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	2010 DECEMBER Dec. 30, 2010 News Wrap: NYC Plows Ahead in Snow Cleanup In other news Thursday, snow plows kept going in New York City, four days after last weekend's blizzard. Officials said snow crews have plowed every street at least once but some blocks were still impassable because of abandoned cars.

	Dec. 30, 2010 In Photos: 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.

	Dec. 30, 2010 Top Five Global Health Headlines Flu cases spike in the U.K., Cholera threatens Haiti rice harvest, foot-and-mouth disease spreads in South Korea, first organ donor dies.

	Dec. 28, 2010 News Wrap: Storm Strands Thousands of Russians at Moscow Airports In other news Tuesday, frustrated travelers in Russia protested about airport conditions after being stuck since an ice storm knocked out power Sunday. Reportedly, some people charged ticket counters and beat up airline workers.

	Dec. 27, 2010 Khodorkovsky Conviction Renews 'Selective Justice' Concerns in Russia After the latest conviction of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Jeffrey Brown examines political dissent, the rule of law and the legal system in Russia with Anna Vassilieva of the Monterey Institute of International Studies and Dimitri Simes of the Nixon Center, both of whom are natives of Russia but are now U.S. citizens.

	Dec. 27, 2010 Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky's Conviction Draws Global Rebuke for Russia The latest conviction of imprisoned oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky -- this time on embezzling charges -- has garnered international attention and renewed concerns over political repression and the rule of law in Russia. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest chapter in the legal saga for the wealthy Kremlin critic.

	Dec. 27, 2010 Blizzard Snarls East Coast Travel; Russian Oil Tycoon Found Guilty Winter Storm Strands Travelers, Blankets East CoastCanceled flights and snow-covered roads are creating frustrating conditions for travelers on the East Coast as airport closures in New York City and other hubs compounded the misery of post-holiday transport.

	Dec. 23, 2010 News Wrap: Greece OKs Budget, Adds More Austerity Measures In other news Thursday, the governing socialists in Greece passed a new budget that reduces health and defense spending while raising consumer taxes. The steep taxes and deep cuts have sparked widespread protests in Athens and elsewhere.

	Dec. 23, 2010 Amid Heightened Security Fears, U.S. Faces a 'Battle of Ideas' Parcel bombs went off at two embassies in Rome Thursday, heightening fears of terrorism attacks during the holiday season. Margaret Warner talks to former CIA official John McLaughlin and counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke for more.

	Dec. 23, 2010 Embassy Parcel Bombs in Rome Ratchet up Security Concerns Parcel bombs at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome injured two people and raised security fears at the height of holiday travel. Margaret Warner has more.

	Dec. 23, 2010 Parcel Bombs Reported in Rome; Consumer Spending Up News reports say a package has exploded at Chile's embassy in Rome following a parcel bombing at Switzerland's embassy earlier in the day.

	Dec. 22, 2010 News Wrap: U.S. Government Funding Secured Through March In other news Wednesday, the federal government's operations are now funded at least through March 4 after President Obama signed a temporary spending bill that freezes most agency budgets at current levels.

	Dec. 21, 2010 Winter Weather Continues to Foil Travel Plans in Europe For the fourth straight day, hundreds of thousands of air travelers were stuck around the world due to snow storms in Europe. Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News reports from London's Heathrow Airport.

	Dec. 21, 2010 START Gaining GOP Support; Iraqi Lawmakers Approve Government The Senate may be moving closer to action on New START with Russia, a major nuclear arms control treaty, as President Obama appears to be gaining the support of some reluctant Republican senators.

	Dec. 20, 2010 News Wrap: Iraq May Be Closer to Forming New Government In other news Monday, a new Iraqi government might soon be a reality as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki submitted a list of potential Cabinet members to Parliament, some nine months after national elections. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's Parliament is preparing to convene in January four months after elections.

	Dec. 20, 2010 Snow Smothers Plans in Europe An early onslaught of snowy weather in northern Europe has closed airports, stranded motorists and canceled Lady Gaga's concert plans (once again) in Paris.

	Dec. 20, 2010 Europe's Snowy Scenes An early onslaught of snowy weather in northern Europe has closed airports, railways and streets, stranding thousands of would-be travelers.

	Dec. 17, 2010 EU Backs Long-Term Debt Management, Richardson in Meetings in North Korea In light of recent financial crises in the European Union, including in Greece, Spain and Ireland, EU leaders agreed to an amendment -- yet to be ratified by the 27 member states -- that would install a bailout system for debt-heavy nations.

	Dec. 16, 2010 News Wrap: House Vote on Tax-Cut Bill Hits Democratic Roadblock In other news Thursday, a House of Representatives vote on the tax-cut deal that President Obama cut with Republicans ran into a roadblock.

	Dec. 16, 2010 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Stem Cell Treatment for HIV, Haiti Cholera A patient with HIV and leukemia has been declared cured of both diseases through stem cell treatment, a team of Berlin doctors wrote this week in a peer-reviewed study in the journal Blood.

	Dec. 15, 2010 Judge Postpones New Sentence for Jailed Russian Tycoon Khodorkovsky Former Yukos oil company chief executive officer Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks with his lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant from inside the defendant's glass cage in a Moscow courtroom on Nov.

	Dec. 15, 2010 Paris Dispatch: More Than Snow Chilling France A snowy Champs-de-Mars in Paris.

	Dec. 14, 2010 'Statesman' Holbrooke Remembered as Major Afghan Challenges Loom Leaders from around the world expressed appreciation for Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, a longtime diplomat who served as President Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. His death on Monday at age 69 comes as a new report on the state of the Afghan war is expected this week. Margaret Warner examines his legacy.

	Dec. 14, 2010 Archive: Holbrooke Discusses Dayton Peace Accords Richard Holbrooke, then Assistant Secretary of State, appeared on the NewsHour on Nov. 21, 1995, to defend the Dayton peace agreement, and the sacrifices needed to make it acceptable to all parties. He said he had "never been an optimist" about the region, but nonetheless called the framework a "historic step forward."

	Dec. 14, 2010 The Cases Against Julian Assange WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was freed from jail Tuesday on $310,000 bail and under strict security rules set down by a British court.

	Dec. 14, 2010 U.S. Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies, WikiLeaks Founder Assange in Court U.

	Dec. 13, 2010 News Wrap: Winter Weather Wallops Midwest, Killing at Least 14 In other news Tuesday, heavy snow blanketed the upper Midwest, claiming at least 14 lives, snarling air travel and tearing a hole in the roof of the Metrodome, home to the Minnesota Vikings. Also, Swedish police say a suicide bomber intended to inflict more casualties, but his explosives went off prematurely.

	Dec. 13, 2010 British Resident Suspected in Sweden Bombing, North Korea Warns of War Swedish policemen and volunteers patrol on Dec.

	Dec. 10, 2010 In U.K., More Demonstrations Appear Likely After Tuition Tripling Protests intensified in London after legislation passed to triple university tuition fees. Margaret Warner gets the latest on the protests, what's behind them and what's next with Ned Temko from The Observer.

	Dec. 10, 2010 Violent Tuition Protest Encounter Roils Royals The vote to triple university tuition in Britain triggered protests that turned violent and encountered a Rolls Royce carrying Prince Charles. ITN correspondent Simon Israel has more.

	Dec. 10, 2010 Nobel Chairman Calls for Liu Xiaobo's Release, Peace Prize Awarded in Absentia Thorbjoern Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, placed the gold medal on an empty chair in honor of dissident Liu Xiaobo at the city hall in Oslo.

	Dec. 9, 2010 British Parliament Approves Controversial Tuition Hikes Surrounded by student protests outside, British lawmakers voted Thursday to triple the university tuition fee cap in a move meant to help stabilize the country's ailing economy.

	Dec. 8, 2010 WikiLeaks' Supporters Strike Sites WikiLeaks' supporters are striking back at those hampering the controversial site.

	Dec. 7, 2010 Ireland's Woes: Onetime Celtic Tiger Now 'Nation of Beggars' Ireland's finance minister announced severe budget cuts Tuesday as its economy reels from a real estate boom and bust that have left the country with massive debt. Emma Alberici reports from Dublin for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

	Dec. 7, 2010 Legal Tangle Tightens Around WikiLeaks, Julian Assange The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is just one of the many problems he and his secrets-exposing website now face as the U.S. explores possible prosecution on espionage charges. Gwen Ifill talks to Jeffrey Smith, former CIA general counsel, and Abbe Lowell, who has defended clients on espionage charges.

	Dec. 7, 2010 WikiLeaks' Assange Surrenders, But Denies Any Wrongdoing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange turned himself into Scotland Yard Tuesday, but his lawyers vowed to continue fighting extradition to Sweden, where he faces sexual-assault charges. Kwame Holman has more on the arrest and the threat of prosecution of the U.S. government.

	Dec. 7, 2010 Q&A: Ireland's Housing Market Boom Goes Bust Ireland now faces the toughest budget in its history, and many wonder how a country once heralded as an economic beacon for smaller nations could have run into such troubles. Could housing, a big factor in its boom and bust, help its economy recover?

	Dec. 7, 2010 WikiLeaks' Assange Arrested in London; Iran Nuclear Talks Conclude in Geneva Julian Assange, the 39-year-old Australian and founder of the WikiLeaks web site, was arrested by Scotland Yard on Tuesday when he turned himself in at a London police station. His attorneys have said they plan to aggressively fight extradition to Sweden, where he is accused of raping two women in August.

	Dec. 6, 2010 WikiLeaks Confronts More Legal, Funding and Hacker Challenges In the week since WikiLeaks began releasing a trove of diplomatic cables, the site has been attacked by hackers and senators, been kicked off Amazon's cloud-hosting platform, lost its main U.S.-hosted domain name but still managed to stay afloat, hopping to new domains and spreading itself across a host of mirror sites.

	Dec. 3, 2010 WikiLeaks Stays Visible, But Is Net Closing In? The cat-and-mouse game between WikiLeaks and its detractors continues. The site found itself without a domain name after its registrar, EveryDNS shut down WikiLeaks.org Thursday night, saying attacks on the site were threatening other customers.

	Dec. 2, 2010 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: World AIDS Day, Doctors Needed in Haiti The White House decorated for World AIDS Day.

	Dec. 2, 2010 2018 World Cup Bid Goes to Russia, 2022 to Qatar While 2018 and 2022 may be eight and twelve years away, respectively, but they were very much on the mind of 11 countries Thursday morning.

	Dec. 2, 2010 Sweden Upholds Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder; Countries Vie for World Cup WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost his request for an appeal of the detention order issued against him over allegations of rape made by two women in Sweden after an August visit. Meanwhile, FIFA, the international soccer body, announces the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments Thursday.

	Dec. 1, 2010 World Cup Wishes: How U.S., Other Countries Pitch Hosting in 2022 Representatives of five countries made their final presentations to FIFA -- the international soccer governing body -- on Wednesday, all vying to host the 2022 World Cup. Here's a look at how each of the contenders marketed itself.

