Nov 15 A Tale of Two Camps: Syrian Refugees Inside and Outside Turkey's Border By Margaret Warner Click on map for larger version. YAYLADAGI, Turkey -- It's a brilliant fall morning in Yayladagi #1, a refugee camp on the grounds of a former tobacco processing factory in southern Turkey. We're just three miles from… Continue reading
Nov 15 Syria and Turkey: A Complex Relationship By Larisa Epatko Despite being geographic neighbors, Syria and Turkey's political relationship historically hasn't been very close, but things were on the mend -- that is, until the Arab Spring hit. Continue reading
Nov 15 Violence in Gaza Escalates By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Thursday three Israels and 15 Palestinians were killed as Hamas missile barrages and Israeli air strikes continue for a second day. These photos catalog the events of the past 48 hours as the violence escalates. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Xi Jinping Confirmed as Next Leader for China's Communist Party and Military Xi Jinping is the next General Secretary of the Communist Party, who will lead China for the next decade. Though he acknowledged Chinese frustration with political corruption and a party out of touch, the new members of China's governing board… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Hamas Launches Rockets at Tel Aviv, Israel Plans for Gaza Military Offensive A day after Israeli airstrikes over Gaza began, Hamas fired back with more than 200 rockets and Israel operated plane raids in order to target Hamas' underground launching sites. John Ray of Independent Television News reports on the escalation of… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Longstanding Tensions Between Israel and Palestinians See Major Escalation Longstanding Tensions Between Israel and Palestinians See Major Escalation… Continue watching
Nov 14 Survey: Afghans Concerned About Jobs and Security as Troop Departure Looms By Larisa Epatko As the U.S. prepares to exit Afghanistan, insecurity is the problem that Afghans fear most. A new survey of Afghan opinion conducted by the Asia Foundation and released Wednesday also found that Afghans are concerned about corruption in their government… Continue reading
Nov 14 Austerity Protests Grip Europe By News Desk Transportation in parts of Europe was at a standstill Wednesday as strikers forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and many train routes in Spain and Portugal. Demonstrators railed against government cuts in major cities across the… Continue reading
Nov 14 Europeans Protest Austerity Cuts By Larisa Epatko In Photos: Protesters in Greece, Spain, Germany and Italy crammed streets in mid-November, upset over government cuts and demanding more jobs. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Israel Launches Airstrikes on Gaza City, Killing Hamas Military Chief Ahmed Jabari, military head of Hamas, was killed by a precision airstrike into Gaza launched by Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces announced it was the beginning of a larger military campaign, and Hamas attempted to retaliate with rockets. The escalation… Continue watching