, thousands of people took to the streets for a seventh day, demanding an end to president ali abdullah saleh's 30-year rule. in bahrain, the army was deployed across the capital to restore order there. officials are concerned the unrestn bahrain could destabilize the region. security forces have above the strict measures to stop the protests. >> the message sent by army tanks rolling through the streets on thursday was clear. bahrain's rulers want to ensure this does not become another cairo. unlike in egypt, they have the support of the military. a defense ministry spokesman urged people to avoid gathering in central areas. the protesters' tent city and has been flattened, the remains of a crushed the uprising. security personnel stormed the square late wednesday night. witnesses said they came from all directions, firing tear gas and rubber bullets. >> we did not harm or attack anybody. we were sleeping peacefully when they took us by surprise and attacked us. >> despite the violent crackdown, bahrain's opposition says it will not abandon its called for wide-ranging political reforms. in the

, thousands of people took to the streets for a seventh day, demanding an end to president ali abdullah saleh's 30-year rule. in bahrain, the army was deployed across the capital to restore order there. officials are concerned the unrest in bahrain could destabilize the region. security forces have above the strict measures to stop the protests. >> the message sent by army tanks rolling through the streets on thursday was clear. bahrain's rulers want to ensure this does not become another cairo. unlike in egypt, they have the support of the military. a defense ministry spokesman urged people to avoid gathering in central areas. the protesters' tent city and has been flattened, the remains of a crushed the uprising. security personnel stormed the square late wednesday night. witnesses said they came from all directions, firing tear gas and rubber bullets. >> we did not harm or attack anybody. we were sleeping peacefully when they took us by surprise and attacked us. >> despite the violent crackdown, bahrain's opposition says it will not abandon its called for wide-ranging political reforms. in t

president ali abdullah saleh has offered some concessions. police used tear gas to protestors in bahrain. opposition groups have called the day of an end the gulf. a course in ecuador has fined the -- chevron for polluting rivers and rainforest. the company dumped toxic materials in ecuador's northern jungle. >> according to the lawsuit, the collision took place over a 20- year period starting in 1972. past waves of the amazon region the damage in the dumping of toxic materials. the case was brought against chevron on behalf of 30,000 ecuadorian. they said 40 drilling business is responsible for damaging and killing farm animals and in widespread farm -- harm to the indigenous people. environmentalist hope the case will set a precedent. a spokesman for the plaintiff describe the judgment as a great step toward justice. chevron has said it will appeal and called the ruling illegitimate. the company said it was the product of fraud and contrary to legitimate scientific evidence. >> president obama has said he wants to cut more than $1 trillion

the demonstrators want president ali abdullah saleh to step down after more than two decades in power. they also say the government should do more to tack the poverty. afp reports troops fired on hundreds of protesters in the southern city of andin wednesday killing two men. riot police fired warning shots at the student demonstrators in sanaa. the protests spread across yemen even after president saleh announced earlier this month he will step down after his term expires and will not run in the presidential election in 2013. >>> in iran, clashes are escalating between government supporters and opponents following a wave of pro-democracy movements across the middle east. iran state media says pro and anti-government groups clashed in central tehran wednesday at a funeral for a university student killed in fighting. one other person was killed monday when supporters of iran's reformists protested around the country. the funeral was organized by conservatives who said the student backed the government but reformists also came claiming he belonged to their side. no reports are available

. >>> in the yemeni capital sanaa, critics and supporters of president ali abdullah saleh staged opposing demonstrations on thursday. spurred by the anti-protests in egypt and tunisia, opponents rallied at sanaa's university, calling for saleh's immediate resignation to end more than 20 years of dictatorial rule. the demonstration came a day after the president announced that he would not seek re-election in 2013. supporters held their own march about two kilometers away, demanding strong leadership and stability. no clashes have been reported so far. affiliates of the international terrorist network al qaeda are reportedly stepping up their campaigns in yemen. the united states and saudi arabia are issuing increasing alerts against terrorist activity amid the deepening chaos in yemen. >>> in biz news, the european central bank kept its key interest rate at the lowest level in 23 months. they made the decision in frankfurt on thursday. the rate of 1% is intended to shore up the economies of euro zone members like portugal and spain that have huge debts. the countries are facing uncertaint