	Dec. 1, 2010 At CERN, Art Collides with Science Inspired by the world's largest particle detector, a young artist found a way to paint a mural of part of Geneva's famous CERN experiment - right on the building itself.

	Dec. 1, 2010 Could WikiLeaks Be Stopped? Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman thinks it's time for WikiLeaks to go dark. Good luck with that, says Erica Naone of MIT Technology Review.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 30, 2010 News Wrap: New WikiLeaks Document Reveals U.S. Critique of Karzai In other news Tuesday, WikiLeaks released a memo in which a U.S. diplomat criticizes Afghan President Hamid Karzai for allegedly freeing dangerous detainees because of ties to powerful people.

	Nov. 30, 2010 Turkish FM on WikiLeaks: 'We Don't Take These Observations Seriously' "Do I look like a dangerous man?" Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said with a grin. The minister was bantering over breakfast Tuesday morning with a group of foreign policy reporters on some of the choicer observations made about him by American diplomats in the most recent batch of WikiLeaks cables.

	Nov. 29, 2010 Digging into Wikileaks' 'CableGate' This weekend's massive Wikileaks document dump contains -- according to Wikileaks -- "251,287 leaked United States embassy cables, the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain.

	Nov. 25, 2010 South Korea's Defense Minister Resigns After Attack Defense Minister, Kim Tae-young, stepped down after a North Korean artillery attack killed two South Korean marines and two civilians. John Irvine of Independent Television News has more.

	Nov. 24, 2010 News Wrap: Texas Jury Convicts Ex-House Majority Leader Delay In other news Wednesday, a Texas jury convicted former House Majority Leader Tom Delay on money-laundering charges. He now faces 5 years to life in prison.

	Nov. 22, 2010 After Bailout for Irish, Questions Linger Over Portugal, Spain After a report from the business editor of The Irish Independent, Maeve Dineen, Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the potential political impact of Ireland's bailout with economist Jacob Kirkegaard and George Washington University professor Scheherazade Rehman.

	Nov. 22, 2010 After Bailout, Irish Confront 'Loss of Sovereignty' to EU The Irish government accepted a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund worth 80-90 billion euros. Faisal Islam of Independent Television News has a report from Dublin.

	Nov. 22, 2010 Ireland's Bailout Plan Aims to Ease Broader Economic Crisis Ireland, the European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed over the weekend to an 80 billion to 90 billion euro ($109 billion to $123 billion) financial bailout plan to help Ireland's ailing economy and prevent the broader economic crisis from tanking other troubled countries, such as Portugal and Spain.

	Nov. 22, 2010 New North Korean Nuclear Facility Raises Concerns; Ireland Accepts Bailout North Korea's newest nuclear facility raises concerns, Ireland accepts financial bailout, new TSA security measures raise the ire of some holiday travelers.

	Nov. 20, 2010 NATO Dispatch: Cautionary Thoughts on the Summit LISBON, Portugal \| President Obama and White House aides are touting this NATO summit trip as a huge win, but the politics are more complicated than that. Margaret Warner reports from the summit.

	Nov. 19, 2010 Secession in ... Belgium? Imagine if the leaders of the Confederacy had appeared on South Carolina Public Television in late 1860 to lay out plans for seceding from the Union and attacking Fort Sumpter.

	Nov. 19, 2010 News Wrap: Pilots Excused From TSA Patdowns, Body Scans In other news Friday, airline pilots will be able to bypass full-body scans and pat-downs that are being implemented at airports across the country. In New Zealand, 29 miners are trapped after an explosion at a coal mine in a remote part of the country.

	Nov. 19, 2010 President Obama Seeks Russian Support on Missile Plan At the NATO Summit in Portugal, President Obama looked to bolster support for a missile defense plan and Afghan war timetable. Margaret Warner provides a report from Lisbon.

	Nov. 19, 2010 NATO Summit Kicks Off With Emphasis on Missile Defense The NATO summit opened Friday with plans to focus on Afghanistan. But it was instead missiles that topped the first day's agenda. Judy Woodruff gives an overview.

	Nov. 19, 2010 A New Look at Portugal's Economic Picture LISBON, Portugal \| A walk through the historic Plaza Dom Joao in the heart of Lisbon's downtown Rossio district says it all about Portugal's economic troubles. Margaret Warner provides an on-the-ground look.

	Nov. 19, 2010 President Obama Attends NATO Summit; Bernanke Addresses China Imbalances Members of NATO convene Friday in Portugal to formulate a common strategy for the war in Afghanistan and negotiate missile defense in Europe.

	Nov. 18, 2010 Royal Weddings: Looking Forward... And Back After 30 years, the United Kingdom has another royal wedding. The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton showcases the social and cultural changes of the past three decades.

	Nov. 18, 2010 NATO Dispatch: Three Tests for Success for Obama President Obama comes to Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, hoping to rack up -- in a jam- packed 30 hours of meetings -- a higher batting average than he posted in his 10-day sojourn to Asia.

	Nov. 17, 2010 News Wrap: Pelosi, Boehner Re-Elected to Lead Parties in House In other news Wednesday, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi won enough votes from her Democratic colleagues to keep the party's top spot in the next Congress when the GOP takes over control. As expected, GOP Minority Leader John Boehner won backing from his party to be the next speaker of the House.

	Nov. 17, 2010 Clinton: 'We Must Go Forward' On Nuclear Treaty Senate Foreign Relations Commitee chairman John Kerry, D-Mass.

	Nov. 17, 2010 EU in Talks Over Ireland's Finances; Germany Warns of Possible Terrorist Attack European leaders continued talks on how to tackle Ireland's troubled finances, paving the way for a possible bailout that could be worth as much as €100 billion.

	Nov. 16, 2010 News Wrap: Markets on Edge Over Ireland's Growing Debt Crisis In other news Tuesday, European Union finance ministers met to discuss a possible bailout for Ireland, whose banks have more than $60 billion in real estate debt. In Haiti, the death toll from cholera passed 1,000 as two died in riots ignited by a claim that peacekeepers from Nepal brought cholera into the country.

	Nov. 16, 2010 Was Ireland's Financial Crisis Predictable? Paul Solman on recurring themes in countries facing financial crises.

	Nov. 16, 2010 Swiss to Vote on Deporting Criminals Switzerland, which adopts many laws by referendum, votes this month on a contentious measure that would make it mandatory to deport non-Swiss residents who have been convicted of serious crimes.

	Nov. 16, 2010 EU Faces Ongoing Currency Worries; Obama to Present Medal of Honor Following Ireland's refusal of a bailout from the European Central Bank, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy warned of impending crisis if the eurozone nations did not act quickly.

	Nov. 15, 2010 News Wrap: Irish Officials Confirm Debt Talks, Say Bailout Not Needed In other news, Ireland's debt soared after it rescued five banks from huge real estate losses, but officials there insist the country doesn't need a bailout. Meanwhile, European Union officials reported the Greek government has much more debt than first feared.

	Nov. 15, 2010 U.S. to Present Afghan Phase-Out Plan; Rangel Faces Ethics Panel The Obama administration will present other NATO members with a four-year plan to phase out U.

	Nov. 12, 2010 Reported Russian Spy Defection, Hunt Stirs Up Cold War Memories Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that a top-ranking official in its spy service known only as Colonel Shcherbakov outed spies earlier this year to the U.S. He and his family reportedly have left Russia for the U.S. with a Russian hit squad in pursuit. Ray Suarez talks to Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein for more.

	Nov. 11, 2010 France, Britain Remember End to Bloody World War Today in France and on Sunday in Britain -- in Paris and London and in countless rural villages-- presidents and royals, farmers and shopkeepers will gather at memorials and pay tribute to the millions killed in a war that ended nearly a century ago.

	Nov. 10, 2010 News Wrap: Boehner Standing Firm on Extending Bush Tax Cuts In other news Wednesday, taxes were a central focus of a Republican meeting to discuss their transition to power in the House. The presumed next Speaker of the House John Boehner stood firm on extending tax cuts across the board, including ones for the wealthy.

	Nov. 8, 2010 News Wrap: 3 NATO Troops Killed, More Trainers Sought in Afghanistan A bomb blast killed a NATO soldier in Eastern Afghanistan and two more died Sunday after attacks in the same area. Meanwhile, the head of NATO's training mission called for 900 more trainers to assist in transitioning security to Afghan forces.

	Nov. 8, 2010 Russian Journalists Victims of Violent Attacks A second Russian journalist was assaulted Monday near Moscow, two days after a brutal attack left a well-known political reporter in a coma.

	Nov. 4, 2010 Haiti Bracing for Tropical Storm; Jobless Claims Rise; Qantas Grounds A380s Also in the headlines: a French official said one of two mail bombs sent from Yemen last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off; U.S. officials raided a San Diego-area warehouse Wednesday and found a passageway 4 feet high and 1,800 feet long crossing into Tijuana, Mexico.

	Nov. 3, 2010 News Wrap: California Just Says No to Legalizing Marijuana In other news Wednesday, a proposition to legalize recreational use of marijuana in California failed with 54 percent voting against it.

	Nov. 3, 2010 Britain, France Sign Defense Pact At a moment when there's a growing consensus in Washington that U.S. defense dollars will level out or shrink, two of America's closest European allies have joined together to take on the issue of military spending in the midst of budget austerity.

	Nov. 3, 2010 Wednesday: Fed Meets Over Stimulus; Greece Suspends Airmail Due to Bombs The Federal Reserve is expected to meet Wednesday afternoon over plans to stimulate the economy, pushing stock futures up slightly as investors await the Fed's moves.

	Nov. 1, 2010 58 Killed During Roman Catholic Mass in Iraq Funerals were held today for hostages killed at a Roman Catholic Church in Baghdad last night. Militants raided the church and killed at least 58 people and wounded 78 others. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the murder of unarmed worshippers.

	Nov. 1, 2010 Mail Bomb Explodes in Greece, Two Suspects Arrested A package exploded at a mail delivery service in Athens, Greece, burning one employee. Police arrested two suspects after finding more bombs on the men near the facility. One of the packages was addressed to French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Ray Suarez reports.

	Nov. 1, 2010 Monday: Bombs Were Built to Explode in Flight; 52 Killed in Baghdad Siege President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said the two package bombs intercepted in Britain and Dubai last week were built to bring down the planes carrying them.



	OCTOBER Oct. 29, 2010 Obama: Suspicious Packages Underscore U.S. Need to Remain Vigilant President Obama confirmed Friday that packages containing explosives were shipped from Yemen to synagogues in Chicago as part of a "credible threat" to the U.S. Judy Woodruff talks to Greg Miller of The Washington Post for the latest.

	Oct. 29, 2010 Obama: Packages on Cargo Flights Contained 'Explosive Material' The suspicious packages found on two cargo flights in Britain and Dubai "do apparently contain explosive material," President Obama told the nation Friday afternoon.

	Oct. 29, 2010 Afghanistan Tops Agenda at Upcoming NATO Summit in Portugal NATO leaders will convene next month in Portugal at a moment when NATO casualties in Afghanistan are rising and there are growing reports of corruption in Karzai's government.

