Dec 27 Watch In Response to Sanctions, Russia Aims to Bar U.S. Adoptions of Russian Children In Response to Sanctions, Russia Aims to Bar U.S. Adoptions of Russian Children… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Syrian Plane Routed from Moscow Forced to Land in Turkey, Give Up Arms Onboard A passenger airplane headed to Syria was grounded in Ankara after the Turkish government received intelligence Russian weapons intended for the Assad regime were on board. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said it violated international accords and U.N. sanctions against… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch U.S. Eases Sanctions as Myanmar Passes Democratic Reforms Though significant steps have been taken, tensions remain between reform and hardline Burmese politicians. Margaret Warner talks to U.S. Campaign for Burma's Jennifer Quigley and Open Society Foundation's Maureen Aung-Thwin for more on what the U.S. role should be in… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch After Years Under House Arrest, Democracy Activist Suu Kyi Honored by Obama Aung San Suu Kyi has spent her political career in Myanmar advocating for true democratic governance in opposition to martial law and military government control. After years under house arrest, Suu Kyi made her first trip to the U.S. to… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch NCAA Fines and Penalties Will Have Lasting Impact on Penn State Football Program NCAA Fines and Penalties Will Have Lasting Impact on Penn State Football Program… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch What Opposition's Big Victory Means for Myanmar's Political Thaw What Opposition's Big Victory Means for Myanmar's Political Thaw… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Markets Have Enough Oil to Rely Less on Iran, White House Says In other news Friday, the Obama administration is moving ahead with tough new sanctions on Iran, issuing a statement saying there was enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on Iran's supply. The U.S. also imposed… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch News Wrap: Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran's Government, Central Bank In other news Monday, President Obama imposed new sanctions on Iran and its central bank to increase pressure on the country's regime over its nuclear program. Also, a deep freeze paralyzed much of Eastern Europe for another day. The cold… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Are U.S. and Iran Veering Toward War? Riding on more sanctions and rhetoric, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate. Margaret Warner discusses whether the U.S. and Iran appear to be sliding into war with Tufts University's Vali Nasr and Dennis Ross, who served in… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Panetta Leaves Diplomatic, Military Options Open Over Iran Tehran claimed Wednesday that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had received a letter from President Obama containing threats and an offer of new talks. Margaret Warner reports on the rising tension between the two countries, as well as allusions… Continue watching