Jan 10 France cracks down on U.S. tech giants French Culture Minister Aurelie Fileppetti looks for books in a Paris bookshop. Photo by Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images The French government has kicked off 2014 with blows against U.S. Internet companies Amazon and Google. On Thursday the French Senate… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Celebrations break out in Central African Republic after president steps down Celebrations break out in Central African Republic after president steps down… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Why the next wave of Arab awakening should be waged for pluralism Why the next wave of Arab awakening should be waged for pluralism… Continue watching
Jan 09 Polar vortex exposes natural gas supply problem Frigid temperatures led to a rise in natural gas prices, exposing a weakness in the infrastructure. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images As the U.S. thaws out from the deep freeze that gripped much of the nation this week,… Continue reading
Jan 09 Iranian Supreme Leader: Nuclear talks show 'enmity' of U.S. against Iran Hours before Iranian and EU officials were expected to meet in Geneva, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered harsh criticism of the U.S. and the EU partners meeting with representatives of his country. Iran and the group, known as… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch In goal to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, security conditions are big unknown In goal to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, security conditions are big unknown… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 1:49 Ongoing conflict slows chemical weapons shipments out of Syria By PBS News Hour Chemical weapons materials from across Syria have begun to arrive in a port city for shipment out of the nation, but ongoing conflict has slowed the disarmament process. Under a UN plan, naval vessels from a number of countries will… Continue watching
Jan 08 Census of smokers reveals nearly one billion people use tobacco daily This week, a new study from the University of Washington shows that despite widespread knowledge of the negative health effects of smoking, the number of smokers worldwide has increased by hundreds of millions in the last 30 years. Fifty… Continue reading
Jan 08 Chemical weapons watchdog to Syrian regime: Get moving "We are going to see what the circumstances allow, but certainly we are exhorting the Syrian government to intensify its efforts so that we can conclude this critical part of this mission absolutely as fast as the conditions allow."… Continue reading
Jan 08 Afghan central bank's 'fragile state' increases risk of new banking crisis, audit finds Pedestrian walks by the front of the headquarters of the Da Afghanistan Bank in Kabul. But the bank's blast wall won't stop a possible banking crisis in Afghanistan. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new report… Continue reading