Apr 05 Bringing the Classroom to Jordan’s Exploding Refugee Population By Larisa Epatko The number of Syrian refugees escaping to neighboring Jordan has surpassed 400,000 with thousands more arriving each day. Many of the refugees are children, who normally would be in school but instead are hunkering down in refugee camps. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Aid Group Assists Two Million Children in Syrian Conflict Two Million Children Endangered by Syrian Conflict, Aid Group Says… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch In Call Brokered by Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan Gets Apology From Netanyahu On his last day in Israel, President Obama brokered a diplomatic exchange for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who had not talked since before nine Turkish citizens were killed in 2010. Margaret Warner reports… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: February Was Best Month in Three Years for Increase of Home Sales In other news Thursday, housing sales were up 0.8 percent in February 2013, the fastest increase in three years. The rise was attributed to record-low mortgage rates and job growth. In Syria, a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Damascus,… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Looking for Evidence After Allegations of Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria Looking for Evidence After Allegations of Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Government Accuses Rebels of Chemical Attack in the North In other news Tuesday, rebel forces were accused of launching a chemical attack in Northern Syria, but the rebels denied they fired any chemical weapons. Also, seven U.S. Marines were killed during a training exercise in Nevada after a mortar… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Government Launches Rocket Attacks on Lebanon In other news Monday, Syrian warplanes attacked targets in Lebanon in aim of hitting suspected rebel hideouts. Also, President Barack Obama named Thomas Perez, the assistant attorney general, to the role of secretary of Labor. Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Two Years Since Start of Protests, Syria Rebels Vow to Fight Until Assad Is Gone The conflict in Syria hit a grim milestone: two years ago protests began that would spark the current civil war. Syrian rebels have announced they will continue to fight until the Assad regime is gone. Jeffrey Brown reports on whether… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch News Wrap: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Ban on Assault-Style Weapons In other news Thursday, the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee approved a new ban on assault weapons. Also, President Barack Obama met with both Senate Republicans and House Democrats on Capitol Hill to push a long-term budget agreement. Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Captures Bin Laden Spokesman to Face Terror Charges In other news Thursday, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, spokesman and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, has been taken into U.S. custody and flown to New York to appear in court. Also, a new bill aimed to curb gun violence moved forward… Continue watching