Archive - Apr 7, 2010

• Opposition in Kyrgyzstan claims power after violent clashes
• Obama administration authorizes assassination of American citizen
• Hamas announces go-ahead with controversial executions in Gaza
• At inquiry into financial crisis, Greenspan and bank officials defend conduct

• Landslides kill nearly 100 in Brazil
• Thailand under state of emergency following up-tick in protest intensity
• Federal investigative team appointed to WV mine blast
• Colorado mother pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
• Chiquita sued again for providing support to FARC
• Confederate History Month proclamation draws fire in Virginia

Opposition leaders in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan say they have formed a new government. The announcement came on state television after the opposition took control of the studios. According to the New York Times, officials at the airport have confirmed that the president has left the capital, Bishkek, on a presidential plane.

U.S. officials say the Obama administration has authorized the targeted killing of a U.S. citizen, a rare and possibly unprecedented move. Anwar al-Awkali – the Yemeni-American radical cleric with ties to 9-11 and both the Fort Hood shooter and the Christmas Day bombing – is now on CIA and U.S. military target lists that approve his killing.  Questions surround the practice of including American citizens on the list.  FSRN’s Matt Pearson reports.

The ruling Hamas party in Gaza has recently announced it will begin executions of a number of prisoners who were convicted of collaborating with Israel. But legal experts have questioned the legality of the executions and human rights groups have called on Hamas to refrain from implementing the sentences. FSRN's Rami Almeghari has more.

Today former chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan defended his term of service during the lead up to the financial crisis. Greenspan testified in front of the Congressional Financial Inquiry Commission as it begins the first of three days of hearings. The commission is focusing on the connection between the sub prime loan crisis and the financial meltdown. In addition to Greenspan, banking officials also faced questions. FSRN's Karen Miller has more.