Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon’s Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria’s War? Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's War?… Continue watching
Jun 05 Clashes on Rise in Lebanon’s Tripoli By Larisa Epatko Clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites are increasing in Lebanon as Syria's civil war continues. Continue reading
May 17 Watch News Wrap: Series of Explosions in Iraq Stokes Fears of Sectarian Violence In other news Friday, it was the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. A series of explosions struck Sunni Muslim areas, killing 76 people. Also, Wall Street finished with its fourth straight week of gains, encouraging hopes… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch News Wrap: Nearly Two Dozen Die in Violence Targeting Shiite Communities in Iraq In other news Monday, a string of attacks across Iraq left nearly two dozen dead. The majority of the violence targeted Shiites. Meanwhile, Syrian government troops attempted to push back rebels entrenched in a key southern suburb of Damascus. The… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch News Wrap: In Iraq, Sunni Demonstrators Protest Shiite-Led Government In other news Wednesday, thousands of Sunni demonstrators in western Iraq staged a mass protest against the Shiite-dominated government. Also, Toyota Motor Co. agreed to pay more than $1 billion and settle claims of sudden acceleration. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch News Wrap: At Least Seven Dead in Sectarian Gun Battles in Lebanon In other news Monday, at least seven people were killed in violence in Lebanon. Sunni gunmen who blamed the Syrian regime for a bomb that killed Lebanon's intelligence chief clashed with Shiite Muslims on the streets of Beirut and Tripoli. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Iraq’s Sunni Vice President Says Death Sentence is Politically Motivated Iraq's Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, was sentenced to death in absentia by an Iraqi court for overseeing death squads which killed government officials and opposition leaders from 2006 to 2011. From exile in Turkey, Hashemi reaffirmed his innocence and… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 15 Iraqi Cities Suffer Bomb Attacks as Al-Qaida Warns of New Offensive Iraq faced its deadliest day of violence in two years when coordinated bombings and shootings erupted in 15 cities across the country. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch War-Torn Afghanistan Suffers Worst Sectarian Violence in Years After twin suicide bombings killed dozens of Shiite worshipers Tuesday in Afghanistan, a Sunni militant group in Pakistan claimed responsibility. Afghanistan's worst sectarian violence in years happened a day after a major conference in Germany about stabilizing the country. Judy… Continue watching