Tuesday, February 15, 2011

2011/02/15 Headlines: Iran: Security Forces Violently Crackdown on Protesters; Iranian Lawmakers Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders; Two Demonstrators Die in Bahrain Protests; U.S. Increases Aid to Yemen as Anti-Government Protests in Sana'a Intensify; Egyptian Military Urges End to Protests, Labor Strikes; Retired Judge Heads Up Egyptian Constitutional Committee; Egypt Requests States Freeze Mubarak’s Funds; Self-Immolation Protests Spread to Morocco; Syrian Blogger Sentenced to Five Years in Jail After Secret Trial; Chevron Ordered to Pay Ecuador $8.5 Billion for Environmental Damages; Italy’s Berlusconi to Stand Trial on Sex Charges; European Energy Companies Spied on Activist Groups; Israel to Build Army Base in East Jerusalem; House Votes to Extend Elements of PATRIOT Act; Shirley Sherrod Sues Conservative Blogger; Friend of Suspected WikiLeaks Source Alleges Torture; Clarence Thomas Connected to Tea Party Funders; Honduras: Plane Crash Kills 14; Two Campesino Leaders Murdered; Equatorial Guinean Author Enters Fifth Day of Hunger Strike; BP Executive Resigned over Safety Protocols Before Spill; Arizona Bill Would Require Hospitals Check Citizenship Status of Patients; Former Head of Vigilante Anti-Immigrant Group Convicted of Murder; Texas Refuses to Compensate Exonerated Death Row Prisoner