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	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 29, 2011 The Daily Frame Dancers of the Compagnie des Ballets de Monte-Carlo perform during a rehearsal of "Lac," a ballet choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot. In "Lac," which runs until Saturday, Maillot offers his personal vision of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

	Dec. 28, 2011 The Daily Frame A visitor takes a picture on an iPad of a statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at Graphisoft Park in Budapest, Hungary. The six-and-a-half foot bronze statue by Erno Toth depicts Jobs with his trademark turtleneck shirt, jeans, sneakers and round glasses.

	Dec. 27, 2011 Russian Election Protests Gain Momentum Ahead of March Presidential Vote Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia sees new political turmoil with protests over election fraud allegations. Margaret Warner reports on growing discontent with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

	Dec. 23, 2011 The Daily Frame A woman shows a Nativity scene displayed in a walnut in Luceram, France. In this southeastern village, handmade manger scenes of all types and sizes are displayed during the Christmas season.

	Dec. 22, 2011 The Daily Frame A statue on top of the concert in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt is seen through Christmas lights.

	Dec. 20, 2011 Why the Euro Might Not Be Good For Greece This post tries to answer a number of questions that have come in over the past few weeks along the lines of, "What's going to happen to Europe?"

	Dec. 20, 2011 The Daily Frame A dancer from the Scottish Ballet sews on her pointe shoe straps before performing in a dress rehearsal "Sleeping Beauty" at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow.

	Dec. 19, 2011 Madeleine Albright on Vaclav Havel's 'Massive Moral Authority, Great Courage' Thousands of Czechs braved the freezing cold Monday in Prague to pay their respects to former President Vaclav Havel, who died Sunday at age 75. Judy Woodruff discusses the extraordinary life of the writer, dissident and president with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

	Dec. 19, 2011 Remembering Vaclav Havel's Visit to NewsHour Studios in the 1990s The man and his setting could not have been less prepossessing. That, in itself, was a warning that appearances can be deceiving.

	Dec. 19, 2011 The Daily Frame Mourners light candles to mark the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, gathering at a statue of Saint Wenceslaus in Prague. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

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

	Dec. 14, 2011 The Daily Frame A worker at the "European Organization for Nuclear Research walks past a mural representation of the ATLAS Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland.

	Dec. 13, 2011 In Wake of Disputed Election, Russian Middle Class 'Finding its Voice' In Russia Tuesday, Vladimir Putin faces political turmoil as vote fraud protests become more widespread. Margaret Warner discusses the country's changing political landscape with Matthew Murray of The Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance and the Brookings Institution's Fiona Hill.

	Dec. 13, 2011 As Protests Spread, Putin Faces Potential Competition for Presidency Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faces more political turmoil as protests over alleged vote fraud become more widespread. Margaret Warner reports.

	Dec. 13, 2011 The Daily Frame Visitors looks at French tapestries at the newly opened exhibition, "The Manufacture des Gobelins: Four Centuries of Art," at the Romanian National Arts Museum in Bucharest. Fifty-five tapestries created by the famous Manufacture des Gobelins and by contemporary French artists are on display.

	Dec. 12, 2011 British Foreign Secretary: 'We Should Be in Europe but Not Taken Over by Europe' In an interview with Jeff Brown, British Foreign Secretary William Hague discusses his country's decision last week to reject an agreement aimed at fixing Europe's debt crisis.

	Dec. 12, 2011 After Rejecting Euro Deal, Cameron Defends Decision Before Parliament Stock sell-offs were widespread Monday after markets had a weekend to ponder Europe's new fiscal deal and the U.K.'s rejection of it. Jeffrey Brown reports on the political and financial reverberations.

	Dec. 12, 2011 Britain's Foreign Secretary: 'Further Sanctions' on Iran to Come In an interview with Jeffrey Brown -- airing in full on Monday's NewsHour -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK will issue further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, and that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down because of the government's bloody crackdown on protesters.

	Dec. 12, 2011 The Daily Frame Nobel Peace Prize laureates -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian rights campaigner Leymah Gbowee and Yemini activist Tawakkol Karman -- sing with Norwegian vocalist Bernhoft, singer Janelle Monae of the United States and Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo during the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo on Sunday.

	Dec. 9, 2011 European Leaders Agree to Closer Financial Ties, but Cameron Holds out Most European leaders agreed Friday to link their national budgets ever closer and force fiscal discipline on individual nations. Jeffrey Brown reports on the "historic" deal to save the euro that may also lead to Britain breaking from the European Union.

	Dec. 9, 2011 Nations Address Internet Freedom as Users, and Restrictions, Grow Twenty-two countries gathered in The Hague this week to pledge their support for Internet freedoms around the world, but governments, companies and bloggers alike pointed to a host of problems facing Internet users and providers.

	Dec. 9, 2011 Britain Refuses to Join Euro Pact ritish Prime Minister David Cameron seemed to assume a Churchillian mantle as he delivered a resounding no to the European Union accord aimed at salvaging the embattled common currency, the Euro.

	Dec. 8, 2011 Vote-Fraud Protests Could Mean 'Unpalatable Dilemma' for Kremlin Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday of encouraging protesters demonstrating against election fraud. Jeffrey Brown reports on Putin's protest problems.

	Dec. 8, 2011 News Wrap: European Leaders Meet Again to Save Euro From Collapse In other news Thursday, European leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss how to save the euro from collapse. The German and French leaders went to Marseille to press European conservatives to agree to closer economic ties. Also, former Sen. and Gov. Jon Corzine testified before Congress over his role in MF Global's downfall.

	Dec. 6, 2011 Parlez-Vous? Some Louisiana Pupils Being Immersed in French Instruction Louisiana's French heritage is being embraced in many immersion classrooms in the state. It goes beyond language -- some students are learning math, science and social studies in French. Sue Lincoln of Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Southern Education Desk reports.

	Dec. 6, 2011 Protesters Allege Manipulation, Rigging in Russia's Parliamentary Elections Protests in Russia continued for a second day Tuesday over Sunday's parliamentary elections. The ruling United Russia party received nearly 50 percent of the vote, but protesters allege vote-rigging and manipulation skewed the results. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports.

	Dec. 5, 2011 What Would Deficit Limits Mean for Eurozone, Future of Euro? For a look at the tough week ahead for the eurozone and its leaders, Jeffrey Brown is joined by Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, senior director for strategy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

	Dec. 5, 2011 Eurozone Leaders Consider Deficit Limits to Help Save Euro Pressure is building in Europe to resolve the growing debt crisis. Gary Gibbon of Independent Television News reports on a critical meeting between Europe's leaders to consider deficit limits for each nation.

	Dec. 5, 2011 What's Souring Russian Voters' Views of the Ruling Party? The failure of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's once-dominant political party to eke out a majority in Russian parliamentary elections over the weekend shows a growing disillusionment with the economy and corruption, some analysts say.

	Dec. 2, 2011 News Wrap: Merkel Warns Eurozone Debt Could Take Years to Fix In other news Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned it could take years to fix Europe's staggering debt problems. She spoke amid growing signs European leaders may fashion a more powerful political union. Also, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said he'll announce the future of his campaign on Saturday.

	Dec. 2, 2011 The Daily Frame Members of the dance company Momix perform during a rehearsal in Madrid.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 30, 2011 Biggest Issue in 2012? Could Be Europe Europe's current economic drama is intricately tied to American politics. And if things go bad in Europe -- really bad -- American voters and candidates will suddenly be getting acquainted with talking points centered on the fate of the euro.

	Nov. 30, 2011 News Wrap: U.K. Public-Sector Employees Stage National Strike In other news Wednesday, public-sector employees in Britain staged their largest national strike in decades to protest pension curbs. They walked off the job is hospitals, schools and elsewhere, although airports were less affected. Also, police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia cleared anti-Wall Street encampments.

	Nov. 30, 2011 Soaring Markets Reveal Clues About Big Banks' Levels of Trust, Comfort The Federal Reserve teamed up with other central banks to ease a growing credit crunch threatening the world's financial systems. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and the market's reaction with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and author David Smick.

	Nov. 30, 2011 Stocks Surge as Central Banks Move to Ease Credit Crunch Stock markets roared their approval Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve led a global move to head off a new financial panic originating in Europe. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Nov. 30, 2011 Q&A: Money Woes Force Global Fund to Refocus on Essential Programs Several big donors suspended funding this year after reports of corruption in recipient countries. Last week, the Global Fund said it will be unable to give new grants through 2014 because of the impact of economic woes on donor governments.

	Nov. 29, 2011 The Daily Frame A man views paintings in the Ramsay Room at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on Monday. The gallery will re-open Thursday after a $27.5 million restoration project, the first major refurbishment in its 120-year-old history.

