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As of this edition of the Atlas, news is breaking of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa getting hit by tear gas by police after protests have arisen over benefits being cut for the army and police in the nation thanks to Congress. It's being reported by "La Patilla" that Correa was not hurt but became intoxicated by the gas as the photo above indicates. Angry soldiers have taken over the capital Quito's airpot as of this time. Update: Reports are not indicating that some sources, including Hugo Chavez , are saying that a coup maybe taking place. And Correa has indicated that this small fraction of protestors are trying to cause it . In the ever growing mess that is AfPak, Pakistan has decided to block off a key NATO non-military supply route. This decision was prompted by the Pakistani government after NATO forces fired on targets in Pakistan after they crossed to border from Afghanistan . Kamal Hyder, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Islamabad, said on Thu...

Spanish Journalists are freed from Al Qaeda's captivity. (Photo from AFP) His weird media tour continues : The commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan says the momentum built up by the Taliban has been reversed in the south of the country and capital Kabul. General David Petraeus said it was important to destroy the safe havens of Taliban. He also said he would offer President Obama his best professional advice on the wisdom of handing control to Afghan forces next July. $815.58 million given to Pakistan is still not enough for its epic disaster. But with NATO forces focusing on silly wars, I guess that isn't a surprise indeed. Julian Assange seems to be in the midst of fighting a smear campaign against him, especially after the charges of him raping someone was dropped in Sweden . Sudan, an ally of Iran, is looking to start its own nuclear programme : The Sudanese government is planning to build a nuclear reactor which is first of its kind purposely for peaceful e...

Rule of law, you know, can work if we use it : The man at the center of the Times Square bomb plot pleaded guilty this afternoon to terror and weapons charges. It comes after his arraignment was pushed back several hours. During the proceeding, Shahzad admitted to leaving an explosives-packed Nissan Pathfinder that failed to ignite in front of a Broadway theater at 41st Street and Seventh Avenue on May 1st. No one was injured in the incident. But, but, but, but, but, this will embolden the terrorists!

Man, with his whole entire family : Al-Qaeda on Monday said one of its top leaders, Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid, has died along with his wife, three of his daughters, and his granddaughter. More to come on the developments of where at he died.

Photo from Al Jazeera The Air France plane that disappeared yesterday morning has been found, and sadly, no survivors with it. The Brazilian military located Fight AF447 as it crashed into the Atlantic . And of course, tearful relatives have come out of this tragedy Photo from EPA The pressure is on the U.S. over Cuba being allowed back into the Organization of American States, an invitation that Cuba said it won't accept. Al-Zawahari mouths off again on the eve of Obama traveling to the Middle East. And the latest depressing reason with why Gitmo needs to be closed (you probably won't see this all over the air tomorrow): A Yemeni detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp has died in an "apparent suicide," US military officials say. Guards found 31-year-old Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Saleh unresponsive and not breathing in his cell Monday night, the military said The Yemeni prisoner, known as al-Hanashi, had been held without charge at the camp since February 2002....