Mar 29 Battles Rage at Sirte and Bin Jawwad, Coalition Nations Meet in London Libyan rebels return from the battle field outside the oil rich town of Ras Lanouf on March 29, 2011. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images) 3 p.m. ET | As representatives from 40 nations continued talks in London to discuss the situation… Continue reading
Mar 29 Japan in ‘Maximum Alert’ as It Struggles to Contain Nuclear Crisis By News Desk Photo by Tokyo Electric Power Company Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his government was "in a state of maximum alert" as the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant continues to spread, with radioactive contamination in the air, soil… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Security Forces, Protesters Clash in Several Cities In other news Monday, security forces in Syria confronted protesters and used tear gas to disperse crowds. About 4,000 people demonstrated in Daraa, where protests began a week ago. In Yemen, an explosion at a weapons factory killed at least… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Libyan Rebels Advance on Moammar Gadhafi’s Hometown Rebels advanced to the outskirts of Sirte, the hometown of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and a key stronghold for his government forces. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from near Sirte, where fighting between rebels and Gadhafi's forces has… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Obama: History Is Not on Gadhafi’s Side; Libyans Will Determine Own Destiny In a prime-time speech Monday evening, President Obama addressed the nation on the U.S. mission in Libya and the military's continuing role in coalition airstrikes protecting civilians from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Here is the full text of his… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Long-Term Impacts of Fukushima Reactor Could Linger For ‘A Generation or More’ Japanese officials reported that radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged building at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and had contaminated the ground near the site. Jeffrey Brown talks to Columbia University's David Brenner and the Carnegie Endowment for International… Continue watching
Mar 28 Rebels Take Back Several Key Cities; Advance on Gadhafi’s Home Town, Sirte By Francine Uenuma 4:45 p.m. ET | Vice Admiral Bill Gortney briefed reporters in a news conference at the Pentagon on Monday. He hailed progress in some cities but said he believes the regime is digging in at Sirte and heavy fighting continues… Continue reading
Mar 28 Explosion at Yemen Arms Factory Kills at Least 78; Suicide Bombers Strike Afghan Construction Company By News Desk Yemenis lined up bodies after a massive blast killed at least 75 people at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen looted by al-Qaida on March 28. (AFP/Getty Images) In Jaar, Yemen, several massive explosions at an ammunition factory killed… Continue reading
Mar 28 Reporter’s Notebook: My Brush with Chinese Censorship By Jeffrey Kaye During our recently-concluded 11 day reporting trip in China, our work was relatively unimpeded. We had access to top officials, critics of the government, members of the public, and we worked without a government minder. Sure, as expected, various web… Continue reading
Mar 28 World Week Ahead: Syria’s Rebellion; Next Steps in Libya; Haiti’s Runoff By Larisa Epatko Even as President Obama prepares to address the nation to discuss Libya Monday night, revolutions are roiling in other countries where the United States has greater interests and issues -- Yemen and Syria. Continue reading