Peter Kenyon

Another group of wounded civilians from the besieged Libyan city of Misrata has been evacuated by sea to the rebel-controlled eastern part of the country. The evacuees gave chilling accounts of the situation in Misrata.

In eastern Libya, anti-government rebels say NATO airstrikes helped them push pro-government forces out of a strategic city 100 miles from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. NATO warplanes also destroyed pro-government tanks shelling the Western city of Misrata.

As the fighting continues, a delegation from the African Union arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday in search of a cease-fire agreement.

Outmatched In Terms Of Firepower

Bahrain's Sunni royal family, with tacit U.S. backing, has cracked down on largely Shiite protesters demanding political and economic reforms. But even as the kingdom moves swiftly to protect its status as a stable banking and financial hub for the Middle East, some analysts are wondering if foreign investors are already looking for another place to send their money.

Libyan rebels battling forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi are falling back from the oil port of Brega in their latest setback. The momentum has remained with the pro-Gadhafi forces as fighter jets pound rebel positions. The Arab League Saturday called for a no-fly zone over Libya. As NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from rebel-held Benghazi, Saturday also saw the first death of a journalist in the conflict.

The conflict between Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and anti-government rebels runs from East to West along the coastal highway, with much of the fighting located near the oil port of Ras Lanuf. The area between the city and the Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte is the scene of explosions and gunfire, charging rebels and circling fighter jets.

But wander just a short way off the highway, and you sometimes find a semblance of normal life, laced with anxiety for the future.