Jan 14 West African lions in danger of extinction By News Desk A recent report finds only 400 West African lions remain in the region. Photo by Jonas Van de Voorde West African lions are in danger of becoming extinct if action isn’t taken,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Pivotal vote on Egypt’s new constitution stirs violence By PBS News Hour Egyptians lined up to vote on a new constitution, despite fresh protest violence that killed 11 people. Advocates for the current government support the document, while members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood have denounced it. Margaret Warner reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Mexican newspaper reports U.S. government struck a deal with drug cartel By News Desk Between 2000 and 2012, the U.S. government struck a deal with Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel that permitted the organization to transport billions of dollars worth of drugs in exchange for information on rival cartels, according to the Mexican newspaper… Continue reading
Jan 14 Mass arrests reported in Nigeria after anti-gay legislation went into effect By News Desk UNAMID police advisors from Nigeria stand in formation during the celebration of the Police. Photo by Flickr User Albert González Farran – UNAMID. After Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, signed a bill last week penalizing gay marriage and gay clubs,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Israeli Defense Minister offers harsh words for Kerry’s peace plan By Andy Swab Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon vocally criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent peace initiative between Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Continue reading
Jan 14 Deadly violence on first day of Egypt’s constitutional vote By Justin Scuiletti Egypt’s health ministry is reporting that 11 people have died in the country amid clashes during the first day of voting for a new constitution. Continue reading
Jan 14 Robert Gates: Imposing new sanctions on Iran would be a ‘terrible mistake’ By Larisa Epatko Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States had "no choice but to sit down at the table with the Iranians" once they agreed to negotiate on the development of their nuclear program. Continue reading
Jan 14 Russia, Hungary move forward on expansion of nuclear power plant By News Desk Hungary has plans to expand its nuclear energy capacity at its only nuclear power plant in Paks, Hungary. But in order to execute its plans, the country will need financial help from Russia. Photo by Barna Rovács/Wikimedia Commons… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:48 Haitians blame UN soldiers for cholera crisis in wake of earthquake disaster By PBS News Hour Three years ago in Haiti, as the country struggled to recover from a devastating earthquake, a river near a United Nations base was poisoned with cholera; hundreds of thousands of people have been infected. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch With Iran interim deal settled, what challenges lie ahead for a permanent fix? Continue watching