	Nov. 28, 2011 European Commission's Barroso Insists Euro Will Survive Crisis The debt crisis in Europe that, until now, has threatened individual countries, now threatens the continent's common currency. Jeffrey Brown discusses Europe's debt woes and the euro's future with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

	Nov. 28, 2011 Obama Presses EU Leaders for Debt Resolution Mounting fears for the fate of the eurozone dominated an annual summit Monday, as President Obama hosted leaders of the European Union. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Nov. 28, 2011 The Daily Frame A woman looks at a painting by Philippe Pasqua on Friday's opening day of the 'ST-ART' European contemporary art fair in Strasbourg, France.

	Nov. 25, 2011 Why Does Health Care Cost So Much in the United States? Staying healthy in the United States is expensive. In fact, in 2009, the average annual cost of healthcare was $7,960 per person -- two and a half times what it was in Japan for the same year. A new OECD comparing health care costs in 34 countries provides some surprising data about disparities in the cost of health care.

	Nov. 24, 2011 European Bond Scare: Germany Edition The U.S. markets lie as still today as the birds on America's platters, but the same cannot be said for fluttering Europe. Thus, while we pause to wish everyone the most convivial of Thanksgivings, we thought we'd alert you to a story that may be a big one tomorrow: the rise in German bond rates.

	Nov. 22, 2011 Spain's New Government Must Now Tackle Spending Cuts Spain's conservative Popular Party and its leader Mariano Rajoy -- the victors in last weekend's parliamentary elections -- now have the difficult job of implementing spending cuts for the sake of Spain's economy while keeping the public and markets on their side.

	Nov. 22, 2011 The Daily Frame Fans of German-born, North Carolina-raised hip-hop artist J. Cole( attend a concert last week at Shepherds Bush Empire in London.

	Nov. 18, 2011 News Wrap: U.K.'s Cameron Moves to Contain Europe's Debt Crisis In other news Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for decisive action to contain Europe's debt crisis, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned against doing too much, too fast. Also, U.S. and U.N. food agencies reported that the number of famine zones in Somalia has been cut in half.

	Nov. 18, 2011 Spain Holds Elections in the Midst of European Debt Crisis The financial storm sweeping across Europe is about to claim another victim -- the Socialist government of Spain.

	Nov. 17, 2011 The Daily Frame A woman walks past a sculpture by Stefano Pierotti titled "Berluscrotto," representing the face of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in Pietrasanta, Italy.

	Nov. 16, 2011 News Wrap: Greece, Italy Take New Steps to Restore Political Stability In other news Wednesday, Italy and Greece took new steps to restore political and economic stability. In Rome, Prime Minister Mario Monti was sworn in with a new Cabinet that didn't include a single politician. In Syria, the swelling violence left the government increasingly under siege as army defectors staged new attacks.

	Nov. 16, 2011 The Daily Frame An exhibitor adjusts a painting at the 21st Winter Fine Art and Antiques Fair in London on Monday.

	Nov. 15, 2011 The Daily Frame Visitors walk through the recently inaugurated sculpture, "Tiger & Turtle - Magic Mountain," by German artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth. The sculpture, in Duisburg, is 59 feet tall and alludes to the form of a roller coaster.

	Nov. 14, 2011 News Wrap: Leaders in Italy, Greece Move to Form New Governments In other news Monday, leaders in both Greece and Italy moved to form new governments. Both will have to convince voters and financial markets to support their efforts to prevent Europe's debt crisis from spreading. Also, police in Oakland, Calif. cleared an encampment of "Occupy" protesters.

	Nov. 14, 2011 The Daily Frame Artist Kaya Mar puts the finishing touches on a painting of the Occupy London Stock protest camp outside St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

	Nov. 11, 2011 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. 11, 2011 Italy Passes Austerity Bill, New Greek PM Names Cabinet Italy's senate passed a bill to usher in a series of austerity measures, which is expected to be signed into law by outgoing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. In Greece, former European Central Bank vice president Lucas Papademos, who has vowed to implement the European bailout package deal, was sworn in on Friday.

	Nov. 11, 2011 Veterans Day Around the Nation We look at coverage of veterans' issues from our public media partners around the country, including higher-than-average unemployment and the challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

	Nov. 10, 2011 News Wrap: Greece, Italy Show Signs of Political Progress In other news Thursday, there were signs of political progress in Greece and Italy after days of uncertainty. Respected economists stood ready to take charge of new governments in both countries. Also, the Democratic majority in the Senate blocked a Republican effort to halt a new regulation on air pollution.

	Nov. 9, 2011 Italy's Debt Dilemma: Too Big to Fail and Too Big to Rescue? Jeffrey Brown discusses Italy's rapidly escalating debt crisis and the implications for the rest of the Eurozone with Il Sole's Mario Calvo-Platero and Bloomberg-BusinessWeek's Roben Farzad.

	Nov. 9, 2011 Berlusconi's Exit Does Little to Calm Fears on Italy's Debt Europe's debt crisis took a turn for the worse on Wednesday after Italy's borrowing rate hit a record high, one day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi agreed to step down once budget reforms are enacted. International Television News' James Mates reports from Rome.

	Nov. 9, 2011 The Daily Frame A ballet dancer performs during the premiere of "Tamara" by Russian composer Mily Balakirev at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Minsk, Belarus.

	Nov. 9, 2011 Italy's Debt Rate Hits Record 7% Despite Word of Berlusconi Resignation One day after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi offered to resign from office once budget reforms are passed, Italy's borrowing costs crossed what the New York Times describes as "through a key financial and psychological barrier of 7 percent, close to levels that have required other euro zone countries to seek bailouts."

	Nov. 8, 2011 Conversation: Julian Barnes, Winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize The Man Booker Prize is given annually to a novel by an author in Britain, Ireland or one of the Commonwealth nations. It is highly prestigious, as well as often highly contentious and controversial. This year was no exception. This year's prize went to one of Britain's leading writers, winning for his first time, Julian Barnes.

	Nov. 8, 2011 Politics, Democracy, Anarchy - Does the World Owe Greece? In Greece, we interviewed a plain-spoken, candid economist named Manos Matsaganis. As the Parthenon posed telegenically in the background, Professor Matsaganis explained Greece's plight: corrupt government; bloated civil service, an utter lack of trust in "society."

	Nov. 8, 2011 The Daily Frame Curatorial assistant Francesca Sidhu stands beside Leonardo da Vinci's painting, "Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani" ("The Lady with an Ermine"), which forms part of the "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan" exhibition at the National Gallery in London.

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

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

	Nov. 7, 2011 Greek Leaders in Talks to Form New Government, Italy's Debt Crisis Grows Greek leaders are working to formalize an agreement that would create a new transitional government in light of news this weekend that Prime Minister George Papandreou would resign once the agreement is official.

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

	Nov. 4, 2011 News Wrap: Greece Faces Moment of Truth After Week of High Drama In other news Friday, the government of Greece faced a moment of truth. After a week of high drama, the Greek Parliament proceeded with a confidence vote on Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou. While the world watched the turmoil in Greece, the G-20 economic summit ended in France.

	Nov. 4, 2011 Mars500 Crew Finally Freed The mock Mars500 mission ended and the crew emerged into the daylight in Moscow today after 520 days crammed inside a windowless capsule the size of a schoolbus.

	Nov. 4, 2011 The Daily Frame Cirque du Soleil members perform at a media presentation Thursday in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

	Nov. 3, 2011 'Like G-20 Didn't Happen': Greek Crisis Overshadows Summit Under pressure from other countries, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou scrapped plans to have his citizens vote in a referendum on a new European bailout, but he faces a brewing political crisis. Margret Warner discusses the eurozone's problems with Steven Erlanger of The New York Times at the G-20 summit in Cannes, France.

	Nov. 3, 2011 Greek Government Teeters Ahead of Confidence Vote Thursday was a day of political turmoil in Greece, with broader implications for the economies of Europe and the rest of the world. Independent Television News' James Mates and Gary Gibbon report.

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

	Nov. 3, 2011 Greek Government in Turmoil as Debt Drama Dominates G20 Divisions within Greece's government have heightened fears that its government -- scheduled to hold a no-confidence vote Friday -- could collapse ahead of a planned referendum on the massive bailout package proposed by European leaders.

	Nov. 2, 2011 European Leaders Struggle to Hold Together Greek Bailout Deal Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou flew to France late Wednesday to explain his sudden call for a referendum on a new European bailout for his country. Gray Gibbon and Faisal Islam of Independent Television News report.

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

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

	Nov. 2, 2011 Greek Cabinet Supports Referendum, but Political Upheaval Might Derail Plan Greece's cabinet threw its support behind embattled Prime Minister George Papandreou's call for a referendum on a massive European bailout plan. Papandreou's referendum shocked European leaders, coming on the heels of an emergency summit in Brussels last week to devise a plan to address Greece's financial problems.

