Dec 10 Obama and Castro exchange handshake Photos from the #Mandela memorial: http://t.co/IAWBKDSr4N Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro [Reuters] pic.twitter.com/24BpaY3n8F— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 10, 2013 As President Obama crossed the stage at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in… Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama eulogizes his hero, Nelson Mandela President Barack Obama eulogized one of his heroes, Nelson Mandela, Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Herman Verwey/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images JOHANNESBURG -- Celebrating one of his personal heroes, President Barack Obama praised Nelson Mandela as the last great… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch What's the U.S. role in calming Ukraine unrest? Now in the third week of widening unrest, Ukrainian protesters are bracing for a crackdown. Gwen Ifill talks to David Herszenhorn of The New York Times about what's going on behind the scenes and the outlook for a solution to… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch As anti-government voices grow in Kiev, police begin cracking down on protests As anti-government voices grow in Kiev, police begin cracking down on protests… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch French troops start disarming rebels in the Central African Republic French troops start disarming rebels in the Central African Republic… Continue watching
Dec 09 The rise of the 'new rich': 1 in 5 Americans will reach affluence in their lives New research suggests that affluent Americans are more numerous than government data depict, encompassing 21 percent of working-age adults for at least a year by the time they turn 60. Photo by Craig Warga/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON -- It's… Continue reading
Dec 09 Iran foreign minister tells TIME nuclear program deal is 'dead' if Congress imposes new sanctions Exclusive: Iran's Foreign Minister @JZarif says sanctions would kill nuclear deal http://t.co/Vwt11H3pRj— TIME.com (@TIME) December 9, 2013 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told TIME Magazine "the entire deal" over the country's nuclear program… Continue reading
Dec 09 Obama, first lady to attend Tuesday memorial in South Africa for Mandela Flowers left by mourners surround a portrait of Nelson Mandela in the Sandton district of Johannesburg on Friday. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, died Thursday. Photo by Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch IAEA inspectors make initial visit to Iran David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security assesses what this first visit of an IAEA team suggests about Iran’s new willingness to cooperate in the inspection process. Continue watching
Dec 08 Philippines still struggling one month after super typhoon Haiyan .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%; } One month after super typhoon… Continue reading