Apr 06 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Assault Homs, Rastan Ahead of Cease-Fire Deadline In other news Friday, Syrian forces assaulted rebellious Homs and Rastan despite a looming cease-fire deadline. Around the world, Christians marked Good Friday with observances ranging from services to re-enactments of the Crucifixion of Jesus. Also, a U.S. Navy fighter… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility Being gay is extremely taboo in deeply religious Uganda, where one tabloid urged the hanging of people it called the country's "top homos." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports how the re-emergence of a bill to impose severe penalties for homosexuality,… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch In Syria, Shells Rain Down Days Before Cease-Fire Deadline Syrian activists dubbed Thursday's government assault on the Damascus suburb of Douma as one of the fiercest yet. But regime officials insist troop withdrawals have begun from the provinces of Daraa and Idlib, and peace envoy Kofi Annan said he… Continue watching
Apr 05 In Uganda, Anti-Homosexuality Bill’s Re-emergence a Touchy Subject To the Rev. Joseph Serwadda, Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation is as much a product of resentment against Western influence and donor interference as it is against the country's gay population. Serwadda, who leads an alliance of evangelical ministers, believes "gay-ism" is… Continue reading
Apr 04 Jihadi Chat Rooms Say C U L8R Mention an Internet chat room and certain images spring to mind: over-caffeinated teenage boys trading World of Warcraft tips or fantasy baseball fanatics slinging obscure stats. But for jihadis, chat rooms are the font from which they can… Continue reading
Apr 04 Saving Lives With Solar Power EmbedVideo(3083, 482, 304); What's as easy as lighting up a room -- say a hospital delivery room? You'd be surprised. In much of Africa and other poor areas, electricity is scarce and unreliable. Hospitals and clinics in… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch ‘Solar Suitcase’ Sheds Light on Darkened Delivery Rooms OB/GYN Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband have revolutionized the way babies are delivered… Continue watching
Apr 04 Solar Suitcase: Saving Lives with Solar Power By Dave Gustafson Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Bid: Why the Turnaround? In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and other conservative Islamic political parties have advanced candidates for the upcoming presidential election. Margaret Warner and Harvard's Tarek Masoud explore the implications for the political and social life of post-revolution Egypt. Continue watching