Pirates Kill American Hostages negotiations were said to be occurring, but pirates still killed the two couples from the United States, Jean and Scott Adams from California and Phyllis Macay and Robert Riggle of Seattle, Washington. The Navy ship that was tracking the vessel heard gunshots at 1AM eastern time. When they went aboard they found the two couples shot and 19 pirates. They killed two of the pirates and brought the remaining into custody.
(Feb 22, 2011). abc New Video. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6046305
New Zealand gets rattled from a 6. 3 earthquake and after shocks of 5.5 and 5.6. Parts of the city of Christchurch was destroyed when buildings came crashing down. Many people are trapped under the rumble. Over 400,000 thousand people live in the city. Eighty percent of the city is without electricity and several roads are destroyed.
Katrandjian, O., & Fujita, A. (Feb. 22, 2011). New Zealand Earthquake: Two Aftershocks Rock Christchurch on 'Darkest Days.' At Least 65 Dead, More Than 100 Feared Trapped in Collapsed Buildings. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/International/zealand-powerful-earthquake-rocks-city-christchurch/story?id=12969226
Gadhafi refuses to leave Libya and is using mass destruction to kill protesters. Gaghafi has his military using tanks, air strikes and gunshots to stop the protesters. People are being cut in half from tanks and machine guns. Borders are closed and cell phones and Internet are not available to the people. The Ambassador of Libya is asking for the United States to aid the people of Libya. People are being evacuated from Libya through Portugal, Malta and Egypt. Libya is the 12th largest producers of oil, mostly to Europe, but it has effected the US purchasing by a 9% increase in oil prices. Gas prices at the tanks are at a 6% increase.
Kofman, J. , Khan, H., & Raddatz, M. (Feb. 22, 2011). Moammer Gadhafi Says He Won't Leave, Blames Uprising on Foreigners. Embattled Presidents Vows to Die on Libyan Soil Despite Within His Government. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/libyas-moammar-ghadafi-control/story?id=12969171
(Feb 22, 2011). abc New Video. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6046305
New Zealand gets rattled from a 6. 3 earthquake and after shocks of 5.5 and 5.6. Parts of the city of Christchurch was destroyed when buildings came crashing down. Many people are trapped under the rumble. Over 400,000 thousand people live in the city. Eighty percent of the city is without electricity and several roads are destroyed.
Katrandjian, O., & Fujita, A. (Feb. 22, 2011). New Zealand Earthquake: Two Aftershocks Rock Christchurch on 'Darkest Days.' At Least 65 Dead, More Than 100 Feared Trapped in Collapsed Buildings. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/International/zealand-powerful-earthquake-rocks-city-christchurch/story?id=12969226
Gadhafi refuses to leave Libya and is using mass destruction to kill protesters. Gaghafi has his military using tanks, air strikes and gunshots to stop the protesters. People are being cut in half from tanks and machine guns. Borders are closed and cell phones and Internet are not available to the people. The Ambassador of Libya is asking for the United States to aid the people of Libya. People are being evacuated from Libya through Portugal, Malta and Egypt. Libya is the 12th largest producers of oil, mostly to Europe, but it has effected the US purchasing by a 9% increase in oil prices. Gas prices at the tanks are at a 6% increase.
Kofman, J. , Khan, H., & Raddatz, M. (Feb. 22, 2011). Moammer Gadhafi Says He Won't Leave, Blames Uprising on Foreigners. Embattled Presidents Vows to Die on Libyan Soil Despite Within His Government. Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/libyas-moammar-ghadafi-control/story?id=12969171
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