Monday, April 25, 2011

5 voices: What's next for 'Arab Spring'?

5 voices: What's next for 'Arab Spring'?


5 voices: What's next for 'Arab Spring'?

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:50 PM PDT

After the tumultuous last months in the Arab world, is more change on the way, or have we seen the peak of what some call the "Arab Spring"? Explore five views of how the "Arab Spring" will play out as summer nears.

Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria to proceed amid violence

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Nigeria will proceed with national gubernatorial elections Tuesday, despite continuing violence that has raised fears that an Islamist group will step up attacks against voters.

Attack on protesters raises questions about Syria's stability

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:43 PM PDT

With reports emerging Monday that at least one high-ranking Syrian military commander refused to participate in a bloody, predawn raid that left dozens dead in the southern border city of Daraa -- the heart of Syria's weekslong civil unrest, questions are being raised about possible cracks in President Bashar al-Assad's hold over the military.

U.N. panel: Sri Lanka war crimes allegations credible

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:40 PM PDT

A United Nations panel has found credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides during the final stages of Sri Lanka's armed conflict, according to a U.N. report released Monday.

Syria launches bloody crackdown

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:37 PM PDT

The Syrian government launched a major military operation Monday, sending thousands of troops into the town where the country's uprising began, to carry out what witnesses described as a brutal, wider-scale crackdown.

NATO: Hundreds escape from Afghan jail

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:30 PM PDT

More than 400 prisoners have escaped from a jail in the restive southern Afghan province of Kandahar, NATO said Monday.

Witnesses: Forces shelling civilian areas of Misrata

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

The sounds of loud explosions and jets pierced through the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Monday as state-run TV reported that airstrikes flattened a building at Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's compound.

In Benghazi, rebels turn waste into weapons

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Two months ago, Massoud Ojeli was in college, studying English -- but now, he works at a secret makeshift weapons factory in Libya, welding together spare parts to make arms for the country's opposition forces.

Bahrain: Hezbollah aiding opposition

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT

The militant group Hezbollah is actively plotting with the opposition in Bahrain to overthrow the country's ruling family, the government said in a confidential report to the United Nations.

Yemen's leader agrees to step down; protests rage on

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Protesters took to the streets again in several cities across Yemen, with dozens reportedly injured when security forces tried to disperse the rallies.

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