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European markets at close: 17.03.11
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Across Australia with a wind powered car
The Wind-Explorer, a wind powered electric-car, crossed Australia from Perth to Sydney, more than 5,000km in three weeks. Every evening the lithium-ion batteries were charged by a wind turbine. REUTERS/Buckle Up Productions Copyright © 2011 euronews

Iraq
There have been anti-government protests gathering across the country since last week. The worst violence was witnessed in the autonomous Kurdish region in the north of Iraq, where people are targeting their anger at the two dominant political parties and demanding something be done to tackle corruption. At least three protesters there have been killed in the unrest. Economic hardship is also fuelling demonstrations in Baghdad, Kut, Basra and other cities. They are not calling for a regime change – Iraq is, in principle at least, a democracy, but rather better governance and accountability. Population: 32.1 millionHuman Development Index1: not listedUnemployment: 15.2 (2008 estimate) 1 HDI is calculated according to factors such as schooling, life expectancy and gross national income and is used by the UN’s Development Programme for its Human development reports. back to all countries Copyright © 2011 euronews

Ivory Coast may cause region-wide crisis
As the world’s attention is focused elsewhere, the power struggle in Ivory Coast has escalated and now threatens a region-wide humanitarian crisis. Laurent Gbagbo remains the de facto leader of Ivory Coast despite finishing second in the November 28 presidential elections. He contests that result and has called on the country’s youth to join him in taking up arms. Thousands of supporters answered his call. His rival, Alassane Ouattara, is recognised by the international community as the rightful winner of the election and legitimate president of Ivory Coast. He is backed by rebel forces, whom he has adopted as his army. According to the United Nations, at least 435 people have been killed and as many as 450,000 have fled their homes since the political crisis began. Human rights groups claim atrocities have been committed by both sides. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, whose country is hosting some 90,000 Ivorian refugees, said that Ivory Coast is already “at war” and that the tensions will further destabilise a region that has struggled with bloody conflict for many years. “It’s a serious threat to the stability of Liberia, and I might say to the stability of all neighbouring countries,” says, adding that “the crisis in Ivory Coast slipped off the radar,” given the focus on recent events in Japan, Libya and the wider Arab world. Ouattara last week recognised the 2002-2003 rebels as his military and renamed them the Ivory Coast Republican Forces (FRCI). The FRCI has captured a fourth town in the west this week, Reuters reported. But major clashes have also been reported in the capital Abidjan. The rebels have controlled the north of the country since the end of the civil war, although that conflict appears to have restarted. There are real fears that an Ivory Coast at war will destabilise the whole West Africa region. The International Monetary Fund has warned of “serious risks” for the region. Ivory Coast is the world??�s no.1 cocoa grower. The crisis means exports have stopped, mainly as a result of European Union sanctions. The fate of almost 200,000 tonnes of mid-crop beans that is still on tress remains unknown. As economic conditions become bleaker, the ground becomes ever more ripe for conflict. By Ali SheikholeslamiLondon Correspondentali.sheikholeslami@euronews.net Copyright © 2011 euronews

Gaddafi plays hardball with his people
As the violence spreads across Libya, strongman Colonel Muammar Gaddafi??�s has vowed that he will not bow to pressure from the street to step down The unprecedented challenge to his four-decade rule of the oil rich North african nation has been inspired by pro-democracy movements elsewhere in the region. But while neighbouring governments in Egypt and Tunisia appeared to offer some concessions to protesters calling for greater freedoms, Gaddafi has refused to negotiate, denouncing them as “terrorists.” Human Rights Watch says at least 233 people have been killed since last Thursday, while the Paris-based International federation for Human Rights puts the death toll closer to 400. The military has been deployed to crackdown on the unrest although there are some reports of regiments defecting to join the protests. The Gaddafi regime has said the violence could out the country’s vast oil wealth at risk Libya’s vast oil and gas reserves account for up to 90 percent of its revenues, giving the country some of the highest living standards on the African continent. The unrest has pushed the price of crude up to its highest price since 2008. International oil firms, such as Italy’s ENI, are now preparing to pull their staff out of the country. Italy is a key foreign investor in Libya after the two countries signed a friendship treaty to deepen their economic ties over two years ago. But PM Silvio Berlusconi has refused to use that leverage to seek concessions from Gaddafi. Copyright © 2011 euronews

‘Food shortages’ as North Korea celebrates leader’s birthday
There have been protests in the South Korean capital Seoul to coincide with the 69th birthday of the North’s leader Kim Jong-Il. Tension has mounted between the two neighbours over the past couple of years. North Korea has become increasingly hostile, conducting missile tests and staging military attacks. As a group of southern tourists gazed across the border in curiosity, one visitor asked whether it right for the North to celebrate its leader’s birthday while most North Koreans were starving. “He’d better feed his people first, and then he can enjoy his birthday. Kim Jong-Il should step down as soon as possible for his people,” the tourist said. Although Pyongyang has seen the usual birthday commemorations, defectors in Seoul say festivities in the North have been scaled down this year because of a chronic food shortage. Whereas the authorities usually distribute 10 days’ worth of rations, some areas have reportedly received no supplies. South Korean officials say one of the leader’s sons, Kim Jong-chol, was spotted recently at an Eric Clapton concert in Singapore. Meanwhile back home his youngest son, heir apparent Kim Jong-un, continues to appear in public with his father. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Hollywood star Jane Russell dead at 89
Hollywood star Jane Russell has died at the age of 89. She passed away at her home in Santa Maria, California after suffering from a respiratory failure. Russell’s rise to fame began when she was discovered by producer Howard Hughes and cast in ‘The Outlaw’ in 1943. Her most famous turn came alongside Marilyn Monroe in ‘Gentleman Prefer Blondes.’ Russell became the American pin-up girl of the 1940s and 1950s, but her acting career faded after that. She continued to work as a model and went on to sing in Broadway musicals and on television. Russell married three times and had three adopted children. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Oscar-nominated animations films
Oscar nominations come in all shapes and sizes, including the animation film category. French production ‘The Illusionist’ is the only hand-drawn film nominated in the animation category, up against two powerhouse computer-animated movies, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and ‘Toy Story 3’. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Dutch soldiers held prisoner in Libya
Three Dutch soldiers have been captured by militia loyal to Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi. Like other European countries Holland has been evacuating its citizens, largely without any problems. But these soldiers were attacked and captured after landing in a helicopter near the city of Sirte, to rescue two Dutch people. Sirte is Gaddafi’s home town. The incident was first reported in a Dutch newspaper on Thursday, but actually happened last Sunday. Information had been held back for security reasons. The two civilians the soldiers went to rescue were subsequently handed over to the Dutch embassy. Intensive negotiations are now underway to secure the captured soldiers’ release. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Air-strikes offer Libya’s rebels reprieve
Only a few days ago Libyan rebels were on the verge of being crushed by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. However, the heavy bombardment by the Western led coalition appears to have swung the momentum in Libya’s civil war. The main road out of the eastern city of Benghazi is now littered with the regime’s vehicles scorched by attacks from the air. READ – Libya: a timeline of international diplomacy – International forces in operations in Libya That’s allowed the opposition to push towards Ajdabiya, though for the time being the town remains under Gaddafi’s control. Rebel units also appear severely disorganised, underscoring US warnings that a long stalemate could emerge. In addition, the forces loyal to the Libyan leader appear determined to fight on, with reports of offensives on Tuesday morning on the western cities of Misrata and Zintan. Copyright © 2011 euronews