On Friday afternoon of March 11th, 2011, the eastern coast of Japan was rocked by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which also ignited a monstrous tsunami that hit the shores soon after. The world needs to come together now, more than ever. Our Japanese brothers and sisters need our help and generosity.

Read by Joel Balsam 

Produced by Dominique Daoust and Melissa Mulligan 

Stories by Melissa Mulligan, Jessica MacDonald,A.J. Cordeiro and Alina Gotcherian 

In a recent public address, Syrian president Bashar al-Hassad has decided not to give in to protesters’ demands for reform. In a highly anticipated speech, the president did not announce any significant political reforms, disappointing protesters and international observers alike.

A Canadian man was arrested at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Tuesday evening in what's being called a new kind of terrorist case. The man, 25-year-old Mohamed Hersi, is being accused of attempting to participate in terrorist activity.

Although his boarding pass said he was bound for Egypt, police allege that the young Muslim man was actually headed to Somalia. Officials say Hersi quit his job in order to enlist with a group of Somalian insurgents linked to al-Qaeda.