	Nov. 1, 2011 News Wrap: Bank of America Scraps Planned Debit Card Fees In other news Tuesday, thousands of anti-capitalist protesters demonstrated in the French Riviera, just two day before the G-20 summit begins. Also, Bank of America announced that it would scrap plans to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee for customers.

	Nov. 1, 2011 With Debt Fix in Danger, Is it Europe's 'Lehman Moment'? World markets were shaken Tuesday by new fears that the European debt deal might come unglued. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move with a reporter in Athens and a market analyst.

	Nov. 1, 2011 Greece's Call for Referendum on Bailout Sends Markets Tumbling Markets dropped Tuesday when Greece's leaders called for a referendum to the massive bailout package that emerged from an emergency summit last week. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Nov. 1, 2011 The Daily Frame Young students of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy attends a class in their school in Moscow. Some of the academy students took part in the opening of the main stage of the world famous ballet theater on Oct. 28.

	Nov. 1, 2011 Greece Calls for Referendum on Bailout, Markets Fall Sharply Greece's leaders have called for a referendum on the massive bailout package that emerged from an emergency summit in Brussels last week, sending markets sharply downward Tuesday as fears grow that the deal may not be implemented.



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

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

	Oct. 27, 2011 Will Europe's Debt Deal Calm Fears of Prolonged Recessions? European leaders reached a deal over their debt crisis at an emergency summit Thursday in Brussels. Jeffrey Brown discusses how the new agreement is expected to help solve the eurozone's problems with Joao Vale de Almeida of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and Eswar Prasad of Cornell University.

	Oct. 27, 2011 Global Markets Surge on News of European Debt Deal Global markets surged Thursday after European leaders clinched a deal to contain the continent's debt crisis at an emergency summit in Brussels. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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

	Oct. 27, 2011 European Leaders Reach Debt Deal, Greek Debtholders Take 50% Loss At an emergency summit in Brussels, European leaders reached a debt crisis deal in which banks would accept a 50 percent loss on Greece's debt and the eurozone's bailout fund would grow to roughly 1 trillion euros, a deal that bolstered European markets and eased fears of an imminent Greek default.

	Oct. 26, 2011 In EU Efforts to Fix Debt Crisis, Divisions Remain and Questions Unanswered The German Parliament passed a measure to boost a bailout fund for the eurozone as leaders arrived in Brussels for an emergency European Union summit. Margret Warner discusses what EU leaders hope to accomplish at the summit with Zanny Minton Beddoes of The Economist magazine.

	Oct. 26, 2011 European Leaders Seek Solutions to Debt Crisis at EU Summit European Union leaders gathered Wednesday in Brussels in hopes of reaching a deal to bolster Eurozone relief funds and contain Greece's debt crisis. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News reports from Brussels.

	Oct. 26, 2011 The Daily Frame Protesters in Stratford-upon-Avon, England covered signs and statues featuring Shakespeare to protest over the film "Anonymous."

	Oct. 26, 2011 EU Leaders Meet to Tackle Debt Crisis European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels Wednesday in an attempt to reach a deal to expand aid for debt-laden countries in the eurozone amid fears that Greece's debt woes will spread.

	Oct. 25, 2011 News Wrap: New Doubts Over Greek Debt Arise Before Eurozone Summit In other news Tuesday, new doubts arose about plans to tackle Europe's debt crisis on the eve of a eurozone summit. Officials said the 17 countries have yet to agree on details of how to reduce Greece's debts. Also, police in Oakland, Calif., broke up an anti-Wall Street protest with tear gas and arrested at least 75 people.

	Oct. 24, 2011 In 'Human Chain,' Nobel-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Digs Into the Past In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for him, grounded in the physical world but also take a look back.

	Oct. 24, 2011 In Turkey 'There Are Lives to Be Saved and No Time to Waste' After Earthquake A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 279 people and injuring more than 1,000. As aftershocks continued to hit the region, rescuers scrambled to free dozens of victims trapped in the rubble. John Ray of Independent Television News reports on the rescue efforts.

	Oct. 24, 2011 Poet Profile: Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the twentieth century. A native of Northern Ireland, Heaney currently lives in Dublin.

	Oct. 24, 2011 Many Still Trapped After 7.2-Magnitude Quake in Turkey A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey Sunday killing at least 270 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping dozens in debris.

	Oct. 20, 2011 In Ukraine, Fallout From Tymoshenko Case Strains Ties with EU When former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in jail for actions she took while in office, there were no demonstrations in the streets but a sense of concern in some quarters about the direction of the country.

	Oct. 19, 2011 Greece Faces 'a Make or Break Moment' as Austerity Protests Swell Riots erupted Wednesday in Athens, Greece, as tens of thousands protested another round of tax hikes and spending cuts. Judy Woodruff gets an update on the riots, concerns over the nation's future job market and the physical toll that stress is taking on some Greeks from reporter John Psaropoulos in Athens.

	Oct. 19, 2011 Riots Erupt Over Greece's Latest Round of Austerity Measures A 100,000-strong protest erupted into rioting that lasted for hours Wednesday in Athens, Greece. Martin Geissler of Independent Television News reports on the trouble that broke out during a general strike over more austerity measures.

	Oct. 19, 2011 Turkish Forces Pursue Insurgents Near Iraq Border Turkish ground troops, backed by air support, launched an attack on militants inside of Iraq Wednesday, responding to an attack in which Kurdish rebels killed 24 soldiers and wounded 18 others.

	Oct. 18, 2011 New Vaccine Aims to Take Major Bite out of Malaria's Toll in Africa Scientists are on the cusp of having the world's first vaccine against malaria, a disease that kills nearly 800,000 people each year. Lawrence McGinty of Independent Television News reports.

	Oct. 17, 2011 Around the Nation: The Occupy Movement What began as Occupy Wall Street protests in New York has now spread to cities across the United States. Here's a roundup of the latest public media coverage of the weekend protests from Minneapolis to Raleigh, N.C.

	Oct. 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street Movement Expands to International Cities Following weeks of protests in New York and other cities in the United States, demonstrators took to the streets in locations around the world in similarly fashioned protests over the weekend, resulting in hundreds of arrests.

	Oct. 13, 2011 Black Death's DNA Decoded Using Teeth From London's 'Plague Pits' An international consortium of researchers announced this week that they've managed to reconstruct the genome of Black Death -- the "great-grandmother" of modern plagues and the same illness that wiped out around half of Europe in just a few years in the mid-1300s.

	Oct. 11, 2011 WHO: Global TB Cases Decline for the First Time For the first time on record, the number of people suffering from tuberculosis around the world is dropping -- data reveal a drop in tuberculosis cases from 9 million in 2005 to 8.8 million in 2010 -- but a drug-resistant strain of the disease continues to spread at an alarming rate.

	Oct. 10, 2011 In Poland's Election, Not-Too-Bad Economy Helps Incumbent Growth has slowed, unemployment has climbed into double digits, and some troubles are on the horizon -- which gave the opposition some hope of taking back power.

	Oct. 6, 2011 Film Follows First Trials of International Criminal Court's Chief Prosecutor In "Prosecutor," filmmaker Berry Stevens follows Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

	Oct. 6, 2011 'Indignez-Vous!': Stephane Hessel's Guide to Outrage Diplomat and author Stephane Hessel, who is also a concentration camp survivor and former French resistance fighter, wants people to get mad and fight against what's wrong in the world, as he writes in his booklet, "Indignez-Vous!" or "Time for Outrage.

	Oct. 6, 2011 'Prosecutor' Looks Behind-the-Scenes at the International Criminal Court "Prosecutor" follows Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. It's part of our series in partnership with The Economist magazine showcasing the art of filmmaking.

	Oct. 5, 2011 News Wrap: U.S., European Markets Recoup Some Losses In other news Wednesday, stock markets in the U.S. and Europe recouped more of their recent losses. They rallied on news that policy makers are working on plans to support ailing European banks. Also, Texas Gov. Rick Perry reported raising $17 million since he joint the GOP presidential field.

	Oct. 3, 2011 The Daily Frame Cast and crew celebrate on stage Sunday night during the 25th anniversary performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom Of The Opera" at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

	Oct. 3, 2011 Stocks Fall Over Fear of Greek Default, 3 Awarded Nobel Prize for Medicine Fears over Greece's debt crises drove stocks in Europe and Asia down Monday after Greece acknowledged over the weekend that it would not be able to meet its goals for deficit reduction, cuts which are part of the bailout package from other European nations and the International Monetary Fund.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 29, 2011 Europe Faces 'Terra Nova' in Efforts to Avoid Financial Crisis The German government won a critical vote to greatly increase financial support for a European bailout fund, which could ease the way to a partial default in Greece. Jeffrey Brown discusses the German vote and the worldwide worries over European debt with The Globalist's Stefan Richter and The New York Times' Nicholas Kulish.

