Nov 25 Watch How Will Latest Protests Affect Egypt’s Elections? On Friday the Obama administration issued a statement urging Egypt's ruling military council to speed up the transition to civilian rule, as angry protesters reiterated their impatience for change. Margaret Warner discusses the latest developments with the International Crisis Group's… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Egypt Faces ‘Fateful Turning Point’ With Elections in Jeopardy Clashes between police and protesters moved into a third day in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the increasingly deadly mix of politics and violence in Egypt with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Afghanistan Sees Uptick in ‘Targeted Violence’ as Bombs Kill More Than 20 A suicide bomber blew up a checkpoint Monday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and then three gunmen seized control of a building near the United Nations refugee office. Ray Suarez discusses the latest attacks on high-profile targets and concerns over the Afghan… Continue watching
Oct 20 Rwanda’s Government Moves to Close Orphanages Rwanda plans to place every child living in an orphanage with a family, worrying teens who have lived in orphan communities for years. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch After Deadly Clashes, Is Partnership Between Egypt’s People, Military Over? Cairo struggled to return to calm Monday after clashes Sunday between Coptic Christians, Muslims and security forces killed 26 people and wounded more than 500. Ray Suarez discusses the latest violence with The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick, reporting from… Continue watching
Oct 03 Brutal Violence, Famine Create Crisis in Mogadishu By Talea Miller South African aid group Gift of the Givers is providing food and medical aid in Mogadishu, plagued by a long legacy of lawlessness and violence. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Bloody Battle Continues in Gadhafi’s Hometown Although the rebels in Libya are now officially recognized as the government and control the capital, pro-Gadhafi forces continue to fight in the longtime leader's hometown of Sirte. James Foley of GlobalPost reports on the human toll of the daily… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Amid Yemen’s Renewed Violence, ‘It’s Unclear Who Is in Charge of Things’ Dozens of people have been reported killed in Yemen since Sunday as pro-regime forces crack down on protesters demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh's goverment leave office. Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speaks with Ray Suarez about… Continue watching
Sep 14 Domestic Abuse Hidden but Pervasive in China By Talea Miller About 64 percent of Chinese adults have experienced violence at home at some point, according to a recent study, but it remains a taboo topic. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch In Karachi, a Call for Calm Amid Deadly Ethnic Violence Violence has never been a stranger to the people of Karachi, Pakistan's commercial center. However, as fighting has worsened in recent months, some citizens are trying to stem the tide. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an appeal… Continue watching