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‘Occupy D.C.’ arrives in Freedom Plaza
A couple hundred protesters in Washington, D.C. affiliated with “Occupy D.C.” and “Stop the Machine” converged at Freedom Plaza on Thursday to protest corporate money in politics and wars overseas. Although the two groups are separate movements, they share many of the same goals and grievances. “We would like to…
India creates world’s cheapest computer tablet
The company Datawind has developed a book-sized computer that costs only $45, making it the world’s cheapest computer tablet. It was created in India, where the government plans to make more than 100,0000 of the computers available to university students across the country. The new tablet is called the “Aakash.”…
Senior Haqqani commander arrested in Afghanistan
Afghan and NATO forces have captured a senior leader of Afghanistan’s Haqqani network. The Pakistani-based group was founded by former CIA asset Jalaluddin Haqqani and has close ties with both the Taliban and al Qaeda. Watch video, courtesy of Al Jazeera English, below:…
Watch uprising in Libya live on Al Jazeera English
The video below is a live broadcast from Al Jazeera English, covering the Libyan revolution.…
Watch Al Jazeera English live as Libya revolts
Read AFP’s live blog of the events in Libya. The video below is a live broadcast from Al Jazeera English, covering the Libyan revolution.…
Libya revolts: Live updates
THIS IS AN AFP LIVE BLOG OF THE LIBYAN UPRISING: POSTS TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY… Watch live coverage of the events in Libya from Al Jazeera English. TRIPOLI (AFP) – 1650 GMT: Kadhafi threatens strikes against protesters like Tiananmen Square. 1649 GMT: Britain will send a charter flight to Libya…
NBC: Mubarak will step down Thursday
Click here to watch live video of events in Egypt as they unfold Update (4:15 pm EST): Mubarak pledges not to step down until September Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told the nation Thursday that he would not step down until elections could be held in September. Update (1:15 pm EST):…
Live video: Egyptian president resigns amid protests
The video below is a live broadcast from Al Jazeera English, covering the Egyptian revolution.…
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