	Sept. 29, 2011 German Lawmakers Approve Boost for European Rescue Fund The German government won a critical vote to expand a European bailout fund, which greatly increased the country's financial support for Greece and other neighboring nations that are struggling with debt. Independent Television News' Faisal Islam reports on the move that could ease the way for a partial default in Greece.

	Sept. 27, 2011 News Wrap: European Markets Notch Biggest Gains in 16 Months In other news Tuesday, European stocks scored their biggest gains in 16 months. Investors took heart as German, Greek and British leaders insisted they're working to resolve the debt crisis. Also, the U.S. Congress avoided a government shutdown for now when the Senate passed a deal to keep federal agencies open through Nov. 18.

	Sept. 27, 2011 Greece Says it Will Receive Bailout Funds, Typhoon Lashes Philippines Greece's finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, has said his country will receive the next installment of bailout funds in order to avoid defaulting on its debt and further destabilizing the global financial market. Greek. Also, Typhoon Nesat has brought flooding, power outages, and landslides to the Philippine island of Luzon.

	Sept. 26, 2011 Global Markets Rally as Hope Emerges for Greek Bailout Global markets rallied on Monday on hopes that European leaders would take steps to rescue Greece from default. Ray Suarez reports.

	Sept. 23, 2011 News Wrap: U.S., European Stock Markets Recoup Some Losses In other news Friday, stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic recouped a little of their losses. Key indexes across Europe and on Wall Street finished the day with gains.

	Sept. 23, 2011 Small Particles Raise Big Questions About Foundations of Physics News Friday that a group of European physicists may -- and the may is important -- have discovered that subatomic particles traveled faster than the speed of light (the constant c in Einstein's equation) could call our fundamental understanding of the universe into question.

	Sept. 22, 2011 Erdogan Navigates Turkey's Rapidly Rising World Profile Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the stage Thursday at the United Nations as part of a continued effort to boost his country's profile in the Middle East and beyond. Ray Suarez reports.

	Sept. 20, 2011 World's Rising Powers Face Growing Economic Threat of Diabetes, Heart Disease Emerging powers like Brazil, Russia, China and India will face mounting health threats diabetes and other diseases.

	Sept. 20, 2011 Greece Moves to Avert Default, Car Bomb Kills 3 in Istanbul In the face of a persistent debt crisis and fears of imminent default, Greek officials are meeting with the International Monetary Fund and other European nations again Tuesday in an effort to secure more bailout funds and assure creditors that it is implementing sufficient austerity measures.

	Sept. 19, 2011 Zoellick: Eurozone's Fate Immediately at Stake; U.S. Needs to Address Spending Markets on Monday continued to show anxiety over the European debt crisis as Greece held an emergency conference with creditors, trying to calm fears of default. Speaking with Judy Woodruff, World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged eurozone nations to make some hard decisions and the U.S. to slow the growth of entitlements.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Europe Struggles to Craft Debt Solution, Amid Prodding From U.S. In Wroclaw, Poland on Friday, European Union economic leaders gathered to discuss the economic crisis facing Europe. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for the eurozone with The Economist Magazine's Zanny Minton Beddoes.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Europe's Banks Face Escalating Credit Crunch European Union economic leaders gathered in Poland Friday to discuss the fiscal crisis facing Europe and whether Greece should receive another round of bailout money. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Rebels Attack Gadhafi Strongholds, Greek Loan Decision Delayed Libyan rebel fighters are pressing toward Sirte and Bani Walid, two of the remaining strongholds of embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi, encountering rockets and small arms fire as they try to take one of the few remaining areas of the country defended by loyalists.

	Sept. 14, 2011 News Wrap: Eurozone Leaders Focus on Preventing Greek Default In other news Wednesday, world markets edged slightly higher as traders grew more optimistic about progress in tackling Europe's debt crisis. The leaders of Greece, France and Germany held an emergency teleconference on preventing a Greek default. Also, the Italian Parliament passed a new austerity plan.

	Sept. 12, 2011 For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain permanent residency thanks to their rope and trapeze talents.

	Sept. 12, 2011 Radioactive Leak Feared at French Plant, Pipeline Explosion in Kenya Kills 61 According to local reports, there may be a risk of radioactive leakage following an explosion at a French nuclear plant Monday morning that killed one person and injured three others.

	Sept. 9, 2011 In Russia, Airplane Crash Renews Focus on Airline Safety The crash of a jet Wednesday that killed 45 people, including 38 players, coaches and staff of the Russian professional ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has renewed focus on Russia's poor airline safety record.

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

	Sept. 2, 2011 The Art of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi As we speak, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and would-be heir to Moammar Gadhafi, is on the run and still vowing not to surrender to the rebels in Libya. Under very different circumstances in 2002, he staged an exhibition of his art in London.

	Sept. 2, 2011 The Artwork of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Moammar Gadhafi and would-be heir to Libya, is vowing not to surrender to the Libyan rebels. As recently as 2010, under very different circumstances, the perception of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was much different as an exhibition of his art traveled around the world.



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

	Aug. 23, 2011 Charges Against Former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dropped A New York judge has dropped sexual assault charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a move that came after prosecutors became concerned about his accuser's credibility.

	Aug. 18, 2011 News Wrap: Greek Bailout Runs Into Trouble After Collateral Agreement Surfaces In other news Thursday, a second bailout for Greece, totaling more than $150 billion, ran into trouble after it was revealed that Greece agreed to put up cash as collateral to secure Finland's part of the bailout. Also, bond-rating agency Standard & Poor's faces a federal investigation over its past mortgage security ratings.

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

	Aug. 16, 2011 Merkel, Sarkozy Call for Single Eurozone Governance French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for a single council to govern economic policy for the eurozone, as the struggle for economic recovery dominated political developments on both sides of the Atlantic. Judy Woodruff reports.

	Aug. 16, 2011 Europe's Largest Economies Work to Address Crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Tuesday in Paris to come up with a joint strategy to address fears about the euro currency. We asked Bruce Stokes of the German Marshall Fund of the United States what the meeting means for Europe -- and the closely linked U.S. economy.

	Aug. 15, 2011 Breivik Taken to Utoya to Confirm Attack Details, Re-enact Events for Trial Investigators took Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted to carrying out attacks last month in Oslo and at a youth political camp on the island of Utoya that killed a total of 69 people and injured many more, back to the island to re-enact events and confirm details for his upcoming trial. Judy Woodruff reports.

	Aug. 12, 2011 New Independent Commission to Investigate Norway Attacks Norway formed a nine-person commission Friday to investigate last month's deadly attacks in Oslo and on a youth camp, and the subsequent police response, which some have criticized as too slow.

	Aug. 12, 2011 50 Years Later, Looking Back at Building the Berlin Wall It started with the placement of massive flower pots and strands of naked barbed wire stretched across streets, then grew into the massive concrete divider separating East and West Germany that would become known as the Berlin Wall.

	Aug. 12, 2011 European Markets Rebound With All Eyes on Wall Street European markets rebounded Friday as a short-selling ban on financial shares in four eurozone countries seemed to have a positive effect. Regulators in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium imposed temporary bans on short-selling of financial shares late Thursday.

	Aug. 11, 2011 As Riots Subside, U.K. Justice System Starts to Process Young Suspects English cities were tense but calm Thursday as police established a forceful presence on the streets where rioters and looters had prevailed days before. Jane Deith of Independent Television News reports on efforts to arrest and process the accused rioters.

	Aug. 11, 2011 European Stocks Dip Over French Bank Concerns A rollercoaster week for the global stock market showed no signs of stabilizing on Thursday, as European stocks showed a downward trend on concerns over French banks and continued sovereign debt crises on the continent.

	Aug. 10, 2011 Riots Expand Outside London as Many Britons Worry Over Safety, Property Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday denounced the violent riots spreading across Britain, as the number of arrests neared 1,200. Steve Douglas and Lewis Vaughan Jones of International Television News report from Manchester and Birmingham, respectively.

	Aug. 10, 2011 Cameron: U.K. 'Absolutely Intent' on Ending Riots As riots continued to grip London four days after a peaceful demonstration over the shooting of a 29-year-old man by police quickly turned into violence and looting, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed in a television address that his government would "do whatever is necessary to restore law and order onto our streets.

	Aug. 9, 2011 What's Fueling the Rioting Raging Across United Kingdom? More than 500 rioters and looters have been arrested in four nights of unrest that has spread from London to other cities across Britain. Gwen Ifill discusses what's behind the violence with The Observer's Ned Temko in London.

	Aug. 9, 2011 Across Britain, 'The Worst Riots in a Generation' Rage on Prime Minister David Cameron and other top officials in Britain interrupted summer vacations to deal with ongoing rioting and looting that is spreading beyond London. Keir Simmon of Independent Television News reports from London.

