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	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 30, 2011 The Daily Frame Gurungs in traditional attire play music as they take part in a New Year's celebration ceremony called Tamu Lhosar in Kathmandu. The Gurung people are an ethnic group who live in Nepal's mountainous valleys.

	Dec. 29, 2011 News Wrap: Egyptian Forces Raid Human Rights Groups Critical of Military Rule In other news Thursday, police in Egypt raided 17 offices of pro-democracy and human rights groups that have criticized military rule. Security forces interrogated employees and seized files and computers, according to witnesses. Also, the U.S. finalized the sale of $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

	Dec. 28, 2011 North Korean Mourners Crowd Streets for Elaborate Farewell to Kim Jong-il Despite snow and bitter cold, thousands of North Korean mourners crowded the streets of the capital Wednesday as Kim Jong-un led an elaborate, hours-long funeral procession for his father, Kim Jong-il. Angus Walker of Independent Television News reports on the carefully orchestrated farewell to the country's "Dear Leader."

	Dec. 27, 2011 In Peru, Gold Rush Leads to Mercury Contamination Concerns In remote regions of the Peruvian Amazon, extensive gold-mining operations have stirred major environmental concerns over mercury contamination in fish, fish-eating wildlife and humans. In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports.

	Dec. 27, 2011 The Daily Frame A woman dresses in cosplay during the 10th Asia Game Show 2011 in Hong Kong, which ended Monday. In cosplay, short for "costume play," participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea, often drawn from popular fiction in Japan.

	Dec. 22, 2011 View From Seoul: 'We Don't See Anybody Running to Get Ready for War' Following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il on Saturday, the mood in South Korea has remained calm. "We don't see anybody running to get ready for war," or stocking up their pantry, Stella Kim, a journalist based in Seoul, told Hari Sreenivasan on Thursday morning local time.

	Dec. 20, 2011 Amid Public Mourning for Kim Jong-il, 'Truth About North Korea Is Hard to See' The leadership of North Korea wants the rest of the world to see its citizens' mourning of Kim Jong-il's death, but much else remains a mystery. Independent Television News' Angus Walker reports from South Korea.

	Dec. 19, 2011 News Wrap: 1,000 People Die in Severe Flooding in Philippines In other news Monday, nearly 1,000 people have died in severe flooding in the Philippines. The flooding hit late Friday night after a tropical storm dumped 12 hours of heavy rain. Also, AT&T announced it was dropping a $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile, and troops in Egypt opened fire on protesters in a fourth day of violence.

	Dec. 19, 2011 If Kim Jong-un Fails to Control Arsenal, North Korea Could Be 'Truly Terrifying' Longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died early Saturday after reportedly suffering a heart attack as he toured the country. Jeffrey Brown discusses Kim's reign and what his son, Kim Jong-un, will face as its new leader with Dartmouth College's Jennifer Lind and the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Victor Cha.

	Dec. 19, 2011 After Kim Jong-il's Death, North Korea Marks Hereditary Passage of Power North Korea marked the passing of power Monday to a scion of the same family that's ruled unchallenged since World War II. Jeffrey Brown reports on Kim Jong-il's 17-year reign and the political expectations for Kim Jong-un, his third son.

	Dec. 19, 2011 A Funeral, Followed by a Transition of Power in North Korea The death of North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il on Saturday accelerates the transition to his son, a little-known man in his late 20s, who now takes over a country seemingly in a constant state of tension with South Korea and the West.

	Dec. 18, 2011 North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Dead at 69, State Media Report Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic dictator of North Korea, has died, state television announced Monday. He was 69.

	Dec. 16, 2011 Preview: Is Morocco's 'Evolution Not Revolution' Working? Ray Suarez and the NewsHour team traveled to Morocco to see where reform efforts stand in light of the Arab Spring revolts in northern Africa, as well as another progressive program ongoing in the country -- a campaign to train imams to talk about HIV/AIDS in mosques.

	Dec. 16, 2011 The Daily Frame Bangladeshis hold up caricatures of war criminals during a rally Friday to mark the country's 40th Victory Day in Dhaka.

	Dec. 14, 2011 Clinton on Russia's Protests, China's Shortcuts and Gingrich's Comments In a wide-ranging interview with Jim Lehrer at the Newseum Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended critical comments she made about Russia's recent elections and called China's shortcuts in the marketplace "deeply distressing." View highlights from their interview.

	Dec. 13, 2011 Afghanistan Beyond 2014: Developing a 'Transition' Strategy As NATO nations pull their troops out of Afghanistan by 2014, much of their money that now supports one of the poorest countries in the world will follow them out the door. But many in the West, governments and nongovernmental groups, are still intent on keeping Afghanistan safe and economically viable.

	Dec. 8, 2011 Aid Groups: Children in North Korea at Risk for Starvation this Winter North Korea is approaching another severe food crisis, according to international relief groups, after floods and a brutal winter have cut into crop production, creating severe food shortages in the country.

	Dec. 8, 2011 The Daily Frame Kosho Sudo, a Buddhist sculpture master craftsman from Kyoto, Japan, and students carve a statue of Buddha. The Buddha is made of pine from Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. About 5,000 people have contributed to the carving of the nearly nine-foot-tall, six-foot-deep statue.

	Dec. 7, 2011 In Japan, Tsunami-Hit Town Still Abandoned, Barren The March earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan killed 2,000 people in the town of Minamisanriku, leaving it flattened and abandoned. Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reported from there soon after the disaster and returned last month.

	Dec. 6, 2011 War-Torn Afghanistan Suffers Worst Sectarian Violence in Years After twin suicide bombings killed dozens of Shiite worshipers Tuesday in Afghanistan, a Sunni militant group in Pakistan claimed responsibility. Afghanistan's worst sectarian violence in years happened a day after a major conference in Germany about stabilizing the country. Judy Woodruff gets two views on the violence.

	Dec. 6, 2011 What Makes Recent Attacks on Shiites in Afghanistan So Unusual? Afghanistan saw the worst sectarian violence since the Taliban's fall from power when two suicide bombers struck Shiite Muslims celebrating the holy day of Ashura on Tuesday. The rare attacks on Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people and injured more than 160, and prompted condemnation from the Taliban.

	Dec. 2, 2011 American's Abduction in Pakistan Reveals Growing Trend The August kidnapping of Warren Weinstein, an American aid worker in Pakistan, came into the spotlight again this week when al-Qaida announced it has him in custody. His abduction is nothing new in the security-challenged country and marks a growing trend in the way militants try to make money, a Pakistani specialist said.

	Dec. 2, 2011 Man with a Mission: Anna Hazare's Anti-corruption Campaign in India Long ago, an activist from a small village in western India went on hunger strikes to improve his community. Now, at age 74, he is hoping to bring about change on a national scale by pressuring the government to adopt anti-corruption laws.

	Dec. 1, 2011 Obama, Clinton Have 'a Lot at Risk' in Delicate Relationship With Burma Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Southeast Asian nation of Burma on Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the significance of the isolated country's first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in 50 years with William Wan of The Washington Post, who's traveling with Clinton.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 30, 2011 Myanmar's Pro-democracy Leader Grasping Opportunities, Taking Risks Myanmar's journey from isolation advanced Wednesday with the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and positive words from the country's most well-known face of its pro-democracy movement.

	Nov. 29, 2011 Tainted Rice Part of China's Pollution Problem Reports show that up to 10 percent of rice grown in China contains cadmium.

	Nov. 28, 2011 After Deadly Raid, How Can Pakistan, U.S. Ease Tensions? Outrage blazed in Pakistan Monday over a deadly NATO cross-border air raid from Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff discusses the escalating tensions between the United States and Pakistan, who maintain an oft-strained alliance, with Shuja Nawaz of The Atlantic Council and Stephen Cohen of The Brookings Institution.

	Nov. 28, 2011 Outraged Pakistanis Protest Deadly Cross-Border Attack by NATO Protesters throughout Pakistan raged Monday against the U.S. and NATO over air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Judy Woodruff reports on the strike that threatens to deepen a growing divide between the U.S. and Pakistan.

	Nov. 25, 2011 After Tsunami, Japanese Coastal Town Struggles to Recover Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports from Kesennuma, Japan, on one fishing port's struggle to come back after the March earthquake and tsunami devastated the town and its fleet.

	Nov. 25, 2011 Cambodians Confront the Past in Second Major Khmer Rouge Trial In recent years, more Cambodians have been confronting the mass killings of the 1970s committed by the Khmer Rouge regime. Another phase of this effort to inform and educate the Cambodian public has been taking place in a crowded courtroom, where the second of two United Nations-administered trials is underway.

	Nov. 22, 2011 'Frontline' Investigates How Mumbai Mastermind Slipped Through the Cracks The 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed 166 people were masterminded by Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley. Margret Warner and Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica and Frontline discuss how American law enforcement and intelligence agencies missed several opportunities to thwart his plot.

	Nov. 22, 2011 Mumbai Attacks: 'Frontline' Looks at What U.S. Knew About Informant The bloody three-day siege in Mumbai in 2008 was one of the most high-profile terrorist attacks since 9/11. American David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the attack, is the subject of a Frontline and ProPublica documentary airing Tuesday on PBS.

	Nov. 22, 2011 Update: Separated Twin Sisters Reunite in Vietnam When the NewsHour's global health team first met thirteen-year-old Isabella Solimene, she shared a memorable story of being separated from her twin sister as a baby in Vietnam. Recently, she traveled with her family to Vietnam to meet her sister Ha.

	Nov. 18, 2011 Will Myanmar's Move Toward Reforms Last? In an effort to warm relations between the U.S. and the Asian nation of Myanmar, President Obama announced he will send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton there next month. Margret Warner discusses the renewed ties with retired Foreign Service officer Priscilla Clapp and Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch.

	Nov. 18, 2011 U.S. Dispatches Secretary Clinton to Myanmar President Obama announced Friday that he'll send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Asian nation of Myanmar, which has long been isolated from much of the world. Margret Warner reports.

	Nov. 18, 2011 U.S. to Re-engage Myanmar to Encourage Fledgling Reforms President Obama said Friday that because of recent reforms in Myanmar, he is upping U.S. engagement and sending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton there next month.

	Nov. 17, 2011 How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami? Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

	Nov. 16, 2011 What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific? President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with Jeffrey Bader of The Brookings Institution and John Higley of the University of Texas at Austin.

	Nov. 16, 2011 With Eye on China, Obama Boosts U.S. Military Presence in Australia President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 American troops are heading to Australia under a new security agreement, but Chinese leaders expressed some skepticism and displeasure at the move. Ray Suarez reports.

	Nov. 16, 2011 Cheaper Cell Phones, Fewer Restrictions Ease Daily Life in Myanmar Myanmar's repressive regime is showing signs of relaxing restrictions not only in the political and diplomatic realm but in the day-to-day lives of its people, according to Patrick Winn, who recently traveled to Myanmar to do a series of reports for GlobalPost.

	Nov. 16, 2011 'Espresso' Machine of TB Tests Cuts Diagnosis Time A new machine that can detect multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in record time may revolutionize treatment.

	Nov. 15, 2011 As U.S. Prepares to Exit, Poll Shows Afghan Public Fearful for Its Safety In the American coverage of the Afghan war -- firefights, bombings, political wrangling and U.S. casualties, the sentiments of ordinary Afghans often get lost. A new poll of 6,000 Afghans contains deeply troubling findings that call into question the effectiveness of stepped-up U.S. and coalition efforts over the last 18 months.

	Nov. 11, 2011 The Daily Frame Four Muslim couples in Indonesia pose for pictures during their wedding ceremonies, which took place at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2011.

	Nov. 10, 2011 Safecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan's Radiation Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan.

	Nov. 10, 2011 What's the Fallout for Dogs Near Fukushima? While in Japan for his report on radiation, Miles O'Brien saw a golden dog with a thick red collar trot into the street of the abandoned town, Katsurao. The dog was one of several scrawny, undernourished dogs and cats he encountered, most likely abandoned by their owners during rapid evacuation.

	Nov. 10, 2011 'Where Soldiers Come From' Tracks Close-Knit Unit In "Where Soldiers Come From," a documentary airing Thursday night on POV, filmmaker Heather Courtney follows a Michigan National Guard over a four-year span that include a deployment to Afghanistan, where they spend their days searching for IEDs.

	Nov. 10, 2011 At APEC Summit, Blending Economic Strategy and Ensemble A week after Europe's economic woes dominated the G20 summit in France, a different collection of world leaders meet in Hawaii, where they hope to strengthen ties among Asia and the Pacific region's fast-growing markets, from China to Chile.

	Nov. 10, 2011 APEC Attire Through the Years One of the traditions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit is a group photo in which world leaders don matching outfits from ponchos to pastel silk jackets. We display some of them here.

	Nov. 10, 2011 'Hacker' Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan While in Tokyo, Miles spoke to Hari Sreenivasan about his trip with Safecast workers into the voluntary exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where they detected levels reaching the equivalent of six X-rays per day.

	Nov. 9, 2011 For the Love of Chinese Bread An economic analysis of a local, family-run bread bakery is the topic of the latest dispatch from Yoram Bauman, our temporary economist-in-residence in China.

	Nov. 8, 2011 Russia's Shrinking Population Mars Putin's Superpower Ambitions Despite Vladimir Putin's efforts to encourage population growth in Russia, women have too few children and Russian men are dying young.

	Nov. 7, 2011 The Story of Humanity Told Through '100 Objects' In "A History of the World in 100 Objects," British Museum director Neil MacGregor recounts the history of civilization, told through 100 treasures from the museum. Jeffrey Brown and MacGregor discuss his book.

	Nov. 7, 2011 Extended Interview: 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' In this extended conversation, Jeffrey Brown talks to Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum and author of "A History of the World in 100 Objects," about the 16th century double-headed, serpent turquoise mosaic and what it's like to run a museum.

	Nov. 7, 2011 The Daily Frame Mae Chee Sansanee Sthirasuta looks at a Buddha statue during ongoing flooding in Bangkok.

	Nov. 5, 2011 From 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' Originally presented as a BBC radio series and now a book published in America, "A History of the World in 100 Objects" tells the story of humanity using artifacts selected from the British Museum.

	Nov. 3, 2011 5 Things to Know About the G20 Summit World leaders from the Group of 20 are meeting Thursday and Friday with their eye on how to improve the global economy -- a tall order given the growing European debt problems overwhelming their original agenda.

	Nov. 3, 2011 The Daily Frame Australian artist Simon McGrath's fiberglass sculpture, "Who Left The Tap Running," is part of the 15th annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney. Works by more than 100 artists from around the world are on display along the Pacific coast until Nov. 20.

	Nov. 2, 2011 Norway Tops U.N. Development Ranking; DR Congo Comes in Last The Democratic Republic of Congo, with its ongoing violent struggle over natural resources, and Norway, with its $255 billion GDP, find themselves on opposite ends of the spectrum in the U.N. Development Program's annual rankings released Wednesday.

	Nov. 2, 2011 The 10 Most and Least Developed Countries The 2011 Human Development Report ranked 187 countries according to income, education and health. We showcase the top five and bottom five on the list.

