Political unrest continues in Egypt with thousands of anti-government protesters taking to the streets for a sixth day. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei says President Hosni Mubarak can end the crisis right now. People have been saying or demonstr...
People in Cairo are setting up neighborhood watch groups to protect their property against the looters as unrest continues in the capital. Despite a nighttime curfew, thousands of demonstrators continue to fill the streets, demanding Egyptian Preside...
Protesters and police continue to clash in Egypt despite a nighttime curfew. It's the fourth and largest day of anti-government protests. Black smoke and tear gas fill the air but they aren't quieting demands that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak end...
A familiar sound here in Washington, DC and other parts of the Northeastern US, where a lot of people have been shoveling out of as much as a foot of snow. As of this morning, many streets were littered with abandoned cars. Tens of thousands of peopl...
Rioting is raging for a second day in Egypt. Risking arrest, thousands of protesters have again flooded into central Cairo to demand President Hosni Mubarak and his nearly 30-year grip on power. There were reports of police firing rubber bullets at t...
The first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court is being ordered to serve life in prison for the 1998 bombings of two US embassies. During sentencing today, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said anything Ahmed Ghailani may have suffere...
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says he'll appeal a court's decision today to boot him off the February 22nd ballot for Chicago mayor. I have no doubt that we will in the end prevail at this effort. As my father always used to say: 'No...
In Pakistan, two US drone missiles have reportedly killed six suspected militants in the tribal area of North Waziristan. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Islamabad the strikes coincide with demonstrations against such attacks. In recent days, hundr...
Two days of negotiations with Iran are over without any sort of agreement on nuclear issues. Officials from six world powers tried to persuade Tehran to reconsider its refusal to stop enriching uranium. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Cath...
Less than a week before President Obama delivers his State of the Union address, he is showcasing a new business boosting plan featuring one of Wall Street's biggest stars today, General Electric. Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio reports t...
The number of people putting in for unemployment for the first time is still hovering near two-year lows, first reported over the winter holidays, raising hopes of job growth this year. Last week, the Labor Department found applications dropped by 37...
Presidents Obama and Hu Jintao of China are trying to narrow the diplomatic gulf between their nations with promises to just keep talking. One of the most divisive issues is US concern over China's undervalued currency. President Obama's urging China...
The House is due to begin debate this hour on a bill to repeal the nation's health care law. A vote is scheduled for tomorrow. Meanwhile, North Dakota's Democratic Senator Kent Conrad announced today he won't seek re-election next year, a move that c...
Tunisia is under the rule of a temporary government established by the interim prime minister today in a bid to end a month of unrest that led to the president's downfall last Friday. Eleanor Beardsley reports that Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi...
The prime minister of Tunisia says a new government will be announced tomorrow. The president had left the country suddenly Friday night after weeks of anti-government protests. Sporadic violence has been reported since then with gun battles today ou...
