en© Canwest Vancouver SunWed, 29 Jul 2015 12:49:18 GMTWed, 29 Jul 2015 12:49:18 GMTthePlatform Portal Server 2.3.6Jonathan ManthorpeMon, 09 May 2011 15:31:00 GMTPakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani rejects allegations his government protected Osama bin Laden.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1915341838Mon, 09 May 2011 15:39:50 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 06 May 2011 15:37:00 GMTAl-Qaida confirms the death of Osama bin Laden and vows revenge.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1912010806Fri, 06 May 2011 15:43:04 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 05 May 2011 15:40:00 GMTU.S. President Barack Obama visits New York's "Ground Zero" to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1910209777Thu, 05 May 2011 15:46:14 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 04 May 2011 15:33:00 GMTIsrael condemns signing of reconciliation accord between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1908970358Wed, 04 May 2011 15:40:55 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 03 May 2011 15:38:00 GMTAfter the killing of Osama bin Laden questions are being raised about continued U.S. commitment to Afghanistan and Pakistan.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1907151634Tue, 03 May 2011 15:44:42 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 29 Apr 2011 15:35:00 GMTEgypt announces it will soon end the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1902801915Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:42:42 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 28 Apr 2011 15:36:00 GMTU.S. President Barack Obama is to announce today the most extensive shuffle of his top security officials since he came to office in 2008.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1901041334Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:42:26 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 27 Apr 2011 15:35:00 GMTSyria deploys tanks to pro-reform hotspots and the international community ponders sanctions.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1899799325Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:44:03 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 26 Apr 2011 15:32:00 GMTThailand and Cambodia to seek a ceasefire in their escalating border war.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1898371712Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:37:48 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 25 Apr 2011 15:31:00 GMTAbout 500 prisoner's escaped today from the Sarposa prison in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city through a 320-meter-long tunnel dug by Taliban militants.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1897015223Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:37:13 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 21 Apr 2011 15:35:00 GMTFactions loyal to the Ivory Coast's new president Alassane Ouattara are fighting among themsleves today, a week after renegade president Laurent Gbagbo was captured.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1892208361Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:42:39 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 20 Apr 2011 15:40:00 GMTThere are fears of NATO mission creep in Libya as Italy joins Franec and Britain in sending military trainers to the rebel headquarters in Benghazi.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1890860746Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:46:35 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 19 Apr 2011 15:35:00 GMTBritain and France said today they are sendin military advisers to the Libyan rebel headquarters of Benghazi, but only to give organizational advice, not to arm or train the rebels.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1889238413Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:42:43 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 15 Apr 2011 15:40:00 GMTThe militant Palestinian group Hamas, that controls Gaza, has condmned the killing of an Italian pro-Palestinian activist by a radical islamic group.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1884122596Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:48:31 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 14 Apr 2011 15:48:00 GMTNATO, African and Arab diplomats try to smooth over disputes over how to address the Libyan civil war.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1882769341Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:58:12 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 13 Apr 2011 15:27:00 GMTEgypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak and two of his sons have been detained for questioning todayPodcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1881330216Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:32:46 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 12 Apr 2011 15:47:00 GMTFrance and Britain say NATO allies must do more to protect Libyan civilians from the regime of Moammar Gadhafi.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1879101651Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:54:38 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 11 Apr 2011 15:33:00 GMTThe Ivory Coast's ex-preident, Laurent Gbagbo, is captured after a week-longsiege of his residence in Abidjan.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1876982294Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:39:46 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 08 Apr 2011 15:43:00 GMTThere are renewed calls for political reform across the Middle East today with 13 reported dead in potests in Syria and 100,000 demonstrators in Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capitral, Cairo.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1873434752Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:50:45 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 07 Apr 2011 15:39:00 GMTChinese authorities admit they have detained dissident artist Ai Weiwei and that he is being investigated for "economic crimes."Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1872083844Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:45:59 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 06 Apr 2011 15:34:00 GMTTroops loyal to the Ivory Coast's internationally recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, launched an assault today on the home of former leader Laurent Gbagbo, who remains with his family barricaded in an underground bunker.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1870701597Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:41:04 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 05 Apr 2011 15:39:00 GMTIvory Coast's defeated president is close to surrender today after French and United Nations forces intervene on the side of the man who won last November's election, Alassane Ouattara.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1869324159Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:46:21 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 04 Apr 2011 15:35:00 GMTTroops loyal to the Ivory Coast's presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara begin a"final assault" on the strongholds of defeated president Laurent Gbagbo.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1867963507Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:46:06 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 01 Apr 2011 15:45:00 GMTTroops loyal to internationally acknowldged president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara have foremer president Laurent Gbagbo and his remaining supporters under intense attack in Abidjan today.