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Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi who is facing a popular uprising from the East of his country may get a break as a huge Tsunami hits Japan.
Images coming from Japan shows a 4 meter wave sweeping inland, leaving damage to life and property in its wake. The unprecedented occurred about 2:46 PM local time northeast of the Japanese capital Tokyo.
Whereas protesters in Libya who planned a "Day of Rage" in have seen the intense media coverage they have had in the last two weeks overtaken by the tragic events in Japan. There are also concerns regarding statements from Qaddafi's son Saif al Islam about a large scale military offensive against Civilian-Held positions.
Global stock markets are also jittery as uncertainty looms over instability in the Middle East, and now Asia. There is also a major crisis involving many African countries over the disputed presidency of the Cote d'Ivoire, pitting incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and the presumed winner of last November's UN sanctioned presidential election Alassane Ouattara. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.
Most financial and global risk analysts will be paying very close attention to the New York Stock Exchange as it opens Friday, March 11th 2011.
More on the ongoing evacuation and rescue mission in Japan as they happen.
Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi who is facing a popular uprising from the East of his country may get a break as a huge Tsunami hits Japan.
Images coming from Japan shows a 4 meter wave sweeping inland, leaving damage to life and property in its wake. The unprecedented occurred about 2:46 PM local time northeast of the Japanese capital Tokyo.
Whereas protesters in Libya who planned a "Day of Rage" in have seen the intense media coverage they have had in the last two weeks overtaken by the tragic events in Japan. There are also concerns regarding statements from Qaddafi's son Saif al Islam about a large scale military offensive against Civilian-Held positions.
Global stock markets are also jittery as uncertainty looms over instability in the Middle East, and now Asia. There is also a major crisis involving many African countries over the disputed presidency of the Cote d'Ivoire, pitting incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and the presumed winner of last November's UN sanctioned presidential election Alassane Ouattara. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.
Most financial and global risk analysts will be paying very close attention to the New York Stock Exchange as it opens Friday, March 11th 2011.
More on the ongoing evacuation and rescue mission in Japan as they happen.
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