Aug 22 World Week Ahead: Showdown in Libya; Pressure on Syria By Larisa Epatko The chorus of voices urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down grew louder Monday as rebels continued to make gains in the capital city Tripoli. Meanwhile, the United Nations is cranking up pressure on Syria over its crackdown on… Continue reading
Aug 22 Libyan Rebels Claim Swaths of Tripoli, Heavy Fighting at Gadhafi Compound By News Desk Updated 2:30 p.m. ET | President Obama said in a statement Monday afternoon that "it's clear that Gadhafi's rule is over" despite the continued fighting in Tripoli between rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. // He said… Continue reading
Aug 21 Libyan Rebels Converge on Capital Tripoli By Larisa Epatko After making a series of strategic gains including the capture of a military base over the weekend, rebels in Libya appeared on Sunday night to be securing portions of the capital Tripoli and choking off routes from pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later Twenty years ago, the stunning overthrow of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev by a Communist coup dominated the news. The coup eventually backfired and led to the end of the Soviet Union. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the last… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch How Will Market Volatility Affect U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations? Vice President Biden tried to shore up Chinese confidence in the U.S. economy on Friday, telling President Hu Jintao that when it comes to China's investments in the U.S., "You have nothing to worry about." Jeffrey Brown discusses U.S. and… Continue watching
Aug 19 In Israel, Protesters Decry Rising Cost of Living By P. J. Tobia It started as one woman's protest against high rent in her neighborhood. Now, tens of thousands of people are protesting the high cost of living in Israel. Continue reading
Aug 19 British Compound in Kabul Attacked; Israel Launches Air Strikes in Gaza By News Desk An Afghan security officer runs past British armoured vehicles at the site of a suicide attack and a clash at the British Council in Kabul on Friday. Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images. Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a British… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch What’s Behind Deadly Attacks in Southern Israel? Squads of gunman killed at least eight people and wounded 20 others Thursday in southern Israel in a series of strikes that drew swift retaliation from the Israeli military. Ray Suarez discusses what's behind the new violence with Calev Ben-David… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch Bus Attack, Military Retaliation Rock Southern Israel, Gaza In southern Israel, squads of gunmen killed at least eight people and wounded 20 others in a series of strikes that drew swift retaliation from the Israeli military. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch What’s Next for Syria as Global Leaders Isolate Assad? The Syrian government rejected President Obama's call for Assad to step down on Thursday, accusing the United States and the West of "seeking to stoke more violence." Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing tension with Theodore Kattouf of AMIDEAST and Murhaf… Continue watching