Sep 12 Maine man attempts first trans-Atlantic cluster-balloon flight Photo by Flickr user omnibus/Creative Commons Jonathan Trappe, 39, took off from Caribou, Maine early this morning on a planned 2500-mile non-traditional flight across the ocean to Europe, according to Britain's Daily Telegraph. He will be… Continue reading
Sep 12 How the New York Times landed Putin's op-ed Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images The New York Times made news of its own today when it published an op-ed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The piece called for American caution when considering a strike against Syria and said… Continue reading
Sep 12 #PUTIN on American exceptionalism "It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their… Continue reading
Sep 12 Assad: Threat of U.S. military strike is not why Syria is handing over weapons Photo: Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russia's state-run news channel Rossiya-24 that he is ceding his weapons to international control due to Russia's offer and not the threat of a U.S. military strike. Continue reading
Sep 12 Coptic Christians eager to start lives in U.S., but still call Egypt 'home' By Larisa Epatko When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Syria Pledges to Give Up Chemical Arms if U.S. Drops Military Force Threat President Bashar al-Assad announced the Syrian government is applying to join the Chemical Weapons Convention and is willing to hand over the country's chemical arsenal, but wants the U.S. to drop their threat of force. Judy Woodruff reports on talks… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: Egypt Extends State of Emergency as Pro-Morsi Crackdowns Continue In other news Thursday, Egypt's interim president formally extended a national state of emergency for another two months, allowing for continued crackdown on Islamist pro-Morsi supporters. Also, more documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the NSA gives surveillance data containing… Continue watching
Sep 11 Retweets can earn prison time in China In China, internet users who post "false information that is defamatory or harms the national interest" can face prison time up to 3 years, if their post is viewed 5,000 times or retweeted 500 times, according to new guidelines… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Egypt's Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics Egypt's Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics… Continue watching
Sep 11 Egypt prime minister praises Obama's plan for diplomacy in Syria .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } In an interview with the… Continue reading