	Oct. 28, 2010 Death Toll Climbs in Indonesia; Strikes Continue in France In other news, rescuers found more bodies in the wreckage from Monday's tsunami in Indonesia. And in France, strikes over recently approved pension reforms disrupted air travel.

	Oct. 27, 2010 French Retirement Shift Stokes Strong Emotions Mildrade Cherfils of GlobalPost gives details on what's to come after the French Parliament voted in favor of pension reform.

	Oct. 27, 2010 French Parliament Passes Retirement Reform Despite heated street protests, France's parliament voted in favor of pension reform, including an increase in the retirement age from 60 to 62.

	Oct. 27, 2010 Tsunami, Volcano Kill at Least 300 in Indonesia; Storms Hit Midwest, South A thick layer of dust coated villages on the Indonesian island of Java after Mount Merapi began spewing lava and ash on Tuesday. At least 30 people have been confirmed dead. Mount Merapi last erupted in 2006.

	Oct. 26, 2010 In Bosnia, Breast Cancer Fight Gives Women a Unifying Voice In a country still very much identified with its civil war that ended 15 years ago, the leading cause of death among Bosnian women is breast cancer. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on efforts to stop the deadly disease.

	Oct. 26, 2010 Bosnian Divide Extends to Cancer Care Kira Kay reports from Bosnia on the surprisingly high levels of breast cancer in the country and the national elections -- and how the two stories intertwine.

	Oct. 21, 2010 News Wrap: U.S., Afghan Troops Claim Gains in Taliban Stronghold In other news Thursday, a report in The New York Times says a U.S. and Afghan military offensive has made gains in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar by deploying a new mobile rocket and by disrupting insurgent supply lines.

	Oct. 21, 2010 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the arts are not escaping historic government spending cuts in Britain as Arts Council England is having its budget cut by almost 30 percent.

	Oct. 20, 2010 UK Budget Cuts: Timing, Scale Debated, But Not Principle In light of the UK's new austerity measures, Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives about Britain's financial future with Ned Temko of The Observer and The Economist's Zanny Minton.

	Oct. 20, 2010 UK Rolls Out Austerity Cuts 'Not Seen for Generations' Gary Gibbon of Independent Television News reports on Britain's decision to dramatically cut the budget to tackle the country's mounting deficit.

	Oct. 20, 2010 News Wrap: Sarkozy Seeks to Reopen Refineries as Protests Drain Gas Stations In other news Wednesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made orders for riot police to clear blockades from the country's oil refineries while more gas stations ran dry due to protests. Union members also blocked access to several airports causing flight cancellations.

	Oct. 20, 2010 Britain Plans Deepest Cuts in Decades It's a public spending slash of potentially historic proportions as Britain launches a so-called austerity campaign aimed at reducing its deficit.

	Oct. 20, 2010 French Police Break Oil Blockades; Votes Thrown Out in Afghan Election French riot police forced union workers away from blocked fuel depots in western France on Wednesday as strikes against government plans to increase the age for retirement reached its seventh day.

	Oct. 19, 2010 Insurgents Mount Deadly Attack on Chechen Parliament Margaret Warner reports on the violence unleashed by Islamic militants in Russia's southern republic of Chechnya Tuesday. Six were dead and 17 injured in Grozny, the provincial capital, after gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed Parliament.

	Oct. 19, 2010 News Wrap: Saudi Officials Issue Terror Warning Over al-Qaida Offshoot In other news Tuesday, Saudi Arabia issued a new terror warning about what it calls an al-Qaida offshoot group in Yemen. Saudi officials would not disclose which countries they believe to be potential targets, but France says it was among those warned. This comes after a series of alerts in major European cities.

	Oct. 19, 2010 In France, Labor Protests Turn 'More Radical' French senators plan to move forward with a vote to raise the age of retirement from 60 to 62, despite growing protests over the measure. Jim Lehrer speaks with GlobalPost correspondent Mildrade Cherfils for more on the protests' escalating violence.

	Oct. 19, 2010 French Protesters Continue Efforts to Halt Pension Reform At least 1 million people again filled streets across France and disrupted traffic to protest a proposed retirement age hike. ITN's Jonathan Rugman reports from Paris about the ongoing -- and sometimes violent -- demonstrations.

	Oct. 19, 2010 Tuesday: French Labor Strikes Create Havoc; Bank of America Records Big Loss Protests against the French government's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 continued today. Flights were canceled, long lines formed at gas stations and train service was cut in half because of union strikes.

	Oct. 18, 2010 News Wrap: In France, Riots Exacerbate Fuel Shortage Strikers in France defied a government order to stop blockading the country's oil refineries. Already 1,500 gas stations have nearly run out of fuel.

	Oct. 18, 2010 Judge to Hear Arguments Against Health Care Law; France Warned of Threat A federal judge is hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by the Virginia attorney general challenging one of the major tenets of the health care reform law.

	Oct. 12, 2010 First Satellite Image of Hungary's Toxic Sludge NASA's Earth Observatory has released a new image of the toxic spill in Hungary.

	Oct. 11, 2010 Economists Earn Nobel Prize for Asking How Job Market Works Two Americans and a British-Cypriot won the Nobel Prize in Economics in recognition of their research into why markets often don't work as expected -- particularly the job market. Jeffrey Brown talks to Catherine Rampell of the New York Times for more.

	Oct. 11, 2010 When Economy Wanes, Politics in Europe Tend to Tilt Right A new maxim appears to be developing in politics from Central and Eastern Europe into Western Europe: the further down the economy goes, the further right go the politics.

	Oct. 11, 2010 Monday: Chilean Miners Move Closer to Freedom; Trio Win Nobel in Economics A group of trapped miners in Chile inched closer to freedom over the weekend, as engineers worked to complete a nearly 2,050 foot-long shaft that will ultimately carry the 33 men to the surface.

	Oct. 8, 2010 News Wrap: Jobs Report Fuels New Rally on Wall Street In other news Friday, the latest unemployment reading helped push Wall Street higher, with the Nasdaq and Dow Jones industrial average each up more than 1 percent for the week.

	Oct. 8, 2010 Despite Earlier Economic Crises, Euro Performing Well -- Almost Too Well It was only last spring, amid the Greek financial crisis and divisions among European Union nations on how to respond to it, that some voices of alarm arose about the future of the European common currency, the euro, and even of the entire EU enterprise.

	Oct. 7, 2010 EU Spokesman: Hungary Has Requested Sludge Clean-up Help Margaret Warner speaks with Joe Hennon, a European Commission spokesman, about the health and environmental risks of the toxic red sludge spreading in Hungary.

	Oct. 7, 2010 In Hungary, Toxic Red Sludge Reaches Danube River The toxic red sludge from an aluminum plant in Hungary has reached the Danube River, raising concerns of more widespread environmental damage in Europe. Margaret Warner has more.

	Oct. 7, 2010 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa wins the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature.

	Oct. 7, 2010 Thursday: Toxic Sludge Reaches Danube; Karzai Opens Peace Council The toxic red sludge that has been winding its way though villages in Hungary this week -- the result of a metal plant reservoir that burst its banks -- reached parts of the Danube River on Thursday, an emergency official said.

	Oct. 7, 2010 Bosnia's Political Deadlock Underscores Ethnic Cracks Growing ethnic nationalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina reflected in Sunday's elections casts further doubts on the country's prospects of joining the European Union.

	Oct. 6, 2010 Toxic Sludge From Hungary Spill Coats Villages, Threatens Danube A red-tinged toxic sludge has been winding its way though villages in Hungary this week - the result of a metal plant reservoir that burst its banks in Ajka.

	Oct. 6, 2010 Carbon-Bonding Tool Nabs Nobel Chemistry Prize Carbon took center stage again Wednesday as three pioneering chemists won the Nobel for their development of palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling, a form of carbon-carbon bonding.

	Oct. 5, 2010 Graphene: Nobel Winners' Thin, Mighty Material Holds Much Promise Two Russian-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on graphene, a form of carbon just one atom thick, but 100 times stronger than steel. The NewsHour's new science correspondent, Miles O'Brien, has the details.

	Oct. 5, 2010 News Wrap: 12 Arrested in France Amid Suspected Terror Plots In other news Tuesday, amid possible terror plots in Europe, police in southern France arrested 12 suspects in raids aimed at Islamic militant groups.

	Oct. 5, 2010 Developers of Ultra-Thin, Super-Strong Carbon Win Physics Nobel Two Russian scientists will share $1.5 million and the Nobel Prize in physics for their "groundbreaking experiments" on the world's thinnest and strongest material, graphene.

	Oct. 4, 2010 In Vitro Fertilization Pioneer, Robert Edwards, Awarded Nobel Prize This year's first Nobel Prize was awarded to Robert Edwards for his work developing the in-vitro fertilization method that led to the birth of the world's first "test-tube baby."

	Oct. 4, 2010 News Wrap: October Off to Deadly Start for NATO Troops in Afghanistan In other news Monday, the NATO casualty count is on the rise again in the war in Afghanistan, with at least 11 troops killed in the first few days of October.

	Oct. 4, 2010 Ambassador: U.S. Taking Europe Terror Threats 'Very Seriously' Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the State Department's coordinator for counter-terrorism, about the advisories issued to Americans traveling to Europe.

	Oct. 4, 2010 Travelers in Europe Issued More Warnings After Suspected Terror Threats The Obama administration warned Americans to be aware of their surroundings while traveling in Europe. The U.S. and several other countries issued travel alerts to tourists after reports surfaced last week of planned terror plots in Europe.

	Oct. 4, 2010 Nobel Prize Goes to Scientist Who Developed IVF Procedure In the first of this week's Nobel Prize announcements, British scientist Robert Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel for Medicine and Physiology Monday for his work developing the in-vitro fertilization method that led to the birth of the world's first "test-tube baby."

	Oct. 4, 2010 Monday: Travel Alert Issued for Europe; NATO Tankers Attacked in Pakistan The State Department issued a travel alert Sunday, cautioning Americans visiting Europe of possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups. The alert did not identify any particular countries and did not urge Americans to avoid particular venues.

	Oct. 1, 2010 Bosnia Prepares For Elections as Ethnic Divisions Remain Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on this weekend's elections in Bosnia where ethnic tensions still run high.

	Oct. 1, 2010 Moscow Mayor's Ouster Renews a Query: Who Is Really Running Russia? The Cold War has been over for years, but its two capitals -- Washington and Moscow -- are going through similar political storms these days, both having managed to lose their mayors.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 29, 2010 European Governments Keep Mum on Details of Suspected Terror Plot New terror threats and reports of a possible plot to attack Europe have governments around the world responding. Ray Suarez talks to Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal about the latest on a suspected Mumbai-style terror plot in Europe.

	Sept. 29, 2010 Europe on Alert After Suspected Terror Plot Uncovered Governments around the world have responded to the news of a suspected terror threat in Europe. Angus Walker of Independent Television News has more.

