May 28 Watch Were War Crimes Committed in Syria’s Houla? United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Syria's capital Damascus Monday, condemning a weekend massacre that killed at least 108 people in the village of Houla. Ray Suarez and Alex Thomson of Independent Television News, reporting from Homs, discuss… Continue watching
May 28 Syria Massacre: Violence Spills Into Neighboring Lebanon By Larisa Epatko A massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, Syria, over the weekend is causing violence to spike in Lebanon, where Time magazine's Rania Abouzeid is reporting. She described this and other fallout from the fighting to Ray Suarez on… Continue reading
May 28 Watch Syria’s U.N. Cease-fire in Shreds After Weekend Massacre In the aftermath of a weekend massacre in Syria, United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan arrived Monday in Damascus, condemning the "appalling crime." Heavy artillery and tank fire killed at least 108 in Houla, a collection of villages northwest of… Continue watching
May 10 Watch U.N.’s Syria Cease-Fire Plan: The ‘Least-Worst Option’? Suicide bombers struck Thursday in the heart of Syria's capital of Damascus, killing at least 55 people and wounding at least 370. Jeffrey Brown and NPR's Kelly McEvers, reporting from Beirut, discuss the finger pointing over who's behind the attacks… Continue watching
May 03 Watch News Wrap: Bin Laden Documents Reveal Planned Attacks on Obama, Petraeus In other news Thursday, some documents seized in last year's raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound were released, revealing plans to carry out attacks on high-profile American targets, such as President Obama and Gen. David Petraeus. In Syria, security… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: In Syria, Apparent Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 10 In other news Friday, an apparent suicide attack rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus. State TV reported at least 10 people were killed and nearly 30 were wounded in a bomb attack targeted at riot police and troops. In Afghanistan,… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch News Wrap: 3 More Secret Service Agents Lose Jobs Over Scandal In other news Tuesday, another three Secret Service agents lost their jobs as a result of the ongoing prostitution scandal ahead of President Obama's Colombia trip. A total of nine have now been forced out and three have been cleared. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch As Syria Flouts Cease-fire, Ban Pushes to Send 300 Military Observers As Syria Flouts Cease-Fire, Ban Pushes to Send 300 Military Observers… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch News Wrap: 6 U.N. Observers Arrive in Syria to Monitor Cease-Fire In other news Monday, an advance team of six U.N. observers arrived in Syria overnight to monitor a fading cease-fire. The Syrian army shelled several districts in Homs and at least 14 were killed in blasts, according to activists. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: At Least 6 Dead as Syrians Test Regime Over Cease-Fire In other news Friday, demonstrators poured into the streets in Syria, testing the regime's commitment to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. In Egypt, more than 10,000 people amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square, protesting the newly launched presidential campaign of Hosni Mubarak's former… Continue watching