Feb 04 Watch Egypt Activist: As Mubarak Clings to Power, People Become More Disappointed Tens of thousands of protesters convened in Cairo for what was called a "day of departure" for President Hosni Mubarak, but he continues to reject calls to leave office immediately. Writer and blogger Wael Nawara, a key opposition figure, tells… Continue watching
Feb 04 Egypt Coverage Divide Seen Among Patchwork Nation Community Types By Dante Chinni The scenes playing out in Egypt and across the Arab world are not just dramatic, they are remaking the region and U.S. policy for years to come. Regimes have been pushed out leaving an unsettled landscape in one of the… Continue reading
Feb 04 Unemployment Dips in January, Australia Cleans Up from Cyclone The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent from December, settling at 9 percent in January. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36,000 new jobs were added, the gains were the smallest in four months. Industries affected by… Continue reading
Feb 04 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Aid to Egypt, Obesity and Cancer By Talea Miller Backers of Egyptian President Mubarak on the streets of Cairo. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Aid to Egypt in Question Massive demonstrations against Egypt's President Mubarak and a deteriorating security situation in the streets of Cairo have thrown the future of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch News Wrap: Winter Weather Disrupts Super Bowl Travel in Dallas In other news Friday, winter weather continued its assault around the U.S. as bitter cold gripped New Mexico for a fourth straight day. In Dallas, five inches of snow canceled flights ahead of Super Bowl weekend. At Cowboys Stadium, the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch In Lebanon, Assassination Inquiry Proves Divisive, Could Rekindle Unrest Special correspondent Kira Kay reports from Beirut about how an international tribunal's investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 other people might help end the nation's political violence or shatter the fragile stability after decades… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Egypt Unrest Rattles Energy Market, Prompts Senate Hearing In other news Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony that unrest in Egypt has rattled energy markets but is only one factor in rising oil prices. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reported that a 3.5… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Turmoil Grips Egypt as Mubarak Plots Next Move Chaos continued to escalate in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak told ABC News that stepping down now would create further turmoil. Judy Woodruff has more with Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation, Samer Shehata of Georgetown University and Steven… Continue watching
Feb 03 Resource: 30 Years of Uprisings By Larisa Epatko The upheaval in Egypt is reminiscent of past protest movements and rebellions that have produced varying results. Some have brought down governments and transformed societies, others have dissipated or been crushed. We highlight some of them here. Continue reading
Feb 03 Central U.S. Copes With Aftermath of Storm, Mass Protests in Yemen Airports in Chicago and other major cities in the Midwest are beginning to resume flights after a massive winter storm dumped up to two feet of snow in the region, halting flights and stranding cars. The storm that… Continue reading