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Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Syria's four-year-old civil war drags on; and, 60 Minutes follows brain cancer patients in a Duke University clinical trial of a therapy that uses a re-engineered polio virus to kill cancer cells.
Next week will mark five years since the uprising in Syria that sparked a horrific civil war. Since its start, a quarter of a million people have been killed. Holly Williams reports from northern Syria, where a U.S.-backed group is taking on ISIS -- and winning.
Two days after a partial cease-fire in Syria, the cessation of hostilities is mostly holding up. But as Elizabeth Palmer reports from the war-torn city of Homs, the relative peace has brought little peace of mind.
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It was relatively quiet in Syria during the first day of a brokered cease-fire involving Russian and Syrian forces and some rebel groups. Elizabeth Palmer is in Damascus, talking to residents who hope the lull might be the beginning of negotiations leading to a more lasting peace.
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A partial ceasefire was supposed to take effect in Syria as of 5 p.m. ET, though no one is holding out much hope it will last. But one town south of Damascus will not see any fighting, as there is no one left to kill. Elizabeth Palmer reports from inside Syria.
With the deadline for a partial cease-fire in Syria looming, President Obama warned Russia and the Syrian government Thursday that the world will be watching. The temporary truce will not include ISIS or the al Qaeda affiliated group, Nusra Front. Elizabeth Palmer reports from the Syrian government-controlled town of Sheikh Miskeen, south of the capital of Damascus.
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In Syria, it's become common for a neighborhood to turn into a battlefield without warning. Elizabeth Palmer visited one such place with the Syrian army for a rare look at the devastating civil war.
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Negotitions aimed at ending the war in Syria are underway in Geneva, Switzerland. However, as peace talks begin, Syrians continue to die by the dozens in their country. Allen Pizzey reports
The largest-ever diplomatic push for peace in Syria is underway in Vienna. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with ministers from nearly 20 countries to try to broker a ceasefire between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the rebels battling him to end the war. New video from inside Syria shows us the war's violence, where what appears to be a Syrian military helicopter drops barrel bombs on a suburb of Damascus. Margaret Brennan reports.
In his first interview since Moscow began launching airstrikes, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the Russian campaign has to succeed, or else the entire region faces destruction. Meanwhile, Turkey says that a Russian warplane violated its airspace, prompting it to scramble F-16 fighter jets. Russia continues its airstrikes in Syria, angering the U.S., Turkey and their coalition partners in the Middle East. Holly Williams reports from Istanbul.
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed during the four-year civil war in Syria, and millions are displaced. Rare Syrian antiquities have also been destroyed by ISIS. However, the survival of seeds have been safeguarded. A "doomsday" vault in Norway is helping keep crops alive for the Middle East. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
As Syria's civil war rages on, many young men from Qardaha have left to fight. But despite the growing number of casualties, the area remains deeply loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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Reporting from Sana'a, Yemen, CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward describes the harsh conditions created by the country's civil war.
Aid groups in Yemen are calling the humanitarian situation "catastrophic," and it is civilians who are really bearing the brunt of the country's civil war. Many houses have been destroyed, and desperately needed water, gas and medical supplies are not able to get into the country. Clarissa Ward reports from Yemen's capital of Sana'a.
CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward was among the first set of journalists to enter Yemen -- a country in the midst of a civil war. Ward spoke to one of Yemen's new leaders who explained the Houthi rebels' view towards America.
The civil war raging in Yemen has killed more than 2,000 people, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels have faced off against a Saudi-led coalition. CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward is among the first Western journalists to see the devastation in the capital city of Sanaa since the rebels took control in September. Ward reports on the toll the conflict has had on the city and its residents.
Fighting in eastern Ukraine killed 20 people this week, and Ukraine's president is warning of a "full scale" Russian invasion of his country. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to deny that his military is involved. Clarissa Ward reports from Kiev.
Scott Cairns of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons explains the complex task of finding and removing Syria's chemical weapons.
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Polish and allied NATO warplanes shot down Russian drones that entered Poland's airspace in what NATO says was the first such intervention during the war in Ukraine.
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