The Pentagon is moving ahead with plans to expand military bases in Colombia—despite a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court striking down the base agreement with Washington.
Thousands of anti-government protesters again took to the streets of Sana’a, adopting pink as their color to emphasize their commitment to non-violence—but warning they could escalate to “red.”
Tunisia’s National Unity Government issued an international arrest warrant for ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family as protests continue to mount.
Egyptian police and protesters clashed in Cairo’s city center and in the port city of Suez, in a second day of anti-government rallies. Four are reported dead in the unrest so far.
Obama’s State of the Union address praised the vote for secession in South Sudan—but an inter-imperial struggle for oil and pipeline routes lies behind US support for the referendum.
Obama’s State of the Union address praised the Tunisian protesters—now that the dictator has fled. Meanwhile, his administration connives with other Arab dictators facing protest movements.
Israeli diplomats and Washington lobbyists are scrambling as Ireland, Russia, Peru and even the US State Department make moves towards recognition of Palestinian sovereignty.
President Mahmoud Abbas pledged he will personally face satellite channel AlJazeera to address its release of secret documents from a decade of Israel-Palestinian negotiations.
Supporters of ousted Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri clashed with army troops in the Sunni strongholds of Tripoli and Sidon as his replacement Najib Miqati took office.
Tens of thousands of protesters clashed with police and occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square, pledging to establish a vigil to demand that long-ruling President Hosni Mubarak step down.
Abu Sayyaf, the most militant wing of the Moro separatist movement in the Philippines’ southern Mindanao region, is suspected in a deadly bus blast in Manila’s financial district.
While media attention remains focused on the return of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti, disputes over the Nov. 28 presidential and legislative elections continue.