	Nov. 2, 2011 The Daily Frame A model showcases a design on the catwalk during China Fashion Week.

	Nov. 1, 2011 NPR's Inskeep Explores Megacity Karachi's Vibrancy, Violence Margaret Warner gets Steve Inskeep's take on one of the world's fastest growing cities, Karachi, Pakistan, by way of his new book "Instant City."

	Nov. 1, 2011 Underage Marriage Brings Dire Consequences for Nepal's Girls About 51 percent of Nepalese marry as children, causing devastating consequences for young girls' health and well being.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2011 Afghanistan Sees Uptick in 'Targeted Violence' as Bombs Kill More Than 20 A suicide bomber blew up a checkpoint Monday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and then three gunmen seized control of a building near the United Nations refugee office. Ray Suarez discusses the latest attacks on high-profile targets and concerns over the Afghan government's stability with Rod Norland of The New York Times.

	Oct. 31, 2011 Latest in Series of Insurgent Attacks Kills at Least 20 in Afghanistan The latest in a recent series of high-profile insurgent attacks came Monday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber blew up a checkpoint, and then three gunmen seized control of a building near the United Nations refugee office. Ray Suarez reports.

	Oct. 31, 2011 The Daily Frame A man admires "Forever Bicycles," a piece by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, at the Taipei Fine Art Museum. "Ai Weiwei Absent" opened last weekend and features installations, photography, sculptures and videos.

	Oct. 31, 2011 Car Bomb Kills 5 Near U.N. Office in Kandahar A car bomb explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed five people Monday, among them three employees of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, which is located in a compound near where the explosion took place.

	Oct. 28, 2011 News Wrap: Bangkok Residents Pile Sandbags Ahead of High Tide In other news Friday, soldiers, Buddhist monks and others people in flood-ravaged Bangkok, Thailand, piled sandbags ahead of high tides, which are expected to peak on Saturday. Also, another young survivor was found alive in eastern Turkey, five days after a devastating earthquake.

	Oct. 28, 2011 The Daily Frame Pumpkin lanterns light up a street in Shenyang, China.

	Oct. 27, 2011 World's Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion: Now What? In partnership with the Pulitzer Center and National Geographic, the PBS NewsHour explores how the composition of our society is changing as the world population reaches 7 billion. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the population milestone with the U.N. Population Fund's Azza Karam and National Geographic magazine's Dennis Dimick.

	Oct. 27, 2011 World Population to Hit Milestone With Birth of 7 Billionth Person The world's population is expected to hit a milestone Monday with the birth of the 7 billionth person. Independent Television News' Lawrence McGinty reports on what this means for people and the planet.

	Oct. 27, 2011 Rising Floodwaters Force Thousands to Flee Bangkok The heart of Bangkok, Thailand, braced Thursday for the arrival of floodwaters, as the nation's prime minister acknowledged that dikes around the city might not hold. John Spars of Independent Television News reports from Bangkok.

	Oct. 27, 2011 World Population Poised to Hit 7 Billion. What Challenges Lie Ahead? On Monday, a baby will be born somewhere and demographers will proclaim that the world's population has reached 7 billion. That's good news and bad news, according to a United Nations Population Fund report released Wednesday.

	Oct. 25, 2011 Bangkok Residents Brace for More Floods Floodwaters broke through protective barriers around Bangkok's Don Muang Airport on Tuesday, forcing its closure. Margaret Warner discusses the city's worst flooding in decades with GlobalPost's Patrick Winn.

	Oct. 25, 2011 In Flooded Bangkok, a 'Sandbag Fortress' Many of Bangkok's nearly 10 million residents are hunkering down behind sandbags or seeking other temporary shelter as their homes get swallowed up by rising flood waters from the north.

	Oct. 25, 2011 Rising Waters Put Thailand at Risk Flood waters have destroyed thousands of homes in Bangkok and surrounding communities in Thailand, and forced more than 100,000 people into temporary shelters.

	Oct. 24, 2011 Clinton Eyes Patching up Rocky U.S.-Pakistani Relations The relationship between Pakistan and the United States "has not been an easy one" lately, Secretary Hillary Clinton said Friday during a diplomatic mission to Islamabad. Margaret Warner reports on the ongoing tensions between the two nations.

	Oct. 20, 2011 Earthquake Prediction: Could We Ever Forecast the Next Big One? Hundreds of cities on the U.S. West Coast took part in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, just hours before a small tremor hit the San Francisco Bay Area. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan on efforts to predict big quakes before they hit.

	Oct. 20, 2011 News Wrap: Clinton Tells Pakistan to Bolster Anti-Terror Efforts In other news Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a blunt warning to Pakistan's leadership to boost their anti-terror fight. She made the remarks during a visit to Afghanistan. Also, Basque separatists declared an end to their violent decades-long campaign to gain independence from Spain and France.

	Oct. 20, 2011 While Rebuilding After Tsunami, Japan Seeks to Prevent Future Disasters Miles O'Brien talks to Hari about one little-known, but comparable precedent to the March tsunami, how Japanese are uniquely approaching the effort to rebuild tsunami-devastated areas, and their changing approach to nuclear energy in the wake of the disaster.

	Oct. 19, 2011 India's Growth Held Back by Overpopulation The population gap between rising economic powers India and Brazil is on display in the countries' largest cities.

	Oct. 17, 2011 The Daily Frame A young laborer dips earthen lamps into paint Monday in Amritsar, India, ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali.

	Oct. 17, 2011 Slide Show: The 8 Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists Pakistan, Iraq, Libya and Mexico top the list of places considered the most dangerous for journalists to work, according to a list recently released by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.

	Oct. 17, 2011 8 Most Deadly Countries for Journalists The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers monitors the deaths of journalists related to their work all around the world and recently released its list for 2011 to date. We illustrate some of the top countries here.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Mother Nature, Manmade Changes Fuel Flooding Across Asia The worst floods in half a century are devastating Thailand's central plains while floodwaters are headed toward densely populated Bangkok. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments in the Asian floods with Kamal Kishore, a United Nations crisis prevention and recovery official, and Catharin Dalpino of Simmons College.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Swollen Rivers, Surging Floodwaters Devastate Thailand's Central Plains Monsoon season combined with typhoon season has wrought disaster throughout Asia, from Korea and Japan, south through the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. The latest target is Thailand where the central plains are seeing the worst flooding in half a century. Judy Woodruff reports.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Raw Video: In Thailand, Rising Waters and Risky Rescues Heavy monsoon rains have swamped a third of Thailand since summer, causing at least $3 billion in damages, according to the Thai government. In this video footage from APTN, residents sandbag their homes and escape flooded areas by clinging to cables. And true to form, a cat lounging in a store acts as though nothing is amiss.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble.

	Oct. 13, 2011 Korea Watchers Square Off Over Obama's Approach to North Korea Former Bush administration official Victor Cha and former State Department and CIA analyst Robert Carlin spoke with the NewsHour about Obama administration's approach to dealing North Korea.

	Oct. 13, 2011 Presidents Obama, Lee Face 'Bad or Worse Options' Over N. Korea Negotiations The White House rolled out all the flourishes of a state visit for South Korean President Lee to celebrate the new trade agreement, passed by Congress on Wednesday, and to discuss a strategy to denuclearize North Korea. Margret Warner reports.

	Oct. 13, 2011 2 Million Deaths a Year Attributed to Pollution from Indoor Cookstove Fires Smoke exposure inside the home can cause respiratory diseases, lung cancer and pneumonia. These cooking methods are the leading cause of environmental death around the world, according to the World Health Organization.

	Oct. 13, 2011 Lee Visits White House on Heels of South Korea Trade Deal One day after Congress signed off on trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak kicked off a state visit Thursday. President Obama called passage of the agreement "a major win for American workers and businesses."

	Oct. 12, 2011 Negotiating Asian-American Identity Through Portraiture The work of seven visual artists in the recent exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter, highlights the unique and diverse experiences of Asian-American identity.

	Oct. 12, 2011 U.S., Saudi Arabia Accuse Iran Over Alleged Terror Plot U.S. and Saudi officials are measuring their response to Tehran and considering sanctions and other punitive measures as both sides continue to trade accusations after Tuesday's announcement of an alleged terror plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on U.S. soil.

	Oct. 11, 2011 'Women, War and Peace' Challenges Notions of Conflict A new series from WNET challenges the notion that war and peace are domains dominated by men. In each of the five hour-long episodes, 'Women, War, and Peace' highlights a different area of the world where women are central to the conflict, including Bosnia, Afghanistan, Colombia and Liberia.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Controversy Surrounds Increased Use of U.S. Drone Strikes The use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. But the accidental deaths of civilians is increasingly turning a once-receptive public against the combat tool.

	Oct. 10, 2011 DIY Genetics, Dwindling Water and Seismologists on Trial A look at the most interesting reads this week in the realm of science, from dwindling supplies of drinking water to some scientists' assertions of a new geologic age, "do-it-yourself" genetics and the manslaughter trial of seismologists in Italy.

	Oct. 7, 2011 In Photos: 10 Events of the Afghan War The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001. Soon after, the ruling Taliban regime fell, followed by the formation of a new government and Afghans holding their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years. We illustrate some of the key developments in Afghanistan during the past 10 years.

	Oct. 7, 2011 10th Anniversary of the Afghan War In the decade since the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001, the Taliban regime fell, Afghans held their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years, and retaliatory attacks against U.S. and allied forces intensified.

	Oct. 6, 2011 Faking Blood Tests to Avoid Discrimination in China Carriers of hepatitis B routinely battle discrimination, now a new service offers to fake clean test results.

	Oct. 5, 2011 Text-Messaging for Health Still Has Its Challenges At first glance, text-messaging health alerts to poor, rural populations with widespread mobile phone use is a no-brainer. But what about the challenges of providing useful information and the simple act of re-charging phones in isolated spots?

	Oct. 4, 2011 Long-Stalled Trade Agreement with South Korea Sees Some Light Shortly before a state visit to Washington by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, President Obama sent the long-pending trade deal to Congress -- a move that seems to have broken a show-me-first deadlock between the White House and congressional Republicans.

	Oct. 3, 2011 India's Massive School Lunch Program Aims to Curb Widespread Malnutrition The economy in India is growing rapidly, but not fast enough to take care of its millions of poor and hungry children. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on a solution that has resulted in the world's largest school lunch program.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 30, 2011 Global Health Week in Tweets The NewsHour Global Health unit rounds up the week's most interesting tweets, including a ruling by Mexico's Supreme Court saying life begins at conception and protests by aid groups over delays in sending food to famine-stricken North Korea.

	Sept. 29, 2011 'Raw Opium' Explores Mixed Results of Global Efforts to Stem Trafficking In "Raw Opium," filmmakers Robert Lang and Peter Findlay travel to the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan to document the illicit global trade of heroin's raw material. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

	Sept. 29, 2011 'Raw Opium' Looks at a Complex and Surprising Illicit Global Drug Trade On Thursday's NewsHour, we feature an excerpt of the film "Raw Opium," which documents the the illicit global trade of the raw material for heroin. It's part of our series in partnership with The Economist magazine showcasing the art of filmmaking.

	Sept. 28, 2011 Slide Show: Pakistanis Hit Twice By Monsoon Flooding Pakistanis are trying to cope after being besieged by flooding for a second year in a row.

	Sept. 28, 2011 Pakistan's 2011 Floods Pakistanis seek high ground after flooding in August 2011 drove at least 200,000 from their homes.

	Sept. 27, 2011 Gen. Keane: America's 'Soft Approach' to Pakistan Has Failed Three bloody attacks in Afghanistan claimed many lives recently, but the greatest casualty may be the U.S. alliance with Pakistan. Margaret Warner discusses growing diplomatic tensions with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Vali Nasr, former senior adviser to the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

	Sept. 27, 2011 Pakistan's Alleged Ties to Haqqani Terror Network Rock Alliance With U.S. A terrorist group based in Pakistan that is active in Afghanistan acts an an "arm" of Pakistan's intelligence agency, Adm. Mike Mullen, the top American military officer, told Congress last week. Margaret Warner reports on Pakistan's deteriorating relations with the United States.

	Sept. 26, 2011 Russian Finance Minister Fired Over Criticism of Putin, Medvedev Job Swap Longtime Russian Finance Minister Alexeli Kudrin was fired Monday after he criticized the announcement that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plan to swap roles in 2012. Margret Warner reports.

	Sept. 26, 2011 News Wrap: Indian Monsoon Kills at Least 48 In other news Monday, monsoon rains left wide sections of India under water. Officials reported at least 48 people have been killed in the north and east. In Libya, rebel fighters stepped up their push to conquer Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte.

	Sept. 26, 2011 American Killed in Shooting in Kabul CIA Facility An Afghan employee of the U.S. government shot and killed one American and wounded a second Sunday night in a Kabul facility attached to the U.S. Embassy that is believed to be used by the CIA.

	Sept. 23, 2011 Yemen's Saleh Makes Surprise Return, Pakistan Warns U.S. Over Accusations Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, made a surprise return to his country Friday, calling for a "truce and a ceasefire" after three months in Saudi Arabia, where he was undergoing medical treatment after being seriously wounded in a rocket attack on his presidential palace.

	Sept. 22, 2011 'Last Train Home' Traces Travels of China's Migrant Workers In "Last Train Home" filmmaker Lixin Fan documents the migration of millions of Chinese workers during the Chinese New Year -- the largest human migration in the world -- through the prism of one family. This documentary is part of a series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and NewsHour.

	Sept. 21, 2011 India's Bias for Boys In India, aborting a fetus based on its sex is illegal, but the practice is common due to a societal preference for boys.

	Sept. 21, 2011 'Last Train Home' Goes on Journey With Chinese Migrant Workers This week on the NewsHour, "Last Train Home," a documentary that looks at the annual migration of millions of factory workers, will be airing as part of our partnership with The Economist Film Project. Jeffrey Brown talks to director Lixin Fan.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Hikers Freed From Iranian Prison, U.S. Warns Pakistan Over Haqqani Network Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies were been released from prison Wednesday after more than two years in custody. Associated Press reporters saw a convoy of vehicles with Swiss and Omani diplomats leaving Evin prison with Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal inside.

	Sept. 20, 2011 Taliban's Killing of Top Negotiator a 'Clear Signal' Against Peace Talks Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president in charge of negotiating with the Taliban, was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy. Margaret Warner gets the latest details, reactions and information on the suspected perpetrators from Patrick Quinn of The Associated Press, speaking from Kabul.

	Sept. 20, 2011 Former Afghan President Assassinated by Suicide Bomber Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was forced out of office in 1996, led the High Peace Council, which was attempting to reach a negotiated peace settlement.

	Sept. 19, 2011 Tab for Non-Communicable Diseases to Top $47 Trillion by 2030 The escalating epidemic of non-communicable diseases could could cost the world $47 trillion over the next two decades, according to a report published Monday as United Nations representatives open a two-day, high-level meeting on the issue.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Cotton Replaces Rice in Japan's Salt-Soaked Fields Among the devastating effects of the Japanese tsunami in March was the destruction of thousands of acres of rice paddies. One project aims to make use of those saltwater-soaked fields.

