Jun 14 Syrians Escape to Turkey By Larisa Epatko An estimated 8,500 refugees from Syria had entered tent cities in southern Turkey by mid-June, and thousands more have fled to Lebanon, to escape the Syrian government's crackdown on the opposition. Continue reading
Jun 14 Chronic Disease Hitting Growing Economies Hard By Beat Beat The majority of preventable deaths from non-communicable conditions like cancer and heart disease occur in developing countries. Continue reading
Jun 14 Canada? Denmark? Where to Live Your Best Possible Life By April Brown There's a new tool out by the OECD to help you determine which country is a perfect match for you, based on essential well-being and living condition indicators. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch NPR’s Inskeep: Many Pakistanis Feel ‘Deeply Insecure’ Over Future After Osama bin Laden's death, NPR's Steve Inskeep returned to Pakistan, a country he's been covering for nearly a decade. He found that many there are losing confidence in the future and wondering if the country can be truly independent… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Al-Qaida Suffers Another ‘Major Blow’ With Death of Key Leader in Somalia Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, wanted in connection with the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, was killed last week in a firefight in Somalia. Ray Suarez discusses the future of al-Qaida and the significance of the death of one… Continue watching
Jun 13 Turkey Faces Constitution Overhaul, Syrian Refugees By Larisa Epatko A decisive win in Sunday's parliamentary election means Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party will continue to seek a new constitution and beef up its role as a key player in regional politics, analysts say. Continue reading
Jun 13 World Week Ahead: Assessing Turkish Elections, Gates’ Tenure By Larisa Epatko In our foreign affairs coverage this week, we plan to look at the results of Turkey's elections and what they mean for a constitutional overhaul, and retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates' tenure. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch After Gates’ Blunt Warning, What’s Next for NATO? After Blunt Warning From Gates, What's Next for NATO?… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: Ariz. Firefighters Ramp Up Battle Against Wallow Fire In other news Friday, firefighters in eastern Arizona hurried to make the most of improved conditions in their battle against the Wallow wildfire. Also, health officials announced that bean sprouts from a German organic farm were the source of the… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: ‘Death Was Like a Desire’ Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in 2009 as part of the Green Movement to protest a disputed presidential election. The government crackdown that followed included some women being imprisoned, tortured and raped. This report shares some of their… Continue watching