Sep 09 Most Americans think future includes terrorism A full 75 percent of Americans think that occasional acts of terrorism will be part of U.S. life in the future. That's what Pew uncovered in an April survey, right on the heels of the Boston Marathon bombing. Continue reading
Sep 09 "There's no rule that says as you get later in the season the hurricanes get weaker. That is a myth."--Dennis Feltgen, meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center. H/T Ellen… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch News Wrap: Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Demands Moscow Mayor Recount In other news Monday, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demanded a recount of Sunday's election for Moscow mayor. Navalny came in second to Sergei Sobyanin, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also, a long-lost painting by Vincent van Gogh… Continue watching
Sep 08 Assad Tells PBS' Charlie Rose Syria Prepared to Retaliate if Hit In the event the above video is unavailable, you can view it on Hulu. Updated with full video of the interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Charlie Rose on Sunday that he is preparing for a U.S. strike,… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Anti-American Sentiment Felt in the Streets of Cairo Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled to Egypt, a country dealing with its own deteriorating situation. Margaret Warner talks to Hari Sreenivasan from Cairo about Egypt’s opposition to military action in Syria and the strong anti-American sentiment felt in… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Natural Gas May Have Profound Impact on Israel's Geopolitics Israel's recent discovery of huge offshore natural gas reserves could mean a profound transformation for its economy and the region's political stability. The basin is believed to extend into waters off Syria and Lebanon — a cause for concern, as… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch At Home in Zaatari: Life in a Syrian Refugee Camp Kristen Gillespie reports on life in the Zaatari refugee camp, located about 10 miles across the border from Syria in northern Jordan. The camp opened just last year, but as the civil war in Syria has escalated, Zaatari's population has… Continue watching
Sep 06 Touring the Tamar Gas Platform By Kristin Miller Israel’s recent discovery of huge offshore natural gas reserves could mean a profound transformation for the nation’s economy and for the region's political stability. A small Texas company named Noble Energy took on the challenge of getting the gas to… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Egyptians Opposed to Strike in Syria Dismiss Distinction of Chemical Weapons Egyptians Opposed to Strike in Syria Dismiss Distinction of Chemical Weapons… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Refugees Pour Out of Syria, but Number Entering Jordan Slows to Trickle Refugees Pour Out of Syria, but Number Entering Jordan Slows to Trickle… Continue watching