Sep 12 Assad: Threat of U.S. military strike is not why Syria is handing over weapons Photo: Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russia's state-run news channel Rossiya-24 that he is ceding his weapons to international control due to Russia's offer and not the threat of a U.S. military strike. Continue reading
Sep 12 Coptic Christians eager to start lives in U.S., but still call Egypt ‘home’ By Larisa Epatko When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Syria Pledges to Give Up Chemical Arms if U.S. Drops Military Force Threat President Bashar al-Assad announced the Syrian government is applying to join the Chemical Weapons Convention and is willing to hand over the country's chemical arsenal, but wants the U.S. to drop their threat of force. Judy Woodruff reports on talks… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: Egypt Extends State of Emergency as Pro-Morsi Crackdowns Continue In other news Thursday, Egypt's interim president formally extended a national state of emergency for another two months, allowing for continued crackdown on Islamist pro-Morsi supporters. Also, more documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the NSA gives surveillance data containing… Continue watching
Sep 11 Retweets can earn prison time in China In China, internet users who post "false information that is defamatory or harms the national interest" can face prison time up to 3 years, if their post is viewed 5,000 times or retweeted 500 times, according to new guidelines… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Egypt’s Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics Egypt's Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics… Continue watching
Sep 11 Egypt prime minister praises Obama’s plan for diplomacy in Syria .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } In an interview with the… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch What Syria Strategy Should U.S. Pursue if Diplomatic Efforts Don’t Bear Fruit? What Syria Strategy Should U.S. Pursue if Diplomatic Efforts Don't Bear Fruit?… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Russia Says Enforcing UN Resolution on Syria With Military Action Is Non-Starter Russia Says Enforcing UN Resolution on Syria With Military Action Is Non-Starter… Continue watching
Sep 11 Remembering Sept. 11’s Flight 93 By News Desk Photo by Tami A. Heilemann, via the National Park Service. The names of the deceased from Flight 93 were read at the Flight 93 National Memorial Wednesday at 10:03 a.m., the moment the plane crashed into a field in… Continue reading