Mar 08 'Kony 2012' Video About Vicious Rebel Leader Raises Awareness, Criticism By Larisa Epatko A video made by the activist group Invisible Children has recently taken flight on the Internet. It lays out a plan for a publicity blitz to inform the public about a brutal rebel leader who operated in northern Uganda, Joseph… Continue reading
Mar 08 Celebrating Women in 2012 By Larisa Epatko International Women's Day 2012 was spent playing soccer, holding candlelight vigils and hosting fashion shows around the world. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Syrian Deputy Minister Joins Opposition, Leaves 'Sinking Ship' Regime Visiting Damascus on Wednesday, U.N. humanitarian official Valerie Amos said she was concerned for the Syrian people who once lived in the Baba Amr section of Homs, noting "significant" devastation. Ray Suarez reports on defections from Syria's regime as it… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch Sam LaHood: Transition in Egypt Is Uneven, 'Way Forward Is Not Clear' Sam LaHood: Transition in Egypt Is Uneven, 'Way Forward Is Not Clear'… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 'The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman': Healing the Eastern Congo 'The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman': Healing the Eastern Congo… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch Iran: Can Diplomacy Prevail Over Military Action? President Obama said Tuesday he still hopes Iran's nuclear threat could be resolved diplomatically. Jeffrey Brown explores potential diplomatic solutions to growing tensions between the U.S., Iran and Israel with the Brookings Institution's Suzanne Maloney and The Washington Institute for… Continue watching
Mar 07 Anonciata's Story: Seeking Healing After Congo's Brutal Civil War By Fred de Sam Lazaro Photo of Anonciata by Fred de Sam Lazaro for the PBS NewsHour. Few nations are more endowed with mineral resources than the Democratic Republic of Congo and none has endured a more staggering human cost in the scramble for… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch As Tensions Grow Between Iran, Israel, U.S., a Turn to Diplomacy Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that plans for talks about its nuclear program were progressing at a meeting in Vienna -- a sign of confidence prompted after the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China… Continue watching
Mar 06 While Iran Dominates the Headlines, Palestinian Issue Is Big Topic at AIPAC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC conference on Monday. Photo by Chris Kelponis/AFP/Getty Images. The major storyline coming out of this week's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington, D.C., was the possibility… Continue reading
Mar 06 Tibetans Turn to Setting Themselves on Fire to Protest China's Rule By Larisa Epatko Fed up with the Chinese government's tactics aimed at stemming unrest, some Tibetans have turned to a gruesome show of public protest -- burning themselves. Continue reading