the anti-government demonstrators have a simple message for the president ali abdullah saleh. after more than 30 years in power, he must go. >> i want to send a message to the president. i wanted to look at what has happened to this country and to those whom he sent to beat us. like host name of eric, i am telling him he should step down. -- like hosni mubarak, i am telling him he should step down. >> they have poverty, unemployment, and corrupt government. the demonstrations threaten to seriously destabilize the region when most of the you -- where most of the world's oil is produced. while has climbed to a two-year high. the protests have not affected oil production, but the world is watching unfolding events nervously. >> 5 priceless egyptian artifacts dating back to the pharaohs are still missing. authorities say a number of men have not -- have now been arrested. journalists have now been allowed inside for the first time since the unrest. >> it houses the sechrist to the world's first and most mysterious civilization. today, the egyptian museum is heavily guarded by the

thousands of people marched in cities across the country against president ali abdullah saleh. witnesses said police opened fire and used tear gas, and several people were wounded. and the government of algeria said it will lift a state of emergency imposed 19 years ago. that could open the way to legal protest marches there. we get more on today's news out of egypt from steve clemons, senior fellow at the new america foundation and publisher of the blog, "the washington note." samer shehata, assistant professor of arab politics at georgetown university. and steven cook, senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations. 6-thank you all three for being here. i just want to report to you and our audience, we've just learned that vice president biden has been on the phone in the last hour or so calling the new egyptian vice president urging restraint on both sides. the wires are reporting the white house is saying that the egyptian government is responsible for ensuring peaceful demonstrations don't lead to violence. now, samer shehata, what is the leve

capital sanaa for the fifth straight day on tuesday to demand the resignation of president ali abdullah saleh. about 1,000 people marched toward the presidential palace, but they were blocked by riot police. the demonstrators clashed with supporters of the president. in bahrain, majority shia muslims are staging protests against the sunni-dominated government. one person was killed in the capital manama on tuesday when police clashed with mourners at the funeral of a man who died at an anti-government rally on the previous day. king hamad said in a rare televised speech that peaceful protests are legal in the country. he promised to investigate the deaths and carry out political reforms. >>> egypt's supreme court council of the armed forces has order its committee to draft constitutional amendments within ten days. the council chief mohamed hussein tantawi gave the order to the eight committee members on tuesday who met for the first time. the military council said it plans to put a draft constitution to a referendum within six months this. would establish a democratic election system before

they're demanding the immediate resignation of president ali abdullah saleh. his supporters clashed with demonstrators, and more than ten people were reportedly injured. meanwhile, thousands of iranian reformists took to the streets on monday following the success of anti-government protests in egypt and tunisia. reports say dozens have been arrested. witnesses say thousands of people gathered in squares in central tehran chanting "death to the dictator" among other slogans. riot police used teargas to disperse the demonstrators. the iranian leadership has praised the uprising in egypt which ousted pro-u.s. president hosni mubarak as an event comparable to the 1979 revolution in iran. but the leadership is cracking down on domestic dissent. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has expressed support for opposition protesters rallying in iran. >> we stood for political change that would result in positive outcomes that would give the egyptian people a better economic and political future. we believe the same for iran. what we see happening in iran today is a

they want the immediate resignation of president ali abdullah saleh. in the capital sanaa hundreds gathered around the university. they chanted "saleh, step down" and held up signs criticizing the president. >>> recently, declassified documents show that more than 30 years ago japan and the united states pressed south korea not to execute kim dae-jung, who later became president. the south korean foreign ministry made the diplomatic papers public on monday. in 1980 the government cracked down on a student demonstration in the city of gwangju. kim was a leader of the pro-democracy movement and was sentenced to death for instigating rebellion. the files show that japan's prime minister at the time, zenko suzuki, conveyed his concerns to the south korean ambassador. he said kim's execution would make it difficult for japan to cooperate with the south. they also reveal the view that kim's death could raise public opinion in japan in favor of strengthening relations with north korea. in the united states nine congressmen wrote to president chun doo hwan. th

students took to the streets of the yemeni capital again on wednesday to call for president ali abdullah saleho resign. students of but -- held up cars with slogans like graduates want jobs and demanded an end to poverty and corruption. yemeni sent out police. a protest could develop into a revolution like those in indonesia and egypt is what they are fearful of. but the police failed to keep the situation under control. pro and anti-government demonstrators clashed. two men were reportedly killed. in the gulf state of bahrain, the funeral procession for a man killed in demonstrations on tuesickly turned political. >mourners chanted slogans calling for the resignation of prime minister khalifa bin salman khalifa. the unrest in bahrain is now in its third day. footage has emerged showing government forces using tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators. the tiny island kingdom has seen unrest in the past, with the majority shi'ite population demanding more political freedom from the sunni ruling dynasty. >> there is a foreign policy expert for the governing christian democrats in german

