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Putin Warns Against Interference in Russia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the world faces a growing “cult of violence,” and Moscow must not let events like those in Libya and Syria be repeated in Russia. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
US Pilots in Libya Tell Their Story
A US Air Force F-15 was lost last year in the NATO war over Libya. On board were a pilot, Maj. Kenneth Harney and Capt. Tyler Stark who tell their stories now after the official investigation is over.
2011: The World in Protests
[Interactive Graphic] The World’s coverage of the protests, demonstrations and revolutions, from the ‘Arab Spring’ to the ‘Occupy’ protests, as they happened.
Libya Facing Gun Problem
Libyans are still celebrating the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, but the civil war has produced new problem: gun control.
Libyan Widow Accepts Honor for Husband
In the early days of Libya’s revolution, Mohammed Nabbous started independent television station Alhurra to broadcast news of what was happening in Libya. He was killed by sniper fire a month after he started broadcasting.
Zimbabwe Loyalists Threaten Fast Food Chain
An update on a story we aired last week about a TV commercial for Nando’s chicken. The ad featured a lookalike of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. Nando’s has pulled the ad because of threats to its staff by Mugabe loyalists.
How ‘Dictators’ Sell Fast Food In South Africa
A new tv ad from the South Africa-based chicken restaurant chain, Nando’s, is prompting laughs and raising some eye brows. The ad features look-a-likes for a slew of tyrants from Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe to the late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Captured in Libya
The last holdouts of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime are now in custody, including his son, Saif al-Islam.
Education in Libya After Gaddafi
In the aftermath of the Libyan revolution, one thing that needs to be addressed is education. Not only are schools being purged of The Green Book, but lots of subjects need to be revamped and modernized. Don Duncan reports.
Why the Threat to Bluefin Tuna Increased Because of War in Libya
The threat to global tuna stocks increased this year as a result of the civil war in Libya. Fishermen took advantage of the chaos to plunder the spawning grounds of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, off the Libyan coast. Anchor MW speaks with the BBC’s environment correspondent, Richard Black.
How Libya’s Historic Treasures Survived the Civil War
NATO officials overseeing the aerial bombing campaign against the forces of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi could have targeted positions nestled within an ancient complex of Roman ruins. They didn’t.
Showing Video of Gaddafi’s Death
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tom Mucha, editor of the online news site, Global Post, about how Global Post obtained videos of the moments after Muammar Gadafi’s capture and the brutal actions that followed – and why Global Post decided to publish the images. Caution: This post contains graphic imagery
Libyan-American Poet Commemorates Overthrow Of Gaddafi
Poet Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya and immigrated to the US in his teens. Now he has written a poem about the end of Gaddafi.
Gaddafi ‘buried in desert grave’
The bodies of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and a top aide have been buried in secret in the desert, Libyan officials say.
Fate of Gaddafi Body Still Undecided
The new government of Libya has closed the door on the container holding the body of Colonel Gaddafi. The public will no longer be admitted.
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