Jan 25 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 Killed by Syrian Government Forces in Overnight Assault In other news Wednesday, Syrian government forces launched a new assault overnight in Hama, according to the opposition. At least seven people were killed there and elsewhere. Also, Indiana's GOP-led House moved closer to adopting a "right-to-work" law, banning unions… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch What’s Uniting Russia’s Revolutionaries? Six weeks before a presidential election in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is off and running, attempting a return to another presidential stint -- despite growing anti-Putin demonstrations across the country. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Syria’s Assad: How Powerful, Dangerous Is He Now? Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed the Arab League's plans to end his country's 10-month old crisis Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the organization's presence in the embattled country with Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and Andrew Tabler… Continue watching
Jan 23 In Philippines, Some See Birth Control as Path to Food Security By Larisa Epatko In the Philippines, a growing population of people has led to a sharp decline in fish, a vital part of the diet. To address the problem, one organization is making birth control more readily accessible to those wishing to keep… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Birth Control Efforts in Rural Philippines Fears of overfishing lead to birth control efforts in villages around the Philippines. Continue watching
Jan 20 ‘Nigeria on the Brink’ Outlines Troubled Country’s Biggest Hurdles By Larisa Epatko The Nigerian government narrowly averted a lengthy strike that would have cut off oil supplies from one of the United States' major suppliers, but plenty of other problems abound in Africa's most populous nation. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Jordan’s King Abdullah: Coming Weeks Critical for Syria, Assad, Arab League King Abdullah II of Jordan, the first Arab leader to urge President Assad to step down, sat down with Margaret Warner Thursday to discuss his expectation of more killings in Syria, the Arab League's role in quelling unrest there as… Continue watching
Jan 19 Jordan’s King Abdullah: ‘Loss of Life’ Will Continue in Syria By Larisa Epatko King Abdullah II of Jordan told Margaret Warner Thursday that he expects the "loss of life" will continue in Syria and that the key players "don't really know what to do" about the conflict in the Middle Eastern country. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Jordan’s King: ‘Loss of Life’ in Syria Will Continue King Abdullah II of Jordan assesses situation in Syria. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Are U.S. and Iran Veering Toward War? Riding on more sanctions and rhetoric, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate. Margaret Warner discusses whether the U.S. and Iran appear to be sliding into war with Tufts University's Vali Nasr and Dennis Ross, who served in… Continue watching