World Aug 01 Watch Syrian Conflict in Stalemate, Both Sides Wage ‘Image War’ to Keep Up Morale In Syria, Assad Makes Gains in Central Regions, Rebels Still Control Perimeter…
World Aug 01 Watch Syria’s Assad Predicts War Victory for His Forces Despite Rebel Attack on Homs A rebel attack on an army-controlled district in the key city of Homs showed that the Syrian opposition is still on the offense in the face of recent gains by government forces. Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad issued a statement expressing…
World Jun 05 Watch Assad Regime Claims Victory in Battle for Key Syrian Town of Qusayr Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces made a major strategic victory in the ongoing civil war, as they recaptured rebel-held Qusayr. The key Syrian town dominates an important supply route and is key to controlling a central area of the country.
Politics Jan 10 Watch Sizing up the Granite State Electorate By all accounts, New Hampshire's primary Tuesday was Mitt Romney's to lose with the rest of the Republican field trying to hold down his margin of victory. Gwen Ifill discusses the polling numbers with the University of New Hampshire's Andy…
Dec 22 Watch Obama Marks ‘Season of Progress,’ But New Political Landscape Looms Assessing accomplishments in Congress' lame-duck session, President Obama said Wednesday the nation is not "doomed to endless gridlock." Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today's Susan Page and Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center about what the lame-duck Congress has… Continue watching
May 01 Vote Checks Begin for Zimbabwe Election Results By PBS News Hour Zimbabwe's electoral commission is presenting initial results from the March 29 presidential vote to the candidates on Thursday, a day after international media outlets reported the opposition party won the vote by a four-point margin. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Secretary of State Rice Places Conditions on Iran, Syria for Talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-asserts President Bush's need to seek input on Iraq strategy from a variety of sources beyond the Iraq Study Group and explains the president's hesitation to engage in talks with Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria. Continue watching
Mar 24 Saddam Pledges Victory in TV Address Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein attempted to rally his troops in speech televised Monday morning, vowing that coalition forces, which he called the "enemies of God," would soon be defeated. Continue reading