Mar 03 Watch Libya’s Ambassador Urges Obama to Issue No-Fly Zone, Be Firm With Regime Jeffrey Brown talks with Ali Suleiman Aujali, the Libyan ambassador to the United States appointed by Moammar Gadhafi in 2009. Aujali denounced the Libyan leader and says he now represents the voice of the people. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama Urges Gadhafi to Step Down; International Criminal Court Launches Inquiry President Obama issued his strongest statement yet on Libya, saying Moammar Gadhafi must step down and leave the country. James Mates, Jonathan Miller and Alex Thomson of Independent Television News report on the latest developments in Libya and a new… Continue watching
Mar 03 Killing of Pakistan Minister Highlights Peril of Questioning Blasphemy Laws The late Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti prays for slain Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer at the Fatima Church in Islamabad on Jan. 9; Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images In the months before he died, Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti knew… Continue reading
Mar 03 Obama, Calderon Assess Drug War, Economy and a ’21st Century Border’ In a news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama praised a "new era of respect, cooperation and partnership between our two countries," pointing to the "strong bond between our two societies." For more coverage: As… Continue reading
Mar 03 Suspect in Troops’ Deaths in Germany Allegedly Targeted Americans The man who is suspected of shooting two U.S. airmen on a bus leaving Frankfurt International Airport is believed to have been acting alone, prompted by increasing radicalization, according to German authorities. Arif Uka, 21, an employee at the… Continue reading
Mar 03 Drug Violence Batters Tourism, Law Enforcement in Mexico By Larisa Epatko Jose Luis Sierra, a reporter and editor with New America Media, has been covering the effects of the drug war on Mexico's citizens. His latest reports, from Juarez, highlight the declining tourism in the once-popular city and a case of… Continue reading
Mar 03 As Mexico’s Calderon Visits White House, Drug Violence Tests Alliance President Barack Obama, right, speaks to Felipe Calderon, Mexico's president, during an official state arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2010. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Against the backdrop of… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch News Wrap: Gunman Kills 2 U.S. Airmen, Wounds 2 at German Airport In other news Wednesday, a gunman killed two U.S. Air Force troops and wounded two others traveling in a bus outside an airport in Frankfurt, Germany. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested as he fled the scene. Meanwhile, security forces fired… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch No-Fly Zone Option Examined as Libyan Fighting Intensifies As violent clashes between pro-Gadhafi militias and rebels continue to escalate, the international community searches for ways to quell the possibility of a humanitarian disaster. Margaret Warner talks with Time Magazine's Mark Thompson about no-fly zones and other U.S. military… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Libyan Rebels Fend Off Pro-Gadhafi Forces as Refugees Flood Borders Libyan rebels clashed with militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. Continue watching