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January 02, 2017

• ISIS Down but not Out; Turkey Hunts Gunman as ISIS Claims Responsibility; Syrian Opposition Takes Stock; Trump-Putin Relationship Facing Scrutiny; The Right to Disconnect

December 30, 2016

• Amazing Lives Special: David Attenborough at 90. Aired 5-5:30p ET

December 27, 2016

• Brazil's Dilma Rousseff's Very Tough Year; Rousseff Opens Up About Facing Impeachment; Blanchett Meets Refugees in Lebanon & Jordan; Annie Leibovitz Portrait Photographer of our Generation. Aired 11-11:30p ET

December 21, 2016

• Did Not Air

December 20, 2016

• Did Not Air

December 19, 2016

• Did Not Air

December 16, 2016

• Assad Declares Victory in East Aleppo; Activists say Civilians are Being Executed in Aleppo; Trump Rejects CIA Report on Russian Hacking; East Aleppo Says Goodbye

December 15, 2016

• Aleppo Residents Suffer as Cold Weather Sets In; Russia's Growing Global Influence; Rise of France's National Front Party; Hundreds Evacuated from East Aleppo; Girl Dubbed "Syrian Malala" Now at UK School. Aired 2- 2:30p ET

December 14, 2016

• Syrian Ceasefire Collapses, Thousands Trapped; Obama Adviser Responds to Trump's Russia Stance; U.S. Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates; Outcry Over Israeli Outposts Bill; Scrambling to Protect Climate Science Aired 2-2:30p ET

December 13, 2016

• Aleppo: "Complete Meltdown of Humanity;" The Lessons From Colombia's Historic Peace Process; Colombian President on Voters Rejection of Peace Deal; East Aleppo Says Goodbye. Aired 2-2:30p ET

December 12, 2016

• Trump Rejects CIA Findings & Eschews Briefings; Anders Kompass: The Accidental Whistleblower; Finding Unity in the Beautiful Game. Aired 2- 2:30p ET

December 09, 2016

• What Next as Regime Recaptures Aleppo's Old City; On Bended Knee at Standing Rock>. Aired 5-5:30p ET

December 08, 2016

• Tide of Anguished Humanity on the Move in Aleppo; White Helmets Unable to Carry Out Rescue Efforts; America-Somali Lawmaker Elected in Minnesota; Stitching Syria Back Together

December 07, 2016

• What Next as Regime Recaptures Aleppo's Old City; Judge Akay Charged with Offenses Against Turkey; On Bended Knee at Standing Rock. Aired 2- 2:30p ET

December 06, 2016

• On the Frontline in Aleppo; Rebels Stronghold In Eastern Aleppo Nears Collapse; Aleppo Father's Message To World: "Save Our Souls"; Teacher Describes Grave Danger For Civilians In Aleppo; 2016 Deadliest Year Ever For Migrant Sea Crossing; Vanessa Redgrave Speaks Out Over Plight of Refugee. Aired 2-2:30p ET

December 05, 2016

• Austria's Far-Right Candidate Fails at Polls; Italy's "No" Camp Celebrates Results; Donald Trump Blasts China in New Round of Tweets; Holding Firm at Standing Rock. Aired 2-2:30p ET

December 02, 2016

• Fidel Castro, By the Man Who Knew Him; Frustrations Felt in Europe Over Brexit; What to Make of Trump's Twitter Storms. Aired 2-2:30p ET

December 01, 2016

• Italy Holds Referendum on Constitutional Reform; Populism in Italy: Will Renzi Fall?; Trevor Noah: "Born a Crime" in Apartheid South Africa; Stolen From the Depths

November 30, 2016

• North Korea: Trump's Biggest Headache?; Frustrations Felt in Europe Over Brexit; Being Catholic in Communist China. Aired 2-2:30p ET

November 29, 2016

• Syrian Regime Continues East Aleppo Offensive; No Functioning Hospital Left in East Aleppo; Trump's Syria Strategy; Refugee Children Turn to Prostitution; Donald Trump Blasts CNN Journalist on Twitter. Aired 2- 2:30p ET

November 28, 2016

• Relentless Bombing in Eastern Aleppo; French Defense Minister on Syria; Last Doctors in Eastern Aleppo Appeal for Help; 21-Gun Salutes Honor Former Cuban Leader; Memories of the Queen's Confidante

November 25, 2016

• U.N. Chief Nears the End of 10 Years in Office; Turkish Journalist Honored at Press Freedom Awards; Amanpour: Journalism Faces an Existential Crisis. Aired 2-2:30p ET

November 24, 2016

• Israelis and Palestinians Uniting for Peace; Michael Douglas on Film, Fame and Family; Prayers for Unity in a Divided Country

