Jan 03 Tunisia assembly begins voting on new constitution Tunisian lawmakers began voting on a proposed constitution Friday, three years after a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. Photo by Flickr user Keith Roper Three years after protests in Tunisia sparked revolutions across the Arab World, lawmakers… Continue reading
Jan 02 In a not-so-distant future, London's sky could be filled with bicycles A bold new transportation plan proposes a network of 10 car-free bike path routes that would span approximately 137 miles and be installed above London's current suburban rail network. The project, known as SkyCycle, was revealed this week and… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Envoy says administration moving aggressively to transfer Guantanamo detainees Envoy says administration moving aggressively to transfer Guantanamo detainees… Continue watching
Jan 02 Virginia cargo ship being outfitted for Syria chemical weapons destruction The MV Cape Ray, in a Portsmouth VA shipyard, could soon embark on its mission to neutralize Syria's chemical weapons pic.twitter.com/suc3MfgBOH— cbsMcCormick (@cbsMcCormick) January 2, 2014 As the June deadline to destroy all of Syria's… Continue reading
Jan 02 Vehicle bomb in Iraq kills 16 The Associated Press reported Thursday that a pickup truck laced with explosives killed 16 people and wounded 31 others after detonating in the midst of a busy commercial street in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch as stranded passengers get rescued from marooned Antarctic ship By News Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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%; } Passengers stranded for more than… Continue reading
Jan 01 Evacuated towns surrounding Fukushima face uncertain future By News Desk An official in a full radiation protection suit scans an evacuated mother and child with a geiger counter to check radiation levels in Koriyama city in Fukushima prefecture, about 60km west from the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant on March 16,… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch News Wrap: Celebrations around the world usher in 2014 In our news wrap Wednesday, the first day of 2014 was marked by a papal address, mayoral inaugurations and a series of bowl games for football fans. Also, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked a health care law mandate… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing 'every child' go to school By PBS News Hour Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing 'every child to go to school'… Continue watching
Jan 01 Al-Qaida-linked group behind Somali car bombings An al-Qaida regional affiliate, known as al-Shabab, set off two bombs in Somalia, killing at least eight people. Here, Somali boys wave the militant group's flag. Photo by Stringer/AFP/Getty Images At least eight people were killed Wednesday when… Continue reading