for as many people as possible to hit the streets on friday demanding the country's president ali abdullah saleh to step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan's capital amman where anti-government demonstrators are calling for. treaty with israel contends turned violent in libya where at least twenty four people be killed in recent days in clashes with security forces police reported of use firearms to disperse the crowd that you want to egypt people once again gathered in tahrir square to celebrate a week since hosni mubarak huge pressure on him to quit the presidency with only the military council which runs the country suspended the constitution and dissolved both houses of parliament middle east specialist james lowe from college in london told me earlier there are no significant changes in egypt so far because barracks associates are still in power. it is interesting to see today a crowd celebrating the successful ousting of mubarak yet this hasn't really been a revolution in a traditional sense mubarak's power structures his cronies are still really in a

as many people as possible to head the streets on friday demanding the country's president ali abdullah saleh to step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan's capital amman go on to government demonstrators calling for reforms and abolishing the peace treaty with the zero protest and violent to me there where twenty thirty five people have been killed in clashes with security forces police are reported to have these firearms to disguise the crowds meanwhile in egypt people once again gather in square to celebrate a week since hosni mubarak bostic huge clash on him to quit the presidency and lead the military council which runs the country suspended the constitution and dissolved both houses of parliament and leave in a british journalist and policy analyst says it's not clear yet whether the military is going to give up power in september. what we've heard so far is basically a military coup the question is whether the military is on the one scale by now of popular protest to hold free elections and on the other hand of course believes that it can to a degre

similar events across the arab world the demonstrations in sanaa are aimed at removing president ali abdullah saleh who has ruled the country for thirty years meanwhile in a nearby ring protesters demanding more political freedoms from the ruling monarchy clashed with police in the capital manama security forces hard tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the thousands who gathered. a small commercial airliner has crashed near the one during capital killing all fourteen people on board among the passengers was a senior government official and a union leader the cause of the crash is being investigated but it's no wonder that there was fog in the area at the time the crash happened south of an airport considered dangerous because of a short runway and surrounding hills. a british soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in southern afghanistan the latest death comes as two security guards died in an attack on a shopping center in the country's capital kabul a suicide bomber trying to force his way into the complex was stopped outside the building before detonating his device. on our

resigned from the ruling party and joined the opposition in demanding he was backed president ali abdullah saleh stands down the death toll has now reached at least twenty foods has daily anti-government protests started over a week ago against the leaders a thirty two year rule of tribal leaders have also been abandoned by dictator listening to his grip on power tens of thousands of loyalists and opponents of the sixty eight who wrong president hold rival demonstrations in the capital sana'a outside. and it is growing in the you are so with these supersized tax burden for the middle class that has quickly come to her as thousands have been protesting a one woman state over plans to cut public sector workers collective benefit this week oh she asked people in new york how they feel when they're required to make sacrifices and not a simple really. people across the u.s. are protesting proposed legislation intended to slash benefits for the middle class i think really protesting the fact that every day people are being asked to make sacrifices while wall streeters continue to profit even more this

this morning yemen's president ali abdullah saleh said he would not seek re-election or hand power over to his son. a huge anti-government rally is planned for tomorrow in yemen. on tuesday, amid growing protests, jordan's king abdullah fired his cabinet and promised to hold long-delayed elections. >>> this morning, one of the most powerful storms in australia's history is about to strike its northeast coast. cyclone yasi is 300 miles wide, packing winds of 186 miles per hour. residents are fleeing the coast, and evacuation centers are already full. government officials warn the storm has the potential to be catastrophic. >> the window of opportunity for you to get to a safer area is closing very quickly. do not bother to pack bags. just grab each other and get to a place of safety. >> storm surges of nearly seven feet are expected. cyclone-force winds are expected to reach 250 miles inland. >>> the fbi and cia are refusing comment on a new disclosure from wikileaks involving a 9/11 attack. "the washington post" says a classified u.s. diplomatic cable obtained by the wikileaks website i

