Mar 16 Watch Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Raises Energy Questions in U.S. The nuclear crisis in Japan is raising questions in the U.S. about nuclear power. Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch In Libya, ‘Everyone Is Frightened’ as Gadhafi’s Forces Drive Toward Benghazi Opposition forces in Libya appear to be losing significant ground in the battle against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's troops. Thousands of people in eastern Libya fled as pro-government forces, which continued assaults on the rebel stronghold of Ajdabiya, advanced. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Gadhafi’s Troops Rally Against Rebels: What’s Next for Libya? Jeffrey Brown talks to Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle about what's next for Libya. Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Nuclear Fears, Winter Storms Add to Japanese Quake Survivors’ Misery The threat of a nuclear meltdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant continued to escalate Wednesday. Meanwhile, rescuers switched operations from rescue to recovery following the earthquake and tsunami. Alex Thomson, Angus Walker and Sarah Smith of Independent Television… Continue watching
Mar 16 Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami Relief Efforts: How to Help In the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week, aid organizations are working to assist survivors and are calling for donations. We've compiled a list of a few of the organizations lending a hand. It's… Continue reading
Mar 16 Workers Return to Japan Nuclear Plant After Radiation Spike By News Desk 6:50 p.m. ET | Japanese Quake Survivors Speak Out on Nuclear Crisis Also, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director Gregory Jaczko testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday and spoke of concerns about the events in Japan, particularly around the problems plaguing Fukushima's… Continue reading
Mar 16 The ‘Fukushima 50’: Nuclear Workers Stay Behind to Brave Plant’s Woes By Lea Winerman As the nuclear crisis continued in Japan Wednesday, the world's attention turned to small corps of thus far anonymous workers who make up the last line of defense against a nuclear catastrophe at the earthquake and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. Continue reading
Mar 16 Japan Tsunami Response Moves from Rescue to Relief By Talea Miller Bitterly cold, snowy weather made relief efforts in northeast Japan extremely difficult Wednesday, said Kirsten Mildren, Asia regional advocacy officer for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. She spoke with the NewsHour from Tokyo, where a U.N. Continue reading
Mar 16 Six Dead in Fresh Bahrain Clashes By News Desk Six people died Wednesday in a fresh round of clashes in the Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain. Soldiers and riot police used tanks and tear gas to clear protesters out of Pearl Square in the capital, Manama. Troops… Continue reading
Mar 16 Pakistani Court Acquits CIA Contractor of Murders By News Desk A Pakistani court in Lahore has acquitted CIA contractor Raymond Davis of murder. Davis was held after he shot and killed two Pakistanis he said were trying to rob him. A third died after being struck by a vehicle rushing… Continue reading