November 23, 2016

• Trump Takes Questions from "New York Times" Reporters; Turkish Journalist Honored at Press Freedom Awards; Lessons from the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Aired 2-2:30p ET

November 22, 2016

• U.N. Chief Nears the End of 10 Years in Office; Israeli PM Lashes Out at Investigative Journalist>

November 21, 2016

• Doctor in Eastern Aleppo Describes Life Under Siege; Deciphering Trump's Foreign Policy; Fighting for Family Behind Bars in Iran

November 18, 2016

• Europe's Challenges in Wake of Trump Victory; Russia Steps Up Action in Syria; Bataclan Reopens One Year After Attack; U.S. Politics, Senegal Style

November 17, 2016

• France's Le Pen Hails Rise of "Worldwide Movement"; What Trump Win Means for EU-U.S. Relations; Donald Trump and the Rise of Populism; Helping a Forgotten Paris. Aired 2:30-3p ET

November 16, 2016

• Assad Declares Victory in East Aleppo; Activists say Civilians are Being Executed in Aleppo; Trump Rejects CIA Report on Russian Hacking; East Aleppo Says Goodbye

November 15, 2016

November 14, 2016

• Trump White House Begins to Take Shape; Political Divisions in America; China's Xi Jinping, Trump Speak After Election Win; What Trump Victory Means for U.S.-China Relations; Israel's Missing Yemenite Children. Aired 2-2:30p ET

November 11, 2016

• Trump's Triumph; Putin Spokesman on Plan for Syria; Imagine a World

November 10, 2016

• President-Elect Trump Visits the White House; Former U.S. Defense Secretary on Trump Win; Digging up a Painful Past

November 09, 2016

• World Reacts to Trump Victory; Mexico's Foreign Minister Reacts to Trump Win; Russia's Reaction to Trump Victory. Aired 2-2:30p ET

November 08, 2016

• Did Not Air

November 07, 2016

• Independent Presidential Candidate Could Win Utah; Michael Douglas on Life, Family and the U.S. Election; Get Out the Vote

November 04, 2016

• The Era of Venomous Political Rhetoric; Childhood Under Siege: Surviving the Syrian War. Aied 3:30-4p ET

November 03, 2016

• ISIS Leader Calls for Attacks Against Saudi Arabia; Saudi General Talks About War in Yemen; The Woman who Change Child Marriage Law; Chicago Cubs Knock it Out of the Park. Aired 3-3:30p ET

November 02, 2016

• Husband of Murdered MP on Combating Hate; Libya's Prime Minister on Fight Against ISIS; ISIS Challenged in Iraq and Libya; Bad Day at Standing Rock. Aired 11-11:30p ET

November 01, 2016

• Penetrating the Kremlin's Thinking; Syrian Journalist: People Inside Aleppo "Totally Numb"; House Divided over Election. Aired 11-11:30p ET

October 31, 2016

• FBI's Election Surprise Draws Swift Criticism; Poster Child of War on Drugs Speaks Out; Saving the "Last Ocean". Aired 11-11:30p ET

October 28, 2016

• Aleppo Civilians Face Desperate Daily Life; U.K. Human Rights Chief Condemns Aleppo Strikes; "Queen of Katwe" Tells the Story of Phiona Mutesi; David Bowie: A Man of Sound and Vision

October 27, 2016

• Last Surviving Nuremburg Prosecutor; Trade Deal Between the E.U. and Canada; Estimates Say 68% of Wildlife will be Gone by 2020

October 26, 2016

• ISIS Suicide Squads Head Towards Mosul; Aleppo Civilians Face Desperate Daily Life; The Big Business Behind People Smuggling; Ringing in a Victory for Iraq's Christians. Aired 2-2:30p ET

October 25, 2016

• UK and France Under Pressure Over Calais; Uganda's "Queen of Katwe" Story Told in New Film; David Bowie: A Man of Sound and Vision. Aired 2- 2:30p ET

October 24, 2016

• UK and France Under Pressure Over Calais; Uganda's "Queen of Katwe" Story Told in New Film; David Bowie: A Man of Sound and Vision

October 21, 2016

• Assault on Mosul by Iraqi and Kurdish Forces Underway; Around 250,000 People Still Live in Eastern Aleppo; Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in "No Man's Land;" Dylan Leaves Nobel Blowin' in the Wind

October 20, 2016

• Trump Won't Commit to Accepting Election Results; History Lessons for the Refugee Crisis

October 19, 2016

• Iraqi Kurdistan President on the Battle for Mosul; Filmmaker Shares Rare Insight of Julian Assange; Love Thy Neighbor

October 18, 2016

• Major Offensive Underway in Mosul; Humanitarian Crisis Looming in Mosul; Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in "No Man's Land"; Dylan Leaves Nobel Prize Blowin' in the Wind. Aired 2-2:30p ET

