Ashley Velie

Feb 25, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi |Aliza Chasan |Ashley Velie |Jennifer Dozor

Gaza’s catastrophic humanitarian situation Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, a Philadelphia-based doctor and medical director for MedGlobal, a U.S. based nongovernmental organization that sends volunteer doctors and nurses into disaster areas and war zones, has been to Syria, Yemen and Ukraine. But the American doctor said that what she saw in Gaza before she left in January was incomparable.

Nov 26, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi |Aliza Chasan |Ashley Velie |Jennifer Dozor

If you asked most people where they think the birthplace of wine is, they'd probably get it wrong. The small former Soviet Republic of Georgia holds that distinction. At one time, the country reportedly had more than 1,400 indigenous grape varieties. Most were wiped out during the Soviet era, when quantity replaced diversity — of around 525 varieties of grapes, only four or five were commercially available.

Oct 29, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi |Aliza Chasan |Ashley Velie |Jennifer Marz

Russia's "quiet invasion" in Georgia Fifteen years after Russia invaded neighboring Georgia, many in the country fear President Vladimir Putin has launched a new "quiet invasion" focused on disinformation campaigns and anti-Western propaganda in an attempt to extend Russia's reach. Russia seized 20% of Georgia's territory during a five-day battle in 2008, upending the lives of many, including 87-year-old Valya Vanishvili.

Jun 2, 2016 | cbsnews.com | Jim Axelrod |Ashley Velie

May 24, 2016 | cbsnews.com | Jim Axelrod |Ashley Velie