Aug 24 Watch U.S. Military Death Toll in Afghan War Reaches New Milestone Since the beginning of the the Afghan War in 2001 up to the current day, there have been 2,000 U.S. servicemen and women who have lost their lives. That number includes both combat deaths as well as military suicides that… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Reports of Iran's Nuclear Progress Aggravate Tensions Between Tehran and West Reports of Iran's Nuclear Progress Aggravate Tensions Between Tehran and West… Continue watching
Aug 24 Timeline: The Summer of Wild Weather An Indian villager watches fast-moving water during a flash flood on the outskirts of Jammu. Photo by STRDEL/AFP/GettyImages Severe weather events have devastated much of the world in recent months. Flash floods and unrelenting wildfires battered Eurasia as crops in… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch News Wrap: Norwegian Shooter Found Sane in Court, Sentenced for Killing 77 In other news Friday, a Norwegian court sentenced Anders Brevik to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people during a 2011 rampage. Also, the author of a book about the killing of Osama bin Laden may be investigated for… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch New Proof that Iran Is Increasing Supply of Enriched Uranium for Nuclear Program The International Atomic Energy Agency is due to report that Iran has hundreds of underground centrifuges enriching uranium, the key fuel in nuclear reactors. Though Iran maintains its nuclear program is only for peaceful energy production, the international community is… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Islamic Militants Destroy Malian Cultural Heritage, Purporting a 'Pure Islam' Islamic Militants Destroy Malian Cultural Heritage, Purporting a 'Pure Islam'… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch U.S. and U.K. Entangled in Legal Battle to Release Former IRA Militants' Stories U.S. and U.K. Entangled in Legal Battle to Release Former IRA Militants' Stories… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch U.N. Monitors Exit Syria, Failing to Stop Bloodshed Independent estimates say 20,000 have died since the Syrian uprising began. Now, U.N. monitors have left, failing to stop the violence. Jeffrey Brown reports. Then Margaret Warner talks to the Guardian's Ghaith Adbul-Ahad, who has been following Syrian rebels on… Continue watching
Aug 23 Potshots from Left and Right Target Romney's Foreign Policy Team By Margaret Warner Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets Jim Thone of Bakersfield, Cal., during the VFW convention at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nev., on July 24. Photo by Jose Luis Villegas/ Sacramento Bee/ MCT via Getty Images. When Mitt Romney's… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch News Wrap: Cases of West Nile Virus Reach Decade High In other news Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control reported three times more cases of West Nile virus so far this year, blaming weather conditions that fostered optimal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Also, a new study reveals that older fathers… Continue watching