Mar 08 Watch News Wrap: Yemeni Police Fire on Protesters, Injuring 50 In other news Tuesday, police in Yemen opened fire on demonstrators, injuring at least 50 as protests continued across the Middle East. In Bahrain, three Shiite groups said they formed a movement to turn the Sunni monarchy into a republic. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Libyan Rebels' Hold on Zawiya Buckling After 5 Days of Attacks Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stepped up attacks on rebels in cities and oil fiends across the country as President Obama reiterated calls for Gadhafi to step down. Lindsey Hilsum and Bill Neely of Independent Television News report… Continue watching
Mar 08 In Photos: Women Show Solidarity at Events Around the Globe By Larisa Epatko Women came together on March 8 to express a message of solidarity on International Women's Day by dancing in Iraq, protesting in Ivory Coast and dressing as men in Lebanon. Continue reading
Mar 08 Conflict over Bangladeshi Micro-lender is 'Political', Some Say By Larisa Epatko A Bangladeshi court has upheld the removal of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the micro-lending Grameen Bank he founded, in a move his supporters are calling politically motivated. Continue reading
Mar 08 The Congo and Beyond: Join a Live Chat on Empowering Women Join us Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) for an online panel discussion, hosted by the PBS NewsHour and Independent Television Service (ITVS), about violence against women in the Congo and beyond. Set on the 100th anniversary… Continue reading
Mar 08 International Women's Day 2011 Dancing in Iraq, protests in Ivory Coast, women dressed as men in Lebanon and a fashion show in China are some of the ways women are expressing a message of solidarity on International Women's Day, March 8. This year's theme… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 'Epicenter of Violence': Guatemala Combats Brutality Toward Women Guatemala has become an epicenter of violence in Central America, and violence against women in particular has hit record levels. Ray Suarez and the NewsHour's Global Health Unit have the first of two reports from Guatemala with a look at… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch Should U.S. Tap Strategic Reserves Amid Middle East Unrest, Rising Oil Prices? The average U.S. gas price is up 14 cents a gallon over last week, due in part to unrest in Libya and elsewhere. Gwen Ifill discusses what factors shape oil prices and what the U.S. could do to help control… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch World Powers Seek Unity in Response to Gadhafi's Crackdown As bloodshed continues in Libya, Judy Woodruff examines how the U.S. and other world powers could respond to the crisis with Maurizio Molinari, U.S. correspondent for Italian newspaper La Stampa, and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch Libyan Rebels Hold Oil Port of Ras Lanuf, But for How Long? Pro-Gadhafi and opposition forces continued to clash Monday in Libya. An air strike against opposition fighters attempted to push back rebels as they advanced toward Tripoli. Bill Neeley and Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News report. Continue watching