Feb 28 Watch News Wrap: Protesters Continue to Pressure Governments in Bahrain, Yemen, Oman In other news Monday, protesters in Bahrain, Yemen and Oman continued pressuring their governments for reforms. In Saudi Arabia, 100 academics and activists called for sweeping changes, including the creation of a constitutional monarchy. In Afghanistan, four NATO troops were… Continue watching
Feb 28 World Week Ahead: Libya Dominates Agendas; Mexico’s Calderon Visits U.S. By Larisa Epatko As part of the rollout of our new World page, the PBS NewsHour is introducing some new online features to highlight our international news reporting and analysis. First up is our "World Week Ahead" post. Continue reading
Feb 28 Students Use Invention to Help Haitians Get Clean Water By Larisa Epatko Helping an orphanage in Haiti gain access to clean water gave some high school students the chance to put their engineering know-how to good use. Continue reading
Feb 27 Libyan Anti-government Forces Brace for New Fight; U.N. Imposes Sanctions A Libyan insurgent soldier displays heavy caliber ammunition in Benghazi. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have surrounded the rebel-controlled city of Zawiya, 30 miles from Tripoli, and are expected to launch an armed offensive… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi Protests for Better Government Services Turn Violent In other news Friday, protests flared across the Arab world with some demonstrations resulting in violence. Iraqis demanding better government services clashed with security forces, and Cairo's Tahrir Square was filled with protesters urging democratic reforms. Protests also continued in… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch In Libya, ‘People Are Willing to Die’ for Freedom From Gadhafi Reports of violence continue to trickle out from Libya, where foreign journalists are largely barred from working. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with several people inside Libya via phone, then to software engineer Mohamed Eljahmi and nuclear scientist Naeem Gheriany, both Libyan-Americans… Continue watching
Feb 25 Tripoli Eyewitness: ‘As We Prayed, We Heard Gunshots’ Libyan protesters flash the 'V for victory' sign in the eastern city of Tobruk on Feb. 24, 2011. Photo by Patrick Bazi/AFP/Getty Images. This dispatch from Tripoli comes from a Libyan man who goes by the name Niz. We… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch On Tunisia’s Border, Preparations Begin for Gadhafi’s Fall, Chaos in Libya Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on state television urging his followers to defend the nation as protesters poured into the streets after Friday prayers. John Ray of Independent Television News reports from inside Tunisia on preparations there for potential… Continue watching
Feb 25 Opposition Heads to Tripoli, Gadhafi’s Crackdown Escalating ‘Alarmingly’ By Francine Uenuma Updated 8 p.m. ET Activist @libya_united spoke with the NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan about what he's witnessing inside the country. "How can you live a normal life when you hear gunshots everywhere?" he said. He also discussed what messages Gadhafi's… Continue reading
Feb 25 Matching Medical Supplies With Communities in Need By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy One man's promise in Brazil leads to a lifetime of helping poor clinics all over the world with their medical needs. Continue reading