Landmines in Libya

War in Libya has entered in a new phase.Forces loyal to embattled leader Moammar Gaddafi have laid land mines. Human Rights Watch has claimed the mines were placed in mountains in the far western part of Libya.

The mountains contain many revolutionaries, who first reported the mines to Human Rights Watch.

Revolution force members claimed to have removed more than 150 mines from the area while HRW verified it had also discovered mines in six locations.

Antipersonnel landmines are banned in most countries as they pose a huge threat to civilians.

Hearing Loss Among Newborns due to Virus

Its great writing for the newborn babies health.Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection that causes flu-like or no symptoms in healthy people. However, it can cause problems if the infection occurs for the first time during pregnancy.

'CMV is greatly under-diagnosed,' said Professor William Rawlinson from the University of New South Wales, reports the Australian Medical Journal.

A surveillance project between 1999 and 2009 showed that out of about 1,800 cases of CMV a year, only five to 25 were being diagnosed, according to a New South Wales statement.

Rawlinson said CMV screening would be cost-effective and an antiviral therapy was available for treatment in infants before 30 days of age.

'Most infected babies will be well. However, about half of the infants who develop disease will not show symptoms at birth and are unlikely to be identified without screening,' he said.

White House and Libya Conflict Critics

White House to answer Libya conflict critics

The House of Representatives on Friday passed a symbolic resolution chiding President Barack Obama for not seeking congressional approval for US involvement and gave him until June 17 to answer those questions and more.

“We will answer the questions in that resolution within the time-frame,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

But Carney declined to say whether the response would be in the form of the detailed report sought in the non-binding resolution, which was crafted by Republican House Speaker John Boehner.

“I don’t have a format for you, but we will certainly endeavor to answer the questions,” said the spokesman.

Carney also sidestepped questions on whether the White House would ask for formal congressional authorization for the US military role in the UN-backed campaign now officially under control of Nato.

“We have been in extensive consultations with Congress about our mission in Libya, the goals of which, we believe, are widely shared by Republicans and Democrats and House members and senators,” he told reporters.

His comments came as Democratic Senator Jim Webb and Republican Senator Bob Corker, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution akin to the House measure that challenged Obama’s Libya policy.

Their bill calls for the Obama administration to offer a detailed justification for US operations and forbids any deployment of US ground troops in Libya, and demands a detailed report within 14 days on US goals and means to reach those objectives.

It also calls on Obama to request authorization for the continuation of US involvement in Nato activities and states that Congress should fully debate such a request expediently.