Jan 28 Malian, French Forces Retake Towns By Larisa Epatko Malian and French forces advanced toward the northern part of Mali in West Africa at the end of January to wrest control from rebels. Continue reading
Jan 28 Golan, a Patchwork of Steel and Soil By P. J. Tobia A destroyed tank in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, with Syrian hills in the background. All photos by P.J. Tobia/PBS NewsHour. When people in the United States think of the Golan Heights, they very likely focus on the bloody Six-Day… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Malians 'Thrilled' to Have Jihadists Driven Out of Gao by Government Forces In Mali, government forces made advances against Islamic extremists who have dominated certain regions for nine months. French forces were airdropped north of Timbukto and helped drive the rebels to the north. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Wave of Violence Sweeps Egypt After Two-Year Anniversary of Uprising Two years after the revolt that led to the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is grappling with violent political turmoil. Jeffrey Brown examines the ongoing unrest in Cairo and other Egyptian cities that killed more than 50 people during… Continue watching
Jan 27 Finding an Economic, Environmental Win-Win in Davos DAVOS, Switzerland -- One of the topics that's come to the fore at the World Economic Forum over the last decade of meetings is global climate change. A conference bringing thousands of people from across the planet to a little… Continue reading
Jan 27 Big Ideas in Davos Thirty heads of state and government and 2500 business and academic elite hammer out ways to fend off new storm clouds hanging over the global economy at the World Economic Forum. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. DAVOS, Switzerland -- If… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Tensions Remain High as Malian Troops Advance Into Islamist Territory Tensions Remain High as Malian Troops Advance Into Islamist Territory… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch At World Economic Forum, Talk of Future of European Union and the Euro At World Economic Forum, Talk of Future of European Union and the Euro… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch After Tight Elections, Israel's Netanyahu Works to Build Coalition After Tight Elections, Israel's Netanyahu Works to Build Coalition… Continue watching
Jan 24 Notes From Davos, Day Two: UK Reconsiders Relationship With EU A view of the city of Davos, Switzerland, venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Jan. 21, 2013. Photo by Pascal Lauener/REUTERS. I've just come in off the hushed streets, a light snow is falling in the crisp… Continue reading