Aug 02 Watch State Department Travel Alert Reflects Increased Turmoil, Resurgent al-Qaida State Department Travel Alert Reflects Increased Turmoil, Resurgent al-Qaida… Continue watching
Aug 02 Senate Approves Obama's Nominee for UN Ambassador Samantha Power, senior director of multilateral affairs with the U.S. National Security Council waves to family members as she speaks during a nomination announcement with President Barack Obama, and Susan Rice, then-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Power was… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Syrian Conflict in Stalemate, Both Sides Wage 'Image War' to Keep Up Morale In Syria, Assad Makes Gains in Central Regions, Rebels Still Control Perimeter… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Despite Tension Over Snowden, U.S. and Russia Seem Reluctant to Upset Diplomacy Despite Tension Over Snowden, U.S. and Russia Seem Reluctant to Upset Diplomacy… Continue watching
Aug 01 What Does Edward Snowden's Move From Moscow Airport Mean? By Larisa Epatko After 39 days holed up at a Moscow airport, Edward Snowden, the self-professed leaker of National Security Agency top-secret surveillance programs, has officially entered Russia. But it doesn't mean he has his full freedom. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Syria's Assad Predicts War Victory for His Forces Despite Rebel Attack on Homs A rebel attack on an army-controlled district in the key city of Homs showed that the Syrian opposition is still on the offense in the face of recent gains by government forces. Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad issued a statement expressing… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Russia Grants Snowden Asylum, Which U.S. Dubs an 'Extreme Disappointment' After more than a month living in limbo, leaker Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia. Jeffrey Brown reports on Snowden's departure from the Moscow airport as well as the "extreme disappointment" for Snowden's release voiced by the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Organization Fights to Unravel India's Widespread Child Labor Abuses Organization Fights to Unravel India's Widespread Child Labor Abuses… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch As Egypt Announces New Measures to Quell Protests, U.S. Considers Influence As Egypt Announces New Measures to Quell Protests, U.S. Considers Influence… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Egyptian Government to Use 'All Means Necessary' to Disband Pro-Morsi Protests The Egyptian interim government issued a further crackdown against supporters of ousted President Morsi, saying it would "take all means necessary" to end the deadly protests held by the Muslim Brotherhood. The U.S. government urged Egypt to respect the opposition's… Continue watching