Category: 2011

Newscast for Friday, December 30, 2011

North Koreans face transition as leadership pledges to resist change Local fisherfolk in Nigeria call for accountability after massive Shell oil spill In Senegal, opposition figures, civil rights groups targeted ahead of elections Washington...

Newscast for Thursday, December 29, 2011

In Syria, security forces fire on protesters as Arab League monitors visit cities Scientists warn of threats to human health after vast use of antibiotics in livestock US threatens retaliation against EU airline carbon...

Newscast for Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Republican candidates pledge to restrict legal abortion and push personhood measure Nigeria’s anti-gay legislation seeks harsh sentences, outlawing of LGBT groups LGBT communities in Africa call for protection of human rights amid anti-gay measures...

Newscast for Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Thousands of Syrians rally in Homs as Arab peace monitors arrive President Obama’s signing statement that rejects Congressional restrictions on Guantanamo Bay South Sudan’s growing refugee problem as thousands flee border violence The US...

Newscast for Monday, December 26, 2011

The ongoing debate in the US over changes to voting laws The steep decline in the numbers of Caribou in Canada Coptic Christian trash collectors in Egypt push to secure their role as recyclers...

Newscast for Friday, December 23, 2011

Lone remaining Occupy DC hunger striker continues his campaign Environmentalists in the Philippines say deforestation is a major factor in floods French lawmakers support a resolution that fights prostitution by punishing clients Immigrant workers...

Newscast for Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bradley Manning pre-trial concludes at Ft. Meade Bombings hit Baghdad amid crisis in political leadership Bicycling advocates push for better conditions on Philadelphia streets Reporter’s Notebook: In Gaza, a search for health care divides...

Newscast for Wednesday, December 21, 2011

EPA releases new regulations on mercury as GOP seeks to weaken agency Thousands of women fill Cairo streets to condemn brutal military attacks Restriction of media in Turkey tightens India Food Security bill draws...

Newscast for Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Army defectors tell of Syrian military orders to use ‘heavy shooting’ on protesters Grassroots opposition grows to Keystone XL Pipeline measure in payroll tax cut bills Occupy protesters from across UK meet to address...

Newscast for Monday, December 19, 2011

Clashes in Cairo enter fourth day as military continues brutal crackdown Death of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il leaves region uncertain Critics of Bradley Manning trial raise issues of torture, military procedure As Iraq...