Feb 02 Watch In Egypt, Hundreds Hurt as Factions Clash in Cairo Streets Fighting raged into the night in Cairo as pro-Mubarak elements clashed with anti-government demonstrators. Rocks, bottles, firebombs and tear gas filled Tahrir Square as the army stayed on the perimeter. ITN correspondents report from Egypt's capital and Alexandria, plus Jeffrey… Continue watching
Feb 02 Under Taliban Fire: GlobalPost Reports From Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko GlobalPost correspondent James Foley reports from Kandahar on the challenges the U.S. military faces fighting Taliban elements who are intermingled with civilians. Continue reading
Feb 02 After Jubilation of Vote, South Sudan Faces Reality of Country Formation By Larisa Epatko Southern Sudanese voted overwhelmingly to split from the North and become their own country in a referendum last month, but the young nation now confronts towering challenges of government structure and constitution creation, regional specialists say. Continue reading
Feb 02 Cyclone Yasi Rips Through Australia's Northeast Image updated at 3:00 p.m. ET | This NASA image shows Yasi approaching the coast at 1:35 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time on Feb. 2. A massive cyclone is tearing through the northeastern part of Australia Thursday… Continue reading
Feb 02 Chicago Hunkers Under Nearly Twenty Inches of Snow A massive snowstorm covered a 2,000 mile long stretch of the nation on Wednesday, hitting hardest in the Midwest. Flights are grounded throughout the region, a Tulsa, Okla. newspaper canceled printing for the next two days, and… Continue reading
Feb 02 Winter Storm Grips U.S., Yemeni President Says He Won't Run Again A massive storm has blanketed the United States from parts of Kansas to New Hampshire, bringing snow and subzero temperatures and creating hazardous road conditions. Weather forecasters estimated that as many as 100 million Americans would feel some impact… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch FEMA Chief: Saving Lives Priority No. 1 as Winter Storms Threaten Much of U.S. Ray Suarez gets an update from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on how residents, municipalities and transportation hubs are coping with the onslaught of bone-chilling temperatures and dangerous precipitation. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch In Egypt, Who Will Emerge to Negotiate Over Nation's Political Future? Jeffrey Brown looks at the makeup of the opposition in Egypt with Michele Dunne, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Mona Eltahawy, a longtime reporter in the Middle East; and Tarek Masoud, an assistant professor of public… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch From N.M. to Maine, Storms Threaten Much of U.S. With Snow, Ice, Wind Snow and ice permeated the central U.S. from the top of Texas to the tip of Maine, leading to weather warnings and emergency mobilization of crews to deal with slick roads. Ray Suarez gets an update on how residents, municipalities… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch News Wrap: More Than 200 Killed in Tunisian Unrest, U.N. Reports In other news Tuesday, U.N. officials reported that more than 200 people have been killed and 500 injured during unrest in Tunisia that ousted the president. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported that the safety of U.S. government employees in… Continue watching