Jan 23 Pakistan poses global polio threat as violence against vaccination teams continues By Robert Pursell Following another string of deadly attacks on Polio vaccination teams by Taliban militant groups, the World Health Organization said Wednesday that Pakistan's polio crisis threatens to spread across the globe. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Peace talks open with disagreement over Assad's future in Syria By Margaret Warner, PBS News Hour Infighting and acrimony marked the first day of talks on the Syrian war. While State Secretary Kerry and other officials insisted that a transitional government could not include current President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian foreign minister insisted no country but… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: Va. attorney general says state will side with gay marriage rights By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Will talks yield any progress for ending the Syrian war? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill from Switzerland to further discuss the positions held by the opposing sides. Then Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Will talks yield any progress for ending the Syrian war? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill from Switzerland to further discuss the positions held by the opposing sides. Then Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute… Continue watching
Jan 22 German city expanding 'Green Network,' limiting vehicle traffic By Bridget Bowman Hamburg -- Germany's second largest city -- is currently working to expand its green space in an ambitious plan known as the "Green Network."… Continue reading
Jan 22 Ban Ki-moon closes Syrian peace talks By News Desk United Nation's Ban Ki-moon called for the Syrian delegations, representing the government and opposition party, to work towards a solution to the three-year civil war. Continue reading
Jan 22 Syria peace talks open with angry exchanges By News Desk Secretary of State John Kerry testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on December 10, 2013. Kerry stated Wednesday during talks that there was "no way possible" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could remain in power. Photo by T.J. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Why the Sochi Olympics may be a prime terror target By PBS News Hour Security pressures for the upcoming Olympics are high, due to the bloody history of its location. Sochi was the site of a massacre 150 years ago, bringing fresh symbolism to insurgents wishing to avenge more recent bloodshed. For more, Hari… Continue watching