Sep 23 Watch News Wrap: In Pakistan, Deadly Attack Targeting Christian Church Sparks Protests In our news wrap Monday, a Taliban attack on a Christian church in Pakistan over the weekend left 85 dead and more than 140 wounded. Members of the religious minority there took to the streets to protest the attacks and… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch “China’s Macbeth” Bo Xilai Gets Life in Prison The story of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai had everything – affairs, embezzlement, bribes and scenes from a lavish lifestyle. Orville Schell, of the Asia Society, said Bo Xilai’s story is that of a Chinese “MacBeth.” The Oxford and Harvard-educated… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Foreign Leaders Campaign for American Hearts and Minds In the Connection, Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at the new wave of retail diplomacy. Why have Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad and Hasan Rouhani taken their appeals directly to the American people? Is their strategy working?… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Iran's Nuclear Program "Quite Advanced" David Albright on how close Iran is to developing a nuclear weapon. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress… Continue watching
Sep 20 Pakistan to release Taliban's second-in-command from prison Saturday Reuters reports that the Pakistani government plans to release the Taliban's second in command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, on Saturday in a move the U.S. and Afghanistan hope will work as an olive branch to bring the Taliban… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch What Are the Motives Behind Iran's 'Charm Offensive'? Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is reaching out to the U.S. and the world in ways his predecessors never did. Gwen Ifill talks to Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Haleh Esfandiari of the Woodrow Wilson International… Continue watching
Sep 19 Mexico braces for another round as Hurricane Manuel moves north Photo of flooded Acapulco by Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images The same storm that hammered southwestern Mexico over the weekend, is now threatening the northern part of the country as it spins through the Pacific Ocean. According to AccuWeather, an… Continue reading
Sep 19 What we're watching Thursday House to vote on stopgap funding bill The GOP-controlled House is cruising toward a vote to gut President Barack Obama's health care plan as part of a temporary funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Iran's President Signals Possible Diplomatic Opening on Nuclear Program Since his election in June, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has struck a more moderate, diplomatic tone than his predecessors. Recently, he signaled willingness to work with the U.S. to resolve conflict over his country's disputed nuclear program. Gwen Ifill reports… Continue watching