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Thursday, January 5, 2012
World Watch: Mubarak on Trial
* Egypt: Prosecutors in the case of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak requested that he be sentenced to death via hanging.
* Japan: A 593-pound bluefin tuna was sold at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market for a whopping $736,000.
* Iraq: At least sixty-eight people were killed as a result of a series of bombings reportedly targeting Shia Muslims.
* Middle East: A U.S. State Department spokesperson said that the next round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will take place on Monday.
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