World Oct 03 North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting North Korea has warned the U.N. Security Council against criticizing the isolated country’s missile program, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Oct 01 Watch News Wrap: UN inspectors arrive in Syria to begin hunt for chemical weapons In our news wrap Tuesday, a group of international weapons inspectors, tasked by the UN Security Council, arrived in Syria to begin the search for -- and elimination of -- the Assad regime's chemical arsenal. Also, another surge of killings…
World Sep 11 Watch Russia Says Enforcing UN Resolution on Syria With Military Action Is Non-Starter Russia Says Enforcing UN Resolution on Syria With Military Action Is Non-Starter…
World Sep 04 Watch Arguing World Credibility at Stake, Obama Seeks Support for Syria Strike Abroad President Obama took his case for a possible military strike in Syria overseas, appealing to Russia to stop blocking United Nations Security Council action. Gwen Ifill reports on remarks Mr. Obama's remarks in Stockholm, plus the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's…
Mar 07 Watch As UN Levels New Sanctions, Pyongyang Threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack As UN Levels New Sanctions, Pyongyang Threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack… 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
Jul 19 Watch Fears Mount Over Assad’s Stockpiles of Chemical Weapons In addition to the diplomatic tension with China and Russia, reports that some of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapon stockpiles were recently moved have increased fears. Jeffrey Brown talks to Leonard Spector of the Monterey Institute of International Studies… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Iranian Nuclear Talks: Are Expectations Seriously Mismatched? Iranian Nuclear Talks: Are Expectations Seriously Mismatched?… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch U.S. Closes Embassy in Syria as Assad Regime Feels ‘Noose Tightening’ As a new surge of killings erupted Monday in Homs, Syria, the United States shuttered its embassy in Damascus, citing security problems. British Foreign Secretary William Hague also dialed back relations with what he called a "doomed" and "murdering" regime. Continue watching