Jack Healy And J David Goodman New York Times

Security forces and government supporters employed an escalating panoply of violent force - from tear gas and batons to shotguns and grenades - in pitched street battles with anti-government protesters in Libya, Bahrain  and Yemen  on Friday.The clashes followed a week of deepening unrest as protesters, emboldened by the toppling of forme...

Security forces and government supporters employed an escalating panoply of violent force - from tear gas and batons to shotguns and grenades - in pitched street battles with anti-government protesters in Libya, Bahrain  and Yemen  on Friday.The clashes followed a week of deepening unrest as protesters, emboldened by the toppling of forme...