Egyptian Military Tries to Assert Control

(Al Jazeera English Headlines: 0635 PST, February 14, 2011) The opening of Egypt's stock exchange has been delayed until the economy stabilizes. The new military rulers are trying to assert their control over the country, and have warned they will act against chaos and disorder. Meanwhile transportation workers are striking in the capital, demanding better pay and an end to corruption.

 

In other news, the Taliban says it was behind an attack on a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least two people. Anti-government protests in Yemen enter their fourth straight day. The entire Palestinian cabinet has resigned and President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to form a new government. And, in Indonesia, cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has gone on trial over weapons terror charges.

 

 

 
 

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Join Link and Amnesty International to Speak out Against Torture

June is Torture Awareness Month. Folks across America will be hosting house party screenings of Link TV's compelling new 30-minute documentary Torture on Trial, and use the screening to inspire their guests to send an email to President Obama and participate in our national call-in week to the White House, June 22 - 26. Join us with your own house party!

 

 

 

 
 

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