Mar 27 Watch Syria Reportedly Accepts Annan’s Peace Plan as Death Toll Hits 9,000 Syria Reportedly Accepts Annan's Peace Plan as Death Toll Hits 9,000… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Can U.S., Russia Reduce Their Nuclear Arsenals? Ahead of the nuclear summit Monday in Seoul, President Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and discussed prospects for further nuclear reductions for both nations. Judy Woodruff discusses nuclear issues with Ploughshares Fund President Joseph Cirincione and nuclear proliferation… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Returns Jerusalem Status Passport Case to Lower Court In other news Monday, the Supreme Court dealt with two other cases of note including a disputed passport law that lets Americans list Israel as their birthplace if they were born in Jerusalem. Also, security forces in Afghanistan turned on… Continue watching
Mar 23 Doctor’s World Bank Nomination Signals Renewed Development Focus President Obama, right, introduces Jim Yong Kim as the nominee to become World Bank president at the White House on Friday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Obama announced the nomination of Dr. Jim Yong Kim,… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch As Bales Faces 17 Murder Charges, ‘Prosecution Has its Challenges’ On Sgt. Robert Bales' 17 Counts, 'Prosecution Has its Challenges'… Continue watching
Mar 23 Syrian-Americans: Assad ‘Will Not Be Stopped With Diplomacy’ By Noreen Nasir // A year after the start of the Syrian revolution, relatives and supporters of those rising against the regime are still trying to convince lawmakers and the administration to do something to help. More than 1,000 people -- mostly Syrian-Americans… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Bales Charged With 17 Counts of Murder Over Afghan Massacre Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was formally charged Friday with 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated assault in connection with a massacre of civilians in Afghanistan, according to military officials. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Ahmed Rashid: ‘Enormous Anti-Americanism’ Spreading in Afghanistan Ahmed Rashid: 'Enormous Anti-Americanism' Spreading in Afghanistan… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Allen: U.S. Still Needs ‘Significant Combat Power’ in Afghanistan Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen testified at his second congressional hearing this week, acknowledging that incidents in Afghanistan like the civilian massacre and Quran burnings "can't be ignored," but that keeping 68,000 troops on the ground is necessary. Ray Suarez… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch News Wrap: French Shootings Suspect Killed in Raid After Standoff In other news Thursday, a standoff in France ended in a barrage of bullets as police shot and killed a gunman who claimed al-Qaida ties and boasted about killing seven people. Also, one of the few established democracies in Africa… Continue watching