Continuing air strikes on Libya and back to Haiti
| 08:41 UK time, Tuesday, 22 March 2011
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This is Martin again and not Ben. I will eventually get my own logon.
There have been explosions and heavy anti-aircraft fire in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for a third night.
The Libyan authorities said that a naval base and a fishing village near the capital were also hit by air attacks from international forces.
Fighting continued on the ground on Monday despite the continued air offensive.
In the only big rebel stronghold in western Libya, the city of Misrata, at least nine people were reported to have been killed by troops loyal to the Libyan leader. In eastern Libya, a rebel advance from the city of Benghazi was repelled by government tanks.
Meanwhile, differences are emerging in the international community over the foreign military intervention.
The Russian premier, Vladimir Putin, has compared the air strikes to the Crusades, although President Medvedev publically disagreed with him.
Turkey has warned that the operation must not become an occupation, while China has condmened the action.
The German foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, says he can see the "risks" of the operation and the Arab League has called for civilians to be protected, not bombarded.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron has the head of the British Armed Forces who has insisted the Colonel Gaddafi could not be a target of the action.
What are your thoughts on the latest developments surrounding Libya?
We'll also be hearing from our team in Haiti, two days after the presidential election run off there.
