Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of “an exchange of blows” after a bus blast in Jerusalem and new rocket attacks on Beersheba. The attacks came a day after new Israeli air-strikes on the Gaza Strip.
Syrian security forces killed 15 people in the city of Deraa, witnesses and rights activists said. Seven were killed when security personnel fired on a group of protesters that gathered after dawn prayers outside al-Omari mosque.
After more than 20 years, WBAI has cancelled the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade. Producer Bill Weinberg examines the politics of this move, and demonstrates how it is an illegitimate act of political retribution.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote the US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division asking the agency to conclude an ongoing investigation of alleged abuses by the Puerto Rican police.
Honduran teacher Ilse Ivana Velásquez Rodríguez died in a Tegucigalpa hospital from injuries she received when riot police attacked a demonstration of thousands of teachers.
Observers said Haiti’s March 20 presidential and legislative runoff elections were relatively calm—at least in comparison to the chaotic first round on Nov. 28.
The US ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, has resigned following embarrassing revelations about US-Mexican relations, starting with WikiLeaks’ publication of diplomatic cables from the US embassy.
As air-strikes continue on Libya, Tripoli accused both Allied forces and the rebels of breaking a ceasefire—but rebel sources said Qaddafi’s troops continued to attack their western enclave of Misurata, with atrocities against residents.
Israeli warplanes launched air-strikes on targets across the Gaza Strip, injuring at least 17 people including seven children—hours after Hamas pledged to commit to a truce if Israel stops bombarding the Strip.
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalif announced that “a foreign plot” against the small Gulf state has been foiled, while opposition leaders charged that Washington had given the regime a “green light” for repression.
Hamas’ armed wing announced that it would commit to a truce if Israel stops bombarding the Gaza Strip. However, the al-Qassam Brigades vowed to retaliate if Israel continues to attack the besieged enclave.
Tanks were deployed in the Yemeni capital, surrounding the presidential palace and defense ministry, as top generals and tribal leaders pledged allegiance to the “revolution” against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
