Feb 22 Watch For Somali Pirates, Killing 4 U.S. Hostages an Abnormal Action Somali pirates killed four Americans who had been taken hostage aboard their yacht as U.S. forces followed the vessel. Gwen Ifill examines the problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa with Martin Murphy, a visiting fellow at the Corbett… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: Protests Continue in Bahrain, Yemen In other news Tuesday, demonstrations calling for leaders' resignations continued in Bahrain and Yemen. In New Zealand, the hunt for survivors began after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated Christchurch, the country's second-largest city, and killed at least 65 people. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Gadhafi Warns ‘Everything Will Burn’ if Libya’s Protests Continue Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is refusing to step down as international condemnation of the violent crackdown on protesters grows. Jeffrey Brown talks about the growing unrest in the North African nation with Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations… Continue watching
Feb 22 Preview: Picturesque Guatemala Overwhelmed by Violence, Poverty By Talea Miller // Senior correspondent Ray Suarez, just back from a reporting trip, describes Guatemala as a land of exquisite beauty, but also of exquisite agony. Violence against women is systemic and widespread - part of an overall pattern of violence… Continue reading
Feb 22 Libyan Government Cracks Down on Protests, Gadhafi Appears on TV Updated 3 p.m. ET Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Gadhafi to "stop this unacceptable bloodshed" after days of violence against protesters in Tripoli and Benghazi. In a news conference with Latvia's foreign minister, Clinton said… Continue reading
Feb 22 The Toxic Revenger: Supreme Court Considers a Crime of Passion By Elizabeth Summers On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that has it all: passion, betrayal, revenge, and hair loss. There's something for everyone, including constitutional law scholars, political strategists, readers of supermarket tabloids, and groups pushing to repeal… Continue reading
Feb 22 Frontline, GlobalPost Offer a Closer Look at Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood By Larisa Epatko PBS' Frontline airs a report Tuesday night called "Revolution in Cairo" on Egypt's youth movement, which mobilized under the radar of the secret police by using social media, including Twitter and Facebook. Continue reading
Feb 22 New Zealand Earthquake Kills 65, Somali Pirates Kill 4 Americans Rescuers search for survivors Tuesday in a collapsed building in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake left Christchurch, New Zealand, in ruins, toppling buildings and leaving at least 65 people dead. More than… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Frontline: Young Woman Becomes the Face of a Revolution Frontline followed 24-year-old Gigi Ibrahim, one of the young Egyptians who led the protests that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak, as the movement accelerated and she struggled to explain her involvement in the protests to her family. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch For Egypt’s Women, Harassment Remains Part of Daily Life Margaret Warner talks with the World Bank's Nihal Elwan and American University's Diane Singerman about the street harassment Egyptian women face in their daily lives. Continue watching