Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: At Least 6 Dead as Syrians Test Regime Over Cease-Fire In other news Friday, demonstrators poured into the streets in Syria, testing the regime's commitment to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. In Egypt, more than 10,000 people amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square, protesting the newly launched presidential campaign of Hosni Mubarak's former… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch In Syria, ‘Much Skepticism’ as Assad’s Guns Fall Mostly Silent In Syria, 'Much Skepticism' as Assad's Guns Fall Mostly Silent… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Assault Homs, Rastan Ahead of Cease-Fire Deadline In other news Friday, Syrian forces assaulted rebellious Homs and Rastan despite a looming cease-fire deadline. Around the world, Christians marked Good Friday with observances ranging from services to re-enactments of the Crucifixion of Jesus. Also, a U.S. Navy fighter… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch In Syria, Shells Rain Down Days Before Cease-Fire Deadline Syrian activists dubbed Thursday's government assault on the Damascus suburb of Douma as one of the fiercest yet. But regime officials insist troop withdrawals have begun from the provinces of Daraa and Idlib, and peace envoy Kofi Annan said he… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch In Tunisia, ‘Friends of Syria’ Call for Ceasefire, Assad to Step Down Officials from more than 60 nations met Friday, calling on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down and for the government to stop killing its people. That would allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered and evacuations to begin in Homs,… Continue watching
May 04 Watch ‘The Interrupters’ Confronts Chicago’s Gang Violence "The Interrupters" confronts Chicago's gang violence. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch What’s Next for Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo, Government, People? Diplomats worked to end the bloody conflict gripping the West African nation of Ivory Coast after months of political unrest. Ray Suarez discusses the situation with the National Endowment for Democracy's Dominique Dieudonne, who was in Ivory Coast for the… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Gaza Cease-fire Emerged Amid Mix of Political, Internal Pressures Israeli officials said their military has been ordered to pull out of the Gaza Strip by Tuesday, but only if Hamas militants keep their end of the weekend's cease-fire agreement. Analysts examine where both sides stand after three weeks of… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Israeli Troops Backed by Airstrikes Move Deeper Into Gaza Israeli forces continued their military campaign in the Gaza Strip Monday as international calls for a cease-fire intensified. Foreign policy analysts mull the latest developments in the fighting. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Russia, Georgia Agree to Terms of Cease-fire Deal The presidents of Russia and Georgia agreed Tuesday to the terms of a cease-fire deal aimed at ending the fighting over Georgia's breakaway province, South Ossetia. Vitaly Churkin, Russia's envoy to the U.N., discusses the crisis, and regional experts offer… Continue watching