2012 FEBRUARY
Feb. 1, 2012

Bolivia's Morales Caught Between Indigenous Roots, Economic Demands
One of South America's most controversial leaders finds himself -- yet again -- squeezed between two competing demands and constituencies.

JANUARY
Jan. 31, 2012

After the Earthquake, an Idea Jolted into Reality
A Haitian-born social worker in the United States had an idea to help Haiti in the much-needed field of child advocacy. Then the earthquake struck.

Jan. 30, 2012

The Daily Frame
A visitor studies a sculpture at the Art Museum of Sao Paulo on Saturday. A new exhibition of Roman art at the museum showcases 370 pieces, displayed outside Italy for the first time.

Jan. 25, 2012

Telenovelas Provide Platform for Public Health Messages
Alicia's entire life has been building to this one moment at the breakfast table. She's finally admitting to herself that the colon cancer will take everything ... her successful psychiatric practice, a comfortable home, her new love with Don Juancho.

Jan. 25, 2012

The Power of the Telenovela
Romance. Drama. That's what drives telenovelas, Latin American soap operas, one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, with hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.

Jan. 16, 2012

Amid Robust Recovery Efforts, Haiti Still Has Vast Needs
Two years after Haiti's devastating earthquake, politicians are still promising change and rebirth. For an assessment of the progress, delays and remaining challenges in Haiti's recovery, Jeffrey Brown talks with Nan Buzard of the American Red Cross and Dominique Toussaint of Mobilize for Haiti.

  

Jan. 16, 2012

Two Years After Quake, Most Haitians Still Living in Disaster Zone
Two years after a magnitude-7 earthquake shattered Port-au-Prince, 500,000 Haitians are still living in what were supposed to be temporary settlement camps. That's despite ambitious plans for millions of dollars in homes, schools and public works projects. Ray Suarez looks at the ongoing recovery efforts.

  

Jan. 13, 2012

After Haiti's Earthquake, Where Does All the Rubble Go?
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | Artist Jean Herard Celeur found a way to reuse rubble from Haiti's 2010 earthquake: totem pole-like creations and one-of-a-kind wall art. For more practical purposes, Haitians are participating in a program to remove the tons of crumbled concrete and other debris left by the earthquake.

Jan. 13, 2012

New Life Out of Haiti's Litter
Haitian artist Jean Herard Celeur uses debris left by the 2010 earthquake to make works of art.

Jan. 12, 2012

Remembering Haiti's 2010 Earthquake: 'I Was Close to Death'
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | Mario Heriveaux, 47, recalls the day the earthquake struck two years ago. He and his family were watching TV when the house started to shake and everyone dashed for the door.

Jan. 12, 2012

On Second Anniversary of Earthquake, Cholera Continues to Cripple Haiti
With more than 7,000 dead and half a million people sickened, a U.N. health agency is calling the cholera outbreak in Haiti "one of the largest epidemics of the disease in modern history to affect a single country."

Jan. 11, 2012

Two Years Later, Haitian Amputees Still Have a Long Way to Go
Two years ago, a devastating earthquake in Haiti killed more than 200,000 people and caused injuries that required amputations for another 4,000 people.

Jan. 11, 2012

Survivor Tells Her Story of Rape in a Haitian Tent Camp
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | The lack of security and lighting in Haiti's tent camps, and the flimsy structures themselves, make them ripe for violence, including rape. One woman told us her story about what happened to her one night.

Jan. 10, 2012

In Haiti's Tent Camps, 'We're Just Waiting' to Start Life Again
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | The door to Billy Forge's home displays a Biblical verse from Isaiah 22:22: "I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open."

Jan. 9, 2012

Haiti Dispatch: 2 Years After Earthquake, Many Signs of Rebuilding
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude-7 earthquake rocked Haiti, killing some 223,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. On a visit last week to the capital, signs of rebuilding are everywhere.

Jan. 9, 2012

Haiti Earthquake: Two Years Later
Two years after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake devastated much of Haiti, signs of recovery abound in Port-au-Prince -- from people busily removing debris to bustling marketplaces and blaring music.

2011 DECEMBER
Dec. 21, 2011

The Daily Frame
Inmates at the Santa Monica Women's Prison stage a performance Tuesday in Lima, Peru. The inmates put on a Christmas show for the Peruvian first lady, Nadine Heredia.

Dec. 13, 2011

Mysterious Kidney Disease Killing Central American Men
In Central America's sugarcane fields, more and more workers are falling ill with a disease that shuts down their kidneys. Researchers are struggling to find the cause.

Dec. 9, 2011

The Daily Frame
Actors perform during the annual "Myths and Legends Parade" on Wednesday in Medellin, Colombia.

Dec. 5, 2011

The Daily Frame
A man takes in a performance during Friday's Dia do Samba celebrations in Salvador, Brazil.

NOVEMBER
Nov. 18, 2011

The Daily Frame
Artists perform during a body paint festival in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday. Neon lights, extravagant costumes, fluorescent paint and video transform the human body during the festival, which opened last night. Fifty artists from 18 countries will present works.

Nov. 17, 2011

'Waste Land' Explores Artist's Use of Garbage to Transform Lives in Brazil
The film "Waste Land" follows artist Vik Muniz as he creates portraits of a band of self-designated pickers of recyclable materials in Brazil, using the trash that surrounds them. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

  

Nov. 17, 2011

Ballplayer's Abduction Highlights Venezuela's Growing Crime Rate
The ordeal of Wilson Ramos, a Washington Nationals catcher who was kidnapped and then rescued in Venezuela last week, put a new spotlight on the Latin American country's rising crime rates -- and fortune hunters' brazen attempts to extort ransom from the relatives of high-profile figures, including ballplayers.