president ali abdullah saleh has ruled yemen for 32 years. there have been violent confrontations between police and demonstrators. >>> in iran, supporters of the government demonstrated and lawmakers are calling for opposition leaders to be executed, and the u.s. to butt out. at least two protesters have been killed. yesterday, president obama criticized the iranian government. >> what has been true in egypt should be true in iran, which is that people should be able to express their opinions and their grievances, and seek a more responsive government. what's been different is the iranian government's response. which is to shoot people and beat people and arrest people. >> the iranian government had said it supports the uprisings in tunisia and egypt. >>> now to some disturbing news about one of our colleagues. cbs news chief foreign correspondent lara logan is recovering from a brutal attack she suffered while covering events in egypt. this is logan in cairo's tahrir square on friday night just before the assault. logan was separated from h

now it's at least twenty four since the protests started over a week ago against president ali abdullah saleh thirty two. loyalists in a province of the sixty eight year old leader help rival demonstrations in the capital sanaa after friday prayers. u.s. top military officials in afghanistan avoided an investigation into claims that an american army unit psychologically manipulated visiting high officials rolling stone magazine published the psychological operations known as soil used to get more money and troops for the war buddies military contributors says this further reveals just how much the u.s. operation in afghanistan is being hidden from the public. and advertently these latest revelations about the psyops scandal in afghanistan regarding their american leadership back in washington d.c. has also revealed their hypocrisy regarding their public coverage of the american occupation in afghanistan and this by the fact that half a year ago this psychological operations has been rebranded into the military information support a peroration in essence the whole american global information w

many people as possible to hit the streets on friday they're demanding the country's president ali abdullah saleh to step down after more than thirty years in power clashes also erupted in jordan's capital amman where anti-government demonstrators are calling for reforms and abolishing the peace treaty with israel protests turned violent in libya where at least twenty four people have been killed in recent days and clashes with security patches police are reported to have used firearms to disperse the crowd meanwhile in egypt people once again gathered in tahrir square to celebrate a week since hosni mubarak to huge pressure on him to quit the presidency or the military council which runs the country suspended the constitution and dissolved both houses of parliament for more analysis on this let's cross live to middle east specialist james denselow he's from kings college in london james good to have you here on r.t. it all started in tunisia egypt was next then other countries so what led to this wave of mass protests all across the region and why do you think it's happening now happening. i thi

yes they are against president ali abdullah saleh has been in power for more than thirty two years and they're also concerned about poverty i mean poignant and corruption in the protests there continuing today thousands of people took place in a peaceful procession that was to bury one of the people who was killed in demonstrations there on monday human rights groups are accusing the security forces in bahrain of using pellet guns at short range and now the king has vowed to investigate these claims and institute reforms and then lastly in iran thousands of people clashed with police in a funeral procession there for protester also killed on monday we're also hearing from government officials and clerics they are calling for the trial and execution of opposition leaders who they claim are behind these demonstrations if we look at just some of these countries yemen is an important american ally the rain is an important american ally i mean if you look at a place like the rain there the united states houses the headquarters of the u.s. navy's fifth fleet the big question mark for washing

reached at least twenty one since the early protests started over a week ago against president ali abdullah saleh is a thirty two year rule loyalists and opponents of the sixty year old sixty eight year old leader held a rival demonstrations in the capital sanaa and they staged these are friday press . updatable the top stories are coming your way in just a few minutes here on our tease to stay with us. we'll get to the truth. in the blizzard of winter blues show you to slopes in try out some of you ten grossers got a look the caliber excitement in its southern melting stretched three years to keep you in top form and old watch you walk on the cool like carving the trail the sochi twenty forty one takes hold you up to date here and. we've got the future covered. lifts. public. if. the company. makes. the biggest.

backed president ali abdullah saleh stands down the death toll has now reached at least twenty four since daily antigovernment protests started over a week ago against the leader thirty get rule at the tribal leaders have also been abandoning the dictator listening his grip on power tens of thousands of loyalists and opponents of the sixty eight year old president while demonstrations in the congress all signed on friday. in tunisia at least two people have been killed in fresh clashes between protesters and police violence erupted after several hundred people gathered outside the interior ministry demanding changes to the interim government demonstrators are saying big new also his don't want to get from the previous government of former president ben ali he was ousted and they join in a general revolt that has sparked similar projects and other countries in the middle east and north africa. and olens ruling party if we look all is heading for a crushing defeat in the country's cause general election since two thousand and seven counting underway indicates the center right been a gala le

