Feb 07 Watch Italy's Premier Mario Monti: Time to Focus on Growth in Europe Time to Focus on Growth in Europe, Italian Prime Minister Says… Continue watching
Feb 07 Italian Prime Minister: Eurozone Crisis Revives 'Prejudices' in Europe By Larisa Epatko Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said Tuesday that the eurozone crisis has brought up "old phantoms about prejudices between" North and South Europe. View a preview clip above, and watch the full interview on Tuesday's NewsHour. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Italian Prime Minister on 'Prejudices' in Europe Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti says eurozone crisis revived prejudices in Europe. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch After Russia's Veto at U.N., Foreign Minister Gets Hero's Welcome in Syria Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov visited Tuesday with top Syrian leaders in Damascus as the Assad regime's crackdown on opposition intensified. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch News Wrap: Iran Calls U.S. Sanctions on Central Bank 'Psychological War' In other news Tuesday, Iran dismissed U.S. sanctions against the country's central bank. A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry equated the move to "psychological war," and said Iran would not give up its nuclear program. In Iraq, ministers from… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch U.S., Egypt in Showdown Over NGO Worker Trials Nineteen Americans working for non-governmental organizations in Egypt could face prosecution by the country's military rulers. Hari Sreenivasan discusses how a trial could potentially jeopardize U.S. aid to Egypt with The Wall Street Journal's Matt Bradley, reporting from Cairo. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Syrian Instability: How Would Rest of World Respond? Citing security woes amid Syria's escalating crackdown, American and British diplomats have left Damascus. Ray Suarez discusses other countries' diplomatic and military options and the mounting pressure on Assad's regime with the University of Oklahoma's Joshua Landis and Steven Heydemann… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch News Wrap: Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran's Government, Central Bank In other news Monday, President Obama imposed new sanctions on Iran and its central bank to increase pressure on the country's regime over its nuclear program. Also, a deep freeze paralyzed much of Eastern Europe for another day. The cold… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch U.S. Closes Embassy in Syria as Assad Regime Feels 'Noose Tightening' As a new surge of killings erupted Monday in Homs, Syria, the United States shuttered its embassy in Damascus, citing security problems. British Foreign Secretary William Hague also dialed back relations with what he called a "doomed" and "murdering" regime. Continue watching
Feb 03 Khmer Rouge Chief Jailer, Known as Duch, Sentenced to Life By News Desk The U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia extended the jail time of Khmer Rouge chief jailer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, from 19 years to a life sentence on Friday. In 2010, a lower court sentenced Duch to 35… Continue reading