	Sept. 15, 2011 Sarkozy, Cameron Visit Libya, UBS Trader Responsible for $2 Billion Loss Also: UBS trader responsible for $2 billion loss, suicide bomber kills at least 20 and wounds 35 in funeral procession in northwest Pakistan, and Marine to receive Medal of Honor at the White House.

	Sept. 14, 2011 Domestic Abuse Hidden but Pervasive in China About 64 percent of Chinese adults have experienced violence at home at some point, according to a recent study, but it remains a taboo topic.

	Sept. 14, 2011 U.S. Blames Pakistan-based Haqqani Network for Kabul Attack Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said on Wednesday that the Haqqani network based in Pakistan was responsible for the coordinated, 20-hour attack on the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in downtown Kabul Tuesday.

	Sept. 13, 2011 Terror Network Behind 'Unprecedented,' Coordinated Kabul Attacks The U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters were among the targets of Taliban fighters who infiltrated Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill gets the latest on the deadly attacks from Patrick Quinn, The Associated Press's Kabul bureau chief.

	Sept. 13, 2011 Insurgents Target U.S. Embassy, NATO Headquarters in Kabul Attack Taliban fighters on Tuesday infiltrated Kabul, striking at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other key buildings with grenades, machine guns and even suicide bombs. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the day-long attacks that killed at least seven Afghans.

	Sept. 13, 2011 U.S. Embassy, NATO HQ in Kabul Attacked by Gunmen Insurgents attacked the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul on Tuesday, killing four Afghan police officers and two civilians. The attackers used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and suicide bombers, with fighting continuing into the night between security forces and at least two gunmen in a high-rise building.

	Sept. 13, 2011 Guatemala's Presidential Race Heats Up Heading Into Runoff Insurgents attacked the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul on Tuesday, killing four Afghan police officers and two civilians. The attackers used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and suicide bombers, with fighting continuing into the night between security forces and at least two gunmen in a high-rise building.

	Sept. 9, 2011 Global Health Week in Tweets A look at the week's top tweets in the global health community, from Britain ending its ban on gay men donating blood to an iron-fortified "super rice" to provide nutrition in poor nations.

	Sept. 8, 2011 The Silent, Deadly Epidemic of Non-Communicable Disease The world's global health news has been so dominated by infectious culprits -- HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza -- that it's easy to forget just how big a toll conditions like diabetes, cancer and heart and lung disease take.

	Sept. 7, 2011 News Wrap: Court Upholds Germany's Role in European Bailouts In other news Wednesday, a German court upheld the country's role in bailing out other nations across Europe, but the court warned the decision was not a "blank check" for future bailouts. Also, at least 43 people were killed when a Russian passenger jet carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff.

	Sept. 7, 2011 In a Post-9/11 World, China Moving Forward It may feel unseemly to ask if any nation benefited from 9/11, but it is becoming increasingly clear that China has emerged far stronger since the attacks on the United States a decade ago.

	Sept. 7, 2011 Panetta Backs Plan to Extend Troop Stay in Iraq, 23 Dead in Pakistan Attack Also: 11 killed in attack on court in Delhi, Danish hostages released after being held for six months by Somali pirates.

	Sept. 2, 2011 What Does 9/11 Mean to People in Afghanistan? What does 9/11 mean to the people who live in Afghanistan and the Americans troops fighting there? Special correspondent Adam Pletts reports on the feelings regarding the terror attacks on American soil, which he gathered from both groups while embedded with U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan.

	Sept. 2, 2011 10 Years Later, 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Linger in Pakistan Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, many Pakistanis still don't know who perpetrated the assault, according to GlobalPost's Pakistan reporter Suzanna Koster.

	Sept. 2, 2011 From New York State to Nagaland, Art, Film and Hospitality Are Common Bonds Spurred by curiosity, Heather Layton and Brian Bailey set off from Rochester, NY., last December to visit Nagaland, a place around the world about which they knew almost nothing.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2011 Asia Society Exhibit Explores Pakistan's Buddhist Past 'The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara,' a new exhibit at the Asia Society in New York, is the first American show in decades to examine works from this chapter of Pakistani history.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Slide Show: Newborn Mortality Rates Around the World The number of global newborn deaths each year fell by 1.3 million over the last two decades, but the first month of life is still one of the most dangerous times for infants and children. View the slide show to find out how countries ranked.

	Aug. 31, 2011 The Best and Worst Countries for Babies From1990 to 2009, annual newborn deaths decreased from 4.6 million to 3.3 million worldwide. Find out which countries with a population over 1 million performed best and which were the worst.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Photojournalism Project Aims to 'Open Window' to Afghanistan Most of the stories coming out of Afghanistan have to do with war and suffering, but one photojournalism project is designed to shift the focus and to show the world what people's day-to-day lives are like.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Capturing Daily Life in Afghanistan Afghan journalist Farooq Jan Mangal took these photos in his hometown, Khost, to show what his daily life is like. The project is run by the Denmark-based non-profit organization International Media Support.

	Aug. 31, 2011 N.C., N.Y. Declared Flood Disaster Areas, Libyan Rebels Decline U.N. Observers Suspect admits to killing U.S. troops in Germany after viewing extremist propaganda, Afghan police have double the casualty rate of Afghan National Army.

	Aug. 30, 2011 Report: Japan's High Suicide Rates Linked to Unemployment According to government figures, 30,707 people committed suicide in Japan in 2009. The especially high suicide rates over the last 12 years appear to be linked to negative socioeconomic factors, according to a new Lancet report.

	Aug. 29, 2011 U.S. Drone Attacks on Suspected Terrorists Stir Controversy The reported death of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has brought new attention to America's reliance on unpiloted drone strike missiles as an effective way to go after terrorists, but also new animosity between the United States and its tenuous ally, Pakistan, over their use.

	Aug. 23, 2011 Woodruff: Dispatch From Shanghai I hadn't been to China since 1995, so I wasn't prepared for the explosive growth in this sprawling mega-city on China's east coast.

	Aug. 23, 2011 Foreign Drug Testing Raises Ethical Questions Peek inside any American family's medicine cabinet and you're likely to find a drug that was tested in a foreign country. Pharmaceutical companies have been shifting research overseas for years and the number of foreign trials has skyrocketed.

	Aug. 19, 2011 Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later Twenty years ago, the stunning overthrow of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev by a Communist coup dominated the news. The coup eventually backfired and led to the end of the Soviet Union. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the last days of the USSR.

	Aug. 19, 2011 How Will Market Volatility Affect U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations? Vice President Biden tried to shore up Chinese confidence in the U.S. economy on Friday, telling President Hu Jintao that when it comes to China's investments in the U.S., "You have nothing to worry about." Jeffrey Brown discusses U.S. and Chinese economic relations with MIT's Yasheng Huang and Commentary.com's Gordon Chang.

	Aug. 19, 2011 Biden Aims to Bolster President Hu's Confidence in U.S. Economy U.S. stocks held their losses in check for much of Friday, but the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day with a loss of nearly 173 points as Vice President Joe Biden sought to reassure Chinese leaders about the U.S. economy. Jeffrey Brown reports on the ongoing market volatility here and abroad.

	Aug. 19, 2011 Global Health Week in Tweets Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. This week's topics include contamination in rice 100 miles from Fukushima and ways to help those affected by the famine in East Africa.

	Aug. 19, 2011 British Compound in Kabul Attacked; Israel Launches Air Strikes in Gaza Also: Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after Thursday bus attack, Pakistan mosque attack kills dozens, and Indian anti-corruption activists launches public hunger strike.

	Aug. 18, 2011 Attacks in Israel Kill 6, Injure Dozens Also: Vice President touts economic cooperation in meetings with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, 26 killed in two explosions in Afghanistan, wave of political violence kills 39 in Karachi.

	Aug. 17, 2011 News Wrap: Biden Visits China to Reassure Leaders of U.S. Economic Stability In other news Wednesday, Vice President Biden kicked off a four-day visit to China, where he is expected to try to reassure leaders about the stability of the U.S. economy. China holds more than $1 trillion in U.S. government debt. Also, mass protests developed across India as a leading anti-corruption campaigner fasted in jail.

	Aug. 17, 2011 European Markets Jittery Despite Debt Talks Also: Vice President Biden visits China, border attack kills seven Turkish soldiers, U.N. tribunal publishes Hariri assassination indictment, and Libyan rebels battle Gadhafi forces in Zawiya.

	Aug. 16, 2011 5 Months After Meltdown, Fukushima Citizens Still Face Radioactive Risks Five months after the deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Japanese authorities have acknowledged that they misled residents about the radioactive dangers. John Sparks of Independent Television News gets an inside look at the area and reports on how citizens are dealing with the ongoing risks.

	Aug. 16, 2011 Thwarting Polio in the Land of Bricks and Bangles An army of vaccination teams working in high-risk areas of India are helping fight the crippling polio virus.

	Aug. 12, 2011 Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash On Friday's NewsHour, we close with a special edition on our ongoing honor roll of the American service personnel killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

	Aug. 11, 2011 'Wagah' Showcases Competition, Pride in Daily India-Pakistan Border Ceremony "Wagah," a documentary by filmmaker Supriyo Sen, highlights the impressive military ceremony attended by thousands of people each day in a village on the India-Pakistan border. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

	Aug. 11, 2011 Film Documents Ritual Closing of India-Pakistan Border This week on the NewsHour, we're featuring an excerpt of the film 'Wagah,' which looks at the ritualistic closing of the Wagah border between Pakistan and India. It's part of our series in partnership with The Economist magazine that showcases the art of filmmaking.

	Aug. 10, 2011 China's High-Speed Rail Accident 'Struck a Nerve' The fatal collision of two high-speed trains last month in China was not only a blow to the country's growing transportation system, but also to the nation's use of the system as a sign of its rising status.

	Aug. 9, 2011 Exhibit Unravels Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples Through History, Science An art exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington is bringing together art, history and science to solve the mysteries of Chinese temples that date back to the 6th century. Jeffery Brown reports.

	Aug. 9, 2011 Global Rise in C-Sections Troubles Experts C-section rates are skyrocketing in some of the world's poorest countries for reasons that may have little to do with the health of the mother or the child.

	Aug. 8, 2011 International Investors Weigh Options After U.S. Downgrade The latest U.S. economic woes could be wielding a larger impact overseas if it weren't for two things: a lack of foreign investment options for U.S. dollars and the economic problems of other regions of the world, some analysts say.

	Aug. 8, 2011 World Week Ahead: Reaction to the Credit Downgrade; Afghanistan Helicopter Probe World markets took a tumble Monday after the United States received a credit rating downgrade Friday night, and the investigation continued into the downing of a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend.

	Aug. 6, 2011 30 Americans Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash The U.S.-led coalition said in a statement that 30 American service members, a civilian interpreter and seven Afghan commandos were killed in the helicopter crash early Saturday.

	Aug. 5, 2011 Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who are paid to bear children for infertile Western couples.

	Aug. 4, 2011 'Made in India' Examines International Journey Through Surrogacy Process In "Made in India," filmmakers Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha follow the journey of an infertile Texas couple and the Indian surrogate who gives birth to their children. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

	Aug. 4, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: India's New Baby Boom Thursday on the NewsHour, you'll see an excerpt of the film "Made in India," which documents the journey of an infertile American couple and their Indian surrogate. Then on Friday's NewsHour, Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at some of the ethical questions surrounding this thriving industry.

	Aug. 3, 2011 'Made in India' Explores the Business of Surrogacy, From America to India On Thursday's NewsHour, we feature an excerpt of the film "Made in India," which documents the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together.

	Aug. 1, 2011 Syrian Forces Launch Crackdown in Hama, N. Korea Open to Nuclear Talks Also: North Korean says it wants to resume six party nuclear talks, 25 migrants found dead on boat off the coast of Italy, weekend violence in China's Xinjiang region leaves 15 dead.



	JULY July 29, 2011 A Year Later, Funding Still Needed for Pakistan Flood Victims This week marks one year since historic flooding submerged a fifth of Pakistan and displaced more than 4 million people. In one of Asia's poorest nations, many of those affected are still without homes or means of income.

	July 28, 2011 Historic Flooding, Landslides Kill at Least 49 in S. Korea South Korean soldiers remove tons of mud after a flood caused by heavy rains hit the area around an apartment complex in Seoul on Thursday.

	July 27, 2011 Special Report: Thailand's Islamic Rebellion Our partners at GlobalPost explore the increasingly dangerous separatist movement in southern Thailand and how people are responding in a series of reports posted this week on its website.

	July 27, 2011 Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Attack, 32 Dead in S. Korean Rains The mayor of Kandahar was killed after a suicide bomber infiltrated a meeting at city hall and detonated explosives hidden in his turban.

	July 26, 2011 A Day in the Life of Japan's 'Nuclear Gypsies' More than 2,500 contract workers, lured by the promise of guaranteed work during an economic downturn, brave dangerously high radiation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.

	July 25, 2011 Mongolian Herders See Changes as Temperatures Rise Since 1960, Mongolia's average temperature has increased 4.1 degrees -- a change faster than the global average. The uptick has had an impact on herders living close to the land.

	July 22, 2011 Pentagon Set to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Eastern U.S. Faces Excessive Heat Also: Dangerous heat wave continues to stifle eastern states, North and South Korean top nuclear envoys meet, al-Shabab militants say they will block aid groups from famine-stricken areas.

	July 21, 2011 Soaring Food Costs Hit Indonesian Families' Budgets The price of rice has risen 25 percent in less than a year in Indonesia, and more families have stunted or malnourished children as a results of soaring costs.

	July 21, 2011 Life in the Post Food-Surplus World Hunger activists used to argue that the world produces more than enough food for all of its people -- it's the transportation, storage, and waste that cause the problem.

	July 20, 2011 Indonesian Plant Shows Promise for Male Birth Control A plant that reduces fertility, long used by Indonesian men, is being tested as a possible daily male birth control pill.

	July 20, 2011 Wanted: New Birth Control Choices for Men Condoms or a vasectomy? Those are the choices for sexually active men who want to control their own fertility -- at least for now.

	July 19, 2011 Indonesia on the Rise: Is It a Model for New Democracies? Indonesia is an evolving, prospering democracy, but the country continues to struggle with corruption and economic inequality. Ray Suarez reports.

	July 19, 2011 Slide Show: Indonesia's Rise Not Lifting Everyone Indonesia is fast becoming an economic power and has the fourth largest population in the world, behind the United States. A growing number of Indonesians can afford to shop in malls and eat Western food, but not everyone has benefited from Indonesia's growth.

	July 19, 2011 Indonesia Rising: A Country's Evolution Indonesia has 240 million people living on 6,000 islands, belonging to hundreds of ethnic groups. The evolving democracy continues to grow its economy.

	July 19, 2011 Iran Announces New Centrifuges, Borders to Liquidate 399 Stores Iran said Tuesday that it will install upgraded centrifuges that would help it progress toward nuclear enrichment, an announcement that stoked existing concerns that Iran may be closer to producing weapons-grade enriched uranium.

