Aug 08 Watch Egyptian Government Cracks Down on Islamic Militants in 'Lawless Zone' of Sinai After militants attacked an Egyptian security checkpoint, killing 16 border patrol guards, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi launched a crackdown in the dangerous Sinai peninsula where drug smuggling, human trafficking and militant terrorism are on the rise. John Ray of Independent… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch News Wrap: Sikh Temple Shooter Had Ties to White Supremacist Movement News Wrap: Sikh Temple Shooter Had Ties to White Supremacist Movement… Continue watching
Aug 07 GlobalPost: Syrian Rebels Are No Match for Assad's Jets Despite some small victories, Syrian rebels in Aleppo struggle to gain ground against regime air power. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch NASA Study Links Extreme Summer Heat to Climate Change A new statistical analysis from NASA reveals that the extreme summer heat felt by many Americans this year is the result of global warming. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Columbia University's James Hansen who says the greatest barrier to public recognition… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch With Government Defections on the Rise, Is Conflict in Syria at a Tipping Point? With Government Defections on the Rise, Is Conflict in Syria at a Tipping Point?… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Syrian Prime Minister and Cabinet Members Are Latest to Defect From Assad Regime The Syrian government suffered another blow when the Prime Minister, along with three other cabinet members, defected. And in Damascus, the Syrian rebels claimed they had captured 48 Iranians they say were connected with Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Iran insisted the… Continue watching
Aug 03 Syrian Conflict Takes a Toll on Refugees -- and the Military By Larisa Epatko While fighting rages between government and rebel forces in Syria, and the international community debates what to do about the conflict, Syrian refugees are just trying to survive and make their lives as normal as possible away from home. Continue reading
Aug 03 Big Plans But Smaller Bucks for Asia Soldiers raise the Chinese flag in Sansha city. Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images. So far the Obama administration's strategic "pivot" to Asia and increasing tensions between China and its neighbors have produced far more think tank reports and… Continue reading
Aug 03 Free Syrian Army and Assad Forces Clash Over 10th Street in Aleppo By News Desk In Aleppo, GlobalPost reports from the single street that separates the rebels from the regime. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch News Wrap: European Central Bank Buys Bonds to Bring Down Borrowing Rates News Wrap: European Central Bank Buys Bonds to Bring Down Borrowing Rates… Continue watching