October 17, 2016

• Battle Underway to Liberate Mosul from ISIS; Russia to Temporarily Halt Aleppo Fighting Thursday; UK, French Officials Rush to Process Calais Minors; Unaccompanied Minors at Risk in Calais Camp. Aired 2-2:30p ET

October 14, 2016

• Russian Foreign Minister Talks Syria War; Lavrov on U.S. Election Involvement Claims

October 13, 2016

• Antonio Guterres Appointed Next U.N. Chief; Tom Ford Talks Fashion and Film; The Woman Who Could be the World's Older Refugee

October 10, 2016

• Trump and Clinton Clash in Second Debate; How can the Republican Divide be Fixed; Alan Cumming on White House Race. Aired 11-11:30p ET

October 07, 2016

• DID NOT AIR THIS DATE

October 06, 2016

• Former Al-Nusra Hostage Talks About Capture; Iran's Relations with West Under Scrutiny; Sports Outperforming Politics

October 05, 2016

• Brexit Talks with EU to Begin in Early 2017; U.K. PM's Vision for Post-Brexit Britain; The Next U.N. Secretary-General; Former U.S. Military Commander on Syria

October 04, 2016

• John Kerry Criticizes Moscow for Syria Stance; State Department Spokesman on Rift with Russia; The Battle of Cable Street

October 03, 2016

• Low Turnout Invalidates Hungary Refugee Referendum; Columbians Reject Peace in Referendum; Behind the Scenes on Syria. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 30, 2016

• Israel's Shimon Peres Laid to Rest; Behind the Scenes of the Oslo Peace Deal; Racing to the Polls at Age 103

September 29, 2016

• Russia Vows to Keep up Air Assaults on Syria; Brexit Brain Drain?. Aired 11-11:30p ET

September 28, 2016

• Israel Mourns Political Giant Shimon Peres; Palestinians React to Death of Shimon Peres; One of Last Doctors in Aleppo on Life Under Siege; The Toy Smuggler of Aleppo. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 27, 2016

• Candidates Tackle Foreign Policy in First Debate; The Clinton-Trump Debate in Context; The History of American Presidential Debates; Victory for the Vulnerable. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 26, 2016

• North Korea Ran Fifth Nuclear Test This Month; North Korea Moves Ahead with Missile Program; Trump and Clinton to Face Off in First Debate; Aleppo Bombarded, Ceasefire a Distant Memory

September 23, 2016

• Canadian PM Tackles Major Policies; Cry for Compassion; Queen Rania on Defeating Extremist Ideology; Breaking Bread to Break Barriers

September 22, 2016

• Iraq PM on Mosul Offensive; Paris Climate Deal Close to Becoming Binding; The Muppet Pulling at Afghanistan's Heart Strings

September 21, 2016

• War of Words at U.N.; U.S. Blames Russia for Syria Convoy Attack; Syrian War Fueling World's Migrant Crisis; Pulling African Continent into the Global Trade Market; Giving Peace a Chance. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 20, 2016

• Obama Gives Final U.N. Speech; Aid Convoys Attacked Near Aleppo; Canada's Prime Minister on Welcoming Refugees; Queen Rania Calling for Humanity; Horror of War Tempered by the Beauty of Music. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 19, 2016

• Bombing Suspect Rahami Now in Custody; How to Tack ISIS in Iraq, Syria; Syria's Military Declares Ceasefire Over; Turkish Foreign Minister on Syria Safe Zone Strategy; Triumph of Brotherly Love

September 16, 2016

• Syria Ceasefire Holding, But Migrants Still Pouring into Greece; Russian Election Preview. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 15, 2016

• Europe's Changing Politics; Aleppo Residents Await Urgent and Deliver; Paul Krugman Reflects on Greek Financial Crisis; The Liberal Conscience of Paul Krugman; Living in Limbo

September 14, 2016

• UK Inquiry Blames Cameron for Libya Chaos; Libya Remains Fractured Despite Unity Deal; The Fight for a Liberal Center Ground. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 13, 2016

• Zimbabwe's Legislative Leader Holds Tight to Power; Rare Access inside Zimbabwe as Protestors Escalate; Oliver Stone's Take on Snowden; Redefining Beauty. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 12, 2016

• Will Syrian Ceasefire Hold? Terrorism and Modern Life

September 09, 2016

• Syria: More ceasefire talks amid chlorine attack; US defense secretary on Syria negotiations; Saudi Arabia foreign minister in London for Syria meetings; South Africa's ANC is losing its single party monopoly; Imagine a World: Seeking a haven from war. Aired 5-5:30p ET
• U.S. Defense Secretary on Syria Negotiations; Democratic Alliance Promises an End to Corruption; Saudi Foreign Minister in London for Syria Meeting; Seeking a Haven from War. Aired 2:30p ET