	Sept. 29, 2010 Update \| Round Two in the Lehman Art Auction The Lehman art auction, part II, took place today at Christie's in London.

	Sept. 29, 2010 In Europe, Protesters Rail Against Budget Cuts Tens of thousands of protesters marched Wednesday in Brussels and trade unions planned strikes in Spain over planned austerity measures that are aimed at preventing an economic crisis in Europe, though critics say they would harm the poor.

	Sept. 29, 2010 Conversation: Director Nicolas Kent Brings Real Drama of Afghanistan Onstage Starting with the 1842 Anglo-Afghan War and running through to the present day conflict in Afghanistan, a new theater production called "The Great Game: Afghanistan" attempts to educate audiences about the history of modern foreign intervention in that region with an entertaining cycle of 12 plays.

	Sept. 29, 2010 Wednesday: In Europe, Terror Plot Uncovered, Anti-Austerity Protests Security officials is Europe say a terror plot to wage a shooting spree in Britain, France and Germany is still a threat and authorities are monitoring sites in Pakistan where the threat originated.

	Sept. 27, 2010 French Expulsion of Gypsies Leads to Tension in Europe The French government's decision to deport Roma immigrants back to Romania and Bulgaria has rankled some of France's European neighbors. Ben Barnier of Global Post reports on the controversial decision.

	Sept. 27, 2010 Lesson From Ed Miliband's Rise in UK: Be Nice to Your Interns For basic reasons of courtesy and good workplace practices, it is wise for senior staffers to be nice to the most junior. But there are other good reasons as well: one of these young people could end up as your boss and any number could end up being important, like being one step removed from becoming prime minister of the UK.

	Sept. 24, 2010 Art Collection Could Prove Shrewd Investment for Lehman Brothers Two years to the month after the titan of Wall Street declared bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers' extensive and diverse art collection is headed to the titans of the auction block: Sotheby's of New York and Christie's of London.

	Sept. 24, 2010 Britain's Clegg on Afghan War Strategy, Budget Austerity Britain is in the process of unveiling tough budget cuts to trim the country's deficit. Margaret Warner talks to British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg about the economic crunch and his country's take on the Afghan war.

	Sept. 24, 2010 Art Collection Could Prove Shrewd Investment for Lehman Brothers Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	Sept. 24, 2010 Conversation: Novelist Per Petterson, Author of "I Curse the River of Time" The bestselling Norwegian author Per Petterson became known to American readers over the last couple of years after his 2003 novel "Out Stealing Horses" was translated into English. He now has a new novel, "I Curse the River of Time".

	Sept. 24, 2010 India's Games Go On, Despite Questions of Readiness The Commonwealth Games -- former British colonies' version of the Olympics -- begin Oct. 3 in India, where preparations have been muddled by a collapsed pedestrian bridge, filthy athletes' village and the shooting of two tourists in New Delhi.

	Sept. 23, 2010 Obama's U.N. Remarks Cover Economy, Mideast Peace President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday on a wide range of issues, including reinstating Iran's need to demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program and calling for international support of Israeli and Palestinian peace efforts.

	Sept. 20, 2010 Sweden's Anti-Immigration Party Gains Toehold in Parliament A political party in Sweden seeking a 90 percent reduction in immigration won seats in Parliament for the first time, denying the ruling center-right coalition a majority and raising questions about anti-Muslim sentiment in the country.

	Sept. 16, 2010 News Wrap: Pope Begins U.K. Visit Amid Uproar Over Abuse Scandal In other news Thursday, the Pope began a visit to Britain with his strongest admission about how the Catholic Church failed to deal decisively with sexual abuse by priests.

	Sept. 16, 2010 Thursday: Warren to Lead Consumer Protection Bureau; Pope Visits Britain President Obama is expected to name Elizabeth Warren as a special adviser to oversee the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau set up under the financial reform law, avoiding a potentially contentious Senate confirmation hearing.

	Sept. 15, 2010 France to Raise Retirement Age: An 'Au Revoir' to the Good Life? On Wednesday, the French National Assembly gave its final approval to a law raising from 60 to 62 the minimum age for retirement and from 65 to 67 the age at which a full state pension kicks in while protests ensued outside.

	Sept. 15, 2010 Author Per Petterson Reads from Newly Translated Novel Norwegian author Per Petterson reads from his novel "I Curse this River of Time."

	Sept. 14, 2010 News Wrap: Tea Party Influence Tested in Latest Primaries In other news Tuesday, seven states and Washington, D.C., held primaries. High-profile races included Delaware congressman Mike Castle battling Christine O'Donnell for a Senate seat, and Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty facing a difficult re-election bid.

	Sept. 14, 2010 Preview: Tony Blair on Mideast Talks, Iran's Nukes Amid new Mideast peace talks and concerns on Iran's nuclear program, Margaret Warner spoke with former U.K. Prime Minister and current Middle East envoy Tony Blair about the meetings' prospects for success. Watch the full interview on Tuesday's NewsHour.

	Sept. 13, 2010 In Turkey, Constitutional Changes Do Little to Mend Divisions It's a classic dilemma in Turkish politics: voters approved a referendum that the Islamist-rooted government said would make the country's government more modern and democratic, but that opponents said would give the ruling party autocratic powers. And Turkish columnists have widely different takes on what the results mean.

	Sept. 9, 2010 News Wrap: Suicide Bomb Kills 17 at Russian Market In other news Thursday, a bomb packed with metal bars and bolts tore through an entrance to a busy market in Russia killing at least 17. In Iran, American hiker Sarah Shourd is scheduled to be set free on Saturday after being arrested along the Iraqi border 13 months ago.

	Sept. 9, 2010 'Brion Gysin: Dream Machine' The first U.S. retrospective of the work of late-twentieth century experimental artist Brion Gysin is currently on view at the New Museum in New York City. The exhibition is comprised of over 300 paintings, drawings, films, photo-collages, slide projections, and audio recordings, as well as the Dreamachine, a device that flickers at a rate of eight to thirteen pulses per second.

	Sept. 7, 2010 News Wrap: Gunman Dressed as Iraqi Soldier Kills U.S. Troops In other news Tuesday, a gunman dressed as an Iraqi soldier killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded nine others in the first American military deaths since combat operations ended there last week. In Pakistan, a suicide car bomb killed at least 20 people when it detonated at a police compound.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2010 Review Puts U.N. Climate Panel on the Hot Seat A management overhaul, more transparency, more alternative views and a stronger communications policy. These are among the recommendations that the InterAcademy Council (IAC,) a multi-national group of science academies, has urged for the U.N. Climate Panel.

	Aug. 31, 2010 In Europe, Austere Summer Holiday a Sign of the Times Europeans who could afford it this year are wrapping up their traditional month-long August holidays. But many of Europe's political leaders either scaled back or canceled their vacations, and few ventured far from their capitals.

	Aug. 20, 2010 Conversation: Director Yael Hersonski Puts New Lens on 'A Film Unfinished' In 1942, a Nazi crew arrived in Warsaw, Poland to begin filming in the Jewish ghetto, just months before its razing and the deportation of its terrorized inhabitants. In her new movie, "A Film Unfinished," Israeli filmmaker Yael Hersonski attempts to put together a fuller understanding of the film's purpose and production.

	Aug. 16, 2010 What's Behind This Summer's Severe Weather Around the World? It's been a summer of extreme weather: monsoon flooding is wreaking havoc in Pakistan and a persistent heat wave is fueling wildfires and creating health hazards in Russia.

	Aug. 13, 2010 News Wrap: Aid for Pakistani Flood Victims Falls Short, Relief Groups Warn In other news Friday, relief groups warned they haven't received enough aid to assist 14 million flood victims in Pakistan. Also, heavy rains in Russia cleared skies of toxic smog from wildfires, some of which continue to burn.

	Aug. 13, 2010 Russia to Deliver Uranium Fuel for Iran Plant, Raising New Concerns Over Nukes In another turn of the Iran nuclear story, Russia will begin loading fuel rods into Tehran's first nuclear power station at Bushehr next week, a Russian spokesperson said Friday.

	Aug. 13, 2010 Study: Early Puberty in Girls on the Rise A growing body of research indicates puberty is starting earlier among girls in the United States and Europe, raising new questions about the roles of obesity and exposure to chemicals in accelerating development.

	Aug. 12, 2010 Chinese Capital: Good or Bad Influence in Greece? As part of his ongoing reports on Making Sense of financial news, business and economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the pros and cons of a massive infusion of Chinese capital into Greece.

	Aug. 12, 2010 Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Causes Global Concerns A new gene mutation that can make bacteria into "superbugs" capable of resisting almost all antibiotics is spreading from India and Pakistan and popping up around the globe, according to British researchers.

	Aug. 11, 2010 Olives and Omens: Did Greek Cuisine Portend Economic Problems? In Greece, where a popular toast is drinking "to health and cash flow," one food writer sees parallels in between the country's crushing economic problems and its departure from its simple, humble culinary roots. Paul Solman reports.

	Aug. 9, 2010 Heat Wave, Wildfires Pummel Russia As wildfires and a record-setting heatwave continue to pummel Russia Monday, death rates in Moscow are also rising as residents navigate smoke-laden streets and record temperatures.

	Aug. 4, 2010 Berlin's Tacheles Gallery Formed as a squat by artists seeking to save the building from demolition in the 1990s, the Tacheles Gallery in Berlin provides space for artists while remaining freely open to the public. The building, which is also a tourist attraction, is threatened by closure because the new owner wants to develop the site. Photos by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

	Aug. 2, 2010 From China to Amsterdam, Meet Your New UNESCO World Heritage Sites The U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has been meeting in Brazil to consider new cultural sites to add to its World Heritage List of places with "outstanding universal value." Five more sites were added on Sunday, bringing the total to 911. Here's a look at some of the newest additions.



	JULY July 23, 2010 In Spain, Crushing Unemployment Piles Onto Economic Worries Paul Solman wraps up his weeklong reporting on Europe's economic woes with a final report concentrating on the massive unemployment problem in Spain.

	July 23, 2010 Exploring Spain's Underground Economy Paul Solman wraps up his reporting from Europe with another look at Spain's economic woes, which include a 20 percent unemployment rate. In this Web extra, he talks to British economist Edward Hugh, a longtime resident of Barcelona, about Span's underground economy -- a subject he covered in Greece earlier in the week.

	July 23, 2010 Promising Science Highlights From 2010 AIDS Conference This year's International AIDS Conference, drawing to a close Friday, produced among other things a high-profile scientific breakthrough, endless policy discussions and plenty of new research to digest.

	July 22, 2010 World Court Rules on Kosovo's Independence Eleven years ago, the United States and its NATO allies were bombing the Balkan nation of Serbia in a campaign to protect ethnic Albanians in the province of Kosovo. On Thursday, the International Court of Justice ruled that Kosovo's declaration of independence two years ago was legally valid.

	July 22, 2010 Spain's Housing Market Slide Adds to Europe's Economic Troubles The housing market is on a downward slide in Spain and this could mean more problems for Europe's vulnerable economy. Paul Solman continues his series examining the continent's troubled economies.

	July 22, 2010 In Spain, Present Looks Brighter than Past Despite Economic Woes Jose Antonio Martinez Soler is a distinguished Spanish journalist who was tortured in the last year of the Franco dictatorship. When Paul Solman headed to Spain to report on its economy, his home was the first port of call.

	July 22, 2010 Despite Economic Woes, Spain's Present Looks Brighter Than Past Paul Solman stops by the home of his journalist friends Jose Antonio Martinez Soler and Ana Westley on the way to reporting on Spain's economy.

	July 22, 2010 UNAIDS: AIDS Funding Faltering at Critical Moment VIENNA, Austria \| Global AIDS leaders continue to call for sustaining and increasing HIV/AIDS funding in the face of the global economic crisis at the International AIDS Conference this week.

	July 21, 2010 Examining the Underground Greek Economy Amid Escalating Debt Many Greek citizens have reacted in anger over governmental attempts to impose austerity measures as the country battles its economic troubles. As part of his series on making sense of economic issues, Paul Solman looks at Greece's debt and the connection with its large underground economy.

	July 21, 2010 News Wrap: Bernanke Promises to Bolster Recovery If Needed In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced concern about slow economic growth, saying the Fed would take action if needed to help the U.S. economic recovery along.

	July 21, 2010 Part II: Greek Prime Minister Talks Debt Crisis, World Economy Paul Solman is reporting from Greece this week about the country's financial crisis. Watch the second half of his interview with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about how Greece is handling the crisis.

	July 21, 2010 Part II: Greek Prime Minister on the Financial Crisis, World Economy Paul Solman talks to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about the Greek debt crisis, and whether austerity measures in Greece and elsewhere are increasing the risk of a double-dip recession.

	July 21, 2010 Drug Use Accelerating HIV Epidemic in Eastern Europe VIENNA, Austria \| Europe now has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world, due in large part to intravenous drug use, the World Health Organization told the International AIDS Conference in Vienna Wednesday.

	July 20, 2010 Lockerbie Bomber's Release Dominates Cameron Visit With Obama David Cameron made his first visit to Washington as British prime minister this week, and at a White House press conference with President Obama on Tuesday, reporters pressed both men on the controversy surrounding the release of convicted PanAm 103 bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi.

	July 20, 2010 In Greece, New Austerity Measures Rile Many The economic crisis in Greece is bringing a new wave of anger among its citizens over austerity measures to control its debt. Paul Solman looks at how Greek citizens are coping with the debt crisis and speaks with Prime Minister George Papandreou.

	July 20, 2010 News Wrap: Gulf Oil Cap Holding Tight on 3-Month Mark of Rig Blast As Tuesday marked the three-month anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blast, the cap on the oil well appeared to be holding tight.

	July 20, 2010 Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on the Financial Crisis Paul Solman speaks with Prime Minister George Papandreou on how the people of Greece are responding to the austerity measures the country has imposed to deal with its debt crisis. Watch the first half of the full interview.

	July 20, 2010 Study Shows Gel Holds Promise for Reducing HIV Risk In a big step forward for the field of HIV prevention, a new study shows for the first time a microbicide gel provided significant protection for women from HIV infection.

	July 19, 2010 Will Greek Austerity Plans Buckle Under Pressure? As part of his ongoing reporting on Making Sense for financial news, Paul Solman examines -- with some country and western flair -- how Greece's debt woes began and what's being done to contain the problems from spreading throughout Europe and the world.

	July 19, 2010 Merle Hazard on the Greek Debt Crisis We at Making Sen$e have long been fans of Nashville investment adviser Jon Shayne, who became known to us as Merle Hazard, the singer and author of country-and-western songs about economics. We began to discuss a collaboration, and finally came up with the idea of doing a song about the Greek debt crisis.

	July 12, 2010 News Wrap: Warrant Issued for President of Sudan In other news Monday, the International Criminal Court at The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Swiss authorities freed movie director Roman Polanski from electronic monitoring after rejecting extradition requests by the U.S.

	July 9, 2010 U.S., Russia Complete Spy Swap on Vienna Tarmac The United States and Russia completed the largest exchange of spies since the Cold War on Friday at the Vienna international airport. Judy Woodruff reports.

	July 8, 2010 Solar Power Takes to the Skies With 26-Hour Flight An experimental plane powered only by solar energy completed 26 hours of non-stop flying over Switzerland Thursday.

	July 8, 2010 Thursday: Reports of Possible Spy Swap; Terror Arrests in Norway Armored vehicles arrived Thursday morning at a Moscow prison in preparation for what could be the largest spy swap with the United States since the Cold War.

	July 7, 2010 France Deliberates Financial Reforms in Face of European Debt Crisis As part of his ongoing series of reports on making sense of economic news, Paul Solman speaks with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde about the European debt crisis, as France examines new calls for austerity and reforming its retirement system.

	July 6, 2010 Paul Solman: In Greece, Underground Economy Fuels Financial Crisis Paul Solman is reporting from Europe this week about economic woes abroad and tough choices those problems pose.

	July 5, 2010 Finland Makes Internet a 'Basic Right' When one thinks of basic rights, things like voting, clean water or education might come to mind. Now, add Internet access to that list. Finland this month became the first country in the world to make high-speed Internet service a basic right of its citizens.

	July 2, 2010 Clinton: 'NATO's Door Remains Open' to Ukraine During a five-country tour of the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Ukrainian officials Friday that the door to NATO membership is still open, though the U.S. would not pressure the country to join.

	July 1, 2010 As Greek Protests Continue, Prime Minister Says Economic Shift Is 'Daunting' As part of his ongoing series of reports making sense of financial news, Paul Solman talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about the country's debt crisis and its impacts on the global economic recovery.



	JUNE June 30, 2010 German Presidential Election Exposes Cracks in Merkel's Coalition It took three rounds of voting Wednesday to elect Chancellor Angela Merkel's candidate for president, Christian Wulff, in a sign of brewing differences within her coalition ranks.

	June 29, 2010 What Effect Will Spy Charges Have on 'Reset' of U.S.-Russia Relations? Accusations of Russian spying in the U.S. are igniting diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Washington, a week after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met. Jeffrey Brown talks with two experts about what the arrests mean for relations between the two countries.

	June 29, 2010 Russian Officials Condemn U.S. Accusations of Spying as 'Ungrounded' Russian officials have condemned the arrests of alleged intelligence agents, accused of living undercover in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown has an update on the latest in the investigation and reactions from leaders of both nations.

	June 29, 2010 Countries Strive to Return Holocaust-Era Property More than 40 nations met a year ago in Prague to discuss restitution for Holocaust victims' stolen property. A year later, the countries met again and signed guidelines on how to return the looted assets.

	June 28, 2010 At the G20, a Debate Over Spending and Budget Cuts At the conclusion of the G20 summit in Canada, countries agreed to cut their deficits over the next three years in order to stabilize the global economy, but maintain flexibility to decide on their own how to do so. We asked Fariborz Ghadar, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to explain more.

	June 25, 2010 Global Leaders Meet at Back-to-Back Economic Summits Leaders of some of the world's largest economies are meeting in Canada over the weekend to focus on nurturing the global economic recovery and facilitating international security and aid.

	June 24, 2010 In Tennis's Longest Match, Victory Served in the 11th Hour Judy Woodruff speaks with Peter Bodo of Tennis Magazine for some perspective on the historically long Wimbledon showdown between American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.

	June 24, 2010 Q&A: Medvedev Meets With Obama on Modernization Plan, Arms Control Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with President Barack Obama Thursday in Washington, where the two were expected to discuss arms control, Iran and economic issues, in their continuing effort to "reset" and strengthen relations.

	June 24, 2010 Fake Drugs A Global Health Threat Fake drugs manufactured to resemble dozens of well-known pharmaceutical brands are making their way across international borders and threatening lives, the World Customs Organization said Thursday.

	June 23, 2010 Study: Cell Phone Towers Not a Cancer Risk to Children There are still unanswered questions about cell phone use and cancer risks, but a new study could alleviate parents of at least one fear.

	June 21, 2010 Election to Replace Polish President Who Died in Plane Crash Goes to Runoff In Poland, a presidential election held over the weekend to fill the vacancy left when the incumbent died in a plane crash in April, now heads to a runoff on July 4 between the acting president and the late leader's twin brother.

	June 21, 2010 At the World Cup, French Drama and the U.S. Prepares to Face Algeria Four years after reaching the 2006 World Cup final in Germany, the French national team is in turmoil. The team and its deeply unpopular manager are on the verge of elimination.

	June 18, 2010 Reporter's Notebook: Remembering De Gaulle's Speech 70 Years Later A small radio studio in London came back to life Friday, 70 years after it was the venue for lighting the flame of resistance in Nazi-conquered France.

	June 18, 2010 Soccer Fans and Non-fans Alike Rally for World Cup Every four years when the World Cup soccer tournament rolls around, people wonder why soccer hasn't taken off as a professional sport in the United States, despite its broad appeal as a recreational sport. Some World Cup watchers give their takes.

	June 17, 2010 Spending Cuts Across Europe Draw Backlash In the face of fears over growing debt, several European countries have announced major spending cuts amid widespread opposition from the public. Jeffrey Brown speaks with an economist and a reporter about Europe's debt crisis and its financial future.

	June 11, 2010 U.S., Turkey Face Growing Foreign Policy Divide Kwame Holman reports on the growing divide between the U.S. and longtime ally Turkey, as the country seeks to establish foreign policy independence through its recent fuel swap negotiations with Iran.

	June 11, 2010 Oil Leak's Impact on U.S.-British Relations, Economics Examined Lawmakers continue to hold U.K.-based BP's feet to the fire over the ongoing oil leak, sparking some tensions between the U.S. and Britain. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view about the company's future, the billions of dollars at stake and the political divide.

	June 10, 2010 Far-Right Party Surges in Dutch Parliament; Voters Express Economic Concerns Elections in the Netherlands on Wednesday showed significant growth in support for a far-right politician, who has taken a strong stance on immigration, and a pro-business party that backs cutting government spending, reflecting voters' concerns over the European economic downturn.

	June 8, 2010 Slide Show: South Africa's Diverse Soccer Stadiums The distinctive traits of South Africa's World Cup stadiums -- such as zebra-striped seats and a calabash pot shape -- are meant to represent their country's complex culture. But some have criticized the money spent amid more pressing needs at home.

	June 7, 2010 World Cup 2010: Places to Track the Action Online The 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament officially kicks off Friday when Mexico plays host country South Africa. We've compiled some of our favorite World Cup-related blogs, Web sites and resources -- and we welcome your suggestions.

	June 3, 2010 Mars500 Project Will Test Prospects for Human Travel to the Red Planet On Thursday morning, six astronauts will be locked in a 550 cubic-meter windowless complex in Moscow.

	June 1, 2010 Extended Interview: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu As fallout continued Tuesday from the Israeli raid on Turkish ships bound for Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu described the incident as "an attack against Turkish citizens."

