
Protests Hit Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen
(Al Jazeera English Headlines: 1135 PST, February 16, 2011) Libya has become the latest country to be hit by a wave of protests. Hundreds of people have clashed with armed police in Benghazi. Protesters are calling for a "day of wrath" on Thursday against Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule.
Elsewhere, thousands took to the streets of Bahrain's capital Manama for a third day of protests against the government. In Yemen at least two people have been killed in fighting with police in Aden. It's the sixth day of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's three decades in power. And the uprisings in the Arab world are having a knock-on effect on countries like Italy, where more than 5,000 Tunisian and Egyptian migrants have arrived in recent weeks.