Jul 19 Watch Fears Mount Over Assad’s Stockpiles of Chemical Weapons In addition to the diplomatic tension with China and Russia, reports that some of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapon stockpiles were recently moved have increased fears. Jeffrey Brown talks to Leonard Spector of the Monterey Institute of International Studies… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Diplomatic Process ‘Paralyzed’ in Syria Conflict Judy interviews Elizabeth Kennedy, Associated Press bureau chief in Beirut. They discuss the latest massacre, Russia's support, the chemical weapons stockpile and a warning by Hillary Clinton to the U.N. Security Council. 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 15 Watch News Wrap: EPA Proposes New Standards to Reduce Soot, Protect Air Quality In other news Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new air quality standards to reduce levels of airborne soot. Environmental and health groups said the move would help prevent respiratory illness, strokes and heart attacks. Also, a federal jury convicted… 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 U.S., Russia at Loggerheads Over Syria Washington and Moscow exchanged a war of words Wednesday over Syria and President Bashar al-Assad's escalating campaign to pound rebel cities into submission. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch In Syrian Town, NPR Reporter Sees Blood-Soaked Carpets Friday morning brought a new barrage of shelling in the Syrian city of Homs. Also, U.N. monitors saw evidence of multiple killings in a small town where activists reported a massacre. They said they found flesh, blood and piles of… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Is Annan’s Peace Plan for Syria at a Dead End? "Syria cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until [President] Assad goes," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday, calling the latest near massacre "unconscionable." Ray Suarez and The Washington Post's Colum Lynch discuss the latest diplomatic maneuvering over… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch In Syria, U.N. Observers Fired on Near Site of Alleged New Massacre U.N. observers in Syria said Thursday that they were blocked from accessing the scene of another alleged mass killing -- and even fired upon. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned the threat of civil war there is "imminent and real." Ray… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Canadian Ambassador: Syrian Massacre Is Another ‘Horrific Incident’ Canadian Ambassador: Syrian Massacre Is Another 'Horrific Incident'… Continue watching