Dec 21 Watch News Wrap: On Eve of Final Referendum Vote, Opponents Clash in Alexandria News Wrap: On Eve of Final Referendum Vote, Opponents Clash in Alexandria… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch The Remaking of Obama Foreign Policy Team: Sen. John Kerry Up for Sec. of State The Remaking of Obama Foreign Policy Team: Sen. John Kerry Up for Sec. of State… Continue watching
Dec 21 U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons Screen shot of automatic weapons. By Jonathan Masters, online writer/editor for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction The debate over gun control in the United States has waxed and waned over the years, stirred by a series of incidents… Continue reading
Dec 21 2012’s Wild Weather Passes 2011 Billion-Dollar Disaster Record By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Aerial view of the damage from Superstorm Sandy over the Atlantic Coast in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31. Sandy was one of 11 billion-dollar disasters to hit the U.S. this year. Pool Photo by Doug Mills via Reuters. Frankenstorm… Continue reading
Dec 21 Kerry as Secretary of State: Two Takes By News Desk Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., greets U.S. troops in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. President Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as secretary of state to replace outgoing Secretary Hillary Clinton. Kerry's long career… Continue reading
Dec 21 Analysts: South Korean Election May Trigger North Korean Provocation By David Chalian The North Korean military band celebrates the North's rocket launch on Dec. 12 in Pyongyang. Photo by KCNA via Reuters. Following a presidential election in South Korea this week, a number of analysts are saying North Korea is likely to… Continue reading
Dec 21 Remembering a Year of Wild Weather By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Wild winds, a searing drought, fires and a superstorm -- 2012 was a year of unusual and devastating natural disasters. These photos show what those erratic weather patterns meant for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch Hearings on Benghazi Attack Focus on Painful Lessons, Priorities, Party Politics Hearings on Benghazi Attack Focus on Painful Lessons, Priorities, Party Politics… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Understanding Why Delivering Aid Can Be a Dangerous Endeavor While aid groups operate with apolitical, humanitarian intentions, workers trying to bring relief in the middle of conflicts often find themselves in danger. Ray Suarez talks to Joel Charny of InterAction about the recent deaths of health workers trying to… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Program on Polio Eradication Suspended in Pakistan After 9 Aid Workers Killed At least nine people have been killed for their involvement in Pakistan's polio eradication campaign to deliver vaccines to 33 million children. The World Health Organization and UNICEF announced a temporary suspension of the vaccination campaign due to safety concerns. Continue watching