Armed troops of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) entered Bahrain days ago amidst escalating pro-democracy protests. A large contingent of GCC military units drove into the Arab country Saturday — as filmed in the video below, which was posted to YouTube by user 000friendly. The Saudi-headquartered GCC is a political…
Following a devastating tsunami and earthquakes, the death toll in Japan is rising. An estimated 1,700 people are missing or dead, and radiation is leaking from the power plant in Fukushima. Watch a SkyNews video of the power plant explosion below via YouTube.…
UPDATE: The NOAA has issued a tsunami watch for the west coast, which includes California, Oregon, Washington, British Colombia and Alaska. Waves are possible between 6-7 a.m. PST. UPDATE 2: The tsunami watch has now been upgraded to a warning. It includes the entire North American west coast. Emergency alert…
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan, sending a series tsunami waves crashing across heavily populated areas. Warnings have now gone out across the Pacific, including the entire North American west coast. This is a live video from CNN, provided courtesy of Justin.tv. Watch live video…
A conservative watchdog group filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Monday against against Rep. Alcee Hasting (D-FL). Judicial Watch filed the suit in federal court on behalf of Winsome Packer, who formerly had worked for the congressman. The harassment allegedly occurred between 2008 and 2010 when the two were working together…
The video below is a live broadcast from Al Jazeera English, covering the Libyan revolution.…
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.…
This video is from The UpTake, filmed Friday, Feb. 19, 2011. Watch live streaming video from theuptake at livestream.com An original version mistakenly said this video was ‘live.’ The live stream will resume Monday.…
Update: Death toll now at least 173, rights group says Human Rights Watch said Sunday that the countrywide death toll in Libya had reached 173. Local residents told Al Jazeera that 200 people had died in Benghazi alone. Original report continues below… TRIPOLI (AFP) – The death toll has topped…
CAIRO — A “day of anger” against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi turned into a bloodbath when security forces gunned down at least 24 people in two of the country’s biggest cities, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. In a detailed account of the unrest in Benghazi and Al-Baida, the New…