HIV-Aids and STDs. AllAfrica publishes around 2,000 reports a day from more than 130 news organizations and over 200 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic.
We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Home. Homemade Bulldozer Battleship Joins Libya Fight.
Oct. 19, 2011: An anti-Gaddafi fighter flashes victory signs on an armored bulldozer during violent clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces at the frontline in center Sirte.Reuters / Thaier al-Sudani Onto a battlefield littered with bizarre homemade weaponry, Libya's ruling militia fighters have rolled out their weirdest contraption yet: a concrete and steel behemoth that's a cross between a bulldozer and a battleship.
The towering monster, which appeared Wednesday in Sirte to help capture Muammar Qaddafi's home town, has a battleship's pointed prow and portholes along its sides with steel covers that can be pulled down. Clad in concrete sandwiched between steel plates, it is painted in the colors of the new national flag -- red, green and black. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines.
News360.com - Top Stories. Fox News - Breaking News Updates. Home. News, Sports, Business, Politics - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill. SF Gate: San Francisco Chronicle. Los Angeles Times - California, national and world news.
San Francisco Bay Area — News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds: SFGate.