	Aug. 9, 2011 'Riot Fever' Grips London, Other Cities in Britain Authorities in London dispatched 16,000 police Tuesday night in hopes of controlling riots and looting that have continued for three straight nights and spread to other cities in Britain.

	Aug. 9, 2011 Rioting, Looting Grip London Violence has spread throughout neighborhoods in London for three days, after a peaceful demonstration Aug. 6 over the shooting of a 29-year-old man by police. Rioters have looted stores, burned tires and cars, and clashed with police across Britain's capital.

	Aug. 4, 2011 Q&A: Norwegian Poet Cathrine Grondahl Art Beat talk to Norwegian poet Cathrine Grondahl, the author of four books of poetry, about the July 22 attacks.



	JULY July 29, 2011 Norway Mourns Massacre Victims One Week After Attacks Also: Large crowds gather in Egypt's Tahrir Square, 19 civilians killed in roadside bombs in Afghanistan, services held for Libyan rebel general, and Tropical Storm Don bears down on southeastern Texas.

	July 28, 2011 Lagarde Takes Helm of IMF in Time of Global Economic Uncertainty The first woman to head the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, was elected by IMF members on June 28, 2011, after the arrest of former head Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges. Margaret Warner reports on the challenges Lagarde takes on in the job.

	July 28, 2011 Lagarde Warns Dollar Could Decline if U.S. Debt Deal Not Reached The International Monetary Fund's managing director Christine Lagarde said Thursday in a PBS NewsHour interview that if U.S. lawmakers can't reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, one of the global impacts could be a loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar.

	July 27, 2011 Hepatitis Risk Spikes for Drug Users More than 2 billion people around the world are infected with hepatitis, a staggering figure that equals nearly one-third of the globe's population.

	July 26, 2011 Breivik's Lawyer: 'He Expected to Be Killed' Authorities in Norway have begun to publicly identify some of the victims of the Friday terror attacks. Independent Television News' Carl Dinnen reports on the latest developments including some new insights about Anders Behring Breivik from his attorney.

	July 26, 2011 In Ireland, Words of Prime Minister 'Touched a Chord' With Public Ireland's prime minister drew much praise throughout the heavily Catholic country when he criticized the Vatican for putting Church law above state law when dealing with child abuse allegations.

	July 26, 2011 French Guiana To Be Newest Soyuz Spaceport In addition to launching Soyuz rockets from the usual spaceports in Kazakhstan and Russia, the country is adding a new working launch pad to its arsenal -- located in a jungle in French Guiana, along South America's northern coast.

	July 26, 2011 Lawyer Says Norway Suspect is 'Insane,' Karzai Rallies Afghan Troops Geir Lippestad, the attorney for the man who has admitted to killing 76 people in two attacks Friday -- the bombing of a government building in Oslo and a shooting spree at a youth camp -- told reporters the "whole case has indicated that he is insane.

	July 25, 2011 Breivik Sent to Solitary Confinement as Norway Mourns Attacks' Victims As Norway mourned the victims of Friday's bombing and shooting attacks, Anders Behring Breivik admitted to carrying out the assaults that killed dozens, but did not accept criminal responsibility for them and pleaded not guilty in court. Independent Television News' Carl Dinnen reports from Oslo.

	July 25, 2011 Conversation: Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011 Amy Winehouse, the young British performer who was known for her big, soulful voice and her contribution to the revival of the 1960s sound in pop music as much for her battle with substance abuse, died Saturday at age 27 in her hometown of London.

	July 25, 2011 World Week Ahead: Norway's Extremists and Syria's Political Options The bombing in Oslo and shooting rampage at a youth camp in Utoya, Norway, by a right-wing, anti-immigration zealot have focused the spotlight once again on the threat of extremism in Europe.

	July 25, 2011 Accused Norway Gunman in Court as Country Mourns After Killing Spree Anders Behring Breivik, the man who has admitted carrying out Friday's pair of terror attacks in Norway, arrived for his first appearance in court on Monday. The hearing was being held behind closed doors in Oslo, as ruled by the judge in the case earlier.

	July 22, 2011 Were Norway Attacks Somehow Politically Motivated? Two attacks Friday in Norway killed more than a dozen people when an explosion ripped open buildings in Oslo and a gunman opened fire at a youth camp on the island of Utoya. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments with Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's Anders Tvegard and Finn Hagensen of Reuters, reporting from Oslo.

	July 22, 2011 Norway Reels as Death Toll Rises From Day of Unexplained Horror A deadly bombing shattered buildings in Norway's capital of Oslo Friday before a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at a nearby youth camp. Police believe the attacks are related. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports on the latest developments.

	July 22, 2011 Explosion Hits Government Building in Oslo; PM Unharmed An explosion hit a government building in Oslo Friday, home to the office of the prime minister, with at least one person reportedly killed and an unknown number of injuries. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is said to be unhurt.

	July 21, 2011 News Wrap: Eurozone, IMF Agree to Second Greek Bailout of $155B In other news Thursday, leaders of the Eurozone nations agreed to give Greece a second bailout worth $155 billion. The International Monetary Fund and private investors would join the package to the tune of $53 billion. In Syria, activists said security forces swept through Homs, shooting machine guns and making arrests.

	July 20, 2011 News of the World Fallout Spreads Deeper Into U.K. Politics British Prime Minister David Cameron came under tough questioning Wednesday before Parliament about his link to the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Independent Television News' Gary Gibbon reports.

	July 20, 2011 Cameron Expresses 'Regret' Over Coulson Hiring Also: FBI says 2 charged in connection with Kashmir lobbying were funded by Pakistani military, dangerous heat wave spreads east, bringing heat indices in excess of 120 degrees.Read More �

	July 19, 2011 Murdoch Faces Grilling, Pie Stunt in Parliament Testimony The media mogul at the center of the phone-hacking scandal rocking Britain, Rupert Murdoch, was in the hot seat Tuesday before a committee of Parliament, along with son James and former News of the World Editor Rebekah Brooks. Jeffrey Brown reports on the trio's testimony and Murdoch's encounter with a pie plate.

	July 19, 2011 Watch Live: Murdochs, Rebekah Brooks Testify Before MPs News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch and his son James, along with former executive Rebekah Brooks, will appear before members of Britain's parliament Tuesday to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal and whether or not they had knowledge of illegal activity.

	July 18, 2011 Police Bribe Probe Spurs High-Level Resignations at Scotland Yard New developments swirled in London on Monday as a phone-hacking scandal spread from the Murdoch media empire to the British government. Scotland Yard saw two high-level resignations and officials reported the death of one of the scandal's earliest whistle-blowers. Gary Gibbon of International Television News reports.

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

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

	July 15, 2011 News Wrap: Italy Fast Tracks Austerity Vote In other news Friday, Italy's parliament gave final approval to a new set of austerity measures, two high-level resignations occurred in the Murdoch media empire and hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Syria in the largest rallies since the uprisings began.

	July 15, 2011 News International CEO Brooks Resigns, Turkey Hosts Libya Talks News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of British tabloid News of the World, announced her resignation Friday after weeks of mounting pressure.

	July 14, 2011 McCullough's 'The Greater Journey' Tracks French Influence on U.S. Author and historian David McCullough has explored the French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons home to the U.S. after living in Paris.

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

	July 13, 2011 Italy's High Debt, Political Dysfunction Fuel Financial Worries Around World On Wednesday in Rome, Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti announced plans to strengthen a $57 billion austerity package and speed it through Parliament in hopes of calming market fears in Europe and on Wall Street. Ray Suarez reports on the nation's worrisome economic crisis.

	July 13, 2011 Murdoch Halts Bid to Purchase BSkyB as Phone Hacking Fallout Continues Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has dropped its bid to purchase British satellite broadcaster BSkyB in light of the still-unfolding scandal over the use of phone hacking by journalists from News of the World.

	July 12, 2011 News Wrap: Berlusconi Pledges to Accelerate Italian Austerity Measures In other news Tuesday, in an effort to restore calm to worried European leaders and markets, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to accelerate the adoption of austerity measures. Also, the death toll rose to 88 in the sinking of a Russian tourist boat in the Volga River on Sunday.

	July 12, 2011 How Do You Hack Into Someone's Voicemail? As British investigators study the scope of phone hacking's role in a far-reaching media and political scandal there, it's become clear that breaking into someone else's voicemail isn't very difficult.

	July 12, 2011 Russian FM Lavrov Wined and Dined During U.S. Visit Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov acknowledged that even in times of smooth relations between the old Cold War antagonists, there are "bumps in the road," among them NATO plans for a missile defense system with installations in Poland and the Czech Republic.

	July 11, 2011 Syrian Troops Enter City of Homs, Defense Sec. Panetta Visits Iraq Syrian troops have reportedly entered the city of Homs, the country's third largest, bringing with them tanks and heavy weaponry in a bid to clamp down on protesters.

