Feb 16 Watch Protests Intensify, Spread in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen Following in the footsteps of Tunisia and Egypt, several nations in the Arab world have erupted in anti-government protests. Demonstrators took to the streets in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Bahrain. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Egypt Moves Toward Reforms, But Labor Protests Grow An Egyptian police man shouts as he and others take to the streets during a protest in al-Mansuriya on Feb.16, 2011, as workers in banking, transport, oil, tourism, textiles, state-owned media and government bodies went on strike to demand… Continue reading
Feb 16 New Wave of Protests Hit Arab Nations A fresh spate of protests taking place in Arab countries is raising questions about whether other North African and Middle Eastern governments may see upheaval mirroring what was seen in Tunisia and Egypt. In Libya, hundreds of anti-government… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch How Did Egypt’s Government Halt Internet Access? Jeffrey Brown talks with The New York Times' James Glanz and Georgetown University's Michael Nelson about the logistics and motives behind the Egyptian government's Internet blackout during the political uprising. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Egypt Protests’ Death Tally at Least 360; Labor Strikes Continue Labor strikes continued across Egypt as the country's Health Ministry said at least 360 people were killed during the 18 days of unrest that resulted in the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 16 Costa Rican Artifacts Returning Home In 2011, the Brooklyn Museum plans to return to Costa Rica about 4,500 pre-Columbian artifacts taken legally around the last turn of the century. Here are some examples. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Egypt-Inspired Protests Echo in Middle East as Obama Urges Nonviolence Inspired by the demonstrations that ousted Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, protesters in Bahrain, Iraq, Iran and Yemen took to the streets Tuesday demanding political reforms and greater freedoms. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on unrest in Bahrain. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch As Unrest Shakes Middle East, Will Iran’s Opposition Movement Gain Traction? As President Obama urged leaders not to use violence on protesters, hard-line Iranian Parliament members called for anti-government demonstration leaders to be executed. Jeffrey Brown discusses whether protests there will lead to reforms with the New America Foundation's Afshin Molavi… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch News Wrap: Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi Ordered to Stand Trial In other news Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to stand trial for allegations he paid an underage girl for sex. Berlusconi denies the charges and refuses to step down. In Southern Sudan, the death toll from a… Continue watching
Feb 15 Fresh Iran Protests Highlight Dormant Opposition By Joanne Jennings The show of force by tens of thousands of Iranians on the streets of Tehran Monday and early Tuesday has demonstrated that the opposition movement is still alive, despite the government's violent efforts to suppress it over the last two… Continue reading