Jan 24 Syrian government, opposition enter indirect but uncertain talks in Geneva By News Desk U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met separately with representatives of the Syrian government and opposition Friday as both sides expressed doubts in the negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland to end Syria's civil war. Continue reading
Jan 24 China sends another patrol to East China Sea air defense zone By News Desk Another Chinese air force patrol has been dispatched to the country's much-debated Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, according to a Reuters report. Continue reading
Jan 24 Bomb blasts in Cairo kill six, wound 100 By News Desk Four bomb blasts in Cairo -- one at police headquarters and three elsewhere in the city -- killed six people and wounded roughly 100 Friday morning. The bombings are considered one of the most significant attacks on Egypt's… Continue reading
Jan 24 Ukraine president to offer concessions to opposition By News Desk Update: Ukrainian news agencies are reporting Friday that President Viktor Yanukovych has offered concessions to the opposition. The Associated Press reported that Yanukovych pledged to shake up his cabinet, grant amnesty to jailed protesters and alter the anti-demonstration legislation… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Revealing the origin of a secret CIA black op prison in Poland By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Syrian govt., opposition offer more heated rhetoric ahead of mediated meeting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch News Wrap: Va. attorney general says state will side with gay marriage rights By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 23 Indian woman raped by order of village court By Sarah Sheffer Police have arrested 13 men in India's West Bengal state in connection with the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman. The rape was allegedly ordered by village elders who form a council known locally as the "salishi sabha"… Continue reading
Jan 23 Newly discovered mummy proves existence of long-forgotten Egyptian dynasty By News Desk A painted scene of the goddesses Neith and Nut, protecting the canopic shrine of the pharaoh Senebkay. Photo by Jennifer Wegner/Penn Museum When archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania came across the tomb of King Senebkay in… Continue reading
Jan 23 White House considering sanctions against Ukraine as violence intensifies By News Desk Protests in Ukraine turn deadly, with 2 dead amid clashes with police: http://t.co/u9fiDqrK1x (Getty) pic.twitter.com/uLSreBzZH0 — Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 22, 2014 The White House will consider issuing sanctions against Ukraine in response to… Continue reading