Feb 22 Watch For Somali Pirates, Killing 4 U.S. Hostages an Abnormal Action Somali pirates killed four Americans who had been taken hostage aboard their yacht as U.S. forces followed the vessel. Gwen Ifill examines the problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa with Martin Murphy, a visiting fellow at the Corbett… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Protests, Violence Spread in Libya as Gadhafi Clings to Power Violence spread to Tripoli, Libya's capital, as longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi fought to hold onto power. Simon Israel of Independent Television News reports on the turmoil. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle and Libyan-American activist Najla Abdurrahman… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch In Bahrain, Will Violent Crackdown Break or Bolster Opposition? Protesters defied a ban on mass demonstrations Friday in Bahrain, holding funeral processions for those killed in clashes. Growing unrest could also be seen in Libya and Yemen. Jeffrey Brown gets perspective on the violence and the king of Bahrain's… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch News Wrap: Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Attack In other news Friday, a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan today, killing two German soldiers, but it was unclear if the attacker was actually an Afghan soldier. Separately, a suicide car bomber… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch A Month Into ‘Arab Awakening,’ Governments Now ‘Afraid of the Public’ Jeffrey Brown examines the broad themes in the regional upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa with Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars, and University Of Maryland professor Shibley… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch In Bahrain, Conflicting Views on Deadly Police Raid From Government, Protesters The capital of Bahrain was under military lockdown Thursday evening after riot police smashed protesters' main camp. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Juarez: ‘The Most Lethal Place on Earth’ Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports on Mexico's continuing violent drug wars after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent working with Mexican authorities was killed on Tuesday. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Iran Warns Against Rally in Support of Egypt Protests In other news Wednesday, the government of Iran warned organizers of a rally to support Egyptian protesters that their event is a political act that threatens to divide Iran. In northern Iraq, three car bombings killed at least seven people… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch In Tunisia, an ‘Explosion of Frustration’ in Protests Judy Woodruff talks to Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of the African and Middle East Division at the Congress Library, for more on the political upheaval in Tunisia. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Australia Floods Spur Calls to Evacuate Tim Ewart of Independent News reports from Australia, where thousands have been told to flee powerful flooding. Continue watching