opposition supporters are holding a day of rage demanding the resignation of the country's president ali abdullah saleh a supporters of the current government also gathered for a rally accusing the opposition of trying to create chaos demonstrations come a day after the yemeni president pledged not to seek another term in office for lay has been in power for over thirty years. now with the still to come on the program preparing for takeoff. one hundred receives its ticket into the skies as it's officially certified for. a romantic free news and they said break up the new york times is on the finer things in juvenile songs to boost profits popularity before ditching him like a prison olympics to. investigators now think they know the identity of the suicide bomber who carried out the douma dead of the airport attack last month but president would that have warned against hasty conclusions until the case has been fully sold within the gradual that has been following developments in this case i believe this has been the federal security service says they know not only the name of the plot the trade all of

a crowd of two thousand protesters collided with a counter-rally of supporters of president ali abdullah saleh armed with clubs and knives pro-government activists broke through the police barrier and chased the protesters demonstrations to oust the president began on saturday when thousands of protesters flooded the country's capital yemeni leader has been in power for three decades and has attempted to silence the unrest by promising not to run again his term ends in two thousand and thirteen. italy has declared a humanitarian emergency following the recent influx of over three. thousand new scene immigrants most of the asylum seekers who sailed across the mediterranean in small boats were intercepted by the coast guard and taken to a sicilian island the government house increased sea patrols and requested additional aid from the european union the authorities fear that further arrivals will come in the next few days from north africa including algeria and egypt. and switzerland is holding a referendum on a long standing tradition of owning guns following military service opinion poll sugges

resigned from the ruling party and joined the opposition demanding of you as part of president ali abdullah saleh stands down the death toll has now reached at least twenty six as deputy to government protests started over a week ago as the leaders thirty two year rule rather tribal leaders have also been abandoning the dictator loosening his group on power tens of thousands of loyalists and opponents of the sixty eight year old president while demonstrations in the capital sana'a on friday. and sneezy at least two people have been killed in france clashes between protesters and the nation's violence erupted after several hundred people gathered outside the interior ministry demanding changes to the interim government demonstrators are saying the new your forces don't depart from the previous government of former president ben ali who was ousted in a january revolt that has sparked similar protests in other countries in the middle east and north. and alan's ruling party if you know who is heading for crushing defeat in the country's first general election since two thousand and seven counting in

resigned from the ruling party and joined the opposition in demanding you has got president ali abdullah saleh stands down the death toll has now reached at least twenty four cents daily and to government protests started a week ago against the leaders of the two you who are the tribal leaders have also been abandoning the dictator loosening his grip on power turns out thousands of loyalists and opponents of the sixty eight year old president why will demonstrate in the capital sign on friday. in tunisia at least ten people have been killed in fresh clashes between protesters and police violence erupted after several hundred people gathered outside the interior minister to mark ministry demanding changes to the interim government and as traitors are saying the new also it was doomed to break from the previous government of president ben ali it was in the january revolt that sparked similar protests in other countries in the middle east and north africa. and alan's ruling party leader fall is heading for a crushing defeat in the country's past general elections mr thousand and seven counting un

opposition supporters are holding a day of rage demanding the resignation of the country's president ali abdullah saleh supporters of the current government also gathered for a rally accusing the opposition all of trying to create chaos the demonstrations come a day after the yemeni president pledged not to seek another term in office has been in power for over thirty years. but you are still to come for you in the program slightly lighter stories that have preparing for takeoff. russia superjet one hundred receives its ticket into the skies as it's officially certified. investigators think they know the identity of the suicide bomber who carried out the attack last month but president medvedev warned against hasty conclusions until the case has been fully solved your cutting the cost of is a moscow that is following the latest numbers for us but let's get up to date now with kathy so headways we may in the investigation tell us what are the latest events that you know the latest has been the federal security service says they know and also me the name of the pot the trade all the attack at the airport

similar events across the arab world the demonstrations in son are aimed at removing president ali abdullah saleh who has ruled the country for thirty years meanwhile in nearby bahrain are protesters demanding more political freedoms from the ruling monarchy clashed with police in the capital manama security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the thousands gathered. now an italian court is due to give its decision on whether prime minister silvio berlusconi will face an immediate trial prosecutors want to die to on charges of abuse of power and sleeping with an underage prostitute the pressure is mounting on the about a leader with hundreds of thousands marching in protest at his alleged behavior on sunday he has denied all the allegations labeling them disgraceful. a small commercial airliner has crashed near the honduran koppel killing all fourteen people on board among the passengers was a senior government official and a union leader well the cause of the crash is being investigated but it's known that there was fog in the area at the time the crash happened so

