Aug 01 Watch Syrians Pledge to Escalate Protests During Ramadan as Crackdown Continues On Sunday, President Obama said he was appalled by the Assad regime's use of violence and brutality against opposition demonstrators in Syria. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for the uprising in Syria with the Financial Times' Abigail Fielding-Smith, reporting form… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: ‘Death Was Like a Desire’ Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in 2009 as part of the Green Movement to protest a disputed presidential election. The government crackdown that followed included some women being imprisoned, tortured and raped. This report shares some of their… Continue watching
May 26 Watch ‘Kimjongilia’ Film Highlights Harrowing Stories of Escape From North Korea In her documentary, "Kimjongilia," filmmaker N.C. Heikin tells tales of life in North Korea from the perspective of those who have managed to escape the country and its regime. This excerpt is part of a series of independently produced films… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Iraqi Prime Minister: U.S Troop Withdrawal in 2011 ‘Is Sealed’ The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has been steadily shrinking and by December 2011, they are scheduled to be gone entirely. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reiterated his views on the Status of Forces Agreement, but that timeline has been… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch News Wrap: Iran Announces Arrests in Nuclear Scientist’s Murder In other news Thursday, Iran said it has detained several people in connection with the car-bomb attacks on two of its nuclear scientists, one of whom died. Also, NATO announced the death of three more troops in Afghanistan during the… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Protests Stir Mixed Emotions for Iranian-Americans As demonstrators in Tehran continued to rally against the results of this month's disputed presidential election, Iranian-Americans reacted to the news. NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports. Continue watching
May 25 Watch News of North Korea’s Nuclear Test Stuns World Leaders Ray Suarez reports on world leaders' reaction to news that North Korea has detonated a nuclear device underground. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Obama Eases Some Travel, Policy Restrictions on Cuba Signaling a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, President Obama announced plans Monday to lift some travel restrictions to Cuba for Cuban-Americans and to improve telecommunications with the island. A reporter details the decision. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Cubans in Miami Prepare for a Post-Castro Cuba Neither Fidel Castro nor his brother Raul has been seen in public since the temporary transfer of power more than a week ago. As the possibility of the end of Castro's regime approaches, some Cubans in Miami are optimistic while… Continue watching