Jan 23 Watch Syrian govt., opposition offer more heated rhetoric ahead of mediated meeting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Peace talks open with disagreement over Assad’s future in Syria By Margaret Warner, PBS News Hour Infighting and acrimony marked the first day of talks on the Syrian war. While State Secretary Kerry and other officials insisted that a transitional government could not include current President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian foreign minister insisted no country but… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Will talks yield any progress for ending the Syrian war? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill from Switzerland to further discuss the positions held by the opposing sides. Then Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute… Continue watching
Jan 22 Ban Ki-moon closes Syrian peace talks By News Desk United Nation's Ban Ki-moon called for the Syrian delegations, representing the government and opposition party, to work towards a solution to the three-year civil war. Continue reading
Jan 20 UPDATE: Ban Ki-Moon invites Iran to the Syria peace talks, Margaret Warner is there By News Desk The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. expects the UN to revoke their invitation to Iran to attend the Syria peace talks in Geneva. Continue reading
Jan 14 Israeli Defense Minister offers harsh words for Kerry’s peace plan By Andy Swab Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon vocally criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent peace initiative between Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Continue reading
Jan 13 PHOTO: Potato diplomacy in Paris By Colleen Shalby Secretary of State John Kerry gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two Idaho potatoes at a meeting in Paris on Monday. Kerry and Lavrov are meeting in preparation for Geneva II peace talks over Syria next week. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch News Wrap: Hamid Karzai sets conditions for his signature on U.S. security deal News Wrap: Hamid Karzai sets conditions for his signature on U.S. security deal… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Thanksgiving travel plans were disrupted by a powerful early winter storm. Continue watching