Lara Logan Suffered 'Brutal' Sexual Assault In Egypt (Watch IT )

Lara Logan endured a "brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating" while covering the jubilation in Egypt last week following the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, the network said today.Lara Logan endured a "brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating" while covering the jubilation in Egypt last week following the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, the network said today.After sharing that Logan is "recovering well" in the hospital, Katie Couric said on the CBS Evening News, "Our thoughts and prayers are with her and, of course, we wish her the very best.



"CBS News has issued a statement saying on that day, Logan was physically and sexually assaulted by members of the crowd when she was separated from her news crew. The photo here was taken moments before the attack began.Logan "was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a '60 Minutes' story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration," according to the statement. "It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into a frenzy."Logan was able to rejoin her team and return to the U.S. She was recovering in a hospital on Feb. 15.



CBS' statement concludes by saying: "There will be no further comment from CBS News, and correspondent Logan and her family respectfully request privacy at this time."Esquire landed an interview with Logan just last week, on her way back to Cairo after being kicked out of the country the week before. "This is the Tiananmen Square of the cyber age," she said. "There's no question."Reporter Foster Kamer incredulously asked Logan if CBS was "insured for this s**t" and if she was crazy to go back to the thick of the protests. "You know," Logan answered, smiling, "I don't worry about things like that."

Egyptians Celebrating Fall of President Mubarak : After 18 Days Of Protests ! Updated Photos & Videos

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned Friday, handing over power to the military, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced."Mubarak has decided to resign as president," Suleiman announced in a brief statement on state TV, the BBC reported.The announcement came as thousands of demonstrators gathered in Cairo and other Egyptian cities for the 18th day of protest to demand Mubarak's resignation.

Egyptian state TV reported that Mubarak would speak to the nation from his palace in Cairo on Thursday evening.The crowd, one of the biggest since the mass protests began more than two weeks ago, chanted, “He’s leaving! He’s leaving!”The rumors that Mubarak would give a speech and possibly announce his resignation began earlier Thursday afternoon when a senior Egyptian military official said to protesters in local media that, “All your demands will be met today.

”The rumor quickly gained steam around the world as international news organizations picked up on the story. NBC reported that two independent sources had confirmed that Mubarak would step down and that his vice president, Omar Suleiman, would take over. CNN reported that CIA Director Leon Panetta also expected Mubarak to resign Thursday.Thousands of protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square gather as it appears Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step aside, with the military likely taking control of the country.

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Cairo - A tense calm fell over Egypt Thursday morning after two days of clashes between anti-government demonstrators and police left at least six people dead, hundreds injured and more that 800 arrested.Armoured vehicles and hundreds of riot police were out in force across central Cairo where they took up positions since the nationwide protest erupted on Tuesday.

SANAA, YEMEN - Yemeni protesters inspired by recent events in Tunisia rallied in the streets of the capital Sanaa on Thursday (Jan.27) to call for the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power since 1978.President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen - According to FRANCE24 TV, citing newswires such as AFP, thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in the capital calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to depart after being in power since 1978.

“Egypt’s Muslims and Christians will go out to fight against corruption, unemployment and oppression and absence of freedom,” the page said, adding more than 70,000 had signed up online.In Suez, which has been ground zero for some of the most violent demonstrations, police fired tear gas at protesters who hurled stones and petrol bombs into the early hours of Friday. Fires burned in the street, filling the air with smoke.The city fire station was ablaze. Waves of protesters charged towards a police station deep into the night. Demonstrators dragged away their wounded comrades into alleys.

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Main factors : The main reason behind the food price increases is on the supply side which cannot be altered in a short term. The main culprits behind the shortage: climate change (resulting in drought and unseasonal rains), rising temperature, use of food crop to produce fuel, and conversion of farmland into industrial and urban use.Some point to low interest rates in the U.S., Japan and Europe, as investors use cheap financing to invest in globally traded commodities such as rice, sugar, cotton and oil, driving the prices higher.

The U.S. administration is helplessly watching the situation as dictators, which it has backed for decades, are overthrown or on the verge.

But as crowds filled downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square - waving Egyptian and Tunisian flags and adopting the same protest chants that rang out in the streets of Tunis - security personnel changed tactics and the protest turned violent.

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