 40,000 displaced after supporters of defeated candidate go on a rampage in northern Nigeria.

▽Russia, China block UN resolution on Yemen - Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44ecdeee-6b59-11e0-9be1-00144feab49a.html
The international community appeared powerless to address Yemen’s escalating crisis, as Russia and China blocked a resolution on violence against protesters at the UN Security Council on Tuesday night.