This Week's Top News Stories on YouTube--New Year celebrations, the Iowa Caucuses, and more
Everyday on the CitizenTube Channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful, we look at how the top news stories are covered on YouTube. Every week we'll post a weekly recap of the top news stories of the week:
- We began the New Year by remembering some of biggest events of 2011: from Occupy Wall street to the death of Steve Jobs
- We monitored events in Bahrain as protesters and security forces endlessly clashed, leading to the tear-gassing of the funeral of a 16 year old.
- We witnessed the powerful eruption of Sicily's Mount Etna volcano, which sent huge plumes of ash into the air, sparking flight disruption fears
- We viewed thousands of Nigerians take to the streets in protest over the doubling of petrol prices due to fuel subsidy cuts.
- We followed the GOP candidates as they gave eloquent speeches at the Iowa caucuses; the first major electoral event on the US campaign trail.
- We saw Occupy Wall Street protesters get the drop on New York police as they reoccupied Zucotti Park on New Years Eve.
- We watched a devastating landslide kill and injure dozens in the Philippines after a week of heavy rain.
- We were shocked at a bomb attack in Damascus that killed at least 25, sparking more anti-government protests.
- And finally, we watched the world bring in the new year with widespread celebrations in Asia, Europe and the US