	July 8, 2011 Deepening News of the World Scandal Threatens Murdoch's $12B TV Deal There was more fallout from The News of the World's phone-hacking scandal Friday when London police arrested former editor Andrew Coulson, who once worked for Prime Minister David Cameron. International Television News' Gary Gibbon reports on the scandal and new allegations that News Corp. may have attempted a cover-up.

	July 8, 2011 Historian David McCullough's 'The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris' Jeffrey Brown talks to historian David McCullough, author of "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris."

	July 8, 2011 Global Health Twitter Round Up Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers.

	July 7, 2011 Mock Mission to Mars Tests Psychological Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel As astronauts and scientists are getting set for the end of the space shuttle era in the United States, science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at how the Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars with a simulated mission here on Earth. But can space travel's stresses really be faked?

	July 7, 2011 Scandal Prompts Murdoch's News of the World to Stop Its Presses News Corp.'s James Murdoch, son of owner Rupert Murdock, announced Thursday that the media giant's widely circulated tabloid, News of the World, would cease publication Sunday after 168 years amid a scandal involving phone hacking and allegations of police bribery. Judy Woodruff reports on the news that electrified Britain.

	July 7, 2011 RIP, News of the World: A Reporter's Reflection Back in London in the early 1980s, the unions were powerful, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, and Ray Suarez was a Fleet Street freelancer who made radio programs and wrote newspaper and magazine articles for hire.

	July 7, 2011 How an English Investor Dabbled in Cleveland Real Estate... and Got Burned As a follow-up to Tuesday's story on abandoned housing demolition in Cleveland, we're posting a short video. A show-and-tell about one vacant property, it covers all the bases - from the bank unloading to a middleman who put it up on the Internet with misleading photos, and finally a buyer snapping it up and now feeling rooked.

	July 7, 2011 Scandal-Plagued News of the World to Shut Down Sunday NewsCorp's James Murdoch has announced that the embattled tabloid News of the World will publish its last edition on Sunday, amid a growing inquiry into the paper's alleged hacking into the phones of celebrities, public figures, families of 7/7 London subway bombing victims and a 13-year-old murder victim.

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

	July 5, 2011 American Painter Cy Twombly Dies at 83 Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose paintings featured scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials and who invigorated American post-War art alongside Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, has died. He was 83.

	July 5, 2011 Bombings in Iraq Kill 35, Lagarde Takes Over at IMF Two bombs in the town of Taji killed at least 35 people on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, with dozens more wounded in the latest in a string of attacks coinciding with the debate over whether to ask U.S. troops to remain in the country.



	JUNE June 30, 2011 European Unrest Spreads as Greece, Britain Push for Austerity Greek lawmakers on Thursday passed a second cost-cutting bill aimed at averting default, while hundreds of thousands of British teachers and civil servants went on strike to rally against pension reforms. Margaret Warner reports.

	June 30, 2011 Protests Against Vote Continue in Greece, Public Workers Strike in Britain As members of Greece's parliament prepare to vote on a second bill to hasten planned austerity measures, around 300 people were injured and 50 stores were damaged in ongoing protests in Athens over the planned cuts.

	June 29, 2011 Google Summit Tackles Extremist Ideas Hari Sreenivasan gives a quick roundup of the first Google Ideas summit, which brought together former skinheads, past members of the IRA and the FARC and many others with violent pasts to tackle the issue of extremism in our world.

	June 29, 2011 News Wrap: Greece Endorses New Austerity Measures Amid More Rioting In other news Wednesday, lawmakers in Greece endorsed new austerity measures in the face of chaos in the streets of Athens. The package of $40 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes is designed to win a second bailout from the European Union. Also, Egyptian riot police clashed with demonstrators in Cairo for a second day.

	June 29, 2011 In Photos: Greece Grapples With Budget Cuts Needed for Bailout Funds Greece's Parliament approved a package of austerity measures Wednesday, a key step toward getting a bailout from the International Monetary Fund and European Union in order to avoid defaulting on its debts next month.

	June 29, 2011 Greece Protests and Spending Cuts Greece's government is working to pass belt-tightening measures to clear the way for emergency bailout loans.

	June 29, 2011 A Cautious, Smiling Christine Lagarde So the synchronized French swim champ with accent-free English whom we interviewed last summer in Paris, Christine Lagarde, will run the IMF. What did we learn from that interview? That she was a key architect of the European bail-out plan last year, a plan now in the process of re-implementation.

	June 28, 2011 Lagarde Takes Lead of IMF at Key Moment for Global Economy France's Christine Lagarde was named the new head of the International Monetary Fund at a critical time for that organization and for the global economy. Judy Woodruff discusses what kind of challenges she faces with Cornell University's Esward Prasad and George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman.

	June 28, 2011 IMF Selects Christine Lagarde as First Female Chief The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday chose French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as director. Judy Woodruff reports on the IMF's first female leader.

	June 28, 2011 Rioting, General Strike Leave Greece in Standstill Ahead of Austerity Vote The streets of Athens, Greece, were filled with fighting Tuesday over prospects of more spending cuts and tax increases. The violence marred a general strike as the Parliament considers new austerity measures intended to fend off a national default. Independent Television News' Jonathan Rugman reports.

	June 28, 2011 Belgium's Foreign Minister on EU, Global Missions Belgium's Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere spoke in Washington this week about the possibilities of a common European Union foreign policy.

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

	June 22, 2011 New Clues to Deadly Strength of Germany E. Coli Strain A deadly strain of E. coli in Europe combined the abilities of two known pathogens to create a dangerous, virulent blend, new research shows.

	June 22, 2011 'My Perestroika' Reveals Personal History of Last Soviet Generation In "My Perestroika," filmmaker Robin Hessman traces the last generation raised in the Soviet Union through the eyes of five Muscovties, from childhoods filled with propaganda to life in the new Russia. The documentary is part of a series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and The NewsHour.

	June 21, 2011 Director Robin Hessman Explores Last Soviet Generation in 'My Perestroika' This week on the NewsHour, 'My Perestroika,' a documentary that looks at the last Soviet generation, will be airing as part of our partnership with the Economist Film Project. Jeffrey Brown talks to director Robin Hessman.

	June 20, 2011 Photos from 'My Perestroika,' Then and Now "My Perestroika," a documentary by Robin Hessman, follows five ordinary Russians who lived through extraordinary times. Borya, Olga, Andrei, Ruslan, and Lyuba reflect on their Soviet childhoods and navigate today's ever-changing post-Soviet Russia.

	June 17, 2011 News Wrap: Greek PM Reshuffles Cabinet, Hoping to Pass New Austerity Measures In other news Friday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou shook up his government in a bid to defuse the country's debt crisis and get new austerity measures through Parliament. Also in Yemen, officials announced that President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is in Saudi Arabia getting medical treatment, plans to return within days.

	June 17, 2011 Greek PM Names New Finance Minister Amid Turmoil, Syrian Troops Seize Town Also: Suspicious vehicle delays morning traffic around the Pentagon, Saudi women stage driving ban protest, and floods cause 500,000 to evacuate in southern and central China.

	June 16, 2011 Chance of Greek Bailout Default Worries Global Markets Anxiety over the Greek debt crisis spooked markets in Europe and Asia again Thursday as investors worry about problems there spreading. Meanwhile, Greece's prime minister held an emergency Socialist Party meeting but delayed a Cabinet reshuffle until Friday. Daisy McAndrew of Independent Television News reports form London.

	June 14, 2011 Syrians Flee to Turkey to Find Shelter, Food Thousands of Syrians have fled to neighboring Turkey to escape the fighting between anti-government protesters and Syrian security forces, with more crossing the border every day.

	June 14, 2011 Syrians Escape to Turkey An estimated 8,500 refugees from Syria had entered tent cities in southern Turkey by mid-June, and thousands more have fled to Lebanon, to escape the Syrian government's crackdown on the opposition.

	June 14, 2011 Canada? Denmark? Where to Live Your Best Possible Life There's a new tool out by the OECD to help you determine which country is a perfect match for you, based on essential well-being and living condition indicators.

	June 13, 2011 Turkey Faces Constitution Overhaul, Syrian Refugees A decisive win in Sunday's parliamentary election means Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party will continue to seek a new constitution and beef up its role as a key player in regional politics, analysts say.

	June 13, 2011 World Week Ahead: Assessing Turkish Elections, Gates' Tenure In our foreign affairs coverage this week, we plan to look at the results of Turkey's elections and what they mean for a constitutional overhaul, and retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates' tenure.

	June 7, 2011 Merkel and Obama Emphasize Economic Stability, Mideast Peace German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama addressed questions about their countries' sluggish economies and the missions in Afghanistan and Libya at a news conference Tuesday.