indicted of course of course of this content with the existing regimes many of the leaders mubarak ali abdullah saleh they have been in power for a very long time and there has been a gradual erosion of the legitimacy of these regimes so these died of causes and the indicted causes together created this park which started and we don't know how it's going to end are you talk about direct causes and direct causes here you talk about a study by slow degradation of the leadership in place over many many years but the libyan leader could after he's now told state television that osama bin laden and his followers are to blame for the protests rock in the country what do you take on these claims is he joining the traditional western bandwagon here blaming al qaeda . but there she is a very special person it's a very special case he also said today that the demonstrators are demonstrating because they are under the influence of drugs his son has already blamed egypt for the unrest saying it's an egyptian conspiracy but their fear is not a very stable person you can even see it from his gaze i don't think we

tens of thousands of rallies across the country for two weeks now demanding the resignation of ali abdullah saleh the president who has been in power for over thirty years has refused to leave office saying he will step down only after national elections in two thousand and thirteen. the u.n. haskin down the libyan leader over his crackdown on protesters and cold for an end to the bloodshed u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton also described the violence as completely unacceptable r.t. is going to count as more from washington. the situation in libya has been critical for more than a week now the protests there turn out to be a lot more violent than they were in egypt or anywhere else in the way john but washington's we action as analysts point out has been as slow and cautious as ever only this tuesday did secretary of state hillary clinton come out to the press and call for libya to stop the bloodshed she also called for leaders in bahrain and yemen to show restraint when handling the protests what analysts point out despite the cautious words of concern expressed by the u.s. administration

holding a day of rage demanding the resignation of the country's president ali abdullah saleh supporters of the current government also gathered around accusing the opposition of trying to trying to create chaos the demonstrations come a day after a yemeni president pledged not to seek another office has been in power for over thirty. four you all with r.t. it's good of you to join us today and is still to come on the program preparing for takeoff. russia superjet one hundred receives its ticket into the skies as it's officially certified right now the leaders program. investigators now think they know the identity of the suicide bomber who carried out the dumb idea of an airport attack just last month the president many other warned against hasty conclusions until the case has been fully solved. the culture of it has been following developments here in moscow. well the latest has been that the federal security service says they know and also knew the name of the puppet trade all of the attack at the airport but they also know the names of the most to mind so be attack we had a brushes m

now he said he's twenty four since baby protests started over a week ago against president ali abdullah saleh thirty two year rule loyalists and opponents of the sixty eight year old leader held rival demonstrations in the capital sanaa after friday prayers. brings up to date for the moment that with the summer of i'm a new stories in just under five minutes from now so do stay with us live here in moscow. just the grass in your traces and this is trying to expand the pride of healthy eating. we need to test these foods toxicity allergenicity immune response lower nutrition and for environmental contamination don't you feel like a lab rat some consider the experiment in human treatment very highly significant differences between the g.m. felt that they both at the top g.m. felt that was they were treated so well themselves one question means one career you ask one question you get the answer and you might or might not be able to publish it but that's the end of your career. for. good samaritan. excellent professional. medics travel much possessing an extra ordinary car. the doctor who helped

artist has taken to the streets of the capital for a day of rage against the country's president ali abdullah saleh meanwhile supporters of the current government also gathered for a rally and they're accusing the opposition of just trying to create chaos demonstrations come a day after the yemeni press. pledged not to seek another term in office two weeks of protests in the country have been inspired by the unrest in tunisia and in egypt . powerful storm considered australia's worst in a century has devastated many parts of queensland leaving thousands homeless there are no reports of any casualties in a state only just beginning to recover from the recent floods that emergency services have been working to clear blocked roads and reach cut off communities the storm is also reported to have caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to crops. the u.s. senate has rejected a republican attempt to repeal president obama's health care overhaul almost a year ago to reform medical insurance. and those with existing illnesses and would include about thirty million who had none before but the

across the arab world where the protests in the capital sudden are aimed at removing president ali abdullah saleh who was ruled the country for thirty years meanwhile in nearby rain it security forces fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse thousands who joined the funeral of a man killed in a rally on monday a groups demanding more political freedoms from the ruling monarchy had previously clashed with police in the capital manama. what italian court is due to give its decision on whether prime minister silvio berlusconi will face an immediate trial prosecutors want to indict him on charges of abuse of power and sleeping with an underage prostitute or pressure is mounting on the embattled leader with hundreds of thousands marching in protest that is alleged behavior on sunday berlusconi has denied all the allegations labeling them disgraceful. a small commercial airliner has crashed near the hundred capital killing all fourteen people on board among the passengers was a former government official and union leader well the cause of the crash is being investigated but it's note that there was fog