Feb 23 Watch Who Was Behind Latest Coordinated Attacks Across Iraq? A spree of shootings and deadly explosions across Iraq killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 225 Thursday. The Interior Ministry and a member of the Baghdad City Council blamed al-Qaida. Jeffrey Brown discusses the implications amid Iraq's… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch In Syrian City, ‘There Aren’t Enough Coffins’ 2 Western Journalists Killed in Syria Amid Escalating Violence in Homs… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Will Quran-Burning Investigation Quell Anger in Afghanistan? Hundreds of protesters voiced their anger at NATO and American forces Wednesday in Afghanistan after some U.S. troops were seen putting Qurans in a burn pit for trash. Jeffrey Brown and Heidi Vogt of The Associated Press in Kabul discuss… Continue watching
Feb 22 Marie Colvin, ‘Fearless’ War Reporter, Killed in Syria Shelling It's a life few of us can imagine: traveling to the most dangerous places on Earth, bearing witness to the worst of man's inhumanity. But that was the life of journalist Marie Colvin, who was killed Wednesday in Homs, Syria,… Continue reading
Feb 22 What’s at the Crux of Sudan and South Sudan’s Oil Dispute? By Larisa Epatko When South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in July, one of the major sticking points between the two countries was how to handle oil production. Now, more than seven months later, with accusations of "stealing" and "extortion" flying, the… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Team Says Iran Trip Yielded Little Nuclear Knowledge In other news Wednesday, a team from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency ended a two-day mission to Iran, but the delegation's head said talks failed to yield any significant progress. Also, nearly 50 people were killed in Argentina when a… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Clashes Over Quran Burnings at U.S. Base in Afghanistan Turn Deadly At least seven people died in a second day of protests after Afghan workers at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan saw American troops put Qurans from a nearby prison into a burn pit for trash late Monday. Although the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Thailand Grapples With Deadly Tensions Between Muslims, Buddhists Thailand Grapples With Deadly Tensions Between Muslims, Buddhists… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch After Second Bailout, Is Greece Still Likely to Default? Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday granted Greece its second bailout, a $172 billion package aimed at helping the country avoid default. Jeffrey Brown discusses the longer-term concerns of austerity measures and growth with Georgetown University's Scheherazade Rehman and Joao Vale… Continue watching
Feb 21 What Yemen’s Presidential Vote Means for U.S. Interests, Yemeni Daily Life By P. J. Tobia A man votes in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo by Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images. Citizens of Yemen went to the polls Tuesday to mark their vote on a presidential ballot that had only one name on it, that of current Vice President Abed… Continue reading