	June 1, 2010 Extended Interviews: Turkish Foreign Minister and Israeli Ambassador As fallout continued Tuesday from the Israeli raid on Turkish-flagged ships bound for Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gabriela Shalev gave the NewsHour their takes.

	June 1, 2010 Israel's Raid on Gaza Flotilla Roils Uneasy Alliance With Turkey The weekend raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla where at least four Turkish nationals were killed has sparked angry protests in Turkey, one of Israel's only primarily Muslim allies. Gwen Ifill reports on the international reaction.

	June 1, 2010 Conversation: The Life, Work and Legacy of Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010 Jeffrey Brown talks to Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Guggenheim Museum, about the life and work of Louise Bourgeois.

	June 1, 2010 Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010 Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist whose sculptures explored women's issues and were highly influential on younger artists over a long career, died on Monday in New York. She was 98.



	MAY May 31, 2010 Conservative Parties Gain Traction in Czech Elections Concerns over the economic crisis in Greece helped give a leg up to conservative parties in the Czech Republic's parliamentary elections over the weekend. The parties are now working to build a coalition to tackle the country's budget deficit.

	May 31, 2010 World No Tobacco Day Focuses on Rising Number of Female Smokers Women in the developing world could be the next growth market for tobacco companies, the World Health Organization warns on World No Tobacco Day.

	May 27, 2010 Who Is the Next Sick Economy of Europe? Attention has shifted from the financial troubles in Greece to other troubled euro zone countries.

	May 25, 2010 Conversation: 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest' Arrives in U.S. Bookstores "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," the third novel in Stieg Larsson's bestselling "Millennium" trilogy, hit U.S. bookstores Tuesday. The novels, published originally in Sweden, center around investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist and Lisabeth Salander, a tattooed and pierced computer hacker with a photographic memory.

	May 24, 2010 Lancet Study: Child Death Rates Dropping Around the World Fewer children are dying around the world each year and the decline in child deaths is accelerating, according to a study published Monday in the Lancet.

	May 21, 2010 Art Theft Expert: '90% Chance' Stolen Paintings Will Surface After the theft of five valuable paintings from a Paris museum, Jeffrey Brown talks to art security and recovery consultant Robert Wittman about the black market for stolen art and security measures that could help protect valuable artifacts.

	May 21, 2010 Parisian Officials Appeal to Thieves for Return of Stolen Paintings The Paris Museum of Modern Art remained closed, following the theft of five paintings, valued at more than $110 million. Jeffrey Brown has the latest on the daring art heist.

	May 20, 2010 WHO Plan Targets Role of Marketing, Pricing in Alcohol Abuse World health ministers agreed Thursday that alcohol advertising targeted to young people should be limited, and sponsorships regulated.

	May 18, 2010 Photojournalism Pioneer Captured the 20th Century With Lens Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the life and career of the late French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, the father of modern photojournalism. An exhibit of his photos is currently at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

	May 18, 2010 Tuesday on the NewsHour: The Picture Perfection of Henri Cartier-Bresson French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson traveled the world for decades capturing people, places and history as a journalist, and in the process, helped define photography as an art form. His legacy is now on display in an exhibit of 300 photographic works at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

	May 18, 2010 Henri Cartier-Bresson at MoMA "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is the first major U.S. retrospective in more than 30 years of one of photography's most original and influential masters.

	May 17, 2010 U.S. Eyes Sanctions as Iran, Turkey Forge Nuclear Fuel Swap Iran plans to ship more than 2,600 pounds of low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for uranium fuel rods to use in a research reactor, as part of a fuel swap deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey. Judy Woodruff talks to two nonproliferation experts about the agreement and where it leaves the possibility of sanctions.

	May 14, 2010 U.K. Foreign Secretary Reaffirms 'Unbreakable Alliance' with the U.S. Foreign Secretary William Hague met with Obama administration officials, following speculation that the U.K.'s new governing coalition will be more independent of U.S. policy. Margaret Warner talks to Hague about the newly formed government under Prime Minister David Cameron.

	May 14, 2010 Conversation: Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves...and Screen The legend of Robin Hood can trace its origins as far back as medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer. On Friday, the latest version of one of history's favorite vigilantes arrives in theaters with director Ridley Scott's film, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett.

	May 12, 2010 The Tory-Lib Dem Agreement: Reading Between the Lines According to the coalition agreement hammered out between Britain's Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the new U.

	May 12, 2010 U.K. Coalition Takes British Politics into "Uncharted Waters" Simon Marks, who has been covering the British elections for the PBS NewsHour, stopped by the Rundown to offer a preview of the political compromises that the Conservatives may have to make in order to maintain their coalition with the Liberal Democrats and keep Conservative leader David Cameron in No.

	May 11, 2010 Catholic Ireland Struggles with Response to Child Sex Abuse Scandals Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports from Ireland, where the Catholic Church continues to reel from the allegations and resignations surrounding the child sex abuse scandal.

	May 11, 2010 U.K. Opposition Parties Prepare to Form Government Under Conservative Leader British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced his resignation as Conservative and Liberal Democrats neared an agreement on forming a new coalition government. Jeffrey Brown talks to reporter Ned Temko about the new administration.

	May 11, 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Cedes Office to Conservative David Cameron Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain's Labor Party resigned his position as the two opposition parties reached an agreement to form a government, following last week's inconclusive national election.

	May 11, 2010 Gordon Brown Resigns as Britain's Prime Minister Prime Minister David Cameron on the steps of 10 Downing Street on Tuesday.

	May 11, 2010 Editorial Round-up: EU Rescue Plan Now that European leaders have agreed to a 750 billion euro ($955 billion) relief plan to stem Europe's debt crisis, steps are being taken to make the money available to eurozone countries in need of the help -- and reactions are rolling in.

	May 11, 2010 Pope Addresses Abuse Scandal, Says Church Must 'Relearn Penance' Pope Benedict XVI speaks with reporters about the abuse scandal on his way to Portugal on Tuesday.

	May 10, 2010 IMF Deputy Outlines European Bailout Package, What's Ahead for Spain, Portugal Gwen Ifill talks to John Lipsky, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, about the $1 trillion aid package to steady Greece and insulate other eurozone countries from a spreading debt crisis.

	May 10, 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Resign Following Election Defeat Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces his resignation outside No.

	May 10, 2010 Markets React Positively to EU's $960 Billion Bailout Agreement After 11 hours of negotiations that stretched into early Monday, EU finance ministers have agreed to an enormous 750 billion euro bailout plan aimed at preventing the Greek financial crisis from spreading further into the eurozone.

	May 10, 2010 Monday: Obama to Pick Kagan for Supreme Court; Setbacks in Gulf Spill Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, left, gets the attention of Solicitor General Elena Kagan at a 2009 forum at Georgetown University Law Center.

	May 7, 2010 Political Horsetrading Ahead, Following Conservative Win in U.K. Elections Conservative Party leader David Cameron is looking to build a governing coalition with a third political party, after failing to gain a majority of seats in the British election. Margaret Warner gets three perspectives on the negotiations that lie ahead for the British Parliament.

	May 7, 2010 Governing Mandate Remains Up for Grabs After U.K. Elections Britain's conservative party won more seats than the ruling Labor party in this week's elections, but it lacks a clear majority to establish the government. Simon Marks reports on the country's first hung parliament in 36 years, as three political parties begin to negotiate a ruling coalition.

	May 7, 2010 Human and Neanderthal Genes 'Incredibly Similar' Modern humans and Neanderthals are more closely connected in the gene pool than expected, according to new research.

	May 7, 2010 Conservatives Win Most Seats in U.K. Elections The Conservatives secured more seats than the ruling Labor party in the United Kingdom's closely fought elections, results showed Friday, but not enough to win an outright majority.

	May 6, 2010 Hung Parliament, Political Brinkmanship Anticipated After U.K. Election The votes are being counted in Britain's heated national elections, as three parties attempted to claim a majority in Parliament. Margaret Warner gets the latest after the close of the polls from reporter Ned Temko in London.

	May 6, 2010 Britons Await Vote Tally Results Following Heated National Campaigns Voters in the United Kingdom headed to the polls Thursday to vote in a historically tight election, where control of Parliament was up for grabs. Simon Marks reports on the high turnouts and increased public interest marking this trip to the polls.

	May 6, 2010 Krugman: 'Eurozone Has Big, Big Problems' as Greek Debt Crisis Comes to a Head As Greece struggles to repair its debt crisis, Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view from economists Paul Krugman and Robert Barbera about how the financial and social unrest could impact the European Union and its economy.

	May 6, 2010 After Scare in U.S. Markets, Possible Combination of Causes Investigated As police in Greece used teargas to control new protests late Thursday, U.S. markets went into a wild ride for a few hours. Judy Woodruff examines the possible links and other potential causes for the market unrest with a reporter on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and a reporter at the scene of the protests in Athens.

	May 6, 2010 U.S. Markets Plunge Amid Greece Fears, Possible Tech Glitch Stocks plunged then rallied slightly as concerns grew that Greece's ongoing debt crisis would impact the global financial recovery. Also, a possible technical glitch was being investigated by market officials. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	May 6, 2010 Paul Solman: Thoughts on Thursday's Wild Market Ride For anyone visiting my Making Sen$e page Thursday to find out why markets are quaking, allow me to repeat the phrase that ought to be the motto for this page, so often have I used it: Credit comes from the Latin credere: to believe.

	May 6, 2010 Picasso Price Helps Paint a Prettier Picture for the Art Market This week, the art market continued to show strong signs of recovery as leading auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's held their Impressionist and Modern art sales, setting records and at least tripling the total brought in by the same auctions last May.

	May 5, 2010 In Britain, Coalition Government Eyed Ahead of Parliamentary Elections British voters are preparing to weigh in at the polls in the country's general election on Thursday. Simon Marks previews the heated election as three political parties vie for a majority in Parliament.

	May 5, 2010 In Greece, People 'Quite Incredulous' After Protests Turn Deadly Protests in Athens turned violent over Greece's plans to adopt austerity measures to help keep the country from defaulting on its debt. Margaret Warner talks to reporter John Psaropoulos in Greece about the reactions on the ground to the riots and the financial rescue plans.

	May 5, 2010 'Birthplace of Democracy in Chaos' as Greek Riots Leave 3 Dead Riots erupted in Athens in response to Greece's plans to adopt harsh cuts and taxes to fix its debt crisis. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News gives an update on the unrest and a bank fire that killed three people.

	May 5, 2010 With One Day to Go, Election Still Up in the Air in Britain Britain's major party leaders spent the final hours leading up to Thursday's general elections campaigning for the support of an estimated 4 million undecided voters.

	May 4, 2010 Bailout for Greece Raises Stability Concerns Across Europe, U.S. Angry protesters again took to the streets in Athens over the cuts and tax hikes the Greek government is planning amidst a financial bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Margaret Warner talks to an economist about the potential fallout for the U.S. economy from the escalating debt crisis.

	May 3, 2010 Poland Begins Delicate Political Rebuilding After Deadly Plane Crash After the devastating air crash that killed Poland's president and many other top officials, Ray Suarez talks to the country's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, about receiving the tragic news, the country's political future and emerging international relations challenges.

	May 3, 2010 Iran Calls for World Without Nuclear Weapons; U.S. Touts 'Practical Solutions' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking Monday at a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, called for a world free of nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke several hours later, urged nations to focus on practical solutions and enforcing the NPT.

	May 3, 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Facts and Figures Oil has been bubbling up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico since the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig caught fire on April 20 and sank two days later. Here are some figures to put the spill in context.



	APRIL April 30, 2010 Belgium Moves to Ban Burqas in Public Belgium is heading toward becoming the first European country to ban women from wearing burqas in public after its Parliament voted Thursday to ban the Muslim full-face veil.

	April 30, 2010 Summit Aims to Broaden U.S. Ties With Muslim Entrepreneurs It was an unprecedented gathering of Muslim entrepreneurs in an unlikely place: America's capital. More than 200 men and women from 50 countries took part in this week's Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on some of the initiatives.

	April 29, 2010 Scandals Place Catholic Church Between Ancient Traditions, Modern Faith Crisis As part of a weeklong series of reports from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the impact of the child sex abuse scandals on the faithful in Rome and on Pope Benedict XVI and his advisers.

	April 28, 2010 Greek Crisis Spreads as Spain's Debt is Downgraded Spain on Wednesday became the third European nation in two days to see its debt rating downgraded, heightening investor angst about a spiraling fiscal crisis on the continent.

	April 28, 2010 Wednesday: Markets Tumble Amid Debt Fears; Officials May Ignite Gulf Oil Spill A man looks at a stock indicator in Tokyo on Wednesday.

	April 27, 2010 Extended Transcript: Cardinal William Levada In an exclusive television interview, Margaret Warner spoke with Cardinal William Levada, a top Vatican official charged with handling the fallout of the church's sexual abuse scandal. Following is an extended transcript of their conversation.

	April 27, 2010 Global Markets Rankle Over Greece's Deepening Debt Crisis Downgrades of Greece's debt rating to junk status sent markets tumbling in Europe and the U.S. Gwen Ifill talks to financial expert Eswar Prasad about the far-reaching effects of the European nation's economic crisis.

	April 27, 2010 Exclusive \| Cardinal Levada: 'We Should Hold Ourselves to a Higher Standard' As part of a series of reports from the Vatican, Cardinal William Levada, the head of the office that handles sex abuse claims, speaks to Margaret Warner in his first television interview about the scandal rocking the Catholic Church.

	April 27, 2010 Preview: Cardinal William Levada on Church Abuse Scandal Margaret Warner is reporting from the Vatican this week on the fallout from the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. In this preview excerpt, Levada tells us that the church initially thought the reported cases of child abuse were isolated incidents and has had to learn to adapt.

	April 26, 2010 Exclusive: Cardinal William Levada Describes Crisis in the Church VATICAN CITY \| Here's why this interview is a big deal: for five years now, Cardinal William Levada has headed the office that handles all sexual abuse claims and cases that filter up to the Vatican.

	April 25, 2010 Amid Calls for Transparency, Pope Describes Dangers of Digital Age VATICAN CITY \| We've come to Rome for a week to explore how the new wave in the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal is being seen and dealt with by the Vatican, the power center of worldwide Catholicism. Pope Benedict XVI is coming under increasing pressure, so we were eager to see him at the earliest possible opportunity.

	April 23, 2010 Vatican Abuse Scandal Intensifies as Another Bishop Resigns As part of a weeklong series from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the church's growing sex abuse scandal, following the latest resignations from bishops in the Irish and Belgian churches.

	April 23, 2010 Video Collection: Reports From the Vatican Margaret Warner reports on how the Catholic Church is handling the clergy sex-abuse scandal.

	April 22, 2010 U.K. Prime Minister Candidates Square Off over Foreign Policy Three top candidates for prime minister in Britain's tightly contested parliamentary election shared the stage to discuss foreign policy in the second of three televised political debates. Simon Marks reports from London on the political footing for the three parties ahead of the May election.

	April 22, 2010 In Britain, Foreign Policy Dominates Next Televised Debate Britain's main contenders for prime minister meet again in their second televised debate Thursday night, following their debut on April 15, and the subject this time is foreign policy.

	April 22, 2010 Earth Day's 40th Anniversary Marked with Concerts, Idea Exchanges Countries around the world celebrated the 40th Earth Day on Thursday and throughout the week with activities such as fashion shows featuring recycled materials, seed plantings at the Shanghai Zoo and musicians in Morocco playing songs about the Earth.

	April 22, 2010 Thursday: Obama to Call for Wall Street Reform; Most European Flights Resume President Barack Obama speaks at Cooper Union in 2008 as a Democratic candidate.

	April 21, 2010 As Airspace Reopens, European Authorities Scrutinize Ash Response European Union authorities conceded they may have been overly cautious in shutting down airspace because of volcanic ash, a decision that has led to billions of dollars in losses. Ray Suarez reports from London on the ongoing travel chaos caused by the eruption.

	April 21, 2010 As U.K. Airspace Opens, Hope Returns for Stranded Travelers Ray Suarez is still in London, where the sky is still bright blue and beautiful, the weather is unseasonably fine for April, and the airspace over Britain is finally streaked with the occasional airplane after a five-day shut down of Europe's busiest travel hub.

	April 20, 2010 European Airports Start to Tackle Travel Backlog As air traffic resumes in Europe, Gwen Ifill talks to Ray Suarez about the hundreds of thousands of passengers still stranded and struggling to get to their destinations.

	April 20, 2010 European Skies Slowly Reopen to Air Traffic as Volcanic Ash Risk Abates Some stranded travelers in Europe got relief as air traffic resumed over the United Kingdom for the first time in nearly a week. Ray Suarez reports from London on the ongoing aftermath of the volcano's eruption.

	April 20, 2010 Volcano Stems Kenya's Flower, Vegetable Market Iceland's volcano has not only thrown a wrench into airline passengers' plans but has put Kenya's European market of fresh produce and cut flowers in limbo, at least temporarily.

	April 20, 2010 Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Height Dies; Former Lehman CEO to Face Questions A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 19, 2010 In Europe, Costs Mount From Quiet Skies as Volcano Eruption Continues Officials announced limited air traffic may resume on Tuesday, five days after volcanic ash grounded much of the air traffic in and out of Northern Europe. Ray Suarez reports from London.

	April 19, 2010 Monday: Flight Disruptions Continue; Court to Hear Campus Group's Appeal A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 17, 2010 Ray Suarez: Life Under a Cloud Estimates of mounting costs are running at about $200 million a day for carriers flying in and out of Europe. Now that speculation is beginning that flights may be delayed or grounded into the middle of the coming week, we're talking about some real money.

	April 16, 2010 'Krakatoa' Author on Iceland Volcano's Parallels With Eruptions Past For historical perspective on the Icelandic volcano eruption, Jeffrey Brown talks to Simon Winchester, author of "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883," about the massive 19th century eruption's impact on health, the economy and even art and literature.

	April 16, 2010 Icelandic Volcano Eruption Continues to Disrupt European Airspace An ash plume from an erupting glacial volcano in Iceland continues to cause problems for airports worldwide. Ray Suarez reports from London on the dangers the volcanic ash poses for air travel.

	April 16, 2010 Meteorologist on Ash and Airplane Risk The Icelandic volcano, located under a glacier, is spewing water vapor and fine-grained ash that can be damaging to aircraft engines. A meteorologist explains the challenges of measuring the size of the plume, where it is headed and how much of a risk it poses.

	April 16, 2010 'Doctor Who' Regenerates for a New Season On Saturday, a new era begins for the BBC's beloved science-fiction series, "Doctor Who," the quirky and mysterious hero who time travels in a spaceship disguised as a blue police box, exploring strange worlds and occasionally saving the universe.

	April 16, 2010 Friday: Europe's Travel Delays Worsen; Same-sex Partners Get Hospital Rights A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 15, 2010 UK Candidates Look to Sway Voters with Premier TV Debate As Britain's three candidates for prime minister wage heated campaigns ahead of the May election, Simon Marks reports from London on the politics behind the country's very first American-style public debate.

	April 15, 2010 Icelandic Volcano Eruption Strands Air Passengers Across Europe A giant cloud of ash from a glacial volcano in Iceland grounded hundreds of flights across northern Europe. Kylie Morris of Independent Television News provides an update on when air traffic might resume.

	April 15, 2010 British Prime Minister Hopefuls Debate for First Time on TV Britain's three main candidates for prime minister are meeting in their first televised debate Thursday, ahead of what has turned into a highly contested national election on May 6.

	April 15, 2010 Volcanic Ash Eruption Grounds Flights Across Europe A giant cloud of ash spewing from a volcano in Iceland has shutdown airports across much of Europe on Thursday, stranding tens of thousands of passengers across the continent in the broadest suspension of air travel since the 2001 terror attacks.

	April 15, 2010 Thursday: Tax Day; Obama to Outline Space Plan; Benjamin Hooks Dies at 85 A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 14, 2010 Study Finds Big Drop in Global Maternal Deaths The number of women dying from childbirth has dropped dramatically -- by about 35 percent -- around the world since 1980, according to a new study released Monday by the Lancet.

	April 13, 2010 Leaders Sign Nuclear Security Pact Leaders of 47 countries attending the nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C., agreed Tuesday that responsibility for keeping nuclear materials from getting into the hands of terrorist groups lies with all nations.

	April 12, 2010 Poland Rebuilds Government After Crash In the wake of the plane crash that killed Poland's president and 95 others over the weekend, Ray Suarez talks to Andrew Nagorski, author and vice president of the East-West Institute, an international affairs think tank.

	April 12, 2010 Poland Mourns Leaders Killed in Plane Crash Ray Suarez reports on the national tragedy unfolding in Poland after its president and other government officials were killed in a plane crash over the weekend.

	April 12, 2010 Monday: World Leaders Gather for Talks on Nuclear Threat World leaders from 47 nations begin meeting in Washington, D.C., on Monday for a two-day summit focused on keeping nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists.

	April 10, 2010 Poland Reels After Leader Dies in Plane Crash The president of Poland -- along with a cadre of top military and civilian leaders -- died Saturday morning when his plane crashed on approach to an airport in western Russia.

	April 8, 2010 Obama Formalizes Arms Treaty with Russia Presidents Obama and Medvedev formalized a historic nuclear arms pact to slash nuclear arsenals, possibly ushering in a new era of relations between the U.S. and Cold War enemy Russia. Jim Lehrer has more on the sweeping arms deal.

	April 8, 2010 Will Russia Nuclear Treaty Improve U.S. Security? President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inked a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Thursday in Prague. We asked experts for their views on the latest nuclear deal's significance.

