FP Favorites: The Stories That Mattered in March 2011

In March's installment of FP's most popular stories of the month, events in Libya and Japan had us glued to our screens, while March Madness was one place where democracy triumphed over dictatorship.

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Keeping Up with the Qaddafis, March 17

In this photo essay, FP took a closer look at Libya's ruling family. Muammar al-Qaddafi and his eight children have always been a little crazy. From plagiarized LSE theses to Porsches speeding the wrong way down the Champs Élysées, the Qaddafis prove that the family that fights together stays together.

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Pax Romana, March 4

Italy's failed African adventure might figure most prominently today in its unfortunate alliance with Qaddafi in Libya. This photo essay takes us to the early twentieth century version of the Roman Empire: Italy's short-lived North African colonies.  In Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, Italian influence, in culture, architecture, and political identity, is still unmistakable.

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The Big One, March 11

Japan's trifecta of disasters has stunned the world and forever changed the way of life for the Japanese northern coast, which was hit by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, and a subsequent nuclear disaster. These photos show us the devastation as it unfolded over the course of the month.

YOMIURI SHIMBUN/AFP/Getty Images

 

PETER_NY

9:27 PM ET

April 10, 2011

family

I would like to leave a comment here to reinforce the fact about how the family is important, if not was the family, the world would be totally lost. living for the family!

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BLOGGERICS

12:56 PM ET

May 1, 2011

Japan disaster was one of the

Japan disaster was one of the tue hell on the earth event. It was real horrible to see the people in misery.. Though there were some good programs started by NGO's like 3 day diet nutrition program for survivors but the impact is so huge that it will be miracle if they survive and rebuilt there lives again. May God help them.