Jun 08 Watch In Syrian Town, NPR Reporter Sees Blood-Soaked Carpets Friday morning brought a new barrage of shelling in the Syrian city of Homs. Also, U.N. monitors saw evidence of multiple killings in a small town where activists reported a massacre. They said they found flesh, blood and piles of… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch News Wrap: Gen. Allen Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghan Airstrike In other news Friday, Gen. John Allen -- commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan -- apologized for the deaths of civilians in an airstrike. The operation on Wednesday targeted a Taliban leader, but some wedding guests were killed. Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Is Annan’s Peace Plan for Syria at a Dead End? "Syria cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until [President] Assad goes," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday, calling the latest near massacre "unconscionable." Ray Suarez and The Washington Post's Colum Lynch discuss the latest diplomatic maneuvering over… Continue watching
Jun 07 Inside Syria: Who Arms the Rebels? By News Desk In any revolution, getting weapons is a key challenge. Syria's rebels have found an interesting solution. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch In Syria, U.N. Observers Fired on Near Site of Alleged New Massacre U.N. observers in Syria said Thursday that they were blocked from accessing the scene of another alleged mass killing -- and even fired upon. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned the threat of civil war there is "imminent and real." Ray… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch News Wrap: Panetta Says U.S. Is Losing Patience With Pakistan In other news Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. is near its limit in patience on waiting for Pakistan to root out the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network. Also, nearly 2,000 former pro football players are suing the National Football… Continue watching
Jun 06 On Location in Syria: Why U.N. Ceasefire Isn’t Working By Larisa Epatko In Syria, a rebel uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and the regime's crackdown continue to spill blood on both sides despite international envoy Kofi Annan's U.N.-backed proposed ceasefire. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Jubilee Showcases ‘Genuine Affection’ for Queen Elizabeth Amid the pomp and ceremony Tuesday in the U.K., as Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and a 60-year reign, was "a reminder that there is this one woman in this institution that's somehow above the fray," said Ned… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch Queen Elizabeth: Diamond Jubilee a ‘Humbling Experience’ The grand finale of the four-day Diamond Jubilee commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign Tuesday was set aside for prayer and ceremony, but it was also punctuated by fanfare. Andy Davies of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch The Life and Death of al-Qaida’s ‘General Manager’ Deputy al-Qaida leader Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed by a drone attack Monday inside Pakistan, according to U.S. officials. Jeffrey Brown and Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation discuss the strike and the life story of the man described as… Continue watching