Newscast for Friday, April 8, 2011
Violence escalates between Israel and Gaza with at least 10 dead and dozens injured A second Japanese nuclear plant has experienced a radiation leak The trial of former CIA agent Luis Posada comes to...
Violence escalates between Israel and Gaza with at least 10 dead and dozens injured A second Japanese nuclear plant has experienced a radiation leak The trial of former CIA agent Luis Posada comes to...
A strong earthquake hits Japan raising concerns about further nuclear plant damage The reasons behind US budget deadlock A New York town pulls money out of JP Morgan to protest foreclosure record An investigation...
Ivory Coast forces attack the presidential compound in Abidjan Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Libya Yemeni protestors renew calls for President Saleh to step down Democrats debate Republican 2012 budget blue...
In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo negotiates his surrender Pacific Northwest residents express renewed concern about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Civil liberties groups call on President Obama to veto any bill that extends controversial Patriot...
In Ivory Coast, the UN engages in military action for the first time Yemeni security forces using live ammunition kill at least 15 demonstrators Syria’s crackdown on dissent against President Assad US citizens monitor...
In Libya, increasing evidence of civilian casualties from NATO airstrikes Thousands of migrants stranded in transit camps on Libya’s border Union leaders in Ohio hatch plans to block anti-labor law Congress passes bill to...
NATO takes control of the Libya war but the cost will still be heavy for US taxpayers In Ivory Coast thousands flee the violence as forces supporting recognized President Ouattara close in on Abidjan...
Radiation levels in seawater off the Fukushima coast much higher than previously reported President Obama’s new energy policy Syria’s President tells parliament a plot against the country will be defeated Critics say EU-India trade...
Japan’s government faces criticism over nuclear crisis US Supreme Court considers massive Walmart class action case US doesn’t rule out arming Libya opposition Grandmothers, priests and a nun sent to prison for non-violent anti-nuclear...
Japanese officials confirm highly radioactive water has leaked from reactor buildings Rising US and international concerns over military action in Libya Civil rights lawyers investigate torture under Tunisia’s former regime ‘US Uncut’ protest movement...