Feb 27 Syria tops list of human rights violations in 2013, US report says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A chemicals weapons attack in Syria last summer that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people was the world's worst human rights violation of 2013, the Obama administration concluded Thursday. The report by the State Department also… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Wednesday, February 26, 2014 By PBS News Hour On our program Wednesday, both pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators clashed in the Crimea region of Ukraine, while Russia conducted surprise military exercises near its neighbor’s border. Also, we look at the falling obesity rate among American preschoolers, cleaner cookstoves for… Continue watching
Feb 26 More than 175 rebels killed in Damascus ambush By Ellen Rolfes At least 175 rebel fighters were killed, and many more wounded, on Wednesday in an ambush in Damascus, according to Syrian Arab News Agency. Continue reading
Feb 22 U.N. Security Council agrees on aid resolution for Syria By Kayla Ruble In a unanimous vote on Saturday, the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution aimed at delivering humanitarian aid to Syria. The Security Council passed the resolution which demands country-wide access for providing assistance to the people of Syria. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch News Wrap: Afghan government releases suspected militants as Karzai pursues Taliban talks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 13 Ceasefire extended in Syrian city of Homs to evacuate civilians By Andy Swab The governor of Homs, Syria’s third largest city, announced Thursday that a humanitarian ceasefire will continue for three more days to evacuate civilians from the besieged city. Continue reading
Feb 13 Trendlines: ‘Syria After Geneva 2’ By Larisa Epatko Did the recent peace talks in Geneva make any difference in the three-year-old civil war in Syria, and what’s the toll of the lingering conflict on its neighbors in the region? Find out in the first episode of a new… Continue reading
Feb 13 It may be warm in Sochi, but these 5 things are chilling U.S-Russia relations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The weather is warm at this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, yet U.S.-Russian relations are still in the deep freeze. Back in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Russia's top diplomat a red button labeled "reset" to symbolize… Continue reading
Feb 11 Obama cites ‘frustration’ with Syrian peace talks, vows action against violators of Iran sanctions By Julie Pace, Associated Press .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } President Barack Obama weighed into… Continue reading