Jul 22 Watch NYT’s Shadid: Syrian City of Hama Between ‘Subjugation and Liberation’ Uprisings continue to ripple through Syria, despite government crackdowns. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Eurozone, IMF Agree to Second Greek Bailout of $155B In other news Thursday, leaders of the Eurozone nations agreed to give Greece a second bailout worth $155 billion. The International Monetary Fund and private investors would join the package to the tune of $53 billion. In Syria, activists said… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral Procession, Killing at Least 10 In other news Tuesday, activists said Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession, killing at least 10 people in Homs where up to 50 people have been killed this week. Also, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch In Syria: ‘This Country Is Far From Unified’ Amid a violent government crackdown, large demonstrations have been held in Syrian cities both for and against President Assad, who has called for dialogue with his opposition. National Public Radio's Deborah Amos speaks with Margaret Warner from Damascus about the… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Syrian Demonstrations Grow as Assad Calls for Dialogue With Opposition The nearly four-month-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria showed no sign of abating Friday. Margaret Warner reports on some of the largest protests yet, which came 10 days after President Assad offered a dialogue with the opposition. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch News Wrap: Judge Blocks Parts of Georgia’s Illegal Immigration Law In other news Monday, a federal judge in Atlanta blocked parts of Georgia's crackdown on illegal immigration from taking effect. The judge issued a stay against enforcing penalties against harboring undocumented people. Also, 200 Syrian opposition figures and intellectuals met… Continue watching
Jun 27 ICC Issues Warrant for Gadhafi’s Arrest Also: Syrian opposition leaders meet in Damascus, 4,000 homes flooded in Minot, N.D., two soldiers killed in Iraq. Continue reading
Jun 20 World Week Ahead: Afghan Troop Downsizing; Gates Exit Interview By Larisa Epatko This week, Jim Lehrer will interview Defense Secretary Robert Gates as he prepares to step down from his administration post and as President Obama prepares to announce the level of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 20 Syria’s Assad Addresses Nation, New Web Domain Suffixes Approved By Beat Beat Also: Wildfires force more evacuations in Arizona, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan responds to Karzai comments, and IAEA head calls for stricter nuclear safety regulations. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch Syrian Refugee Exodus Continues as Tanks, Troops Push Into More Towns Syrian refugees continued to stream across the border into Turkey Tuesday, fleeing the military's drive to crush anti-government demonstrations in northern towns and villages. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching