Aug 05 Snapshot of Species in Ecuador's Yasuni National Park By Larisa Epatko Yasuni National Park in western Ecuador hosts a vast variety of critters from carnivorous caterpillars to pygmy monkeys as small as your hand. The Ecuadoran government is hoping the park's unique quilt of animal and plant species, not to mention… Continue reading
Aug 05 Ecuadorian Rainforest Wonders By Ellen Rolfes With an estimated 5,500 species in the Yasuni National Park, Ecuador has some of the largest biodiversity in the world. But Yasuni is also home to nearly 850 million barrels of crude oil, which Ecuador may choose to leave untapped… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Joins Efforts to Mediate Egypt's Political Conflict In other news Monday, the U.S. joined efforts to mediate the political situation in Egypt. The Deputy Secretary of State met with leaders of the military-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Also, after a five-year trial in Turkey,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch State Department Travel Alert Reflects Increased Turmoil, Resurgent al-Qaida State Department Travel Alert Reflects Increased Turmoil, Resurgent al-Qaida… Continue watching
Aug 02 Senate Approves Obama's Nominee for UN Ambassador Samantha Power, senior director of multilateral affairs with the U.S. National Security Council waves to family members as she speaks during a nomination announcement with President Barack Obama, and Susan Rice, then-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Power was… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Syrian Conflict in Stalemate, Both Sides Wage 'Image War' to Keep Up Morale In Syria, Assad Makes Gains in Central Regions, Rebels Still Control Perimeter… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Despite Tension Over Snowden, U.S. and Russia Seem Reluctant to Upset Diplomacy Despite Tension Over Snowden, U.S. and Russia Seem Reluctant to Upset Diplomacy… Continue watching
Aug 01 What Does Edward Snowden's Move From Moscow Airport Mean? By Larisa Epatko After 39 days holed up at a Moscow airport, Edward Snowden, the self-professed leaker of National Security Agency top-secret surveillance programs, has officially entered Russia. But it doesn't mean he has his full freedom. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Syria's Assad Predicts War Victory for His Forces Despite Rebel Attack on Homs A rebel attack on an army-controlled district in the key city of Homs showed that the Syrian opposition is still on the offense in the face of recent gains by government forces. Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad issued a statement expressing… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Russia Grants Snowden Asylum, Which U.S. Dubs an 'Extreme Disappointment' After more than a month living in limbo, leaker Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia. Jeffrey Brown reports on Snowden's departure from the Moscow airport as well as the "extreme disappointment" for Snowden's release voiced by the… Continue watching