Nov. 17, 2011

Trash in 'Waste Land' Becomes Catalyst for Transformation
On Thursday's NewsHour, we'll feature an excerpt of the film "Waste Land," which follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys back to his native Brazil to the world's largest garbage dump on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro to photograph an eclectic band of catadores -- self-designated pickers of recyclable materials.

Nov. 15, 2011

One Mother's Story of Teen Pregnancy in Nicaragua
Marling del Socorro Valverdi was just 16 when she had her first baby. Now as a 22-year-old mother of three young children, she and her husband are struggling to make ends meet. Her story reflects a larger phenomenon: Nicaragua has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the world, and the highest in Latin America.

Nov. 14, 2011

Rio Security Forces Storm Major Slum
Police invaded Rio de Janeiro's largest slum Sunday, part of a larger effort aimed at cleaning up favelas before the 2014 World Cup.

Nov. 11, 2011

Nicaragua Combats Pneumonia in Country's Young Via New Vaccine
Each year, pneumonia kills more children around the world than malaria, measles and HIV combined. Ray Suarez reports from Nicaragua on efforts to combat the lung infection, which is the leading killer of children under the age of five.

  

Nov. 11, 2011

Slide Show: Children in Nicaragua Up Against Difficult Odds
Friday night on the NewsHour, Ray Suarez looks at the threat of pneumonia among Nicaragua's children, who face difficult odds to survive and prosper into their young adult years. They are 44 percent more likely to die before their fifth birthdays than the Latin American average, according to the World Health Organization.

Nov. 11, 2011

Nicaragua's Children Face Difficult Odds
Nicaragua is one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries and children there are 44 percent more likely to die before the age of 5 than the regional average.

Nov. 10, 2011

Global Vaccine Campaign for Top Baby Killer 'Unprecedented'
The number one killer of young children around the world isn't malaria, measles or HIV. It's pneumonia, and each year more children die from the lung infection than from those three, much higher-profile diseases combined. But a global push to bring a vaccine to communities that need it most is ramping up quickly.

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

Gold Lures Illegal Miners to Peru's Rainforests
In southeastern Peru, where the Andes Mountains meet the Amazon, lies one of the world's richest ecosystems and the destructive lure of gold. In a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on illegal gold mining in Peru.

  

Nov. 7, 2011

Ex-general Wins Run-off Election in Guatemala
A high murder rate and drug gang violence drove Guatemalans to vote Sunday for a former military official who has vowed to put the army back on the streets.

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

Nicaragua's Ortega Projected to Win Third Term, Opens Door to Long Rule
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega looks poised to win a landslide victory to a third term in office after orchestrating changes to the constitution to allow him the chance to stay in power.

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

Ahead of Nicaraguan Election, Ortega's Leadership Back in Spotlight
The coming election in the Central American nation of Nicaragua will have a familiar name on the ballot. Ray Suarez reports.

  

Nov. 3, 2011

Suarez: When Is a Democracy 'Good Enough?'
Ray Suarez reflects on the political climate in Nicaragua, where the NewsHour global health team has a series of reports on the upcoming election and efforts to bring lifesaving vaccines to the country's children.

OCTOBER
Oct. 31, 2011

Antarctic Rocks Provide Clues to Bigger Earth Questions
John Goodge of the University of Minnesota Duluth is studying rocks from the 2 percent of Antarctica that is not under ice, hoping to learn more about the history of ancient continents, the health of the planet and the impacts of global climate change.

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

Slide Show: Life in Nicaragua, Surviving on Less than $2 a Day
Barely scraping by is a way of life for many families here -- about 76 percent of the population survives on less than $2 a day, according to the U.N. World Food Programme. The NewsHour global health team 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. 26, 2011

Market Deal Brings Life-Saving Vaccine to Poor Countries
The GAVI Alliance, formed as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, worked to find a way to close the yawning gap between great danger to children and a life-saving medicine, between deep poverty in Nicaragua and Pfizer's high costs, through an advanced market commitment.

Oct. 26, 2011

Life in Nicaragua, Living on Less than $2 a Day
Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, and 76 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day.

Oct. 25, 2011

Cocaine Use Spikes Along New Trafficking Routes
At the lowest point of Mauricio Aguilar's battle with drug addiction, he stayed high for days at a time and slept on the streets of Managua at night. His story of addiction is an increasingly common one in Nicaragua, and in other countries along the major drug-smuggling routes from South America to the United States.

Oct. 25, 2011

The Daily Frame
Visitors walk around a sculpture titled "BigFoot" by Israeli artist Idan Zareski during Bogota's International Art Fair (ArtBo) in Colombia. Galleries from 14 countries from Europe and Latin America, collectors, curators and critics are participating in the seventh edition of ArtBo.

Oct. 24, 2011

Argentina's President Cruises to Victory, But is Economic Boom Sustainable?
After the August primary, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's victory in Sunday's elections was a foregone conclusion, but now many Argentines are waiting to see what will happen in her next term.

Oct. 24, 2011

Ortega Widens Lead in Nicaragua Presidential Race, Voters Focus on Jobs
Incumbent president Daniel Ortega's bid for a controversial and unprecedented third term appears to have strong support in the polls, as voters focus on the economy.

Oct. 19, 2011

In Brazil's Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology
Rio de Janeiro's gleaming skyline befits a world economic power, but it is not far from violent, impoverished slums. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one man's efforts to tackle Brazil's wealth inequality by providing poor people access to technology.