NPR 2011-02-06

There's apparently been a change at the top of Egypt's ruling political party. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports some party leaders have stepped down, including Gamal Mubarak, son of the president. The state-controlled news outlet says embattled President

NPR 2011-02-08

Anyone looking for a big party? Green Bay is where it's at. Fans are heading into Lambeau Field this hour to welcome their Super Bowl champs the Packers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. Classes were let out early. Some businesses shut

NPR 2011-02-09

The numbers calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign in Egypt keep growing in central Cairo. More than a quarter million people now estimated to be overflowing from Tahrir Square. Thousands more are rallying outside Cairo. NPR's Corey Flintoff m

NPR 2011-02-10

Labor groups are on strike in Egypt, further complicating the government's attempts to end a more than two-week-old revolt against long-time President Hosni Mubarak. He is still resisting demands to resign immediately. The US and other allies have ca

NPR 2011-02-11

Protesters in Egypt's Tahrir Square are waiting for an announcement from embattled President Hosni Mubarak, who is widely expected to relinquish some power after two weeks of anti-government demonstrations. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that the army

NPR 2011-02-12

We are expecting to hear shortly from President Obama on his reaction to developments out of Egypt, where President Hosni Mubarak announced he had resigned. It is a dramatic scene in Tahrir Square which erupted in cheers on news today that Mubarak wa

NPR 2011-02-13

Thousands of riot police blocked streets in Algiers today to stop anti-government protests there. Some arrests were reported. Activists are attempting to hold a pro-democracy rally. Such protests are banned by the government under a state of emergenc

NPR 2011-02-07

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expressing US support for the Cairo government's plan for a democratic transition in Egypt. NPR's Michele Kelemen talked to the secretary in Munich today. Secretary Clinton says she's keeping tabs on the Egyptian

NPR 2011-02-01

Opposition against Egypt's long-ruling President Hosni Mubarak appears to be growing. Tens of thousands of people are staging a seventh day of demonstrations across the country. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro is in Cairo where she says a large cross-se

NPR 2011-02-02

Under nightfall, demonstrations show no signs of abating in Egypt. In the largest demonstration yet since the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak started over a week ago, hundreds of thousands of people have flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square. They w

NPR 2011-02-03

The Egyptian military is appealing for calm in the streets of Cairo, where pro- and anti-government protesters have been clashing in Tahrir Square. A spokesman said on state television that the military got the message and now it's time for normal li

NPR 2011-02-04

Lawlessness is spreading in central Cairo where protesters for and against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have been engaged in running street battles, allowing businesses to be looted and buildings torched, all this with apparently little intervent

NPR 2011-02-05

Cairo's Tahrir Square pulsates with the chants of tens of thousands, as NPR's Corey Flintoff reports, all hoping this is the day President Hosni Mubarak resigns. The mood in the square was determined and almost jubilant with many protesters convinced

NPR 2011-02-20

Thousands of protesters are celebrating in the circle that's at the heart of the demonstrations in the capital of Bahrain. It comes a day after a harsh military crackdown. Protesters today began streaming toward the circle again after the royal famil

NPR 2011-02-19

Emotionally charged protests are under way at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin over a bill critics call a union-busting measure. Democrats in the state Senate fled the state yesterday, forcing Republicans to delay action on the controversial m

NPR 2011-02-18

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. In Wisconsin a movement to strip away collective bargaining rights of public workers has hit a new snag. There are no democratic senators to be found in the state capital. The republicans who hold a 19:

NPR 2011-02-16

President Obama is appealing for patience in tackling some of the nation's long-term fiscal challenges. NPR's Scott Horsley monitored this morning's White House news conference. Scott, the president staunchly defended his budget proposal of more than

NPR 2011-02-15

President Obama says his budget proposal would help the US cut its deficit and become a stronger global competitor with targeted investments in crucial areas. NPR's Paul Brown reports on how the president is staking out his position as the budget bat

NPR 2011-02-14

The new military rulers of Egypt announced today they've dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution, the main demands from the opposition that successfully drove President Hosni Mubarak from power. The Higher Military Council also promised i

NPR 2011-02-17

An Egypt-inspired uprising is becoming more violent in Yemen. Thousands of police officers and anti-government demonstrators fought in the streets of the capital Sanaa today. Therere reports that tonight university students were being blocked for joi