	June 6, 2011 Sprouts? Cucumbers? Authorities Still Searching for Source of E. Coli Bacteria like E. coli can flourish on certain types of farms. Here's a look at why.

	June 6, 2011 Six Killed in Yemen Violence, German Farm Likely Source of E. Coli Outbreak Also: Humala, Fujimori split by narrow margin in Peru presidential runoff, five U.S. troops killed in Baghdad.

	June 3, 2011 5 Top Global Health Stories: E. Coli Strikes Europe, Possible Cell Phone-Cancer At least 18 people have died and more than 1,700 have been sickened in Germany from an outbreak of a new strain of E. coli. Though the first cases were discovered in early May, the source of the outbreak has not yet been confirmed.

	June 2, 2011 Europe's Deadly E. Coli Outbreak a 'Wake-Up Call' Over Global Food Distribution A new strain of E. coli is sickening hundreds throughout Europe and leaving health officials baffled. Ray Suarez discusses the outbreak's global impact with attorney Bill Marler, who has worked on foodborne illness cases, and Cornell University food science professor Robert Gravani.

	June 2, 2011 In Europe, Fingers Pointing Over Origin of Deadly, Costly New E. Coli Strain A deadly new strain of E. coli is sickening hundreds throughout Europe and so far baffling researchers and health officials. Ray Suarez reports on the outbreak that has many Europeans concerned about the contents of their salads and soups.

	June 2, 2011 Toxic E. Coli Outbreak in Europe Baffles Officials, Casts Doubt on Produce A toxic new strain of E. coli bacteria that appears to have originated in Germany has concerned people avoiding salads -- and health officials scratching their heads.

	June 2, 2011 E.Coli Strain Outbreak in Europe Grows, Clashes Escalate in Yemen's Capital Also: Google says email hack originated in China, 15 more reported dead in Syria clashes, Massachusetts tornadoes kill 4.



	MAY May 30, 2011 Vatican Maintains Stance on Condoms at HIV/AIDS Summit At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV. Ray Suarez and the NewsHour's Global Health Unit report from Rome.

	May 30, 2011 World Week Ahead: Vatican's Study on HIV; Mediation Talks in Libya In this week's top news from around the globe, the NewsHour has a team in Vatican City, reporting on a meeting about the care of people with HIV/AIDS. And later in the week, the U.N. Security Council meets on the continuing struggle in Libya.

	May 30, 2011 Vatican Holds Line on Condoms at Conference An AIDS conference hosted at the Vatican over the weekend quickly stamped out any lingering speculation that the Church might shift or broaden its policy against use of condoms to protect from HIV.

	May 27, 2011 Catholic Church Looks to Lead Conversation on Combating HIV/AIDS Amid its controversial stance over condom use, the Catholic Church is hosting a two-day conference on the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Reporting from Rome, Ray Suarez previews the conference.

	May 27, 2011 G-8 Pledges Aid to Promote Arab Democracy; Fighting Spreads in Yemen Group of 8 leaders wrapped up their two-day summit in Deauville, France, on Friday by comparing the "Arab spring" to the fall of the Berlin Wall and promising up to $40 billion in aid to Tunisia and Egypt for their fight for democracy. Jeffrey Brown reports on the summit's conclusion and ongoing unrest around the Arab world.

	May 27, 2011 Vatican Hosts AIDS Meeting In Wake Of Condom Controversy The NewsHour's global health unit is in Rome this week to report on a two-day conference being hosted by the Vatican on the global fight against AIDS.

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

	May 26, 2011 Fugitive War Crimes Suspect Ratko Mladic Arrested After 16 Years Fugitive Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic, accused of the worst war crimes in Europe since WWII, was arrested in Serbia on Thursday. Independent Television News' Jonathan Rugman reports on the long-awaited arrest.

	May 26, 2011 Mladic Arrested for War Crimes in Serbia, Explosions Kill 28 in Yemen Ratko Mladic, long-sought by prosecutors for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, was arrested in Serbia after being on the run for more than a decade.

	May 25, 2011 News Wrap: Obama, Cameron Underscore Commitment to Libyan Mission In other news Wednesday, President Obama met with British Prime Minister Cameron and both reinforced their commitment to the mission in Libya. The president touched again on the issue of Israeli-Palestinian relations, saying each side must consider long-term goals. In Yemen, government forces battled tribes for a third day.

	May 25, 2011 Storms Kills 12 in 3 States, Lagarde Seeks IMF Job Just days after a massive tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., killing 125 people, a fresh round of storms hit Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas late Tuesday and early Wednesday, killing at least 12 people.

	May 24, 2011 News Wrap: Obamas Begin Rare U.K. State Visit; Mubarak Faces Trial In other news Tuesday, President Obama and the first lady began a full state visit to the United Kingdom -- only the second ever accorded to a sitting American president. In Afghanistan, 10 people were killed and 28 were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province.

	May 23, 2011 As Obama Kicks Off Trip, How Far-Reaching Is Europe's Economic Crisis? President Obama kicked off his trip to Europe with an ecstatic welcome from a crowd in Dublin. The jubilant scene came amid troubled economic realities facing the Eurozone. Jeffrey Brown discusses Europe's continued financial struggles with the Financial Times' Gillian Tett and Harvard University's Kenneth Rogoff.

	May 23, 2011 President Obama Goes to Europe: Track His Trip President Obama will spend this week in Europe, meeting with dignitaries in Ireland, England and Poland. He'll break away for the G8 summit in France, where he's expected to ask for a financial plan to help struggling democracies Egypt and Tunisia.

	May 19, 2011 Strauss-Kahn Resigns as Head of IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn released a statement late Wednesday saying he will resign from his post as head of the International Monetary Fund to fight allegations of sexual assault.

	May 18, 2011 Making Sense: The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Paul Solman recalls interviewing the head of the International Monetary Fund, now being held at New York's Rikers Island prison after being accused of assault.

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

	May 17, 2011 Queen's Visit to Ireland Shows Improved Relations with Britain Queen Elizabeth II began her visit to Ireland doing something many Irish thought they would never see -- laying a wreath at the memorial to those who died fighting for the country's freedom from British rule. This is the first time a British monarch has visited Ireland since it won independence nearly a century ago.

	May 17, 2011 Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Ireland, NATO Attack Injures Pakistani Troops Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Ireland Tuesday to begin a four-day visit, the first by a British monarch in more than a century and since Ireland became a republic.

	May 16, 2011 IMF Chief Denied Bail in Assault Case, ICC Chief Calls for Gadhafi Warrant Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, was taken into custody Saturday after a hotel maid accused him of sexual assault. Also, the chief International Criminal Court Prosecutor calls for Gadhafi's arrest, Sen. Kerry meets with leaders in Pakistan, and 27 bodies found near the Mexico-Guatemala border.

	May 13, 2011 Wild Fashion and 'Savage Beauty' of Alexander McQueen A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute In New York shows off the visionary and romantic work of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who took his own life last year.

	May 11, 2011 Ukraine Struggles to Curb HIV Epidemic Amid Drug Shortages, Political Hurdles Ukraine has the highest HIV infection rate in Europe and now there are fears its epidemic could spread to neighboring countries. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports from Ukraine on the health issue.

	May 10, 2011 Nearly 8 Years After the 'Orange Revolution,' Ukraine Runs Into Reversals Special correspondent Kira Kay explores lessons being learned about fulfilling the promises of the 2004 revolution in Ukraine. It's part of a partnership with the Bureau for International Reporting.

	May 6, 2011 Britons Reject Electoral Changes, Dashing Hopes of Minority Party Britain's junior partner in the national coalition, the Liberal Democrats led by Nick Clegg, got a double whammy Friday when they took a beating in local elections and lost a referendum vote that would have changed Britain's electoral system in their favor.



	APRIL April 29, 2011 2 BILLION Royal Wedding Viewers? Was It or Wasn't It? While I was one of the few who enjoyed a complete night's rest and did not wake in the wee hours of the morning to see the marriage of a couple in England, something at the end of the day has finally made me snap.

	April 29, 2011 What Does Royal Wedding Mean for Role of Monarchy in Britain? Onlookers crowded London's streets and television viewers worldwide tuned into the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London Friday. Margaret Warner recaps the ceremony's significance with John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times.

	April 29, 2011 Marriage of Prince William, Kate Middleton Brings Pomp and Pageantry The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton, exchanged vows at London's Westminster Abbey. The lavish wedding came at a time of austerity in Britain. Kirshan Guru-Murthy of Independent Television News reports on the ceremony and its impact in Britain.

	April 29, 2011 Relive the Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton Following in the tradition of the British royal family, Prince William and Kate Middleton exchanged vows Friday morning in London's Westminster Abbey. View video and photos of the event.

	April 28, 2011 Royal Marriages: Not Long Ago, They Meant Something There was a time, decades before royal weddings were televised spectacles to entertain vast audiences, that such unions really mattered in the destiny of nations and influenced the course of wars and diplomacy.

