Iran's Democratic Movement 'Well Alive'Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi discusses the impact of the Arab Spring on the democratic movement in Iran with Isobel Coleman.
Rise of China Gives Critical Role to the U.S. in AsiaIn an interview at India Forum, Aaron Friedberg, Professor of Politics at Princeton, outlines the role of India in U.S. East Asia policy and explains why the United States is becoming more strategically relevant to Asia.
The U.S. Role in Supporting the Libyan RebelsThe fact that the United States has made moves in the past to support Gaddafi and his family heightens its current responsibility to support the rebels and aid the cause of democracy in Libya.
Hijack Attempt On Alitalia Plane ThwartedPolice in Italy arrest a man after he attempts a hijack on a Paris-Rome flight, demanding that the plane be taken to Libya.
Raw Video: Airstrikes Hit Gaddafi CompoundNATO airstrikes target the center of Moammar Gaddafi's seat of power, destroying a multi-story library and office and badly damaging a reception hall for visiting dignitaries. Gaddafi was not there. (April 25)
At Least 480 Tunneled Out Of Afghan PrisonTaliban militants tunneled at least 480 inmates out of the main prison in southern Afghanistan overnight, whisking them through a 1,000-foot-long underground passage they had dug over months, officials and insurgents said Monday. (April 25)
U.S. Threatens Sanctions Against SyriaA day after at least 18 people were killed when Syrian soldiers and tanks stormed the southern city of Deraa, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. is ratchetting up the pressure to end Syria’s violent crackdown on protesters. Jon Decker reports.
Making Sense of Leaked Gitmo FilesNewly-leaked documents, assessments of Guantanamo prisoners made between 2002 and 2009, reveal the imprecision and chaos inside the detention system.
Toobin: Gitmo Docs Reveal 'Paralysis'Jeffrey Toobin and Peter Bergen discuss a WikiLeaks release of documents on terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
'Extraordinary' Guantanamo Documents Shed New Light on Detainees Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak, WikiLeaks' involvement and what was revealed in the files with The New York Times' Charlie Savage and NPR's Tom Gjelten.
Syria vs. Libya: What’s the Difference?Amb. Marc Ginsberg and former State Department Official Aaron Miller talk about the wave of violent clashes across the Middle East and whether the U.S. should limit its involvement in the area.