A bloc of Persian Gulf countries renewed its offer to help mediate the political crisis in Yemen and to ease the transition of power from the embattled president. via Gulf Nations Repeat Offer to Mediate Crisis in Yemen – NYTimes.com.
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian autocrat forced from power two months ago, spoke for the first time since then in an audiotape. via Mubarak Speaks Out, Denying Graft and Defending Legacy – NYTimes.com.
Violence broke out after hundreds of protesters gathered in Banias, a port city that was sealed off by the army. via Four Killed as Syria Cuts Off City – NYTimes.com.
Minamisoma is coming back to life as survivors begin to return, walking through the debris to look for belongings or say prayers for those who did not make it. via Japanese City, Destroyed but Hopeful, Starts to Move On – NYTimes.com.
The nuclear crisis in Japan has intensified a conflict over a project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into a commercial fuel called mixed oxide, or mox. via Japan Crisis Intensifies Doubts on Turning Plutonium Into Mox Fuel – NYTimes.com.
Laurent Gbagbo was taken after a weeklong siege of his residence and placed under the control of his rival, Alassane Ouattara. via Laurent Gbagbo, Former Leader of Ivory Coast, Is Captured – NYTimes.com.
