Apr 09 Watch U.S., Brazil 'Disagree More Than They Agree,' Analyst Says Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the White House Monday was staged to stress strong ties between the U.S. and Latin America's richest country. Rousseff and President Obama touched on issues of cooperation, including education, energy and trade while ignoring… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Syria's Cross-Border Violence May Be No Accident As Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria falls apart, the Syrian army fired into a Turkish refugee camp Monday, escalating conflict and wounding at least five people. Also, in Lebanon, a cameraman was reportedly shot and killed by Syrian soldiers. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch News Wrap: Egypt's Ex-Spy Chief Says He Won't 'Reinvent' Regime if Elected In other news Monday, former spy chief Omar Suleiman entered Egypt's presidential race. He said he's not looking to "reinvent" Hosni Mubarek's regime, but is expected to gain support from ruling generals. Also, the U.S. and Afghanistan agreed that Afghan… Continue watching
Apr 06 Alleged Pakistani Terrorist to United States: Come Get Me Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images Usually people described as leaders of terrorist organizations lead lives of stealth and in hiding. But not Hafiz Saeed, believed to be the mastermind of the 2008 attack in Mumbai, India, that left 166… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Assault Homs, Rastan Ahead of Cease-Fire Deadline In other news Friday, Syrian forces assaulted rebellious Homs and Rastan despite a looming cease-fire deadline. Around the world, Christians marked Good Friday with observances ranging from services to re-enactments of the Crucifixion of Jesus. Also, a U.S. Navy fighter… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility Being gay is extremely taboo in deeply religious Uganda, where one tabloid urged the hanging of people it called the country's "top homos." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports how the re-emergence of a bill to impose severe penalties for homosexuality,… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch In Syria, Shells Rain Down Days Before Cease-Fire Deadline Syrian activists dubbed Thursday's government assault on the Damascus suburb of Douma as one of the fiercest yet. But regime officials insist troop withdrawals have begun from the provinces of Daraa and Idlib, and peace envoy Kofi Annan said he… Continue watching
Apr 05 In Uganda, Anti-Homosexuality Bill's Re-emergence a Touchy Subject To the Rev. Joseph Serwadda, Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation is as much a product of resentment against Western influence and donor interference as it is against the country's gay population. Serwadda, who leads an alliance of evangelical ministers, believes "gay-ism" is… Continue reading
Apr 04 Jihadi Chat Rooms Say C U L8R Mention an Internet chat room and certain images spring to mind: over-caffeinated teenage boys trading World of Warcraft tips or fantasy baseball fanatics slinging obscure stats. But for jihadis, chat rooms are the font from which they can… Continue reading
Apr 04 Saving Lives With Solar Power EmbedVideo(3083, 482, 304); What's as easy as lighting up a room -- say a hospital delivery room? You'd be surprised. In much of Africa and other poor areas, electricity is scarce and unreliable. Hospitals and clinics in… Continue reading