	July 18, 2011 Indonesia's Mentally Ill Face Neglect, Mistreatment A shortage of health workers, lack of treatment options and widespread misconceptions about psychological disorders often leads to poor and inhuman treatment of mentally ill patients in Indonesia. Ray Suarez reports.

	July 18, 2011 Tsunami-Devastated Aceh an Epicenter of Mental Health Woes The December 2004 tsunami that killed more than 200,000 and wiped-out thousands of communities on the shores of the Indian Ocean was especially devastating to the people of Aceh, Indonesia.

	July 18, 2011 World Week Ahead: Murdoch Testifies, Indonesia's Health Scene Explored This week, fallout from the phone hacking scandal in Britain continues with Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks testifying before parliament, and the NewsHour's series on Indonesia explores mental health, food prices, and other key themes.

	July 18, 2011 Petraeus Hands Over Afghan Command, Cameron Calls for Emergency Session Also: British PM Cameron calls for emergency session of parliament, Japanese fans celebrate Women's World Cup win, activists say 30 killed in clashes in Syrian city of Homs.

	July 15, 2011 Karachi and Mumbai: A Tale of Two Megacities It was a week that saw spasms of terrorist violence in the financial capitals of Pakistan and India, and quite by coincidence -- on unrelated assignments -- I found myself in both these "megacities," reports special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro.

	July 15, 2011 Stand-up Economist: Is China Asia's Ecuador? Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman has now made it to China and filed the second of his vlogs for us from Beijing.

	July 14, 2011 U.N. Report: Apache Helicopters to Blame for Afghan Civilian Deaths Despite recent statements from top Obama administration civilians and military brass that progress is being made in Afghanistan, the United Nations reported Thursday that "civilians experienced a downward spiral in protection" in the first six months of this year.

	July 14, 2011 Sneak Peek: Indonesia Series Explores Rising Power's Major Health Challenges Ray Suarez speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about his series on the country's economic situation, food insecurity, mental health treatment problems and research into male birth control. The first report airs Monday on the NewsHour, but you can watch each report online first.

	July 14, 2011 Suicide Bomber Kills 4 at Karzai Service, No Suspects in Mumbai Attacks A suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed four people Thursday at a memorial service for Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai.

	July 13, 2011 3 Explosions Rattle Mumbai, Reports Say 21 Killed Authorities in India say three explosions in a busy section of Mumbai have killed at least 23 people and injured an estimated 113 more.

	July 12, 2011 Q&A: What Does the Assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai Mean for Afghanistan? The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, shows the depth and complexity of Afghanistan's power struggles and the need to come to a political settlement to end the violence, some analysts say.

	July 12, 2011 Karzai's Half-Brother Killed in Afghanistan, Heat Wave Hits 23 States Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and head of the Kandahar provincial council, was shot and killed by his bodyguard at his home Tuesday.

	July 11, 2011 Exhibit Unravels Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples Through History, Science An art exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington is bringing together art, history and science to solve the mysteries of Chinese temples that date back to the 6th century. Jeffery Brown reports.

	July 11, 2011 Yoram Bauman, Undismal Scientist It was a moment of comic relief when first we encountered "standup economist" Yoram Bauman. Recently, we learned that Yoram was headed to China to explore the country's approach to the environment.. Would he be interested in chronicling the trip on video for Making Sen$e? we asked. The answer was yes.

	July 11, 2011 The Lives of Child Brides, as Captured Through a Photographer's Lens Stephanie Sinclair has spent nearly a decade photographing the communities that practice child marriage. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Sinclair about her work.

	July 8, 2011 Canadians Feeling 'Relief' as Combat Mission Ends in Afghanistan Canada is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan and shifting over to training Afghan forces ahead of a planned handover of security responsibilities in 2014. In the eyes of some Canadians, the transition couldn't have happened soon enough.

	July 7, 2011 Tabloid Hacking Probe Widens, Report: N. Korea Had Nuclear Ties to Pakistan British tabloid News of the World, which is facing accusations of hacking into the phones of celebrities, public figures, families of 7/7 London subway bombing victims and a 13-year-old murder victim, now faces allegations that it hacked into the phones of relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

	July 6, 2011 In Photos: China Trumps U.S. With World's Longest Sea Bridge At 26.4 miles, the newly opened Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China entered the record books as the longest sea bridge in the world, surpassing Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which spans 23.8 miles.

	July 6, 2011 China's Marathon-Length Bridge At 26.4 miles, China's Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, which opened June 30, is now the longest sea bridge in the world.

	July 5, 2011 Teaching the Importance of Breastfeeding The Indonesian Breastfeeding Center in Jakarta offers training classes for healthcare workers and for families.

	July 5, 2011 New Indonesia Law: Allow Breastfeeding, or Face Punishment In many impoverished parts of the developing world, breastfeeding can be a matter of life or death. That's because in the absence of breastfeeding, the water available to mix with formula is often contaminated and can cause a host of health problems for infants, including diarrhea and infection.

	July 5, 2011 Poll: The 5 Most Dangerous Countries for Women A recent poll conducted by the Thompson Reuters Foundation found that Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia top the list of the world's most dangerous places for women to live, for reasons ranging from violence to lack of medical care and child marriages.

	July 4, 2011 Thai Election Ushers in New Leader, but Can Political Divide Be Bridged? Just a year ago, the pictures from the center of downtown Bangkok were of clashing demonstrators and soldiers. After the weekend's election, a different political landscape is emerging.

	July 4, 2011 Oil Spill Cleanup in Yellowstone River, Shinawatra Named Thai Prime Minister Teams of federal and Exxon Mobile workers in Montana are trying to contain and assess the damage from tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil that gushed from a ruptured pipe beneath the banks of the Yellowstone River over the weekend.

	July 1, 2011 China Clamps Down on Protests in Restive Worker Region Protests are nothing new in China. There are thousands every year, but this year's demonstrations are different -- both in their intensity and in the government's response.

	July 1, 2011 Global Health Twitter Roundup The NewsHour's global health unit is starting a new feature, highlighting what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers. Check out our Tweet picks from the world of global health this week.



	JUNE June 30, 2011 Growing Dissent From Youth, Labor Unions Spark Rare Protests in China Growing dissent among young people and labor union members has sparked rare protests in China. Independent Television News' John Sparks reports from the southeastern city of Xintang, which saw four days of protests in recent weeks.

	June 30, 2011 New Counterterrorism Plan Too Narrow, Some Analysts Say One day after the White House released its counterterrorism strategy to conquer al-Qaida and its partners, the Defense Department announced the death of a leader of the Haqqani terrorist network.

	June 30, 2011 Conversation: What Next for Ai Weiwei? Internationally known Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released from prison last week after a three month detention. Jeffrey Brown gets an update on Ai's situation from Alison Klayman, who has been working on a documentary about him, "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry."

	June 30, 2011 Artist Ai Weiwei's Clashes with the Chinese Government Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was arrested in early April and held for nearly three months. Accused of tax evasion, he was released on June 22 and ordered to pay nearly $2 million. Here are images of the artist detailing his run-ins with the government, as well as some of his supporters, across the past year.

	June 30, 2011 Jakarta Gridlock Creates a Public Health Nightmare More than 1,000 die each year in auto accidents in Jakarta, where population growth and lack of public transportation have created a traffic crisis.

	June 29, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: Indonesia's Grand Goals, and Vulnerability Jakarta, the vast and sprawling capital is a tough place for uneducated people to make a living, yet they continue to pour in from every corner of the country, Ray Suarez reports during a recent reporting trip to Indonesia.

	June 29, 2011 Karzai: Hotel Attack Won't Slow Transfer One day after suicide bombers and gunmen stormed the Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul, causing a five-hour standoff involving Afghan security forces and NATO helicopters, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his country's forces would proceed with a planned transfer of security responsibilities from foreign troops.

	June 28, 2011 Suicide Bombers, Gunmen Attack Kabul Hotel The American-led coalition said two NATO helicopters killed three gunmen atop a hotel following four massive explosions in Kabul.

	June 28, 2011 High Food Prices Hit Small Indonesian Town Hard If you want to see how rising global food prices are affecting real people, follow the long dusty road to the small fishing village of Marunda, Indonesia.

	June 28, 2011 Food Prices Hit Small Town Indonesia Families in Marunda, Indonesia are facing declining salaries just as global food prices are on the rise.

	June 28, 2011 Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Trial Begins, but Value of Process in Question The second major trial of top Khmer Rouge leaders began Monday, but questions remained about whether the prosecutions would expand to other members of the regime even as Cambodia works to get beyond its past.

	June 27, 2011 World Week Ahead: DOD Cybersecurity Strategy, Bahrain Dialogue Begins The long-awaited trial of four top Khmer Rouge leaders begins in Cambodia on Monday, while the Pentagon is expected to release its plan on cybersecurity this week.

	June 24, 2011 Seized Bin Laden Writings Yield New Details, Rwandan Woman Convicted of Genocide Also: Rwandan woman convicted of genocide bt international tribunal, First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in Botwana.

	June 23, 2011 Gates: I Was ' Strong Advocate' for Afghanistan Surge to End in Summer 2012 In an interview Thursday with Jim Lehrer, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed President Obama's new timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, how he would define success in that war and the chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban plus the U.S. role in Libya and his tenure at the Pentagon.

	June 23, 2011 Obama Solicits Support for Afghanistan Drawdown Amid Varied Reactions President Obama announced Wednesday that 10,000 U.S. troops are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and another 23,000 will pull out by the end of 2012. Kwame Holman reports on the range of responses to the president's withdrawal timetable from Washington to Kabul.

	June 23, 2011 Gates: Chances of Negotiated Settlement With Taliban 'Probably Good' Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a NewsHour interview Thursday that the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good."

	June 23, 2011 On Afghanistan Drawdown, a Rare Note of Agreement in Patchwork Nation President Obama's call for steep reductions in the number of troops in Afghanistan is likely to be met with applause from people in nearly all of Patchwork Nation's 12 county types. But feelings about what will happen after are not so positive: An analysis of a Pew Research Center survey finds a level of agreement we rarely see.

	June 23, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: Indonesia's Mentally Ill, Caged and Bound Ray Suarez reports on a reporting trip to Cianjur, Indonesia, to visit some of the country's mentally ill, misunderstood and mistreated.

	June 23, 2011 Making Sense: Is China's Economic Progress In Trouble? Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley and now Yale, and author of the book "The Next Asia," has long been among the most astute and independent of economic forecasters.

	June 23, 2011 Is China's Economic Progress in Trouble? Stephen Roach, of Morgan Stanley and now Yale and author of the book "The Next Asia," has long been among the most astute and independent of economic forecasters. He has also spent much of the past decade in the Far East and lately, China, whose economic progress has seemed to him inexorable.

	June 23, 2011 France to Withdraw From Afghanistan, North Dakota Bracing for Floods Following President Obama's speech Wednesday evening, in which he announced the withdrawal of 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan over the course of the next 12 months, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country will begin pulling its 4,000 soldiers out in a phased exit.

	June 22, 2011 Military Experts Scrutinize Obama's Drawdown Plan Military analysts weigh in on President Obama's new plan to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan.

	June 22, 2011 Obama Unveils Afghanistan Drawdown Plan: What Will Allies Think? President Obama outlined his plan Wednesday to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer 2012, saying "it is time to focus on nation building here at home." Judy Woodruff discusses the impact of the president's decision with The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus and The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.

	June 22, 2011 Obama on Afghan War Drawdown: 'The Tide of War Is Receding' In a primetime address Wednesday night, President Barack Obama announced that 33,000 U.S. troops -- the full amount of the surge he announced in 2009 at West Point -- will be leaving Afghanistan by the end of summer 2012. Here are the president's full remarks as prepared for delivery.

	June 22, 2011 Afghanistan: 10 Stories in 10 Years The war in Afghanistan, sparked by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, has now continued for nearly 10 years. We look back at how the war has evolved over the past decade as the president prepares to address the nation Wednesday night on a plan for troop reductions.

	June 22, 2011 U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Near a Decade of Combat U.S. troops have been fighting in Afghanistan for nearly a decade, including a 33,000-troop "surge" ordered by President Obama last year. On Wednesday evening, the president will address the nation and outline his strategy for reducing the number of soldiers on the ground over the coming years.

	June 22, 2011 One Man's Mission to Open History of Khmer Rouge Next week, four top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime will be brought to trial in Cambodia for alleged crimes against humanity (known as Case 002). Journalism student Jake Schoneker reported from Cambodia ahead of the trial.

	June 22, 2011 China Releases Artist, Activist Ai Weiwei on Bail According to state media reports, China has released activist Ai Weiwei from prison on bail after reportedly admitting to tax evasion, almost three months after he was arrested at Beijing's airport.

	June 21, 2011 Cambodia Teaches New Generation About Khmer Rouge Atrocities With a new set of genocide trials set to begin, a new generation of Cambodians is learning about the country's violent and deadly history. This report is produced by University of California, Berkeley's School of Journalism students Jake Schoneker and Mark Oltmanns.

	June 21, 2011 Slide Show: The World's Biggest Refugee Hot Zones More than 80 percent of the world's 15.4 million refugees are hosted in some of the world's poorest countries, according to new 2010 data released this week by the U.N. High Commission on Refugees.

	June 21, 2011 Refugee Hot Zones Around the World The UN Refugee Agency released new 2010 data on the countries hosting the largest numbers of refugees and the countries producing large refugee populations.

	June 21, 2011 Obama Set to Announce Afghanistan Troop Drawdown President Obama is set to make a highly-anticipated announcement in a Wednesday address on the number of U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan beginning in July.

	June 20, 2011 World Week Ahead: Afghan Troop Downsizing; Gates Exit Interview This week, Jim Lehrer will interview Defense Secretary Robert Gates as he prepares to step down from his administration post and as President Obama prepares to announce the level of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.

	June 17, 2011 Imprisoned Iranian Doctors Honored for HIV Work Two Iranian brothers who promoted compassionate HIV care and were imprisoned by the government were awarded the 2011 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights Thursday night.

	June 16, 2011 North Koreans Risk Lives to Escape Via Underground Railroad As famine grips North Korea, some are choosing to make a difficult journey to Thailand through a modern-day underground railroad. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports.

	June 16, 2011 Al-Qaida Names al-Zawahri as bin Laden Successor A month and a half after the death of Osama bin Laden in a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a statement attributed to al-Qaida said his deputy, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahri, 59, has succeeded him as head of the organization. The group's statement, which was posted on an Islamist website.

	June 15, 2011 International Groups Examine Allegations of 'Summary Executions' in Sri Lanka Ray Suarez discusses allegations that Sri Lankan forces killed thousands of civilians toward the end of the country's civil war with Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the U.S. Jaliya Wickramasuriya and Mark Schneider of The International Crisis Group.

	June 15, 2011 Sri Lankan Government Accused of Human Rights Abuses Near Civil War's End It's been just two years since some resemblance of peace returned to the island nation of Sri Lanka, with its 25-year civil war drawing to a close. But now, Britain's Independent Television News charges that government forces herded thousands of Tamil civilians into a "no-fire zone" and opened fire on them. Ray Suarez reports.

	June 15, 2011 In Many Countries, Cancer Patients Face Stigma, Misperceptions A growing body of research looks at perceptions of cancer and the stigma for patients, both self-inflicted and from their communities.

	June 15, 2011 'Skateistan' Offers Glimpse Into Lives of Young Afghan Skateboarders We're looking at the film "Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul," a documentary that follows the lives of young skateboarders in Afghanistan, this week as part of our partnership with The Economist magazine that showcases the art of filmmaking.

	June 15, 2011 Alleged CIA Informants Arrested in Pakistan According to the New York Times, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, or ISI, has arrested some of the informants who provided the CIA with information on Osama bin Laden's whereabouts before the raid that killed him at his Abbottabad compound.

	June 8, 2011 Five Must-See Dispatches, Videos and Blogs From Afghanistan Next month, President Obama plans to start reducing the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by an as-yet undetermined amount. The following is a round-up of reports from Afghanistan, including what soldiers face in the country and how the Taliban are finding new ways to communicate.

	June 8, 2011 NATO Commander: Afghan Forces Making Progress, But Still Not Ready Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, painted an optimistic picture this week of the progress of Afghan security forces, but cautioned that there is still a long road ahead.

	June 8, 2011 Report: Afghanistan Projects Threatened, Hundreds of Syrians Fleeing to Turkey Also: Yemen ruling party, opposition to meet, 5,000 evacuate as Arizona wildfires spread.

	June 7, 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: 'a Failure of Regulation, not Operation' Three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power Plant in Japan, a new report puts the amount of radiation released at more than double earlier estimates. Judy Woodruff discusses the report's findings with James Acton of The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

	June 7, 2011 Report: Puts Fukushima's Radiation Release at 1/6th of Chernobyl's It's been three months since a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. A new official report says the amount of radiation released was more than double the earlier estimates. Judy Woodruff reports on the findings.

	June 7, 2011 Gates: U.S. Will 'Turn the Corner' in Afghanistan, Syrian Town Fears Crackdown Also: 19 reported killed in Yemen clashes, Japan's nuclear safety agency doubles radiation release estimates.

	June 3, 2011 Slide Show: Capturing Indonesia's Many Sides NewsHour deputy foreign affairs and defense editor Dan Sagalyn traveled to Indonesia in May 2011 to learn more about the Southeast Asian country -- the world's fourth most populous nation -- and the issues it faces today.

	June 3, 2011 Indonesia: Land of Contrasts PBS NewsHour producer Dan Sagalyn traveled to Indonesia in May 2011 to learn more about the Southeast Asian country -- the world's fourth most populous nation -- and the issues it faces today.

	June 3, 2011 Unemployment Rises to 9.1%, 54,000 Jobs Added in May Also: Pakistani soldiers clash with militants near Afghan border, bombing kills 16 in Tikrit, North Korea escalates rhetoric against South Korea.



	MAY May 31, 2011 Karzai Condemns Civilian Casualties from NATO Attacks, Heavy Fighting in Yemen Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in a news conference that NATO has received its "final warning" and that air strikes on homes will not be allowed. His remarks came after the deaths of women in children in a recent strike in Helmand province.

	May 27, 2011 G-8 Pledges $40 Billion to Arab Spring, Clinton Seeks to Ease Pakistani Tensions Also: Ratko Mladic to appear at extradition hearing, North Korea says it has released an American detained since November.

	May 26, 2011 'Kimjongilia' Film Highlights Harrowing Stories of Escape From North Korea In her documentary, "Kimjongilia," filmmaker N.C. Heikin tells tales of life in North Korea from the perspective of those who have managed to escape the country and its regime. This excerpt is part of a series of independently produced films from around the world aired in a partnership with The Economist magazine.

	May 26, 2011 'Kimjongilia' Charts Tales of Escape From North Korea We're looking at a new film Thursday as part of our partnership with the Economist magazine that showcases the art of filmmaking.

	May 26, 2011 Corruption Challenges Indonesia's Government Pervasive corruption in Indonesia poses a challenge to the government and is threatening the country's transition to democracy, some say.

	May 23, 2011 Pakistani Program Offers Affordable Health Insurance to Help Urban Poor One program in Pakistan is attempting to combat urban poverty, the root of many Pakistanis' problems, by providing affordable health insurance. Special correspondent Saima Mohsin reports from the nation's largest city, Karachi.

	May 23, 2011 New Wrap: 5 NATO Soldiers Killed by Explosions in Afghanistan In other news Monday, five NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, four in a roadside bombing in the east and one in an explosion in the south. Alliance officials gave no detail of the soldiers' nationalities. In Pakistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base that killed 10 people.

	May 23, 2011 In Indonesia, Mixed Views of Osama Bin Laden When asked about al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden after his death, Indonesians expressed a variety of views, from those who praised his work to those who said he misrepresented Islam, and still others who felt he should have been tried in court.

	May 20, 2011 U.S.-Pakistani Officials Work to Hit 'Reset' Button U.S.-Pakistani relations threatened to take a nosedive after the finding and killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, and officials in both countries have been working to sort out the future of the allies' relationship.

	May 18, 2011 Al-Qaida Leaders: Dead or Wanted The hunt for top-level al-Qaida members continues in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death. We profile a selection of senior terrorist leaders who were captured or killed, and others who are still on the lam.

	May 18, 2011 11 Killed in Afghan Protests, Strauss-Kahn Arrest Creates Uncertainty in IMF Also: Mississippi River's rise disrupts shipping and threatens more communities, missing al Jazeera reporter Dorothy Parvaz freed.

	May 16, 2011 Questions Remain After Pakistan's Independent Probe into Bin Laden Case Pakistan approved an independent review -- rather than relying on a military investigation -- to look into the operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but some still say results will not see the light of day.

	May 13, 2011 Taiwan, China and the U.S.: A Complicated Triangle All three nations say they follow a "One China" policy, but the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China are two very different places. The latter is an increasingly vibrant democracy, while the mainland squashes any opposition to the one-party rule of the Communist Party.

	May 13, 2011 Some Bright Spots Amid Worries in Japan's Quake Recovery Two months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that forced many into evacuation shelters and damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, Japan is grappling with the long-term recovery effort.

	May 13, 2011 Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing Killing at Least 80 Twin blasts targeted cadets at a paramilitary academy in northwest Pakistan. Also, Louisiana residents brace for flooding, Syrian security forces prepare for Friday demonstrations, and the Japanese government agrees to a Tepco compensation plan.

	May 12, 2011 Pakistan Microlending Program Looks to Aid Women in Poverty A Pakistani program that gives small loans to needy woman is making a difference for those in poverty. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the program that focuses on women. It's part of a partnership with the Undertold Stories Project at St. Mary's University in Minnesota.

	May 12, 2011 Singapore Entering a 'New Phase' in Politics Most Americans or Europeans would not regard an opposition gain to 7 percent of the seats in parliament as a big deal, but for Singapore it was a dramatic breakthrough.

	May 11, 2011 Japan's Triple Disaster, By the Numbers On March 11, Japan's northeastern shore was struck by a massive earthquake followed by a violent tsunami. Within days a third disaster was unfolding, a crisis at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power facility.

	May 11, 2011 Slide Show: The Japan Crisis, 2 Months Later It has been two months since a catastrophic earthquake rocked Japan, triggering a massive tsunami and critically damaging the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

	May 11, 2011 House Intel Chair: No Evidence Pakistan Hid bin Laden The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that thus far, he has seen no evidence that senior Pakistani officials knew of or abetted Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad.

	May 9, 2011 Autism Prevalence May Be Far Higher Than Believed, Study Finds For the first time, researchers have studied an entire population sample and found that one in 38 children exhibited symptoms of Autism.

	May 9, 2011 Pakistani PM: Charges of Complicity in bin Laden Hideout 'Absurd' In an address to Pakistan's parliament Monday, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said his government would launch an investigation into how Osama bin Laden was able to reside undetected in his compound in Abbottabad but said charges that Pakistan had knowledge of his whereabouts are "absurd.

	May 9, 2011 World Week Ahead: More on bin Laden's Hideout; Mexico's Protests This week, we'll take a closer look at Osama bin Laden's lair and what the Pakistani military might have known about it. We'll also explore what comes next for Mexico, where thousands protested growing drug-related violence over the weekend.

	May 9, 2011 Obama Describes Risks of Bin Laden Raid, Miss. River Nears Record Levels In an interview on Sunday's "60 Minutes," President Obama said he was aware of the political risks of conducting the raid but decided to proceed with the intelligence available. And Syrian security forces arrested hundreds in Monday raids.

	May 6, 2011 After Bin Laden Raid in Abbottabad, the Questions Keep Coming In the age of instant news, when headlines last at most a few hours before being replaced by the next "big story," the death of Osama Bin Laden has unusual staying power. But the incident continues to generate more and more questions, but not many answers.

	May 6, 2011 Statement Linked to al-Qaida Confirms Bin Laden Death A statement posted on militant websites and attributed to al-Qaida appears to confirm the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness.

	May 5, 2011 Top Global Health Headlines: Pakistani Aid After Bin Laden; Doctors Detained The revelation that Osama bin Laden was living in a Pakistani city not far from Islamabad prior to his death has some members of Congress questioning the United States' nearly $1.3 billion in annual aid to the country.

	May 5, 2011 Quick Take: What's Next for Al-Qaida? The death of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden immediately raised questions about whether the terrorist network would suffer without its recognizable leader. And what about this year's revolutions in the Arab world, which have shown those seeking change a different avenue than violence?

	May 5, 2011 New Details Emerge in Bin Laden Raid; Pakistan Questions Legality of Operation New details about the Sunday raid on Osama bin Laden's fortified compound in Pakistan indicate that U.S. Navy SEALs engaged in a brief firefight at the outset of their mission but were not attacked again after that.

	May 4, 2011 Mysterious Navy SEALs: 10 Must Reads The names of the elite Navy SEALs who took down Osama bin Laden Sunday remain a secret, but the historic mission is drawing plenty of attention to the military's special operations units. We asked NewsHour editors and reporters for recommendations on some good resources about the SEALs, their intense training and this operation.

	May 4, 2011 China Tries to Kick the Public Smoking Habit When the NewsHour's global health team visited China last year for stories on tobacco, obesity and other health issues, they found a smoker's paradise and an anti-tobacco advocate's nightmare.

	May 4, 2011 How News of Bin Laden's Death Has Reverberated Around the U.S. As the world digests the news that Osama bin Laden is dead, we collected reporting from public media outlets for a glimpse at the conversations taking place around the nation about bin Laden and the post-9/11 era.

	May 4, 2011 Abbottabad: How Did Bin Laden Hide in This 'Sleepy' Town? Bullet holes riddle the walls of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was hiding -- one of the few remaining signs of the siege that killed the most wanted man in the world.

	May 3, 2011 Panetta: Obama Couldn't See Bin Laden's Death, but Received 'Geronimo' Signal In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta describes the final tense seconds of the commando raid on the compound housing Osama bin Laden in Pakistan -- and the culmination of a nearly 10-year manhunt.

	May 2, 2011 Bin Laden Is Dead: Updates, Reaction and Analysis The world awoke Monday to the stunning news that long-hunted al-Qaida leader and Sept. 11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden was killed Sunday in a U.S. ground operation in Pakistan.

	May 2, 2011 Slide Show: World Reaction to Bin Laden Death Ranges From Caution to Glee Reaction to Sunday's news of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden's death was swift and celebratory in the United States, but more restrained in other places, such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and some parts of the Arab world.

	May 2, 2011 The World Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death President Obama's announcement late Sunday that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in Pakistan sparked celebrations at Ground Zero in New York City, outside the White House and elsewhere.

	May 2, 2011 Life of Bin Laden: 10 Must Reads As the world processes the news that Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. military operation in Pakistan, we collected some of the most insightful and informative pieces of reading on the terror leader -- his early years, transformation to terrorist, the long hunt to find him and more.

	May 2, 2011 Look Inside Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad Compound Ahead of a Monday morning briefing about the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the U.S. government released some graphics that shed new light on the compound where the most-wanted terrorist had been hiding for years.

	May 1, 2011 Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Says President Obama told the nation Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, long-hunted leader of the al-Qaida terror group and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight in Pakistan following a lengthy intelligence operation.



	APRIL April 29, 2011 Global Health Headlines: Food Aid to be Sent to North Korea Also: China's aging population poses challenges for health care providers and the work force, and a new cervical vaccine campaign kicks off in Rwanda,

	April 28, 2011 Thailand, Cambodia Call Truce After Week of Fighting The latest flare-up in a long-standing territorial dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has resulted in the deaths of at least 15 people and displaced tens of thousands during a week's worth of fighting.

	April 27, 2011 Afghan Pilot Kills 9 at Airport; Panetta, Petraeus to Shift Security Roles According to sources cited by the AP, CIA chief Leon Panetta will be tapped as defense secretary and Gen. David Petraeus will lead the CIA. An Afghan air force pilot opened fire on NATO troops at the Kabul airport, killing eight NATO soldiers and one contractor, reportedly after a dispute broke out.

	April 21, 2011 News Wrap: Indonesian Police Defuse 5 Large Bombs Near Catholic Church In other news Thursday, Indonesian terrorism suspects led police to five massive bombs buried under a gas pipeline near a church on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta. The bombs, set to detonate during Good Friday morning services, were defused. In Japan, another earthquake rattled the devastated northeastern coast.

	April 18, 2011 Attack at Afghan Ministry Kills 2, Libyan Rebels Say Crisis in Misrata Worsening A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform and explosive vest opened fire inside the defense ministry in Kabul, killing two people and wounding seven others.

	April 14, 2011 China Struggles With Health Care Reform Amid Growing Demand Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from China on the country's efforts to improve health care for its population, the world's largest.

	April 14, 2011 NATO in Talks About Libya Mission, Japan's Emperor Visits Survivors Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Berlin for a series of talks with NATO foreign ministers on how to proceed with air strikes and other measures to protect civilians in Libya amid calls from rebels, as well as France and Britain, to step up support of the opposition.

	April 13, 2011 In China, Factory Workers Allege Poisoning From iPhone Production Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, where some factory workers say they've been poisoned by exposure to a toxic chemical while working at an Apple iPhone assembly plant.

	April 12, 2011 China Weighs Environmental Concerns Against Economic Growth Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from Guangdong province in southern China on the clash between the populous nation's economic ambitions and worsening pollution problem.

	April 12, 2011 China Series Continues With Pollution, iPhone Workers, Health Care Reports The NewsHour continues its series from China this week as special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks at workers' rights, environmental concerns and the country's latest attempt at health care reform.

	April 12, 2011 Japan Raises Nuclear Crisis Level, Pakistan Demands Cut in CIA Presence Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has raised the level of the nuclear crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to a seven, matching the level used to describe Chernobyl.

	April 11, 2011 One Month After Tsunami, What Are Japan's Biggest Needs? A month after an earthquake and tsunami killed tens of thousands and touched off a nuclear crisis, Japan struggles to cope with the aftermath. Jeffrey Brown talks with the Stimson Center's Yuki Tatsumi, the American Red Cross's Nan Buzard and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's James Acton.

	April 11, 2011 Aftershock Rattles Japan 1 Month After Earthquake, Tsunami Disaster Japan continued recovery efforts one month after an earthquake and tsunami devastated its northeastern coast and killed at least 13,000 people, while 14,000 are still missing. Thousands more are living in shelters as the government struggles to contain the radiation threat from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	April 11, 2011 World Week Ahead: Brokering a Deal in Libya; One Month Since Japan's Quake An African Union delegation is working to broker a deal this week between Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and rebels seeking his ouster. And Japan hits the one month mark since the devastating earthquake and tsunami as answers on nuclear safety and the exact number of victims remain elusive.

	April 11, 2011 Strong Aftershock Jolts Japan on One Month Anniversary of Tsunami Disaster As Japan somberly marked the one month anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people and set off a radiation crisis at a nuclear plant, a strong aftershock shook the country once more.

	April 8, 2011 Ai Weiwei Case Poses Test for China Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is one of several dozen activists arrested in China over the past few months. But as one of the most prominent, he poses a test case for the Chinese government's resolve to silence its critics.

	April 8, 2011 NATO Confirms Air Strike Killed Libyan Rebels; Aftershock Kills 3 in Japan NATO acknowledged that an air strike Thursday mistakenly killed two Libyan rebels, an accident it said was caused by lack of information.

	April 7, 2011 News Wrap: Major Aftershock Rattles Northeast Japan In other news Thursday, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's already devastated northeast coast, touched off fears of another tsunami and disrupted gas, power and water service in the region. Also, Libyan rebels said that NATO mistakenly attacked their position outside Brega and killed at least two people.

	April 7, 2011 Global Health Headlines: Superbug in India, Tobacco Warnings A drug-resistant superbug was found in about a quarter of samples taken from tap water and puddles in New Delhi, indicating the bacteria is circulating widely in the area.

	April 7, 2011 7.1-Magnitude Quake Hits off Japan Coast A tsunami warning has been lifted after a 7.1-magnitude quake hit off Japan's northeastern coast. Officials had warned those in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. Tepco says there is no immediate indication of damage at the Fukushima plant.

	April 6, 2011 Q&A: IFRC on Evacuee Conditions, Nuclear Crisis Concerns The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' John Sparrow spoke with the NewsHour from Tokyo just after a trip up the eastern coast to visit tsunami evacuation centers.

	April 5, 2011 Kazakhstani President Wins Big, But Vote Raises Questions The president of Kazakhstan, who has been in office since the Soviet era, recently won re-election by a reported 95.5 percent of the vote. Critics say the election was not without flaws.

	April 5, 2011 Japan Sets New Radiation Limits for Seafood, Italy Recognizes Libyan Rebels Also: Pro-Ouattara forces surround Gbagbo residence in Ivory Coast, security forces fire on protesters in more Yemen unrest.

	April 4, 2011 China's Tolerance for Dissent Tested Amid Arab World Uprisings Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from Beijing on the Chinese government's tolerance for some anti-government protests and its crackdown on others.

	April 4, 2011 Chinese Artist, Activist Ai Weiwei Arrested Ai Weiwei, one of China's most famous artists and human rights activists, was detained on Sunday at the Beijing airport. His arrest comes as Chinese officials try to prevent the spread of pro-democracy protests. Judy Woodruff has an excerpt from a Frontline documentary on Ai Weiwei.

	April 4, 2011 Can U.S. Product Makers Manufacture a Profit? The most profitable firm is the one that most lowers its costs and thus takes business from its rivals. Therefore it attracts the capital to keep expanding. In theory, "less profitable" eventually becomes not profitable as customers and investors move on. Sunny-side-of-the-streeters point to the virtues of such competition.

	April 4, 2011 Japan to Release Radioactive Water into Pacific Ocean in Effort to Cool Reactors Workers at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant are using a dye substance in an effort to trace the source of a leak spreading radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean and hampering efforts to cool the reactors.

	April 1, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Radiation Fears, Teen Deaths, Measles Epidemic Japanese officials are debating expanding a 12-mile evacuation radius around the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.

	April 1, 2011 Fukushima Evacuees May Be Homeless for Months as Cleanup Continues Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said those who had evacuated from the radius near the Fukushima plant, many of whom were living in temporary shelters, will not be able to return home in the near future.



	MARCH March 31, 2011 News Wrap: Groundwater Beneath Fukushima Plant Shows High Radiation Levels In other news Thursday, groundwater beneath the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan measured 10,000 times the standard level of radiation. Officials do not believe radiation contaminated the drinking water supply. Also, a suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 12 people and wounded 20 in the northwest town of Charsadda.

	March 31, 2011 Japan's Radioactive Leak: What Are the Long-Term Consequences? Environmental and nuclear scientists in the U.S. are watching apparent leakage discovered at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor site this week with a concerned eye, for both health effects and impact on the environment.

	March 31, 2011 Radioactivity in Seawater Near Nuclear Plant Reaches New High Radioactive iodine in seawater near the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan has reached 4,385 the legal limit.

	March 30, 2011 NOVA Explores Science Behind Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami NOVA looks at the scenes behind the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed much of Japan's northeastern coast and killed at least 11,000 people. The documentary includes footage from a conservationist who was in the region when the disaster struck.

	March 30, 2011 In India, Loan Sharks, Commercialization Cast Pall Over Microfinancing Once a darling of development programs, microlending in India is credited with helping many poor people become self-sufficient. But commercial companies moved into what had been the realm of nonprofits, handing out $7 billion in loans in the last decade and creating a competitive marketplace. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

	March 30, 2011 Regulators Crack Down on Microfinance Industry in India New rules aimed at regulating India's microfinance industry, whose spectacular growth and near collapse strongly echo the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, are set to take effect April 1.

	March 30, 2011 Four Reactors to Be Decomissioned, Seawater Radiation Levels Rise Tokyo Electric Power Company has said four of the six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant cannot be fixed and will be decommissioned as efforts to contain the spread of radioactive water continue at the facility.

	March 29, 2011 Japan on 'Maximum Alert' as Fukushima Radiation Threat Remains High Japan's prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that the country faces a grave danger from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant and remains at "maximum alert." Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest in the struggle to contain the crippled reactors.

	March 29, 2011 Infographic: Radiation and Radioactive Contaminants The damage caused at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has created a host of potential hazards for workers and residents.

	March 29, 2011 Radiation and Radioactivity The damaged caused at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has created a host of potential hazards for workers and residents. Radiation and radioactive contaminants can have serious effects on humans, and can spread in a variety of ways.

	March 29, 2011 Japan in 'Maximum Alert' as It Struggles to Contain Nuclear Crisis Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his government was "in a state of maximum alert" as the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant continues to spread, with radioactive contamination in the air, soil and water near the plant.

	March 28, 2011 Long-Term Impacts of Fukushima Reactor Could Linger For 'A Generation or More' Japanese officials reported that radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged building at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and had contaminated the ground near the site. Jeffrey Brown talks to Columbia University's David Brenner and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's James Acton.

	March 28, 2011 Explosion at Yemen Arms Factory; Suicide Bombers Strike in Afghanistan In Jaar, Yemen, several massive explosions at an ammunition factory killed at least 78 people after it was raided by Islamist militants the previous day.

	March 28, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: My Brush with Chinese Censorship At Beijing airport on our way to southern China, cameraman Denis Levkovich bought the March 21, 2011 edition of Time magazine. On our plane trip, I asked to borrow it, and on page 12 came across a curious item.

	March 28, 2011 Radiation Levels Spike Near Japan Plant, Detected in Seawater Workers are racing to pump out tons of radioactive water inside the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant as levels continue to rise in both the air and seawater off Tokyo's eastern coast.

	March 25, 2011 North Korea, Normally Coping With Chronic Hunger, Faces Massive Food Shortage A United Nations report released Friday said more than 6 million people in North Korea urgently need food aid and face chronic hunger. Margaret Warner speaks with Mercy Corps' David Austin, who recently led a delegation of aid workers to North Korea to observe the food crisis.

	March 25, 2011 News Wrap: Fukushima Workers Hospitalized After Possible Breach of Nuclear Core In other news Friday, Japanese officials warned one of the nuclear reactor cores at the stricken Fukushima power plant may have been breached. Two workers were hospitalized for radiation burns while working to repair the reactor. Also, the U.N. reported that up to 1 million people have fled escalating violence in Ivory Coast.

	March 25, 2011 Report: Time for a 'Diplomatic Surge' in Afghanistan A group of 15 prominent former diplomats from nine countries says the time is now to begin a diplomatic push for a solution in Afghanistan that includes negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

	March 24, 2011 All Grown Up, Boyz II Men Raise Money for Japan Disaster Relief Boyz II Men, one of the biggest R&B groups of all time, is raising money to support relief efforts in Japan.

	March 24, 2011 Tsunami Prediction: What Can and Can't Be Done to Save Lives As horrific as the March 11 earthquake and tsunami were in Japan, they were exciting events for geologists and oceanographers around the world. While not rare, big tsunamis are infrequent enough that scientists are eager to jump on them for study.

	March 24, 2011 Slide Show: Tuberculosis a Silent Killer Health officials are drawing attention to the 22 countries that contribute 80 percent of the global burden of tuberculosis on March 24, designated World TB Day.

	March 24, 2011 Workers at Nuclear Plant Hospitalized, Radiation in Tokyo's Water Stokes Fears Two workers at the damaged nuclear facility were hospitalized Thursday after being exposed to contaminated water in one of the reactors.

	March 23, 2011 Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Tokyo Tap Water Japanese officials warned Tokyo residents to avoid giving tap water to infants after tests revealed radiation levels exceeded safe limits. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest problem stemming from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.

	March 23, 2011 Afghan Dressmaker Helps Inspire Other Start-ups A seamstress in Afghanistan "refused to give up" under a restrictive regime and went on to become a successful entrepreneur in the war-ravaged country.

	March 23, 2011 Radiation in Tokyo's Water Heightens Fears of Contamination Japanese officials announced that they had detected radiation above legally allowed limits in water from a Tokyo purifying station, heightening fears of spreading contamination from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility.

	March 22, 2011 As Bangladesh's Population Grows, Slum Dwellers Struggle For Clean Water Access Special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on an innovative approach for getting water to slum dwellers in Bangladesh. The report is the latest in a series on global population issues in collaboration with National Geographic magazine and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

	March 22, 2011 Japanese Ambassador to U.S. on Quake Recovery, Nuclear Crisis Judy Woodruff talks to Japan's ambassador to the U.S., Ichiro Fujisaki, about repair efforts at the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors and what lies ahead for Japan as it struggles to clean-up and rebuild after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

	March 22, 2011 Crews Install Power Lines in Bid to Restore Damanged Reactors' Cooling Systems Crews hooked up power lines to damaged reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in an effort to restore the reactors' cooling systems. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports on the clean-up effort underway in the hard-hit city of Sendai.

	March 22, 2011 Access to Basics Improves, But Future Uncertain for Japan Evacuees Patrick Fuller, Asia Pacific communications manager for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies spoke with the NewsHour Tuesday about the challenges ahead for Japan's hundreds of thousands of evacuees.

	March 22, 2011 Karzai Outlines Handover of Areas of Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai defined seven parts of the country that he says are ready to transition to Afghan control in July, when U.S. military troops begin a phased-out withdrawal.

	March 22, 2011 Water Woes: Japan, Haiti and Kenya Among World's Trouble Spots In countries around the globe, the quest for clean water is a daily challenge tied to governance, infrastructure and other issues.

	March 22, 2011 Power Lines Installed at Nuclear Plant All six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant have been connected to power lines, although Tokyo Electric Power Company has said there are steps that need to be taken before it can safely turn the power on.

	March 21, 2011 Japan Works to Restore Reactors' Power Supplies; Fear of Contaminated Food Rises Japanese officials reported new concerns over radiation levels in food and water from areas close to the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports from Japan, and Judy Woodruff talks with former IAEA official Olli Heinonen about the struggle to control the radiation threat.

	March 21, 2011 Visualizing Japan's Power Outages After Earthquake, Tsunami Power losses on March 12 indicated in red.

	March 21, 2011 World Week Ahead: Libya Intervention; Radiation in Japan; World Water Day The U.S.-European bombing of Libyan air defenses over the weekend also launched a debate over what comes next and how to handle Moammar Gadhafi's grip on power. View the stories we're following this week.

	March 21, 2011 Japanese Yen Reacts After the Earthquake: What Now? Humans react dramatically to dramatic events. Makes sense. But it can cause collateral damage. Japanese investors quaked for an obvious reason: "We'll need yen immediately," they thought, "so we'd better sell off our foreign assets and stock up on the local currency."

	March 21, 2011 Smoke Rises From Nuclear Reactors; Concerns Over Radiation in Food Smoke rose from two reactor units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant Monday, stopping work to reconnect power lines and fix cooling systems to Japan's nuclear complex damaged by the March 11 earthquake.

	March 18, 2011 Japan's Crises: A Critical First Week It's been one week since the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a devastating tsunami.

	March 18, 2011 In China, Sympathy for Japan, But Worries Over Radiation From Beijing, Jeffrey Kaye reports on China's concerns over the nuclear radiation threat from Japan's damaged reactors, plus sympathy for their neighbors over the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

	March 18, 2011 Japan Marks Moment of Silence for Victims as Battle to Cool Reactors Continues Japan held a moment of silence marking one week since an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country's northeastern coast. Engineers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power hooked up a new power cable in hopes of reviving the cooling system. James Mates of Independent Television News reports on attempts to control the reactors.

	March 18, 2011 Photo Essay: Destruction in Japan A look back at the aftermath of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeastern coast of Japan last week.

	March 18, 2011 Destruction in Japan A 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that left thousands dead and Japan's nuclear facilities in peril.

	March 18, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines Checking radiation levels in Koriyama city in Fukushima prefecture.

	March 18, 2011 Gwen's Take: Mixed Signals: When to Send Them, How to Read Them I was sitting behind the wheel on Pennsylvania Avenue Thursday afternoon in the kind of traffic clog that those of us who live in Washington, D.C., have become accustomed to. The clamor of sirens signaled that President Obama's motorcade was about to pass.

	March 18, 2011 Rating Nuclear Accidents and Incidents: Which Were the Worst? With three reactors having at least partial meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, the country raised the alert level from four to five on a seven-point international scale for atomic incidents Friday.

	March 18, 2011 Deflation: Inflation's Evil Twin If an economy is shrinking, then why invest in the future? The game of capitalism works if there are new prizes to be won. Inflation is the product of exuberance- often irrational. But it gets you up in the morning. Deflation is the product of fear- also often irrational. But it's more likely to lure you back under the covers.

	March 18, 2011 Dalai Lama's Offer to Shed Political Role Meets Resistance The Dalai Lama's offer to relinquish his political leadership of the exiled Tibetan people has run into opposition not only from China, but from some high-ranking followers and associates.

	March 18, 2011 Nuclear Alert Level Raised, Official Says Response Should Have Been Quicker Japan has raised the nuclear alert level at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant to five out of a highest of seven on the international scale for such incidents.

	March 17, 2011 Order, Resilience Mark Japanese Response to Compound Crises The response to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crises has been marked by resilience and order among Japanese citizens. Jeffrey Brown talks with the Stimson Center's Yuki Tatsumi about how Japanese culture has factored into the disaster aftermath.

	March 17, 2011 Spent Fuel Pools: Assessing the Threat at Damaged Nuclear Plant American and Japanese officials have offered sharply different assessments of the situation at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Judy Woodruff weighs the threat of the spend fuel pools with the University of Southern California's Najmedin Meshkati and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Rearch's Arjun Makhijani.

	March 17, 2011 More Uncertainty at Hobbled Japan Nuclear Plant Despite Reassurances At the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers are enlisting military helicopters and fire trucks in the ongoing battle to cool overheated reactors. Meanwhile, a growing number of Japanese and foreigners are fleeing from the radiation threat. Tom Clarke, Sarah Smith and Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News report.

	March 17, 2011 Get to Know Tepco: Japan's Biggest Power Company As Japan's nuclear crisis continues to unfold, you've probably heard mention of Tokyo Electric Power Company, the energy giant who operates the troubled Fukushima plant.

	March 17, 2011 View From Tokyo: Japanese Try to Go on With Daily Life 'as Best They Can' Checking radiation levels of an evacuee of the Fukushima vicinity in Japan In Japan, foreign governments are evacuating their citizens from the area of the Fukushima nuclear plant, as the Japanese military works to douse the facility with tons of water to prevent a nuclear reactor meltdown.

	March 17, 2011 China Health Minister on Japan Crisis: 'Uncertanities' Loom on Radiation Risk The PBS NewsHour has a reporting team in China this week, working on health, economy and other stories for a series you'll see in coming weeks. Jeffrey Kaye spoke with Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu about how Beijing is responding to the Japanese crisis.

	March 17, 2011 Workers in China: 'Your iPhone Cost Us Our Health' NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye speaks with Wintek employees.

	March 17, 2011 Helicopters Aid in Cooling of Nuclear Plant, U.S. Authorizes Evacuations Water canons and helicopters were added to the frantic cooling operations underway at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Thursday in an effort to prevent it from overheating.

	March 16, 2011 Japan's Radiation Leak: What Are Health Risks Locally, Globally? Foreign governments have advised citizens to leave northeastern Japan due to the threat of radiation. Gwen Ifill talks with nuclear engineer Lake Barrett and Columbia University's Norman Kleiman about the possible health consequences from the ongoing nuclear crisis.

	March 16, 2011 Nuclear Fears, Winter Storms Add to Japanese Quake Survivors' Misery The threat of a nuclear meltdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant continued to escalate Wednesday. Meanwhile, rescuers switched operations from rescue to recovery following the earthquake and tsunami. Alex Thomson, Angus Walker and Sarah Smith of Independent Television News report on the latest developments.

	March 16, 2011 Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami Relief Efforts: How to Help In the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week, aid organizations are working to assist survivors and are calling for donations.

	March 16, 2011 Japan Tsunami Response Moves from Rescue to Relief Bitterly cold, snowy weather made relief efforts in northeast Japan extremely difficult Wednesday.

	March 16, 2011 Pakistani Court Acquits CIA Contractor of Murders A Pakistani court in Lahore has acquitted CIA contractor Raymond Davis of murder.

	March 16, 2011 Workers Return to Nuclear Plant After Radiation Spike A spike in the radiation levels at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant caused an evacuation of workers, a small number of whom have been allowed to return. Emperor Akihito delivered his first-ever national television address and said he was "deeply worried" about the situation.

	March 15, 2011 Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained With Japanese workers still struggling to regain control of a damaged nuclear power plant amid worsening fears of a full meltdown, we ask, what exactly is a nuclear meltdown?

	March 15, 2011 In Tokyo and Japan's Northeast, Victims Cope With Compound Crises As Japan struggles to control its damaged nuclear reactors, victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern part of the country struggle to cope with the disasters. Sarah Smith, Jon Snow and Angus Walker of Independent Television News report from Japan on how the country is managing its multiple crises.

	March 15, 2011 Will Japan's Crises Disrupt Global Economic Recovery? Many of Japan's factories, a key component of the global supply line, have been crippled the earthquake or tsunami, or have ceased production due to rolling blackouts. Ray Suarez talks with The Economist's Greg Ip about the global economic impact of Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

	March 15, 2011 Japan's Nuclear Uncertainty: Examining the Scope and Risks As Japan struggles cool down damaged nuclear reactors, a new fire broke out in a shut-down reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Jeffrey Brown assesses Japan's dangerous nuclear situation with former International Atomic Energy Agency official Olli Heinonen and Stephanie Cooke, editor of Nuclear Intelligence Weekly.

	March 15, 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami Victims Seek Aid, Shelter Amid Continuing Aftershocks The Japanese government confirmed at least 3,300 people were killed and nearly half a million are homeless after an earthquake and tsunami struck Friday. Alex Thomson and James Mates of Independent Television News report on Japan's search for survivors and attempts to get food, water and shelter to victims.

	March 15, 2011 New Fire at Damanged Japanese Nuclear Plant Escalates Radiation Concerns An explosion rocked another reactor at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant as authorities stepped up efforts to protect people living nearby from radiation exposure. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on Japan's scramble to prevent the a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima plant.

	March 15, 2011 Japan's Reshaped Coastline as Seen From Space NASA's Aqua satellite took images of Japan's northeastern coast before (left) and after (right) the March 11 tsunami. Plant-covered land is shown in bright green. After the disaster, the city of Sendai, where about 2,700 homes washed away, appears brown. An orange spot near Sendai shows the thermal signature of a fire.

	March 15, 2011 Third Explosion at Nuclear Plant Triggers Radiation Fears High radiation levels from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant forced 140,000 people in the vicinity to stay indoors after a third explosion at the facility, which is located along Japan's northeastern coast.

	March 14, 2011 Explore Tsunami's Aftermath in Japan Google Earth has published updated satellite images that show earthquake and tsunami damage in Japan. Explore these images and view related video and photos.

	March 14, 2011 Boiling Water Reactors 101: Science, Health Concerns of Japan's Nuclear Plants Authorities in Japan are trying to bring several nuclear reactors under control after cooling systems failed following an earthquake and tsunami. Gwen Ifill talks to science correspondent Miles O'Brien and David Brenner of Columbia University's Center for Radiological Research about the science and health concerns at the plants.

	March 14, 2011 Japan, International Community Race to Aid Earthquake, Tsunami Victims Japan and the international community are scrambling to get water, food and shelter to thousands of earthquake and tsunami victims in northeastern Japan. Ray Suarez talks to World Vision's Casey Calamusa in Tokyo and the United Nation's Catherine Bragg, assistant secretary general for the coordination of humanitarian affairs.

	March 14, 2011 Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami Survivors Begin Digging Out as Death Toll Climbs The death toll climbed to 1,900 after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled northeastern Japan, but some officials estimated the toll would exceed 10,000. James Mates, Alex Thomson and Angus Walker of Independent Television News report from Japan on the rescue and recovery efforts.

	March 14, 2011 Explore Tsunami's Aftermath in Japan using Google Earth Explore images and view related video and photos that show earthquake and tsunami damage in Japan.

	March 14, 2011 Responders Rush to Aid Japan Victims, Evacuees Tens of thousands of rescue workers are descending on Japan's northeast coast following the devastating earthquake and tsunami Friday that killed at least 10,000, according to a recent Associated Press estimate.

	March 14, 2011 Aid for Victims of Japan's Disaster The Japan Red Cross is working around the clock to provide food, shelter and medical services to the many people injured and displaced by Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

	March 14, 2011 Fears of Third Explosion at Nuclear Plant, At Least 10,000 Believed Dead A second explosion rocked a nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan, injuring 11 and sending plumes of smoke into the air.

	March 14, 2011 World Week Ahead: Japan's Nuclear Threat; Pressure on Libya Japan's triple whammy -- earthquake, tsunami and a possible nuclear disaster, which Prime Minister Naoto Kan called the worst crisis since World War II -- will dominate the week.

	March 13, 2011 Death Toll Climbs in Japan as Nuclear Threat Grows The death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan Friday is likely to top 10,000. Meanwhile, possible partial meltdowns are presumed at two nuclear reactors, and four more are having serious problems.

	March 12, 2011 Explosion Rocks Japanese Nuclear Power Plant in Quake's Aftermath An explosion at a nuclear power plant in Japan Saturday rattled nerves and raised concerns about leaking radiation as the country races to assess the scope of devastation from dual disasters of an 8..9-magnitude earthquake and powerful tsunami.

	March 11, 2011 8.9-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Japan, Hundreds Killed An 8.9-magnitude off of Japan's east coast triggered a 23-foot tsunami, sweeping away homes and cars and killing hundreds Friday. Dozens of aftershocks and a second, 6.6-magnitude quake north of Tokyo continued to rattle the country.

	March 11, 2011 Japan Reels From Tsunami, Quake: Did Preparations Work? Strong building codes are thought to have saved thousands of lives in the wake of a massive earthquake that struck northeastern Japan. Judy Woodruff talks about the damage with the Council on Foreign Relations' Sheila Smith, Chris Meinig of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and structural engineer Jim Harris.

	March 11, 2011 U.S. Pacific Rim on High Alert After Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami The earthquake off Japan's northeastern coast sparked a massive tsunami that kept people along the Pacific Rim on high alert for large waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland braced for damage as the tsunami traveled across the Pacific. Spencer Michels reports from California on the tsunami's impact on the West Coast.

	March 11, 2011 Despite Colossal Quake and Tsunami, Life in Japan 'Particularly Orderly' An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan Friday, triggering a 23-foot tsunami that charged inland. The deadly combination devastated cities along the northeast coast and sparked evacuations near nuclear power plants. Judy Woodruff gets three perspectives on the disasters and how people are coping in the aftermath.

	March 11, 2011 Japan 'the Most Prepared Place in the World' for a Tsunami For many viewers, the photos and video from Japan Friday brought back images of the 2004 tsunami disaster in Indonesia -- debris-clogged water flooding streets, sweeping away houses and leaving destruction behind.

	March 11, 2011 Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami: How They Happened The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck coastal Japan on Friday, devastating large swaths of the coast and spawning a powerful tsunami, was caused by the Pacific tectonic plate thrusting underneath the country, and forcing the seabed and ocean water upward.

	March 11, 2011 Live Seismic Data From Japan View live seismic activity in the region with a Google Earth map, overlaid with United States Geological Survey data.

	March 11, 2011 View Live Aftershock Activity in Japan Aftershocks continue to rock cities across Japan after an 8.9-magnitude struck off the country's east coast. To see a live view of seismic activity in the region we created a Google Earth map, overlaid with United States Geological Service data.

	March 10, 2011 U.N. Report: Closing Gender Gap is Good for Food Security According to the report, closing the gender gap could increase agricultural output in the developing world by an average 2.5 percent to 4 percent.

	March 9, 2011 Heavy-handed Response to Journalists in China Becomes the Story Anonymous calls on the Internet for Tunisian-inspired protests in China roused several hundred people to protest on Feb. 20, but the heavy-handed response that followed actually became the story, said Kathleen McLaughlin, GlobalPost's correspondent in Beijing.

	March 9, 2011 Obama Nominates Commerce Secretary Locke for China Ambassador Post President Obama formally nominated Commerce Secretary and former Washington Gov. Gary Locke to be ambassador to China Wednesday. If confirmed, he will succeed former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is likely to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

	March 9, 2011 High Casualties in Afghanistan in 2010; Pakistan Bombing Kills 36 Also: Bombing at funeral in northwest Pakistan kills 36; Copts, Muslims clash near Cairo, 11 dead, NPR CEO Schiller resigns.

	March 8, 2011 Conflict over Bangladeshi Micro-lender is 'Political', Some Say A Bangladeshi court has upheld the removal of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the micro-lending Grameen Bank he founded, in a move his supporters are calling politically motivated.

	March 8, 2011 International Women's Day 2011 Dancing in Iraq, protests in Ivory Coast, women dressed as men in Lebanon and a fashion show in China are some of the ways women are expressing a message of solidarity on International Women's Day, March 8. This year's theme is "decent work for women."

	March 7, 2011 In Afghanistan, Gates Emphasizes Plan to End Combat Operations by 2014 Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul for talks with U.S. military commanders and Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Answering reporters' questions Monday, he emphasized that the U.S. plans to conclude combat operations in the country by 2014 and does not want to set up permanent bases in the country.

	March 4, 2011 In War Zones, Education Takes a Backseat to Other Needs Education is often another casualty in countries wracked by violence, a recent U.N. report found, as more immediate needs such as food and shelter take priority. But some aid groups say education should be viewed with more urgency as a means to stabilize war-torn places.

	March 3, 2011 Killing of Pakistan Minister Highlights Peril of Questioning Blasphemy Laws n the months before he died, Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti knew his stance on the country's strict blasphemy laws, which ban statements that cause insult to the Prophet Muhammad, could lead to his death. On Wednesday, Bhatti was shot to death.

	March 2, 2011 Christchurch's Earthquake Damage A week after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, rescuers were still searching through the ruins and the town was holding memorial services for the victims.

	March 2, 2011 New Zealand's Shaken Town Combs Through Debris, Buries the Dead At least 150 people died and more are feared buried in the rubble caused by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the city of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Feb. 22. A week later, rescuers were still searching through the ruins and the town was holding memorial services for the victims of the quake.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 25, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Fungi to Battle Malaria, Lead Poisoning in China Researchers have genetically modified fungi capable of killing off malaria-causing parasites in mosquitoes, and preventing parasites from developing in the first place. Malaria is transmitted from person to person by mosquitoes, but the parasites are what cause the disease.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Afghans Brace for Another Spring Fraught With Violence Since U.S.-led forces unseated the Taliban in 2001, springtime in Afghanistan has generally brought increased fighting between insurgents and coalition forces. Many Afghans expect this year to be no different.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Introducing the NewsHour's Revamped World Page Our redesigned World page has more of the NewsHour's in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reporting from senior correspondents Margaret Warner and Ray Suarez. Take a video tour of the new site.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Judge Rules on Assange Extradition, Death Toll Rises in New Zealand Quake A judge in London ruled that Britain will extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden to face charges of sex crimes, accusations that the 39-year-old Australian has denied and attributed to a politically motivated smear campaign.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Mobile Banking Could Be Global Health Tool Cell phone technology is flourishing in developing countries, and health experts are hoping to capitalize on a wave of mobile banking products.

	Feb. 23, 2011 New Zealand Rescue Effort Continues Rescuers in Christchurch continue their search for survivors after a 6.

	Feb. 23, 2011 New Documentary Explores The Virtues of Venom The phrase "that which does not kill you only makes you stronger" couldn't be more true for toxinologists, the scientists studying the world's deadliest venoms in hopes of unlocking their beneficial properties.

	Feb. 22, 2011 New Zealand Earthquake Kills 65, Somali Pirates Kill 4 Americans Rescuers search for survivors Tuesday in a collapsed building in Christchurch, New Zealand.

