Sep 16 Cotton Replaces Rice in Japan's Salt-Soaked Fields By News Desk Among the devastating effects of the Japanese tsunami in March was the destruction of thousands of acres of rice paddies. One project aims to make use of those saltwater-soaked fields. Continue reading
Sep 16 Rebels Attack Gadhafi Strongholds, Greek Loan Decision Delayed Libyan rebel fighters are pressing toward Sirte and Bani Walid, two of the remaining strongholds of embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi, encountering rockets and small arms fire as they try to take one of the few remaining areas… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch N.Y. Photographer Captures 9/11 Tributes in Unexpected Places New York-based photographer Jonathan Hyman knew that the 9/11 attacks would alter the lives of Americans everywhere and it was his intention to capture the nation's vernacular response. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Egypt's Young Revolutionaries See Fight for the 'Soul' of a Nation Seven months after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarack, a new Egyptian government is taking shape and young political activists are trying to find their way in an uncertain future. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo. Continue watching
Sep 15 Voices From Egypt: 'What Role Should Religion Play in the New Constitution?' By Ghada Mashamoun As a new Egyptian government takes shape and a constitution is drafted and adopted, we asked several Egyptians in Cairo what role religion should play. Shaimaa Khalil Age 25, Unemployed graduate of Ain Shams University From: Helwan, Cairo "While this… Continue reading
Sep 15 Sarkozy, Cameron Visit Libya; UBS Trader Responsible for $2 Billion Loss By News Desk French president Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Tripoli on Thursday to meet with leaders of the National Transitional Council. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the group's senior leader, praised their "brave positions" in the early days of… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch U.N. Faces Showdown Over Vote on Palestinian Statehood Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will go to the United Nations next week and ask the world body to recognize a Palestinian state. Jeffrey Brown reports on the move that is opposed by Israel and the Obama administration. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Flexes Potent Political Force Since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak seven months ago, all Islamist movements are free to take part in politics in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood, which has long been confined to offering only social and religious services, is now poised… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch As Palestinians Push for Statehood, Is Peace Process Dead? In Palestinians' push for statehood, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will ask the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state next week. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's at stake in the U.N. battle with Princeton University's Daniel Kurtzer and the International… Continue watching
Sep 14 9/11 to now: Ways we have changed By Jason Villemez Editor's note: Read an updated version of this story here. The decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America. Some changes were temporary -- an immediate response out of concern for our safety -- while… Continue reading