Newscast for Wednesday, March 9, 2011
US Senate rejects two separate partisan budgets The political battle over the Defense of Marriage Act Think tank says millions of tax payer dollars are spent spreading anti-Muslim myths On the eve of King...
US Senate rejects two separate partisan budgets The political battle over the Defense of Marriage Act Think tank says millions of tax payer dollars are spent spreading anti-Muslim myths On the eve of King...
The centenary of International Women’s Day: worldwide events highlight gender equality issues In Cairo, men harass a women’s rights rally Nigerian women lead the struggle against environmental and social problems caused by oil companies...
UN says Libya turmoil means a million people will need humanitarian help Ivory Coast violence escalates towards Civil War Court rules In favor of prisoners seeking DNA evidence Wisconsin standoff over anti-union legislation continues...
In Libya, Gaddafi’s forces attack key city and disperse protesters in Tripoli Protests continue in Iraq, Yemen and Oman Mexico’s militarized drug war and the impact on civilians The British government’s foreign aid budget...
President Obama approves sending military aircraft to help evacuation of refugees in Libya Two Iranian opposition leaders have disappeared following a crackdown by the authorities Ohio’s Senate passes a bill that restricts collective bargaining...
US sends navy ships and marines to the Mediterranean to help Libya Libyans in Benghazi protest US and international intervention Wisconsin Governor’s budget makes big cuts to education and healthcare US Supreme Court rules...
The US and international response to events in Libya UN Security Council refers Libyan regime to International Criminal Court for alleged human rights violations The growing refugee crisis on Libya’s borders Protests continue in...
The United States calls on Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to step down The Libyan city of Benghazi celebrates breaking free from Gaddafi’s control Wisconsin rallies continue against the Governor’s anti-union bill after record numbers protested...
UN Human Rights Commissioner says thousands could be dead in Gaddafi crackdown Libyan Americans rally in Washington DC and call for international action to help their compatriots Libyan revolution at odds with US business...
Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi blames Osama bin Laden for the violence British arms sales to Libya The threat the Wisconsin Governor’s bill poses to low-income healthcare Wisconsin’s financial problems and whether the Governor’s bill can...