World Jun 09 Watch Fearing Military Assault, Thousands Flee Northern Syrian Town The streets of Jisr al-Shughour in northern Syria were deserted Thursday as its remaining residents braced for an assault by the country's military. Elite units, believed to be commanded by President Assad's brother, appeared ready to exact vengeance on the…
Apr 05 Watch Global Change Comes With Global Crises, Author Says Author Mark Malloch-Brown talks about his book "The Unfinished Global Revolution."…
World Jan 10 Watch High Hopes in Southern Sudan Over Referendum As residents of southern Sudan vote on a referendum to secede from the north or stay one country, dozens have been killed in new violence. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro checks in with Ray Suarez from the southern capital…
World Jan 07 Watch In Sudanese State of Unity, Mood Foreshadows Secession Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a town that will be near the border if Sudan splits into two countries following its vote on secession. The town, which bears the scars of decades of civil war, has already…
Dec 27 Watch Blizzard Batters East Coast, Creating Travel Havoc Thousands of U.S. travelers found their holiday weekends unexpectedly extended due to a massive winter storm that roared up the East Coast, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places in the Northeast and canceling thousands of flights. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Frustration, Resignation Apparent in Seoul Over Tensions With North Korea New tensions are rattling the Korean peninsula over South Korean military drills. Justin McCurry of GlobalPost samples public opinion in Seoul for some insight. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch News Wrap: North Korean Artillery Exercises Raise Concerns in South In other news Friday, more artillery rounds rang out again inside North Korea, but none reached the South. The North warned that the United States and South Korea are pushing the region to the "brink of war" if plans continue… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch South Korea’s Defense Minister Resigns After Attack Defense Minister, Kim Tae-young, stepped down after a North Korean artillery attack killed two South Korean marines and two civilians. John Irvine of Independent Television News has more. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Death Toll Rises in North Korea Attack; U.S. to Join South Korean Exercises Tensions between North and South Korea remain high after an artillery barrage on Tuesday killed four South Koreans, including two marines and two civilians. In response, President Obama called for U.S. troops to stage military exercises with South Korea. Continue watching