Aug 23 Watch ‘Extraordinary’ East Coast Quake a Reminder of Seismic Threat in Most States More Than 12 Million May Have Felt Unusual East Coast Earthquake… Continue watching
Aug 23 Rare 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts East Coast, Causing Various Disruptions The above map shows earthquake activity in the United States in the past week: These maps requires the Google Earth browser plugin. Download the plugin here. Updated at 6:32 pm ET: A 5.8-magnitude temblor shook much of… Continue reading
Aug 23 Gadhafi’s Compound Breached by Rebels By News Desk Updated 5:40 a.m. ET | One NATO official described the battle as "not over yet, although it's close," according to CNN. Late into the night rebels were seen seizing items from Gadhafi's compound, including his golf cart and Bedouin… Continue reading
Aug 23 Charges Against Former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dropped By News Desk A New York judge has formally dropped sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, bringing the highly publicized criminal complaint against him to a close. Prosecutors had filed for dismissal because of concerns that… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Is Gadhafi Plotting a Last Stand in Hometown of Sirte? Libyan rebels gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound after intense fighting on Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown gets on-the-ground reports from Libya on the fighting in the capital and the scenes in the eastern city of Benghazi from Lindsey Hilsum of… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch In Karachi, a Call for Calm Amid Deadly Ethnic Violence Violence has never been a stranger to the people of Karachi, Pakistan's commercial center. However, as fighting has worsened in recent months, some citizens are trying to stem the tide. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an appeal… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Libyan Ambassador: Rebels Must Be Prepared for ‘Any Surprises’ by Gadhafi Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of Tripoli but Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown. Ray Suarez discusses the rebels' progress with Libya's Ambassador to the U.S., Ali Suleiman Aujali, who first represented Gadhafi's government, but broke… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch World Leaders Call for End of Violence, Start of Democracy in Libya World leaders, including President Obama, appealed to Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to prevent further bloodshed in his country by stepping down, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic government through peaceful means. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Tripoli Sees a Mix of Jubilation, Volatility, Calm as Hunt for Gadhafi Continues After a swift weekend advance was met with celebrations on the street of Tripoli, Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of the capital but Moammar Gadhafi continued to elude capture. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest developments with… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Obama: “It’s Clear That Gadhafi’s Rule is Over’ Obama: "It's Clear That Gadhafi's Rule is Over'… Continue watching