Apr 05 Watch In Syria, Shells Rain Down Days Before Cease-Fire Deadline Syrian activists dubbed Thursday's government assault on the Damascus suburb of Douma as one of the fiercest yet. But regime officials insist troop withdrawals have begun from the provinces of Daraa and Idlib, and peace envoy Kofi Annan said he… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Syria Analyst: ‘We’re in for a Long, Protracted Struggle’ Met with heavy skepticism by U.S. officials, Syria's government signaled Monday plans to stop fighting by next week, according to Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Judy Woodruff, the University of Oklahoma's Joshua Landis and Al Arabiya News Network's Hisham Melhem… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Markets Have Enough Oil to Rely Less on Iran, White House Says In other news Friday, the Obama administration is moving ahead with tough new sanctions on Iran, issuing a statement saying there was enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on Iran's supply. The U.S. also imposed… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch For Arab League, Syria Remains a ‘Pretty Sectarian Issue’ President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday that Syria "will spare no effort" to make the peace plan proposed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan "a success," but said rebels must first cease their "terrorist acts." Margaret Warner and NPR's Kelly… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Syria Analyst: Annan’s Peace Plan Treats Symptoms, Not Disease Syria Analyst: Annan's Peace Plan Treats Symptoms, Not Disease… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Syria Reportedly Accepts Annan’s Peace Plan as Death Toll Hits 9,000 Syria Reportedly Accepts Annan's Peace Plan as Death Toll Hits 9,000… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Security Council Backs Annan Plan to End Syrian Conflict In other news Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council urged both sides in Syria to seek a way forward, endorsing proposals by Special Envoy Kofi Annan -- including a ceasefire, guaranteed humanitarian access and withdrawals of government forces. Also, former Florida… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch News Wrap: Iraq Attacks Kill at Least 46 In other news Tuesday, insurgents in Iraq killed at least 46 people in a wave of attacks across the country aimed at Shiite pilgrims and police. Also, Syrian rebel forces abandoned the city of Deir Al-Zour in the face of… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch News Wrap: Republicans Vote in Miss., Ala., Hawaii; Complaint Filed on China In other news Tuesday, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum hoped to win primaries in both Alabama and Mississippi to help close some of the delegate advantage held by Mitt Romney. Also, the U.S., Japan and the EU filed a complaint with… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Inside the Free Syrian Army One year into his brutal crackdown, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces an armed insurgency by rebel fighters of the Free Syrian Army, including some defectors from his own regime. In a rare glimpse inside the opposition, GlobalPost reporters Hugh Macleod… Continue watching