Mar 22 Radiation in Japan’s Food Supply: Dangerous or Benign? By Jenny Marder The Japanese government reported on Sunday that it had halted some food shipments to prevent tainted samples of milk and spinach from reaching consumers. Iodine 131 was found in milk samples in Kawamata, a town in Fukushima prefecture, where the… Continue reading
Mar 22 Water Woes: Japan, Haiti and Kenya Among World’s Trouble Spots By Larisa Epatko In northeastern Japan, where people are still sifting through wreckage from the March 11 tsunami, more than a million households are without water. While in Haiti, health workers are scrambling to stave off a cholera epidemic. Still, in other parts… Continue reading
Mar 22 Power Lines Installed at Nuclear Plant All six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant have been connected to power lines, although Tokyo Electric Power Company has said there are steps that need to be taken before it can safely turn the power… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Japan Works to Restore Reactors’ Power Supplies; Fear of Contaminated Food Rises Judy Woodruff talks to a former IAEA official about efforts to contain the crisis. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Turmoil in Arab World: Deepening Divisions or Turning a New Page? What turmoil in the Middle East and wider Arab world may mean in the long-term. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch In Yemen, ‘Too Many Guns and Too Many Grievances’ as President Clings to Power Yemen's longtime ruler faces a growing opposition movement. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch In Egypt, ‘Vibrant’ Political Culture Budding After Voters Approve Reforms An overwhelming majority of Egyptian voters approved a referendum on constitutional amendments that paves the way for presidential and parliamentary elections. Jeffrey Brown talks to Georgetown University's Samer Shehata about what's next for Egypt after Sunday's record turnout at the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 Killed in Syria as Army Deploys to Stop Unrest In other news Monday, the Syrian army deployed to the city of Daraa, where at least seven people were killed in protests. Riot police also dispersed a small crowd that gathered after the funeral of a protester. Also, the Bahraini… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Coalition Airstrikes Target Gadhafi’s Forces, Build No-Fly Zone Over Libya Coalition forces hit Libya with more than a dozen more cruise missiles in an effort to impose a no-fly zone over the country and stop Moammar Gadhafi's forces from attacking civilians. Jonathan Miller and Martin Geissler of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch U.S. Military Takes Lead Role in Libya, But Endgame Remains Unclear Gwen Ifill talks to two military experts about the situation in Libya. Continue watching