Jan 26 Help Translate the State of the Union We're collaborating with the team at Universal Subtitles on a unique project around this year's State of the Union. It's an effort to make the video of the speech available to non-English speaking viewers, in the U.S. and abroad,… Continue reading
Jan 26 Egypt Warns Against Further Protest, Tunisia Seeks Arrest of Former President Egypt's interior ministry has warned against further political demonstrations, saying they will be met with arrest and prosecution. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Cairo on Tuesday, echoing similar protests in Tunisia. Some in the crowds chanted… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch What’s Next for Lebanon’s Governing Coalition? The announcement of a Hezbollah-backed prime minister sparked protests across Lebanon. Margaret Warner takes a closer look at the prospects for political compromise with Mark Perry, an author and foreign policy analyst, and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch In Lebanon, Naming of Hezbollah-Backed Prime Minister Ignites Protests The announcement of a Hezbollah-backed prime minister touched off protests in Lebanon, which has experienced political turmoil after its unity government collapsed. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch News Wrap: Demonstrators in Cairo Clash With Police Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Egypt's capital, hurling rocks and chanting slogans defying President Hosni Mubarak. In Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed retribution for a suicide bombing Monday at Moscow's largest airport. The attack killed at least 35… Continue watching
Jan 25 Police Struggle to Contain Cairo Protests By Larisa Epatko Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Egypt's capital in an unusual spate of anti-government protests, spurred by online postings in the wake of mass protests in Tunisia that unseated its president. Continue reading
Jan 25 WikiLeaks Cables Help Uncover What Made Tunisians Revolt By Mila Sanina A protester displays a defaced portrait of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images A set of 10 diplomatic cables released by whistleblower website WikiLeaks offers some insight into the recent upheaval in Tunisia and starts… Continue reading
Jan 25 Medvedev Blames Airport Security, Lebanese Riot as Hezbollah Picks Leader Police officers patrol Moscow's Domodedovo international airport after Monday's explosion. Photo by Oxana Onipko/AFP/Getty Images. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had harsh words for officials at Domodedovo airport one day after at least once suicide bomber detonated an estimated… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Tajiks, Taxi Drivers Among Hardest Hit in Deadly Moscow Airport Bombing Judy Woodruff talks to Washington Post Moscow correspondent Will Englund about the deadly explosion at Domodedovo Airport's international arrivals area, which prompted increased vigilance around the city out of fear of further attacks. Continue watching
Jan 24 Global Fund Defends Corruption Policies By Talea Miller The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Monday it has "zero tolerance" for corruption, and downplayed a media report claiming flagrant misuse of funds within some projects backed by the organization. The Associated Press reported… Continue reading