Reporter’s Notebook: Millions March in Egypt Protests
CAIRO, Egypt — A sea of bobbing heads hoisting Egyptian flags high spilled out of Tahrir Square as drivers pulled their cars over on the October 6 Bridge to watch the scene below. A long procession of others walked down Ramses Street in the direction… Read More »
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Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif Learns From Mistakes of First Two Terms
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – When millions of Pakistanis flocked to the polls over the weekend in record numbers, they did more than just elect a new leader. They elected an old one, too. Nawaz Sharif served as the country’s prime minister twice, once from 1990 to… Read More »
Live Updates: Syria Crisis
From Damascus to Moscow, London to Washington, ABC’s team reports on the Syria crisis as it unfolds. Join the conversation on Twitter #SyriaABC. 8:00pm EDT: As we sign off tonight, a country remains without internet and at least four Filipino peacekeepers remain in captivity in… Read More »
Photo Captures Face of War in an 8-Year-Old Boy
The photograph of an 8-year-old boy smoking a cigarette with an AK-47 slung over his shoulders is sadly just what it seems, an image of how life has been shattered for a generation of Syrians. Found one day on the front line of the Salahadeen… Read More »
Iran’s Khamenei Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Tel Aviv
While President Obama spoke to Israeli students in Jerusalem today, nearly 1,000 miles away Iran’s supreme leader issued a fiery threat to the coastal cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. “At times the officials of the Zionist regime (Israel) threaten to launch a military invasion,”… Read More »
Ahmadinejad Ribbed by Clerics for Hugging Chavez’s Grieving Mom
Iranian clerics have slammed conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for “clowning around” when he gave a consoling hug to Hugo Chavez’s grieving mother, a violation of the country’s strict Islamic rules about touching women. Iranian media ran photos of Ahmadinejad embracing the woman and crying at… Read More »
Children Among Seriously Injured in Damascus Explosion
ABC News’ Terry Moran and his team take a rare and dangerous journey into the embattled Syrian capital of Damascus for the special report: Inside Syria: The Battle for Damascus. It’s dark here now. Downtown Damascus seems shaken to its core by today’s attacks. At… Read More »
Damascus Blast: Crater Full of Carnage and a Child-Size Body Bag
DAMASCUS, Syria — This was a big one. At the scene of the car-bombing in downtown Damascus today, the sheer scale and reach of the death and destruction was shocking. Near the crater, in the kill zone, there was little left but charred hulks of… Read More »
Multiple Explosions Rock Central Damascus, Syria
Updated: 1pm EST. As the battle for Damascus intensified this week, a deadly car bomb exploded Thursday morning in the Syrian capital killing more than 50 people. The number of casualties could not be immediately confirmed by ABC News, but charred, bloodied bodies can be… Read More »
Egypt on the Brink: Army Chief Warns of Possible State ‘Collapse’
As the sixth day of political unrest in Cairo continued well into the night, Egypt‘s Army Chief warned of the “collapse of the state” if the political crisis is not resolved in coming days. “The continuation of the conflict between different political forces and their… Read More »
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