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Violence to maintain that control, that they exploit them, make money out of them and that the person just can't walk away. it's impossible for them to walk away. those are the fundamental criteria really of what slavery has always been about through human history. >> and today slaves are now pretty much everywhere in the world. these are some sobering stats from the united nations gift program. that stands for the global initiative to fight human trafficking. 161 countries are touched by human trafficking either as a source, a transit point or destination, putting that in perspective, there a...

Some bus lines on the american side are canceling service to mexico, but one operator on the mexican side says that they are not changing the routes for the time being. >> >> translator: we are taking measures to make sure that the passengers and the drivers are safe, but canceling routes is not part of our plans. >> and rafael joins us now. so, what is behind this? is this all about drugs or more to it? >> well, that is exactly right. it is all about drugs. you have two very powerful drug cartels, and they are fighting for the same territory. this is a route that has been used for many, many ...

The small island of malta, 200 miles off the northern coast of libya. that country is taking in evacuees from nations trying to escape the conflict. yesterday during this hour, secretary of state hillary clinton was expressing her concern about americans and foreigners inside of libya trying to get them out. what are we seeing in malta as they're taking in these evacuees? >> reporter: well, this is just a transit point. there's a few planes flying in here from libya with evacuees and staying here tonight and going on to their homes in europe and the rest of the world. the problem is it's only ...

Peace context. it straddles geopolitically the suez canal, a major transit point in the world, and culturally, egypt is one the most important countries in the whole muslim world. so this is indeed one of our most important bilateral relationships. we've had a very close relationship with egypt over the years. we've had our ups and downs. so the challenge to american foreign policy in the middle east is huge. and whatever happens in egypt is going to affect us. >> ambassador, this is jonathan mann at cnn center. the united states has given aid to egypt. how important given the uncertainty of h...

We can't see very much, but we wanted to give you a live look at what you are seeing now. there you can see a little better with the light. as nighttime falls, new signs that the government recognizes the protests are a threat to its survival. hosni mubarek has expanded the night curfew nationwide. this was the scene during the day. thousands of protesters pouring into the streets, talking on security forces and the army. gunfire crackling throughout the streets of the capital. over 400 protesters injured in the clashes so far. the pentagon is watching this chaos closely, dusting off plans for...