Jul 10 Watch News Wrap: Eurozone Agrees to Spain Bailout Package; Oil Prices Fall In other news Tuesday, Spain will get its first bailout payment of more than $36 billion before the end of the month. In early trading on Wall Street, stocks moved higher, but gains were erased by falling oil prices. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch News Wrap: Taliban Attack Kills Six U.S. Troops in Afghanistan In other news Monday, a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Wardek province killed six U.S. troops. Also, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said he has negotiated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an "approach" to end the violent conflict in that… Continue watching
Jul 06 Syria’s Turncoat General Could Embolden Assad’s Enemies By P. J. Tobia The drip of defections by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime over the past few weeks is beginning to look like a steady stream. France confirmed Friday that Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, the leader of an elite army… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch News Wrap: Wall Street Gains, Iran Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles In other news Tuesday, Wall Street gains and strong sales for automakers. Heavy fighting continued near Syria's capitol and a human rights group has reported that the Syrian government is running a network of torture centers. Also, Iran test-fired ballistic… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch News Wrap: GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement News Wrap: GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Who are Syria’s Rebel Forces? Tracy Shelton of GlobalPost reports from behind the front line in Syria, where she has been embedded with Syria's opposition fighters. Then Ray Suarez speaks with Randa Slim of the New America Foundation on the strength and strategies of the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch News Wrap: Firefighters Battle High Winds in Northern Colorado In other news Monday, more than 1,700 firefighters battled heat and high winds trying to corral a record-breaking fire in northern Colorado. The blaze grew to 91 square miles over the weekend forcing new evacuations. Also, President Obama's choice for… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch News Wrap: Egypt’s High Court Quashes Parliamentary Elections In other news Thursday, Egypt's highest court dealt a double blow to the newly empowered Muslim Brotherhood. The judges found the law governing last fall's elections unconstitutional and ordered the new Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved. Also, U.N. observers finally entered the… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch ‘Watching Syria Is Like Watching a Slow-Motion Train Wreck’ 'Watching Syria Is Like Watching a Slow-Motion Trainwreck'… Continue watching