	April 2, 2010 Friday: Airline Security to Change; Moscow Police Name Suspect The Obama administration is shifting its approach to airport security, abandoning the policy of using nationality alone as the basis for screening potentially dangerous travelers in favor of a more intelligence-based system.

	April 1, 2010 Turkish Government Offers Contentious Constitutional Changes This week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed a set of constitutional changes that the government says would promote democracy and bolster its bid for membership in the European Union, but critics say would shrink the independence of the judiciary.



	MARCH March 31, 2010 Chechen Rebel Claims He Ordered Moscow Subway Attack The leader of a Chechen militant group has claimed responsibility for this week's twin suicide blasts that killed 39 people in the Moscow subway system, and he warned Russians that more attacks are on the way.

	March 31, 2010 Haiti Recovery Effort Boosted by Billions in Pledges at U.N. Conference Representatives of 130 countries met Wednesday in New York to pledge support and funding for Haiti's vast rebuilding effort following its devastating January earthquake.

	March 30, 2010 World's Largest Particle Collider Sees First Successful Smash Scientists in Geneva fired up the world's most powerful particle-smashing machine Tuesday, beginning a run that they hope will provide insight into fundamental questions about what makes up the universe.

	March 29, 2010 Subway Bombings Highlight Unrest in Russia's Troubled South No terror group has taken credit for attacks on Moscow's subway system, but Russian authorities blame rebel groups in the volatile Caucasus region. Jeffrey Brown talks to Miriam Lanskoy, senior program officer for Central Asia and the Caucasus at the National Endowment for Democracy.

	March 29, 2010 Moscow Vows to Root Out Terrorists After Attacks Russian authorities vowed to strike back at rebels from the North Caucasus region that they blame for two suicide bomb attacks that struck Moscow's subway system, killing dozens of rush hour passengers. Jeffrey Brown talks to William Mauldin, deputy Moscow bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal for more.

	March 29, 2010 Twin Suicide Bombings Strike Moscow's Subway A pair of suicide bomb attacks on Moscow's subway system left at least 38 people dead during Monday morning's commute. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	March 26, 2010 Scientists Create Tiny 'Invisibility Cloak' Scientists have created an "invisibility cloak" that can hide a tiny object from infrared light.

	March 26, 2010 Greece's Rescue Plan Includes Unprecedented IMF Loans A European Union financial safety net for Greece approved late Thursday contains potential bilateral loans from eurozone countries and assistance from the International Monetary Fund.

	March 26, 2010 U.S., Russia to Cut Nuclear Arsenal by a Third President Barack Obama announced Friday that after a year of "intense negotiations" with Russia, he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have agreed to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles by a third.

	March 25, 2010 Fossil Points to Unknown Human Species European researchers have found a 40,000-year-old shard of pinkie bone that may be evidence of a previously unknown human species.

	March 24, 2010 Reporter's Notebook: Austria Looks East for an Economic Boost Austria hopes to weather a banking crisis and recover from the recession by continuing its expansion to Central and Eastern Europe.

	March 23, 2010 The International Response to Health Care Reform Editorial pages of newspapers around the world commented on the United States' new health care reform law. Read a roundup of what they had to say.

	March 22, 2010 Rio Tinto Employees Plead Guilty to Taking Bribes in China In a surprising turn of events, four employees of British-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto pleaded guilty Monday to taking bribes during annual negotiations over iron ore prices in China, according to lawyers.

	March 22, 2010 Weekly Poem: 'Achilles' British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote "Achilles" after English soccer player David Beckham suffered a season-ending injury last week. Beckham, 34, was headed for what would have likely been his last World Cup this summer.

	March 17, 2010 Pope to Address Church Sex Abuse Scandal Pope Benedict XVI is speaking out about the child abuse scandals that have riled Catholics in Ireland and Germany. Gwen Ifill talks to John Allen, a journalist with National Catholic Reporter.

	March 17, 2010 Abuse Accusations Besiege Catholic Church Catholics in Ireland and Germany are seeking apologies and explanations as allegations of child abuse have besieged the Vatican's inner-circle. Gwen Ifill reports.

	March 8, 2010 Greek Budget Crisis Could Stagnate U.S. Recovery As Greece seeks support of its plan to bring its finances back from the brink of collapse, there are fears the weakening euro could impact the U.S. in its own economic recovery. Judy Woodruff talks to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou during his visit to Washington.

	March 8, 2010 Greece Seeks Washington's Support to Curtail Market Speculation Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou visited Washington and several other nations this week to ask for support cracking down on speculative trading to help Athens employ reforms to help its budget crisis.

	March 8, 2010 EU Considers European Monetary Fund to Help Countries Like Greece Greece is preparing for a fresh round of strikes and protests this week, after the government unveiled a $6.5 billion austerity program that includes a sales tax hike, cuts in benefits and salaries for the public sector, and a 5 percent cut in education spending.

	March 8, 2010 In Eastern Turkey, a California-Type Quake Kills at Least 57 In eastern Turkey, at least 57 people are dead after a 6.0-magnitude temblor struck at 4:32 a.m. local time Monday, about 30 miles west of the city of Bingol.

	March 5, 2010 Prime Minister Defends British Involvement in Iraq War British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stood by his country's involvement in the Iraq war Friday, refuting charges that the government failed to fully fund the 2003 invasion.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 26, 2010 Conversation: Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk Jeffrey Brown talks to Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature and the author of the novel "The Museum of Innocence," which was published late last year.

	Feb. 25, 2010 Bernanke Responds to Greek Debt Crisis Greece's financial woes are causing problems on its own shores, as public workers protested government cuts Wendesday. But the debt crisis is making waves abroad as well. Jeffrey Brown talks to Roben Farzhad with Bloomberg Business Week for more.

	Feb. 25, 2010 Ukraine's Yanukovych Pledges New Strategy at Swearing In Viktor Yanukovych was sworn in as Ukraine's president Thursday, after a Feb. 7 runoff that is still contested by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and promised to move the country forward on an innovative path.

	Feb. 24, 2010 Google Plans Rigorous Appeal of Executives' Conviction in Italy No one disputes that the Italian video -- posted online in 2006 -- showing a young man with Down syndrome being bullied was despicable. An organization working on behalf of people with Down syndrome complained to Google, which says it pulled the video off its site within hours.

	Feb. 23, 2010 Turkish Military Commanders Questioned in Coup Probe Prosecutors in Turkey questioned Tuesday at least 40 people including retired and active duty military commanders detained as part of a sweeping investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the government.

	Feb. 16, 2010 Greece Faces Debt Deadlines as Financial Markets Watch the EU Greece has one month to take urgent measures to rein in its debt problems and less time to share information about its currency swaps, EU finance ministers said Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown talks to finance experts Scheherazad Rehman and Simon Johnson.

	Feb. 16, 2010 Greece Faces EU Deadlines on Debt and Swaps EU finance ministers have given Greece a one month deadline to demonstrate that it is making dramatic cuts to its budget, and just days to provide more information on the country's use of currency swaps to potentially hide growing debt, as has been reported in both Der Spiegel and the New York Times in recent days.

	Feb. 11, 2010 Rogoff: EU's Debt Move Just 'One Stage in a Multi-act Drama' EU leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels Thursday pledged to act to help Greece avoid default on its massive public debt, but they offered few specifics about what aid might be offered and in what form.

	Feb. 11, 2010 Thursday: Iran Declares Nuclear Success; East Shovels Out; Greece Will Get Aid As hundreds of thousands of government supporters rallied Thursday in Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the Iranian revolution, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the occasion to declare that Iran had produced its first stock of 20 percent enriched uranium.

	Feb. 10, 2010 Wednesday's Headlines: Snowstorms Pound the East; Greek Workers Strike The second powerful snowstorm to hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in less than a week has, for the third straight day, shut down the federal government, closed most schools and canceled hundreds of flights on Wednesday.

	Feb. 9, 2010 Greek Deficit Sends Financial Tremors Through EU The financial markets remain unstable as disagreement persists within the European Union about how to deal with swelling debt levels in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Jeffrey Brown talks to an economist for insight.

	Feb. 9, 2010 Debt Lands Greece in 'New Age of Austerity' With mounting debt putting Greece dangerously close to a sovereign default, the country is under increasing pressure from European Union nations to reign in spending. John Sparks of ITN reports.

	Feb. 8, 2010 Opposition Candidate Appears to Eke Out Win in Ukraine With almost all of the votes tallied, opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovych claimed a victory over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by a slim margin in Sunday's presidential runoff in Ukraine, although Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat by Monday evening local time.

	Feb. 4, 2010 GlobalPost: Where Do Other Countries Stand on Gays in Military? Although the debate is a heated one in the United States, our partners at GlobalPost have found that gays serving in the military is not as big of an issue overseas.

	Feb. 4, 2010 Journal Retracts Study Backing Vaccine-Autism Link This week, the British medical journal the Lancet formally retracted a 1998 study that helped set off the debate over the safety of vaccines and whether they may be connected to later diagnoses of autism in children.



	JANUARY Jan. 25, 2010 'Sound Tracks' Explores Music and Journalism An excerpt from the PBS program "Sound Tracks," which explores the bridging of journalism and music around the world.

	Jan. 21, 2010 A Shot in the Dark: Cinematographer of 'The White Ribbon' Gives His Take For U.S. audiences, cinematographer Christian Berger may be best described as "the eyes" of Michael Haneke, the Austrian auteur known for his intense (and frequently violent) films. Haneke and Berger's latest film, "The White Ribbon," matches their previous efforts in both formal artistry and moral turpitude.

	Jan. 18, 2010 Ukraine Election Moves to Runoff Without Incumbent Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko, who gained power during the Orange Revolution in 2004, is out of the running in a run-off election now scheduled for Feb. 7.

	Jan. 15, 2010 In Ukraine, 18 Candidates Vie for Top Seat On Sunday, Ukrainians vote in their first presidential election since the Orange Revolution in 2004, when pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko eventually bested Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovych in a re-vote.

	Jan. 13, 2010 An Artist's Favorite Authors Get Some Face Time at the Library On a personal quest to bring his father's work to a broader audience, Carl Kohler's son Henry (together with his sister Frida) he approached galleries in hopes that someone would embrace the work, but didn't have any luck.

	Jan. 11, 2010 Eric Rohmer, 89, Made Intellectual Films About People's Emotional Lives French director and film critic Eric Rohmer died Monday at the age of 89 in Paris.

	Jan. 11, 2010 Quick Take: Obama's Foreign Policy One Year In As the year mark into Barack Obama's presidency approaches, several analysts offer their takes on where American foreign policy stands.

	Jan. 7, 2010 H1N1 Vaccine Reaching Poorer Nations as Flu Fears Continue to Wane Developing nations will begin receiving donated H1N1 vaccine Thursday, just as the U.S. shortage is waning and some European nations find themselves with more vaccine than they can handle.

	Jan. 1, 2010 Foreign Affairs: Stories We're Watching in 2010 The United States is heading into a deeper war in Afghanistan/Pakistan and toward a confrontation with Iran, two stories that will likely top the international news agenda for the NewsHour in 2010.