September 08, 2016

• Syrian opposition presents its roadmap proposal; The Russian perspective on Syria talks; Fadumo Dayib aims to be Somalia's first female president; Imagine a World: Village growing a green legacy. Aired 5-5:30p ET

September 07, 2016

• U.S. Defense Secretary on Syria Negotiations; British PM Considering Migrant Controls; The Practicalities of Brexit; Seeking a Haven from War. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 06, 2016

• Saudi Foreign Minister in London for Syria Meeting; Saudi FM Defends Actions in Yemen; Extremist Preachers Sentenced to 5 and a Half Years in Prison; Democratic Alliance Promises an End to Corruption; Nomads Making a Move for Gold. Aired 2-2:30p ET

September 05, 2016

• Navigating the Waters of Brexit; Saint Teresa of Kolkata Canonized at Vatican; A Blast from the Past

September 02, 2016

• Amazing Lives Special: David Attenborough at 90

September 01, 2016

• U.S. Civil Rights Leader "Dismayed" By Trump; Civil Rights Leader Pens "Comic Book" Memoir; U.S. Accepts its 10,000th Syrian Refugee; Photography World Mourns Loss of French Master

August 31, 2016

• Donald Trump to Visit Mexico, Meet President; The Hidden World of London's Immigrants; The Devastating Truth about Africa's Elephants. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 30, 2016

• Crisis In the Syrian City of Aleppo; Fears Over Syrian Refugee Backlash; Filmmaker Followed Group of Suicide Bombers in Syria; Brazil's Athletes Become Beacons. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 29, 2016

• Cease-Fire in Colombia After Century of War; Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff Testifies at Her Impeachment Trial. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 26, 2016

• Ukrainian Independence Day as Fighting Rages in East; Turkey Ramps Up Anti-ISIS Efforts in Syria; The Play that Puts You Inside a Picasso

August 25, 2016

• Turkey Ramps Up Anti-ISIS Efforts in Syria; French Burqini Bans Draw Ire; The Hunt for Another Earth

August 24, 2016

• Ukrainian Independence Day as Fighting Rages in East; Earthquake Struck Central Italy on Wednesday Morning; The Town Fractured by Nature

August 23, 2016

• On the Frontlines in the Battle Against ISIS; Iraq Stops Would-be Child Bomber for ISIS; The History of Islam in America. Aired 5-5:30p ET

August 22, 2016

• Syria's Tormented Children; The Highs and Lows of the Rio Olympics; The Future of Europe's Only Ancient Forest

August 21, 2016

• Police shoot and kill Barcelona attack suspect; Orhan Pamuk on Turkey's growing authoritarianism; Imagine a World: Americans flock to see total eclipse. Aired 5-5:30p ET

August 19, 2016

• Russian Air Strikes on Syrian targets from Iranian Bases; Trump Unveils Anti-Terrorism Strategy for Syria. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 18, 2016

• Boy Survives Airstrike to Become Face of Aleppo; U.N. Demands 48- Hour Ceasefire in Aleppo; U.N. Acknowledges Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak; South Sudanese Reporter Killed in Compound Raid; Growing Up in the Eye of Syria's Storm. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 17, 2016

• Russia Launching Syria Airstrikes from Iran; Trump Gets First National Security Briefing; Aid Worker Calls for No Fly Zone in Syria; Face-to-Face with Rio's Graffiti

August 16, 2016

• Trump Unveils Anti-Terrorism Strategy; Zimbabwean Pastor used Social Media to Ignite Nationwide Movement. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 15, 2016

• As One Syrian City Liberated From ISIS, Another Continues to be Bombarded; The Unspeakable Tragedy of Yemen's Forgotten War. Aired 11- 11:30p ET

August 11, 2016

• Tensions Flare Between Russia And Ukraine Over Crimea; Ukraine: Minsk Ceasefire Constantly Violated; U.S. Commander: ISIS In Retreat. Aired 11-11:30p ET

August 10, 2016

• U.N. Calls for Urgent Pause in Aleppo Fighting; Battle for Aleppo Rages On; Trump Defends Remarks on Clinton & Gun Supporters; An Old World Meeting the New. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 09, 2016

• Top ISIS Recruiter Luring French Nationals to Iraq & Syria; France's Anti-Terror Policy Under Scrutiny; Erdogan Visits Russia After Failed Coup; Putin Expresses Support for Erdogan; Lost in Translation. Aired 2-2:30p ET

August 08, 2016

• At Least 70 Killed in Pakistani Hospital Bombing; Babashoff Lost Four Times to East Germans in 1976; Dogged Determination. Aired 2-2:30p ET