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1865535156Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:54:58 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 31 Mar 2011 15:40:00 GMTThe noose tightens on Laurent Gbagbo, the president of Ivory Coast who refuses to cede powre after losing November elections.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1864203406Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:52:50 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 30 Mar 2011 15:34:00 GMTThe counter-attack by Moammar Gadhafi's forces turns into a rout as rebels lose the cities they won under allied air cover in the last few days.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1863164324Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:41:50 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 29 Mar 2011 15:46:00 GMTAs senior international officials meet in London to debate aid to Libya's rebels, the forces of leadre Moammar Gadhafi make significnat battlefield gains.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1861738702Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:53:50 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 28 Mar 2011 15:52:00 GMTReports from Libya say a swift rebel advance has been halted by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi at the leader's home town of Sirte.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1860453845Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:58:24 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 25 Mar 2011 15:39:00 GMTThe pro-reform uprising in Syria's southern city of Deraa spread today to towns and cities across the country, including the capital Damascus.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1857568156Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:47:54 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 24 Mar 2011 15:45:00 GMTThe international intervention in Libya enters a new phase as allied warplanes start to focus their attacks on the ground forces of leader Moammar Gadhafi.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1856322832Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:51:21 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 23 Mar 2011 15:38:00 GMTPre-reform demands intensify in Syria as security forces kll six people in the southern city of Deraa.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1855145636Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:44:00 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 22 Mar 2011 15:46:00 GMTAs the mission to destroy Moammar Gadhafi's air defences nears completion, the United States and its allies disagree on what come snext.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1853445905Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:54:24 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 21 Mar 2011 15:43:00 GMTThe 33-year Yemeni regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh nears collpase as arm,y generals defect to the opposition.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1851615424Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:50:04 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 11 Mar 2011 16:47:00 GMTThere are anti-government protests across the Middle East and European and North American officials meeting in Brussels are unable to agree on how to address the civil war in Libya.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1837928491Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:59:42 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 09 Mar 2011 16:36:00 GMTLibyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi moves to head off intervention from Arab neighbours at the West as his troops attack against rebe-held towns.lPodcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1834826185Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:48:09 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 08 Mar 2011 16:41:00 GMTMuammar Gadhafi uses his airforce in a strong push against rebel-held towns as western governments debate imposing a no-fly zone over Libya.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1833463778Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:47:42 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 07 Mar 2011 16:48:00 GMTThe Ivory Coast is slipping back into civil war four months aftera disputed presidntial election.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1832236760Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:47:25 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeFri, 04 Mar 2011 16:45:00 GMTAnti-government demonstrators defying a intense security crackdown in the Libyan capital Tripoli are dispersed by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gadhafi using tear gas and live ammunition.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1829010478Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:53:59 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeThu, 03 Mar 2011 16:42:00 GMTLibyan air force bombs rebel-held oil terminal of Brega after leadre Muammar Gadhafi's ground forces were driven out on Wednesday.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1827647182Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:49:29 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 02 Mar 2011 16:44:00 GMTLibyan leadre Muammar Gadhafi continues his counterttack against towns captured by rebels in the two-week uprising.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1826136391Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:48:21 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 01 Mar 2011 16:42:00 GMTLibyna leader Muammar Gadhafi's forces counterattack against rebel-held towns, but with little success.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1824748341Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:44:33 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeWed, 02 Feb 2011 16:42:00 GMTPro and anti-government factions battle after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announce she will retire.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1776933756Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:50:37 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeTue, 01 Feb 2011 16:52:00 GMTRebellion infection moves from Tunisia and Egypt on to Jordan, Syria and Sudan.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1775533209Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:50:04 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallJonathan ManthorpeMon, 31 Jan 2011 16:59:00 GMTForeigners flee Egypt as protestors ramp up efforts to remove President Hosni Mubarak.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1774085649Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:03:32 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunalltestThu, 27 Jan 2011 17:28:00 GMTTesting new systemPodcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1769157180Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:31:08 GMT© Canwest Vancouver SunallVancouver SunMon, 24 Jan 2011 21:02:00 GMTTerror attack at Moscow's busiest airport kills at least 35.Podcasts/The World Todayhttp://mps.theplatform.com/data/Content/1764856846Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:04:43 GMT© Canwest Vancouver Sunall