This Week's Top News Stories on YouTube-- Dramatic rescue in Italy, protests in Tunisia, and uneasy truce forms in Zabadani, Syria

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 witnessed dramatic rescue efforts as the cruise ship Costa Concordia crashed into rocks in shallow waters in Giglio, Italy.
• We watched the CEO of the Costa company blame human error, as most accused the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, of being at fault for the crash.
• We monitored events in Syria where military forces attacking rebels in Zabadani agreed to a ceasefire, as Obama raised concerns about the violence there.
• We saw unprecedented amounts of snow falling in the state of Washington, with many going out and making the most of the rare event.
• We followed the GOP candidates during a dramatic week on the US campaign trail, as Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry both dropped out of the running for the Republican nomination.
• We marked the anniversary of the 'Arab Spring' with protests in Tunisia at the slow pace of reforms.
• We witnessed Russian oil supply ship Renda arriving in Nome, Alaska with assistance from the US Coastguard.
• We viewed the forced closure of Kruger National Park in South Africa due to prevalent flooding caused by heavy rain. 
• And finally, we celebrated with Muhammad Ali, one of the most iconic figures alive, who turned 70 this week. 

This Week's Top News Stories on YouTube-- Mitt Romney claims victory in New Hampshire, award-winning French journalist is killed in Syria, and a national strike paralyses Nigeria

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 were saddened as award-winning French journalist Gilles Jacquier was killed during attacks on a pro-government rally in Homs, Syria.
• We watched strong condemnation worldwide as video emerged of four US marines urinating on Taliban corpses.
• We monitored events in Syria as eleven Arab League observers were injured in an attack on one of their cars in Latakia.
• We marked Guantanamo Bay's tenth year of operation, a period Amnesty is calling "a decade of damage to human rights".
• We followed the GOP candidates on the US campaign trail, as Mitt Romney took New Hampshire and looked ahead to South Carolina. 
• We saw more than ten feet of snow falling on parts of Alaska, especially around the town of Cordova.
• We viewed a national strike in Nigeria bringing the country to a standstill as thousands continued to protest the scrapping of the fuel subsidy
• We witnessed a surfer's paradise develop in California as massive waves hit beaches all along the coast.
• And finally, we watched South Africa celebrate one hundred years since the forming of the African National Congress.

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