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
Feb 03 Watch How Will Iran's Threats Affect U.S.-Israeli Ties? Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a warning at a security conference Thursday that time is running out, and dealing with a nuclear Iran would be more complicated and costly than attempting to stop one. Ray Suarez and guests discuss… Continue watching
Feb 03 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Italian Prime Minister on the Financial Crisis By Larisa Epatko As European countries continue to struggle with how to resolve the region's financial crisis, one of the key voices in that effort is set to make an appearance on Tuesday's NewsHour. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti plans to sit down… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Iran's Supreme Leader: 'Real War' Would Be More Harmful to U.S. With rising talk of war, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rallied his public Friday in prayers broadcast on state television -- warning the U.S. against any military strike or oil embargo and calling Israel "a cancerous tumor that should… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch How Egypt's Soccer Violence Fits Into its Political Unrest New violence erupted Thursday in Cairo after a soccer riot killed scores of fans in Port Said. Ray Suarez and Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal explore how the distrust and anger among the country's police, soccer hooligans, political… Continue watching
Feb 02 Nigeria's Poor Youth Might Be 'Vulnerable' to Boko Haram's Call By Larisa Epatko Nigerians not only are bracing for further attacks by the hard-line Islamist sect Boko Haram, they're also worried that disenchanted poor youth in the northern city of Kano might be drawn to the radical group. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch In Egypt, Deadly Soccer Riot Reignites Protests Against Military Rule After a riot at a soccer match killed at least 74 people Wednesday in Port Said, Egypt, new violence erupted Thursday in Cairo with protesters demanding that the country's generals give up power. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching