Sep 10 UN study: 1 in 4 Men admit to rape in parts of Asia A recently released UN study found that one in 10 men across six Asian countries admitted to raping a woman other than a wife or girlfriend. The number rose to 24 percent men when wives and girlfriends were… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch U.S. and Russia Volley Over Diplomatic Solution to Syria’s Chemical Arms The United States and Russia engaged in a diplomatic back-and-forth over a plan to put Syria's poison gas under international control. Ray Suarez reports Secretary of State John Kerry demanded a binding UN Security Council resolution, while President Vladimir Putin… Continue watching
Sep 09 Obama Says He Spoke With Putin About Chemical Weapons Control Idea, Favors Diplomatic Solution By Larisa Epatko President Obama said Monday, a day before his prime-time address to the nation justifying military action in Syria, that he would prefer a diplomatic solution over a military strike. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Is Push for Syria to Forfeit Chemical Arms a Stalling Tactic or Serious Move? Is Push for Syria to Forfeit Chemical Arms a Stalling Tactic or Serious Move?… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Charlie Rose: ‘Calm’ Assad Denied Possession of Chemical Weapons Charlie Rose: 'Calm' Assad Denied Possession of Chemical Weapons… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Russia Backs Kerry’s Call for Syria to Hand Over Chemical Weapon Stockpile Russia, UN Back Kerry's Call for Syria to Hand Over Chemical Weapon Stockpile… Continue watching
Sep 09 Three Syrian-Americans reflect on the war By Noreen Nasir, Joshua Barajas .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%; }PBS Newshour talked to three Americans… Continue reading
Sep 09 Latest survey finds growing public opposition to airstrikes against Syria Sixty-three percent of Americans are now opposed to using military airstrikes against Syria and the percentage of Americans who are opposed to such an action has surged substantially in just the past week, according to a new survey… Continue reading
Sep 09 Most Americans think future includes terrorism A full 75 percent of Americans think that occasional acts of terrorism will be part of U.S. life in the future. That's what Pew uncovered in an April survey, right on the heels of the Boston Marathon bombing. Continue reading
Sep 09 "There's no rule that says as you get later in the season the hurricanes get weaker. That is a myth."--Dennis Feltgen, meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center. H/T Ellen… Continue reading