	April 27, 2011 Early Arrivals Get Sneak Peak at Royal Wedding Pageantry Crowds are building in anticipation of Friday's royal wedding, with tent camps cropping up along the route the bride and groom will travel. Watch our live online coverage Friday, starting at 5 a.m. ET.

	April 26, 2011 One Year Later, Where Does BP Stand? One year after the Gulf oil spill, BP is still in the crosshairs of many, and anger against the company has not subsided along the Gulf Coast. But BP is doing better than many had expected last spring and summer.

	April 26, 2011 30 Years Ago: A Very Different Britain, and a Very Different Wedding Ray Suarez remembers covering the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer -- in a period of economic uncertainty, a "brief burst of joy and bright sparkling week for a people who had been through plenty in the past few years."

	April 25, 2011 World Week Ahead: Royal Wedding; Libya Attack; Syria Crackdown After months of non-stop crises and economic woes around the world, Britons -- and an expected millions of television viewers globally -- get a respite Friday with the happy event of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.

	April 22, 2011 Top Five Global Health Headlines Humanitarian Needs in LibyaThe Libyan army may be scaling back in the besieged city of Misrata, the Associated Press reported Monday, after a bloody weekend of intense fighting and worsening humanitarian conditions.

	April 21, 2011 In London, Spring - and Royal Wedding Festivities - Are in the Air In a week, Prince William and Kate Middleton will tie the knot at Westminster Abbey in London. We checked in with GlobalPost's correspondent in London, Michael Goldfarb, for a preview of the April 29 festivities.

	April 21, 2011 Tree in Germany Blooms 9,800 Easter Eggs An apple tree in eastern Germany is home to nearly 10,000 hand decorated Easter eggs, and thousands of people are flocking to see it.

	April 18, 2011 Finland's Vote Signals More Trouble for Euro Bailouts Tea Party-like politics may be arriving in Europe. That is how some European political analysts and commentators are interpreting the results of Sunday's parliamentary elections in Finland.

	April 15, 2011 France's Burqa Ban Met With Scattered Protests and Arrests France became the first country to make it illegal to wear full-face veils in public. Now, the question is how evenly will it be enforced.

	April 8, 2011 Facing Long-Term Effects of Chernobyl Chernobyl's lasting impacts are not easy to package into a single story. Several of the people we interviewed for Miles O'Brien's tape report, "Revisitng Chernobyl: a Nuclear Disaster Site of Epic Proportions," had such courageous tales that it was impossible to tell them in one short news piece.

	April 7, 2011 With Recent Military Action, France Reasserts Global Leadership Role France has displayed increasing willingness to use its military to respond to conflicts from Libya to Ivory Coast. Margaret Warner discusses the new display of strength with The Sorbonne's Frederic Bozo and the Washington Post's Jim Hoagland.

	April 7, 2011 France Flexing Military Muscles in Libya, Former Colony Ivory Coast From sending warplanes to protect civilians in Libya to dispatching helicopters for a beefed-up peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast, France has stepped up its role as a major military power in recent months. Margaret Warner reports.



	MARCH March 30, 2011 Miles O'Brien Visits Deserted Town at Chernobyl The nuclear crisis in Japan has churned up memories of the Chernobyl meltdown, the worst nuclear accident in history.

	March 30, 2011 Miles O'Brien Visits Deserted Town at Chernobyl The nuclear crisis in Japan has evoked memories of the Chernobyl meltdown, the worst nuclear accident in history. Miles O'Brien and crew returned last week to survey the scene, 25 years later.

	March 29, 2011 Revisiting Chernobyl: A Nuclear Disaster Site of Epic Proportions The nuclear crisis in Japan has renewed interest in the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl in Ukraine. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien travels to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, which is approaching its 25th anniversary.

	March 17, 2011 Ireland's New Leader Wrestles With Lingering Debt Problems, EU Bailout Margaret Warner reports on Ireland's debt woes and talks with new Prime Minister Enda Kenny about his country's struggle to revive a once-thriving economy.

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

	March 3, 2011 Suspect in Troops' Deaths in Germany Allegedly Targeted Americans The man who is suspected of shooting two U.S. airmen on a bus leaving Frankfurt International Airport is believed to have been acting alone, prompted by increasing radicalization, according to German authorities.

	March 2, 2011 News Wrap: Gunman Kills 2 U.S. Airmen, Wounds 2 at German Airport In other news Wednesday, a gunman killed two U.S. Air Force troops and wounded two others traveling in a bus outside an airport in Frankfurt, Germany. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested as he fled the scene. Meanwhile, security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Yemen, and two people were killed.

	March 1, 2011 Facing Economic Woes, Irish Voters Stage 'Rebellion' at Ballot Box An Irish electorate, disgruntled with its government's handling of the economic recession, handed the ruling Fianna Fail party a defeat in Friday's vote. But although the opposition parties won more seats, they still must negotiate a coalition government.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 25, 2011 Crucial Irish Vote in Busted Economy Could Bring Major Change Irish opposition leader Enda Kenny On Friday, Irish voters have a chance to punish the government so many of them blame for the country's massive economic woes.

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

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

	Feb. 23, 2011 The Pain in Spain: How Hard Is the Rain Gonna Fall on the Plains? The specter of Euro-debt default is again roiling the markets.

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

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

	Feb. 15, 2011 News Wrap: Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi Ordered to Stand Trial In other news Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to stand trial for allegations he paid an underage girl for sex. Berlusconi denies the charges and refuses to step down. In Southern Sudan, the death toll from a rebel attack last week doubled to at least 211 people.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Iranian Lawmakers Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders Lawmakers in Tehran have called for the execution of two opposition leaders in response to growing protests, according to Iran's state-run television.

	Feb. 10, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Vatican to Host AIDS Conference Vatican to Host Aids ConferenceThe Vatican has announced plans to host an international conference at the end of May focusing on AIDS prevention and care.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Bombings in Iraq Kill 7, Prosecutors Seek Trial for Italy's Berlusconi Several bombs in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed seven people, including two policemen, and injured an estimated 80 more.

	Feb. 8, 2011 Egypt 2011 Harkens Back to France 1968 As analysts and pundits search for historical precedents to sort through the events in Cairo -- Iran in 1979 and Tiananmen Square in 1989 are often cited -- there's one totally overlooked that may becoming more relevant: France in 1968.

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



	JANUARY Jan. 25, 2011 News Wrap: Demonstrators in Cairo Clash With Police Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Egypt's capital, hurling rocks and chanting slogans defying President Hosni Mubarak. In Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed retribution for a suicide bombing Monday at Moscow's largest airport. The attack killed at least 35 people.

	Jan. 25, 2011 Making Sen$e: Erin Go Broke Today's post puts the economic woes of the Emerald Isle to music.

	Jan. 25, 2011 Medvedev Blames Airport Security, Lebanese Riot as Hezbollah Picks Leader Police officers patrol Moscow's Domodedovo international airport after Monday's explosion.

	Jan. 24, 2011 How Severe Is Europe's Intertwined Debt Crisis? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the ongoing fallout from Europe's debt crisis, which has led to political woes and bank bailouts among other problems. His update is park of his ongoing series on Making Sen$e of financial news.

	Jan. 24, 2011 Tajiks, Taxi Drivers Among Hardest Hit in Deadly Moscow Airport Bombing Judy Woodruff talks to Washington Post Moscow correspondent Will Englund about the deadly explosion at Domodedovo Airport's international arrivals area, which prompted increased vigilance around the city out of fear of further attacks.

	Jan. 24, 2011 Medvedev Pledges Thorough Investigation Into Deadly Airport Attack An explosion in the international arrivals area of Moscow's largest air travel hub, Domodedovo Airport, killed at least 35 people in what President Obama called "an outrageous act of terrorism." Russian authorities believe a suicide bomber carried out the attack in an unsecured area of the airport. ITN's John Sparks reports.

	Jan. 24, 2011 Explosion at Moscow Airport Kills 35, Injures More Than 180 An explosion in the baggage areas at Domodedovo Airport, Moscow's busiest airport, has killed at least 35 people and wounded 180, according to Associated Press reports quoting Health Ministry officials.

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

	Jan. 11, 2011 Australia Floods Spur Calls to Evacuate Tim Ewart of Independent News reports from Australia, where thousands have been told to flee powerful flooding.

	Jan. 6, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Rape in Haiti, India Rejects HIV Patent Rape a concern in Haiti tent camps, India rejects Abbott ARV patent request and the study first linking Austism and vaccines is criticized.

	Jan. 4, 2011 Clips of the Eclipse From Around the World Skygazers across the Eastern Hemisphere watched as a partial solar eclipse darkened the sky Tuesday morning and changed the sun's shape into that of a crescent moon.

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

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