Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Returns Jerusalem Status Passport Case to Lower Court In other news Monday, the Supreme Court dealt with two other cases of note including a disputed passport law that lets Americans list Israel as their birthplace if they were born in Jerusalem. Also, security forces in Afghanistan turned on… Continue watching
Mar 23 Doctor's World Bank Nomination Signals Renewed Development Focus President Obama, right, introduces Jim Yong Kim as the nominee to become World Bank president at the White House on Friday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Obama announced the nomination of Dr. Jim Yong Kim,… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch As Bales Faces 17 Murder Charges, 'Prosecution Has its Challenges' On Sgt. Robert Bales' 17 Counts, 'Prosecution Has its Challenges'… Continue watching
Mar 23 Syrian-Americans: Assad 'Will Not Be Stopped With Diplomacy' By Noreen Nasir // A year after the start of the Syrian revolution, relatives and supporters of those rising against the regime are still trying to convince lawmakers and the administration to do something to help. More than 1,000 people -- mostly Syrian-Americans… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Bales Charged With 17 Counts of Murder Over Afghan Massacre Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was formally charged Friday with 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated assault in connection with a massacre of civilians in Afghanistan, according to military officials. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Ahmed Rashid: 'Enormous Anti-Americanism' Spreading in Afghanistan Ahmed Rashid: 'Enormous Anti-Americanism' Spreading in Afghanistan… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Allen: U.S. Still Needs 'Significant Combat Power' in Afghanistan Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen testified at his second congressional hearing this week, acknowledging that incidents in Afghanistan like the civilian massacre and Quran burnings "can't be ignored," but that keeping 68,000 troops on the ground is necessary. Ray Suarez… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch News Wrap: French Shootings Suspect Killed in Raid After Standoff In other news Thursday, a standoff in France ended in a barrage of bullets as police shot and killed a gunman who claimed al-Qaida ties and boasted about killing seven people. Also, one of the few established democracies in Africa… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch French Shootings Renew Homegrown Terrorism Worries Mohamed Merah, an accused gunman claiming ties to al-Qaida, was holed up Wednesday in an apartment in Toulouse, France. Merah is suspected in seven homicides. Margaret Warner and The New York Times' Steven Erlanger discuss France's latest terror concerns. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Security Council Backs Annan Plan to End Syrian Conflict In other news Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council urged both sides in Syria to seek a way forward, endorsing proposals by Special Envoy Kofi Annan -- including a ceasefire, guaranteed humanitarian access and withdrawals of government forces. Also, former Florida… Continue watching