Feb 27 Syria tops list of human rights violations in 2013, US report says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A chemicals weapons attack in Syria last summer that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people was the world's worst human rights violation of 2013, the Obama administration concluded Thursday. The report by the State Department also… Continue reading
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Feb 16 Watch Kerry talks climate change during Asia trip By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has discussed climate change in both China and Indonesia during his latest diplomatic mission in Asia. Why has climate change grabbed a top spot on Kerry’s agenda in Asia? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Geoff… Continue watching
Feb 09 No talks about uniting Korean Olympic teams for 2018 By Kayla Ruble Four years from now, the games will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea -- not far from the demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea. Despite hopes that the countries will unite for the games, organizers say the neighboring… Continue reading
Jan 27 What if China, Syria, North Korea, Iran and Egypt had to give a State of the Union? By Larisa Epatko The U.S Constitution requires the president to "give to Congress information of the State of the Union." But what would such a speech look like in nations where there is no such requirement, if the government was in disarray, or… Continue reading
Dec 23 South Korean intelligence discovers why Kim Jong Un had his uncle executed Execution of Kim Jong-Un's uncle linked to his desire to control lucrative coal exports, S Korean spy chief says: http://t.co/7U0n3BIamB— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 23, 2013 In North Korea, it's wise to follow orders, even… Continue reading
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Dec 19 Watch Kim Jong Un’s deadly power play stokes fear in foreign governments Kim Jong Un's deadly power play stokes fear in foreign governments… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Friday, December 13, 2013 We examine a shooting at a Colorado high school, a gunman shot two then killed himself. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Does North Korea’s purge signal rising instability? Will the execution of Kim Jong Un's uncle, the high-level North Korean official Jang Song Thaek, lead to intensified internal repression? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Sung-Yoon Lee of Tufts University and Robert Carlin, co-author of "The Two Koreas: A… Continue watching