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Steve Inskeep talks with Marc Lynch, an associate professor at George Washington University and contributor to ForeignPolicy.com, about the sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Bahrain.

Witnesses said the assault on a makeshift opposition camp in the capital came early Thursday with little warning. Anti-riot police used tear gas and clubs as they stormed Pearl Square.

At least two people are dead as riot police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, used tear and clubs early Thursday to try to regain control of a main square occupied by anti-government protesters. Meanwhile, unrest continued to spread across the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Police reportedly fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of anti-government protesters in Libya's second-largest city on Wednesday as unrest continued to spread across the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Following the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, protests have ignited across the Arab world. But while regimes may have reason to be nervous, it's still not certain that more leaders will fall.

Bahrain's security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday at thousands of anti-government protesters heeding calls to unite in a major rally and bring the Arab reform wave to the Gulf for the first time.

The military leaders controlling Egypt after President Hosni Mubarak's ouster have pledged to turn over power in a matter of months. As they work with civilians toward transition to a democratically elected government, trust is key; the army has vested interests and has shown no fondness for democracy in the past.

Just more than a year ago, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) stood in the way of controversial U.N. ambassador pick John Bolton. The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition by giving Bolton a recess appointment to the job. Now Bolton is back up for Senate confirmation.

Islamist parties are certain to play a role in the future politics of Egypt, Tunisia and other countries in the Arab world experiencing unrest. But analysts say they will not come to dominate these nations the way they did in Iran.

Pro-democracy protestors in Nepal hope to increase pressure on the country's king with a day of protests Thursday. Demonstrators say they will continue their campaign until the king relinquishes his powers. But they do not agree on a new political system to replace his absolute authority.