Jun 07 Watch In Syria, U.N. Observers Fired on Near Site of Alleged New Massacre U.N. observers in Syria said Thursday that they were blocked from accessing the scene of another alleged mass killing -- and even fired upon. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned the threat of civil war there is "imminent and real." Ray… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Canadian Ambassador: Syrian Massacre Is Another ‘Horrific Incident’ Canadian Ambassador: Syrian Massacre Is Another 'Horrific Incident'… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Were War Crimes Committed in Syria’s Houla? United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Syria's capital Damascus Monday, condemning a weekend massacre that killed at least 108 people in the village of Houla. Ray Suarez and Alex Thomson of Independent Television News, reporting from Homs, discuss… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Syria’s U.N. Cease-fire in Shreds After Weekend Massacre In the aftermath of a weekend massacre in Syria, United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan arrived Monday in Damascus, condemning the "appalling crime." Heavy artillery and tank fire killed at least 108 in Houla, a collection of villages northwest of… Continue watching
May 10 Watch U.N.’s Syria Cease-Fire Plan: The ‘Least-Worst Option’? Suicide bombers struck Thursday in the heart of Syria's capital of Damascus, killing at least 55 people and wounding at least 370. Jeffrey Brown and NPR's Kelly McEvers, reporting from Beirut, discuss the finger pointing over who's behind the attacks… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch News Wrap: 3 More Secret Service Agents Lose Jobs Over Scandal In other news Tuesday, another three Secret Service agents lost their jobs as a result of the ongoing prostitution scandal ahead of President Obama's Colombia trip. A total of nine have now been forced out and three have been cleared. Continue watching
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 10 Watch News Wrap: Annan Says Syria Not Making Good on Cease-Fire Promises In other news Tuesday, the Syrian government claimed that its army is pulling back from towns and villages as part of a United Nations-brokered cease-fire plan. However, rebels reported shells were still falling across the country. Also, at least 16… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Syria’s Cross-Border Violence May Be No Accident As Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria falls apart, the Syrian army fired into a Turkish refugee camp Monday, escalating conflict and wounding at least five people. Also, in Lebanon, a cameraman was reportedly shot and killed by Syrian soldiers. Continue watching