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  • At the United Nations, Britain and France have been drawing up a draft Security Council resolution on a No-Fly Zone over Libya.

    Libya No-Fly Zone Discussed at UN Security Council 2011

  • Asked if the Secretary-General would support a No-Fly Zone, Pascoe said it is a decision for the Security Council, not the U.N. chief.

    Libya No-Fly Zone Discussed at UN Security Council 2011

  • WSJ's Jerry Seib and Neal Lipschutz report with a stalemate looming in Libya between Gadhafi-backed forces and rebels, the U.S. and its allies still have a No-Fly zone on the table to potentially force a peaceful governmental transition.

    Libya Regime Pushes Back Margaret Coker 2011

  • Asked if the Secretary-General would support a No-Fly Zone, Pascoe said it is a decision for the Security Council, not the U.N. chief.

    Libya No-Fly Zone Discussed at UN Security Council 2011

  • British diplomats say their work on a possible No-Fly Zone resolution is a contingency plan as they prepare for all eventualities in Libya, where anti-government fighters are locked in a bloody battle with forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi.

    Libya No-Fly Zone Discussed at UN Security Council 2011

  • While in Libya, humanitarian chief Amos and special envoy Al-Khatib were unable to persuade the Libyan government to agree to a cessation of hostilities in Misrata, where, despite a NATO-enforced No-Fly Zone, the city has continued to be attacked with shells and rockets.

    Libya Agrees to Give UN Humanitarian Access to Tripoli, Misrata 2011

  • The official added that Obama officials who conducted the briefings told the Congressional staff that it "appears there wasn't enough negative information prior to the incident to take any severe measures" such as putting the eventual suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, on the No-Fly List to prevent him from boarding the plane.

    Missed signals cleared the way for suspect to board plane 2009

  • Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick No-Fly Zone Since 2009, here are the quarterbacks with the lowest completion percentages against the Jets min. 40 regular season attempts.

    Jets Once Again Manage to Stymie Ryan Fitzpatrick 2011

  • While in Libya, humanitarian chief Amos and special envoy Al-Khatib were unable to persuade the Libyan government to agree to a cessation of hostilities in Misrata, where, despite a NATO-enforced No-Fly Zone, the city has continued to be attacked with shells and rockets.

    Libya Agrees to Give UN Humanitarian Access to Tripoli, Misrata 2011

  • At the United Nations, Britain and France have been drawing up a draft Security Council resolution on a No-Fly Zone over Libya.

    Libya No-Fly Zone Discussed at UN Security Council 2011

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