Dec 21 New START Arms Deal: The Basics By Larisa Epatko The Senate appears to be moving toward ratifying the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. Here's a fresh look at the basics of the pact. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch Lame-Duck Congress Readies for ‘Slog’ on START Nuclear Treaty In a flurry of debate and negotiation Monday, the Senate moved toward action on the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. Gwen Ifill discusses the next steps with Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, and Cynthia Tucker… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Senate Takes Up START Debate as Clock Ticks for Lame-Duck Session After months of haggling, the Senate is now considering one of President Obama's top foreign policy priorities for the lame-duck Congress -- the New START treaty that he signed with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to limit both countries' nuclear arsenals,… Continue watching
Dec 15 Judge Postpones New Sentence for Jailed Russian Tycoon Khodorkovsky Former Yukos oil company chief executive officer Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks with his lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant from inside the defendant's glass cage in a Moscow courtroom on Nov. 2, 2010. Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images. In the latest twist in the long-running… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch New START Treaty a Top Priority For Democrats in Lame-Duck Session Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the Senate to vote on the U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty called New START in the lame-duck session. But the Obama administration is getting push-back from some senators who say a vote now would be a… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Can New START Treaty Survive Partisan Divide in Congress? Margaret Warner looks into the U.S. political battle over whether to ratify a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. She talks to two experts in such negotiations: Richard Burt, chief U.S. negotiator during the START talks in 1991, and… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch News Wrap: 3 NATO Troops Killed, More Trainers Sought in Afghanistan A bomb blast killed a NATO soldier in Eastern Afghanistan and two more died Sunday after attacks in the same area. Meanwhile, the head of NATO's training mission called for 900 more trainers to assist in transitioning security to Afghan… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Insurgents Mount Deadly Attack on Chechen Parliament Margaret Warner reports on the violence unleashed by Islamic militants in Russia's southern republic of Chechnya Tuesday. Six were dead and 17 injured in Grozny, the provincial capital, after gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed Parliament. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch News Wrap: Suicide Bomb Kills 17 at Russian Market In other news Thursday, a bomb packed with metal bars and bolts tore through an entrance to a busy market in Russia killing at least 17. In Iran, American hiker Sarah Shourd is scheduled to be set free on Saturday… Continue watching
Aug 25 Wednesday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's arts and culture headlines, Wyclef Jean loses his bid to run for office in Haiti. Continue reading