	Feb. 21, 2011 News Wrap: British Prime Minister David Cameron Visits Egypt In other news Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron became the first world leader to visit Egypt after protests ousted President Hosni Mubarak. The government of China detained dozens of activists and censored Internet postings calling for demonstrations in Beijing, Shanghai and 11 other cities.

	Feb. 17, 2011 Powerful Solar Flares Headed Toward Earth The most powerful solar flares in four years blasted toward Earth Thursday, raising fears about disruption to communication and navigation satellites.

	Feb. 17, 2011 Global Food Price Spike Adding to Civil Unrest, Some Say A record high price in many food staples is pushing millions into poverty and contributing to unrest in countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said this week.

	Feb. 14, 2011 News Wrap: China Passes Japan to Become World's No. 2 Economy In other news Monday, China passed Japan to become the world's second-largest economy after Japan's economy shrunk the final quarter of 2010. Japan has placed behind the U.S. for much of the past 40 years. In Iran, protests inspired by the uprising in Egypt brought thousands of opposition demonstrators into central Tehran.

	Feb. 11, 2011 Pakistan: U.S. Employee Committed Murder, Chinese Activist Beaten Officials in Pakistan say Raymond Allen Davis, a U.S. consulate employee committed murder when he shot two Pakistanis in Lahore in January. The incident has caused friction between the allies; the United States claims he shot the two people in self-defense because they were trying to rob him.

	Feb. 10, 2011 Singapore Bursts With Energy, But Change Can Be Disturbing Singapore merlion and towers Beyond the forests of tall buildings that dominate Singapore's skyline, a visitor can feel -- if not necessarily see -- the presence of China.

	Feb. 8, 2011 News Wrap: Muslim Mob Attacks Churches, Court in Indonesia In other news Tuesday, hundreds of Muslim men demanding harsh punishment for a Christian on trial for blasphemy attacked churches and hurled rocks at a court building and riot police in Indonesia. Also, President Obama continued calls to build a high-speed rail system that can travel up to 250 mph.

	Feb. 4, 2011 Unemployment Dips in January, Australia Cleans Up from Cyclone The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent from December, settling at 9 percent in January. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36,000 new jobs were added, the gains were the smallest in four months.

	Feb. 3, 2011 Resource: 30 Years of Uprisings The upheaval in Egypt is reminiscent of past protest movements and revolutions that have brought down governments and transformed societies. We highlight some of them here.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Petraeus: Afghan Army, Police Making Progress; but Retention Lags Charles Sennott of GlobalPost sat down with Gen. David Petraeus, commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan, for an extended interview about where the fight for Afghanistan stands as the spring "fighting season" approaches. Sennott later spoke with the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown.

	Feb. 2, 2011 News Wrap: Historic Winter Storm Paralyzes Midwest, Northeast In other news Wednesday, snow and ice buried cities from Texas to Maine, stranding drivers and halting air travel. The storm was blamed for at least 10 deaths. A Category 5 cyclone pounded northeastern Australia and prompted evacuations of more than 10,000 people in a province recovering from heavy flooding.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Under Taliban Fire: GlobalPost Reports From Afghanistan Our partners at GlobalPost have been covering political developments in Afghanistan, as well as military activities in the east and south, where troops regularly encounter Taliban fire.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Cyclone Yasi Rips Through Australia's Northeast NASA satellite image of Cyclone Yasi approaching Australia as captured on Feb.



	JANUARY Jan. 21, 2011 In Hypercompetitive South Korea, Pressures Mount on Young Pupils Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where extraordinary student commitment has helped the nation's 15 year olds rank second in the world in reading and fourth in math, well ahead of their American counterparts. Many students take private lessons in addition to required coursework, but the pressure can create serious stress.

	Jan. 21, 2011 Saving History: South Korea's Preservation Dilemma SEOUL, South Korea \| Near Gwanghwamun Plaza, where statues of King Sejong and Adm. Yi Sun-sin regally stand, is a colorful pagoda under renovation, fenced-off in a corner and surrounded by high-rise office buildings.

	Jan. 21, 2011 President Hu Visits Chicago, Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Istanbul Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Chicago on the second stop of his state visit to the United States, visiting a prep school and an exhibit on Chinese companies operating in the Midwest.

	Jan. 20, 2011 Amid Hu's U.S. Visit, How Do China's Youth View Rest of World? As Chinese President Hu continues his state visit to the U.S., Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News gets views from several students at Renmin University in Beijing on whether he should make any concessions on human rights or the Chinese currency. Also, what do young Chinese people think of the outside world?

	Jan. 20, 2011 In Seoul, South Koreans Find Peace Despite North's Constant Threats South Korean officials have agreed to high-level military talks with North Korea, despite the brinksmanship following deadly attacks on a South Korean warship and an island. Margaret Warner reports from Seoul on how South Koreans cope with the constant threats from the North and gets views on what's ahead for the peninsula.

	Jan. 20, 2011 As China's Economy Grows, How Hard Should U.S. Push on Currency, Human Rights? Continuing his U.S. visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with political and business leaders. Jeffrey Brown evaluates the final day of his visit and the impact on the business world with Myron Brilliant of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO and Yukon Huang of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

	Jan. 20, 2011 President Hu Touts 'Common Interests' in Remarks to Business Leaders On the heels of a joint news conference with President Obama, a state dinner and meetings with congressional leaders, Chinese President Hu Jintao delivered remarks to American and Chinese business leaders on Thursday in Washington.

	Jan. 20, 2011 In South Korea, the Importance of 'Wellbeing' SEOUL, South Korea \| Signs with "wellbeing" written in English are popping up all over Korea from corner markets to high-end spas.

	Jan. 20, 2011 Hu to Meet With Congressional Leaders, S. Korea Accepts North's Idea for Talks Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama at a news conference Wednesday at the White House.

	Jan. 20, 2011 Traditional Korean Market A street market in Seoul, South Korea provides products old and new -- from bottled ginseng and roasted beetle larvae to glittery key chains and energy drinks.

	Jan. 19, 2011 China's 10 Largest Cities China's urban population has exploded in the last 20 years and more than 200 cities in China are expected to have a population of more than 1 million people by 2025.

	Jan. 19, 2011 Will U.S.-China Talks Reset Tone in a Competitive Relationship? Jeffrey Brown examines the undertones of the meetings between Presidents Hu and Obama with Susan Shirk of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, George Washington University's David Shambaugh and Minxin Pei of Claremont McKenna College.

	Jan. 19, 2011 Obama, Hu Talk Up Cooperation, But Big Differences Persist President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed Wednesday to seek common ground while acknowledging that both nations are major competitors in the world market. Jeffrey Brown has more.

	Jan. 19, 2011 Obama, Hu Emphasize Cooperation President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao answered reporters' questions in a news conference at the White House Wednesday after meeting with business leaders from both countries. Both presidents emphasized cooperation and the need for a positive relationship between the two powers.

	Jan. 19, 2011 Voices From South Korea: China, Friend or Foe? With Chinese President Hu Jintao visiting Washington and questions over China's support of North Korea in the air, we visited a Seoul train station to ask South Koreans their opinions on China and its behavior.

	Jan. 19, 2011 Chinese President Hu Kicks Off Visit, Haiti Charges Former Dictator Duvalier Chinese President Hu Jintao will spend Wednesday meeting with President Obama at the White House before a state dinner in the evening on the second day of his visit to Washington.

	Jan. 18, 2011 As Hu Visits U.S., South Korea Looks to Chinese Influence to Rein in North Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. is being closely watched for what might be said about North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The U.S. and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance after two attacks by the North, and pressed China to discourage further Northern provocations.

	Jan. 18, 2011 How Currency Choices 'Made in China' Have Big Impact on U.S. Economy Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over currency and trade. Amid its trade deficit with China, the U.S. wants to pressure the Chinese to let their currency, the renminbi, rise in value instead of pegging it to the dollar.

	Jan. 18, 2011 S. Korean Defense Official: China Can Play 'More Responsible' Role On the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington -- with the North Korea issue near the top of the agenda between him and President Obama -- Margaret Warner sat down in Seoul with South Korea's Deputy Defense Minister for Policy, Chang Gwang Il.

	Jan. 18, 2011 Hu's Visit Highlights U.S.-China Rivalry, Need for Pragmatism Chinese President Hu Jintao is headed to Washington to meet with President Obama at the White House, a reciprocal visit of sorts after President Obama traveled to Beijing in November 2009.

	Jan. 18, 2011 Slide Show: Sunken South Korean Ship SEOUL, South Korea \| Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South agitation, which has been smoldering ever since.

	Jan. 18, 2011 Sunken Cheonan Ship Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South friction. The NewsHour visited the ship in drydock 10 months later.

	Jan. 17, 2011 Korean Tensions Keep Military on High Alert Margaret Warner reports from South Korea on the state of military tensions on the peninsula. It's the first in a series of reports from Seoul.

	Jan. 17, 2011 Tour of Korea's Demilitarized Zone PANMUNJOM, Korean border \| Although called the "demilitarized zone", the DMZ is the most militarized border in the world, Col. Kurt Taylor told us during our recent tour of the buffer zone separating North and South Korea.

	Jan. 17, 2011 Giffords' Condition Upgraded to Serious Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier makes a surprise visit after 25 years in exile; new riots break out in Tunis ahead of government announcement.

	Jan. 15, 2011 S. Korean National Security Adviser: N. Korean Regime Faces Internal 'Demise' SEOUL, South Korea \| After last year's attacks on a South Korean warship and civilian-populated island - and with thousands of North Korea's artillery pieces and much of its million-man army just 30 miles up the road - you'd think the government in Seoul would be responding positively to the North's latest "let's talk" gambit.

	Jan. 14, 2011 U.S. Turns to China for 'Real Action' on North Korea, Other Issues Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea in a major policy address Friday. Margaret Warner, in Seoul, speaks with South Korea's national security adviser, and describes South Korea's tougher line toward the North, and what's behind it.

	Jan. 14, 2011 Doctors Encouraged by Giffords' Recovery Progress In the day's other headlines, recovery and remembrance continued in Tucson and a memorial service took place in Washington for Richard Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat who died in December.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Gen. Sharp: U.S., Allies Could Neutralize N. Korean Missile Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, told Margaret Warner that the U.S and its allies are capable of responding to a missile threat from North Korea.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Australia Flooding Threatens Already Sensitive Great Barrier Reef As muddy river water swept through parts of Australia, inundating more than 20,000 homes and claiming at least 15 lives, it also poured into the ocean, where it now threatens one of the country's most precious natural ecosystems: The Great Barrier Reef.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Voices From South Korea: National Security, North Korea and the U.S. South Koreans enter 2011 still smarting from two North Korean attacks last year -- on a warship in March and an island in November -- that together killed 50 of their citizens.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Massive Mudslides in Brazil Kill at Least 350 of President Obama's speech in Tucson, including video of the speech and analysis.

	Jan. 12, 2011 Australia's Flooding Disaster Forces Many to Flee John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from Brisbane, Australia, where a major evacuation has taken place as massive floods approach.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Suspect Confesses to Murdering Pakistani Politician In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Abigail Washburn Uses Banjo as Tool for Diplomacy For over a decade Abigail Washburn, a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player, knew she wanted to help improve Chinese-American relations. She just never thought she'd be doing it through song.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Observation Post Shows South Koreans' Love/Hate Fascination with the North Odusan Unification Observatory is as close as ordinary Koreans ever get to the border that divides North and South. Margaret Warner provides an on-site report.

	Jan. 7, 2011 News Wrap: GOP Advances Attempt to Repeal Health Reform In other news Friday, the new Republican majority in the House took a formal step in an attempt to repeal health care reform. Democrats fired back, saying millions of Americans will be hurt if the law is repealed. In Afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed 17 people in a bathhouse near the Pakistan border.

	Jan. 7, 2011 Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4%, U.S. Warns People Named in Cable Leaks The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that unemployment had fallen by 0.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Pakistan Still Grappling with Flooding Fallout Months After Deluge Five months after floodwaters washed away homes and villages in Pakistan, some parts of the country are still underwater. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the slow process of recovery from Sindh Province.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Assassination, Political Turbulence Compound Pakistan's Woes As Pakistan mourns the killing of a provincial governor and its governing coalition threatens to splinter, Afghanistan's neighbor faces a fresh set of political worries. Gwen Ifill talks to Moeed Yusuf of the U.S. Institute of Peace and Robert Grenier, former CIA station chief in Islamabad, for more.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Turmoil in Pakistan After Key Governor's Assassination Gwen Ifill examines political turmoil in Pakistan after the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province, who was shot by one of his bodyguards who said he did it because Taseer criticized the country's blasphemy law.

	Jan. 5, 2011 News Wrap: Administration to Drop Mentions of End-of-Life Counseling In other news Wednesday, the Obama administration will drop references to end-of-life counseling as a covered service under Medicare. Also, more rain is forecast for flood-ravaged Queensland, Australia, which is already coping with 80,000 square miles underwater and mass evacuations.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Platon's Portraits For over 20 years, Platon has done portraits of the most famous people in the world. View a few of the images he's taken in this slide show.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Korea Dispatch: In South Korea, Business Trumps Threat of Conflict If the business of Korea -- which has transformed itself from a war-torn agricultural backwater to one of the world's 20 largest economies and top 10 exporters in little more than 50 years -- is business, then the I-Park mall is its consumer epicenter. Or at least one of them. Margaret Warner reports from Seoul.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Four Months Later, Pakistan Still Reeling From Floods Pakistani children in flooded town of Khairpur Nathanshah It is hard not to sympathize just a bit with Pakistani officials who, amid widespread accusations of a feeble, uncoordinated response to last summer's floods, argue that no one could have anticipated the scale of the disaster.

	Jan. 5, 2011 Funeral Held for Punjab Governor, World Food Prices Reach Record High Thousands of mourners gathered in Lahore amid tight security for the funeral of Salman Taseer, higher costs for sugar and grain helped world food prices hit a record in December.

	Jan. 4, 2011 News Wrap: Navy Relieves Capt. Honors From USS Enterprise Command In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Owen Honors from commanding the USS Enterprise, citing him for "extremely poor judgment" after he attracted scrutiny for lewd videos made and shown aboard aircraft carrier while he was second in charge. Also, the governor of Pakistan's most populous state was assassinated.

	Jan. 4, 2011 NewsHour Travels to South Korea Amid Military Tensions With Korean peninsula tensions at an all-time high, Margaret Warner is in South Korea this month to report on military and social issues.

	Jan. 4, 2011 Pakistani Governor Assasssinated, U.S. Offers Aid to Flood-plagued Australia Pakistani policemen cordon off the site of a fatal attack on Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab state, by his bodyguard in Islamabad on Jan.

	Jan. 3, 2011 The World: Stories We're Watching in 2011 From rising tensions on the Korean peninsula to the potential birth of a nation in Africa, the following are stories the NewsHour's foreign affairs beat is tracking in the coming year.

	Jan. 3, 2011 Governing Coalition Threatened in Pakistan, Huge Parts of Australia Flooded Pakistan's second-largest party, known as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, is threatening to pull out of the governing coalition. In Australia, some 200,00 are affected by flooding in the state of Queensland.

	Jan. 1, 2011 World Events of 2010 It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths.