Jun 16 Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates’ Tenure By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch North Koreans Risk Lives to Escape Via Underground Railroad As famine grips North Korea, some are choosing to make a difficult journey to Thailand through a modern-day underground railroad. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Sri Lankan Government Accused of Human Rights Abuses Near Civil War’s End It's been just two years since some resemblance of peace returned to the island nation of Sri Lanka, with its 25-year civil war drawing to a close. But now, Britain's Independent Television News charges that government forces herded thousands of… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch News Wrap: Thousands of Greeks Protests New Austerity Measures In other news Wednesday, Greece's government was engulfed by political rebellion in Parliament and new rioting broke out in the streets as more than 25,000 demonstrators marched against new austerity measures. Also, U.S.-Pakistani tensions grew after word that Pakistan had… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Skateboarding Becomes Catalyst for Change in War-Torn Afghanistan Skateboarding as Catalyst for Change in War-Torn Afghanistan… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch International Groups Examine Allegations of ‘Summary Executions’ in Sri Lanka War Crimes Accusations Emerge Over Civil War in Sri Lanka… Continue watching
Jun 15 In Many Countries, Cancer Patients Face Stigma, Misperceptions By Beat Beat A growing body of research looks at perceptions of cancer and the stigma for patients, both self-inflicted and from their communities. Continue reading
Jun 15 KaBOOM! Celebrates 15 Years of Promoting Play By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization KaBOOM! is working to put play back on society's priority list. Continue reading
Jun 15 ‘Skateistan’ Offers Glimpse Into Lives of Young Afghan Skateboarders We're looking at the film "Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul," a documentary that follows the lives of young skateboarders in Afghanistan, this week as part of our partnership with The Economist magazine that showcases the art of filmmaking. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch Syrian Refugee Exodus Continues as Tanks, Troops Push Into More Towns Syrian refugees continued to stream across the border into Turkey Tuesday, fleeing the military's drive to crush anti-government demonstrations in northern towns and villages. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching