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	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 19, 2011 A Warlord Seeks Forgiveness in 'The Redemption of General Butt Naked' A new documentary follows Joshua Milton Blahyi, also known as General Butt Naked, an African warlord who renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist who now seeks uncertain forgiveness from his former victims. Filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion talk to NewsHour about making the film.

	Dec. 15, 2011 'The Kite Festival Has Been Cancelled Due to Civil War' A bunch of kids are running around outside, screaming and chasing each other, completely caught up in the moment. It's a familiar scene in communities across the United States, but not so much in some of the world's most intense conflict zones.

	Dec. 14, 2011 Secretary Clinton: Democracies Must Have 'Habits of the Heart' On Wednesday, Secretary of State Clinton spoke with Jim Lehrer about how foreign policy decisions can tie into economic and job growth. Their discussion was part of the "Innovation and the Global Marketplace" symposium in Washington, hosted in partnership with Intel, The Innovation Economy and The Aspen Institute.

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

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

	Dec. 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 Obama: Time to 'Turn a New Page' in U.S.-Iraqi Relationship It's been nearly nine years since U.S. soldiers and Marines invaded Iraq. With the last U.S. troops due to leave by year's end, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with President Obama in Washington Monday to chart a new course for the two nations.

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



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

	Nov. 18, 2011 Bombings Spur Relocation of Sudanese Refugee Camp A group of refugees in South Sudan must pick up and leave what they thought was a safe haven after bombs dropped by northern government forces came perilously close last week -- but many do not want to move.

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

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

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

	Nov. 8, 2011 How a Little-Known Law Aims to Keep the Screws on Iran In the days after the U.S. Embassy and its staffers were taken hostage in Tehran in 1979, the United States invoked an obscure law and declared Iran a threat to its national security.

	Nov. 8, 2011 U.N. Report Expected to Warn of Iran's Nuclear Capability The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is likely to suggest that Iran is capable of building a nuclear bomb, having acquired the knowledge and materials that would allow it to assemble a weapon in recent years.

	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. 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 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. 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 U.S. Withholds Funding to UNESCO Based on Palestinian Membership A new chapter is unfolding in the Palestinian bid to gain statehood in the United Nations. Momentarily thwarted in their attempts to get official recognition in the U.N. Security Council, Palestinians have gone to a smaller agency to start the approval process.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2011 U.N. Refugee Chief: 'Terrible' to Know Somalis Are Dying Out of Reach A recent spate of kidnappings of relief workers and clashes with al-Shabab militants are preventing aid from reaching those most in need U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, who recently visited refugee camps, spoke to the NewsHour about the crisis.

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

	Oct. 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 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 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. 21, 2011 The Next Libya: A 'New Dubai' of North Africa? Now that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is gone, what will the country need to do to return to normalcy and what could a future Libya look like? We asked Qamar-ul Huda, a regional specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace, for his perspective.

	Oct. 12, 2011 Foreign Aid Advocates Fight Cuts to Programs That 'Save Lives' Aid programs took a hit earlier this year-- $8 billion was slashed from the State Department and international program budgets in the spring-- and more than 200 non-governmental organizations are joining forces to call for an end to new cuts.

	Oct. 7, 2011 3 Women 'at Forefront of Peace for Years' Honored With Nobel Prize The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to three women who have fought for peace and women's rights. Margret Warner discusses the achievements of the three winners with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and Vital Voices' Malini Patel.

	Oct. 7, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Honors 3 Women for Gender Equality, Peace Advocacy The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to three women from the Middle East and Africa who have fought for peace and women's rights. Margret Warner reports on the winners: Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and peace activist Leymah Gbowee plus Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.

	Oct. 7, 2011 Liberia's Sirleaf Among Recipients of Nobel Peace Prize On Friday's NewsHour, we'll look at the three women's rights champions from Africa and the Middle East who will share the Nobel Peace Prize.

	Oct. 5, 2011 U.S. Angered by China, Russia Veto of Syria Resolution at U.N. China and Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution, proposed by the United States and several European nations, that would have condemned Syria and the government of President Bashar al-Assad for its crackdown on protesters.

	Oct. 3, 2011 Somalis Desperate for Aid on the Deadly Streets of Mogadishu With the backdrop of violence and instability in Somalia, a severe drought has more than 3 million Somalis experiencing famine conditions. Starving families are fleeing the country for large-scale refugee camps in bordering nations, or leaving their barren farms for Mogadishu, desperate for aid.

	Oct. 3, 2011 World Week Ahead: Weapons Found in Syria; Nobel Prizes Awarded Syrian authorities captured a cache of weapons they said was smuggled in from Turkey as they reportedly rounded up opponents in the central town of Rastan. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prizes are awarded this week with the first in medicine going to a group of scientists, one of whom died just days ago.



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

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

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

	Sept. 27, 2011 $1 Billion Vaccine Push Aims to Protect Children in Poor Countries An international alliance of private donors and governments has approved $1 billion for more than 30 developing countries to buy vaccines to protect against deadly childhood diseases.

	Sept. 27, 2011 Palestinians' U.N. Statehood Bid: What Comes Next? Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both returned to their homelands as heroes after championing their causes at the U.N. General Assembly last week. But the euphoria has petered out, and Israelis and Palestinians are now waiting for something to happen.

	Sept. 26, 2011 World Week Ahead: U.N. Discusses Palestinians' Bid Palestinians handed the United Nations a bid for full membership on Friday, which the world body is expected to start discussing this week, while fighting continues in Libya and tensions escalate in Yemen after President Ali Abdullah Saleh's return.

	Sept. 23, 2011 After Palestinian Statehood Bid, Where Do Mideast Talks Stand? After the Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N., the U.S., European Union, Russia and the U.N., have urged a return to direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations within a month. Ray Suarez discusses where the peace process stands with two analysts.

	Sept. 23, 2011 Abbas Takes Campaign for Palestinian Statehood to U.N. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for U.N. membership Friday and Israeli leaders insisted any such move will only make an ultimate peace harder to come by. Ray Suarez reports.

	Sept. 23, 2011 Abbas: 'Palestine Is Waiting to Be Born'; Netanyahu: 'Israel Wants Peace' Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for U.N. membership Friday, saying negotiations with Israel had repeatedly broken down without results. The Obama administration has promised to veto the request on the grounds that it would circumvent the peace process with Israel.

	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. 22, 2011 U.N. Meeting Melds Diplomacy and Theater Apart from all the real life business being conducted, there is still a slightly goofy tempo to the annual goings-on In New York. It took a minute to remember there were ever this many limousines in the world, sufficient to traffic the delegations of even the smallest and most penurious countries from place to place.

	Sept. 22, 2011 Diplomats Walk Out As Ahmadinejad Addresses U.N. General Assembly Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to the podium at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday to deliver a speech strongly condemning the United States for events from slavery and Vietnam to Sept. 11 and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Obama: Israelis, Palestinians 'Must Reach Agreement on the Issues' NEW YORK CITY \| In an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York Wednesday, President Obama said that the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood would circumvent the Israel-Palestinian peace process and urged the resumption of direct negotiations.

	Sept. 20, 2011 USAID Chief: Somalia Must 'Stop Standing in the Way' of Aid Rajiv Shah, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, says aid agencies are working to access areas in Somalia hard-hit by famine but face a "highly dangerous" environment.

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

	Sept. 14, 2011 Palestinians to Demand U.N. Vote on Statehood Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will go to the United Nations next week and ask the world body to recognize a Palestinian state, a move staunchly opposed not only by Israel but also by the Obama administration.

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



	AUGUST Aug. 25, 2011 Intense Fighting in Tripoli, Gadhafi Manhunt Continues In an audio message broadcast on Libyan state television, Gadhfi said his supporters are the "sweeping majority" and called on Libyans to "fight and destroy" rebels in Tripoli. Fresh fighting has been reported near Gadhafi's compound, which was captured earlier this week.

	Aug. 25, 2011 'Long-term' Needs Grow in Horn of Africa as Drought Shows No Signs of Abating Many in East Africa, still suffering from drought and hunger, are streaming into refugee camps as other countries try to close a $1.1 billion shortfall in needed funding for relief supplies.

	Aug. 15, 2011 Donations for East Africa Famine Victims Falling Short Scenes of emaciated children and weary families crowded into refugee camps have been playing on televisions around the world for weeks now, but the famine hitting the Horn of Africa, which has killed more than 29,000 Somali children, has yet to propel the kind of outpouring of private donations seen in some recent disasters.

	Aug. 1, 2011 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Goes to Trial; EU Reacts to Syria Crackdown Attention once again returns to the Middle East and North Africa this week with two major developments: the start of the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and international reaction to Syria's most recent crackdown on anti-government protesters.



	JULY July 28, 2011 Lagarde on 'Worrisome' U.S. Debt Debate, Eurozone's Future In a newsmaker interview with Margaret Warner on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Christine Lagarde, discusses the U.S. debt ceiling debate and the current state of the eurozone's economic struggles.

	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 25, 2011 East Africa Famine: How to Help U.N. agencies are calling for $1.6 billion from donor countries to help speed food aid to malnourished and starving refugees in East Africa.

	July 25, 2011 Escaping the Epicenter of Eastern Africa's Famine More than 11 million people are in need of aid due to the worst drought to hit Eastern Africa in 60 years. Kenya and Ethiopia are struggling to absorb refugees from hardest-hit Somalia who are desperate for any food and water.

	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 19, 2011 Turmoil in Libya: Five Months On It's been over five months since the Arab Spring first swept into Libya, shaking Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year grip on power and spawning a deadly civil war that has killed up to 15, 000 people, according the U.N. Human Rights Council. The NewsHour takes a look back at some of the pivotal events that led to this moment.

	July 19, 2011 Five Months In, Gadhafi Stymies NATO, Rebels It's been more than five months since the Arab Spring first swept into Libya, shaking Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year grip on power and spawning a deadly civil war that has killed up to 15,000 people, according the U.N. Human Rights Council. The NewsHour takes a look back at some of the pivotal events in the conflict.

	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 11, 2011 South Sudan Celebrates Becoming World's Newest Nation On July 9, 2011, Southern Sudanese reveled in the moment they had been awaiting for years -- seceding from the northern part of the country and the government of Khartoum.

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

	July 8, 2011 View From Juba: The Birth of South Sudan The world's newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan, formally emerges Saturday. But even as rehearsals for Independence Day celebrations wrapped up in the southern capital city of Juba, the threat of violence was chilling the mood in other parts of the country.

	July 1, 2011 In Strauss-Kahn Case, All Eyes on Accuser's Statements Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, was released from house arrest Friday after a court hearing. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the charges Strauss-Kahn still faces with Bloomberg Television's Sara Eisen and Loyola Law School's Laurie Levenson.

	July 1, 2011 Strauss-Kahn Released From House Arrest as Case Enters Legal Limbo After a court hearing Friday in New York, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, was released from house arrest, but he still faces charges of sexual assault on a hotel maid. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest developments in the high-profile case.

	July 1, 2011 Strauss-Kahn Legal Case in Doubt, Prosecutors Look at CIA Detainee Deaths The legal case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears to be in doubt after prosecutors in New York raised questions about the credibility of his accuser.



	JUNE 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 29, 2011 As IMF's New Chief, Will Lagarde 'Keep Smiling'? 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?

	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 27, 2011 ICC Issues Warrant for Gadhafi's Arrest Also: Syrian opposition leaders meet in Damascus, 4,000 homes flooded in Minot, N.D., two soldiers killed in Iraq.

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

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

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

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

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

	June 20, 2011 Syria's Assad Addresses Nation, New Web Domain Suffixes Approved Also: Wildfires force more evacuations in Arizona, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan responds to Karzai comments, and IAEA head calls for stricter nuclear safety regulations.

	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 Chronic Disease Hitting Growing Economies Hard The majority of preventable deaths from non-communicable conditions like cancer and heart disease occur in developing countries.

	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 14, 2011 Syria Expands Crackdown in North, NATO Strikes Hit Tripoli After regaining control of the restive town of Jisr al-Shughour, 12 miles from the border with Turkey, Syria's government forces appear to be extending their crackdown on protesters and opposition groups to nearby towns, including portions of the northeastern corner of the country that border Iraq.

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

	June 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 3, 2011 Arab Spring: Four Leaders Struggling to Stay in Power The leaders of Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen are facing challenges to their authority from within -- from flash protests in Bahrain to a large-scale rebellion in Libya -- and their governments are cracking down on the opposition in different ways.



	MAY 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 Sudanese Hope Mapping Project Brings Relief Ahead of Southern Sudan's split from the North, a "mapping community" to help plot areas of need has popped up.

	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 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 20, 2011 News Wrap: Freed on Bail, Strauss-Kahn Now in Undisclosed 'Safe House' In other news Friday, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from jail on $1 million bail. He was taken under armed guard to an undisclosed location awaiting trial on charges of sex crimes against a hotel maid. Also in Vicksburg, Miss., the Mississippi River crested lower than expected.

	May 19, 2011 After Strauss-Kahn Steps Down, IMF Leadership 'Jockeying Has Begun' Former IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned five days after being accused of attempted rape and sexual assault of a hotel maid. Jim Lehrer discusses what's next for the IMF and Strauss-Kahn with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen and The Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes.

	May 19, 2011 Strauss-Kahn Indicted on Sex Crime Charges, Headed for House Arrest After resigning as head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was indicted Thursday on sex crime charges and appeared headed toward house arrest under the watch of armed guards after a New York judge granted him bail under certain restrictions. Strauss-Kahn maintains his innocence. Jim Lehrer reports.

	May 19, 2011 Obama Lays Out U.S. Policy on Arab World Amid Uprisings With a backdrop of continuing anti-government protests in the Arab world and criticism from some corners over a perceived uneven U.S. response, President Obama said in a major policy speech Thursday that the U.S. would use its influence and economic power to support the region's transitions to democracy.

	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 Prosecution, Defense Prepare for Another Strauss-Kahn Court Appearance IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest has sent shockwaves throughout the financial and political worlds. Gwen Ifill discusses what to expect in the forthcoming legal proceedings -- and the political fallout in France and at the IMF -- with The Wall Street Journal's Tamer El-Ghobashy and The New York Times' Elaine Sciolino.

	May 18, 2011 Shockwaves Continue Through Financial World Over Strauss-Kahn Arrest Held on charges of sexual assault against a chambermaid at a New York City hotel, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains in a cell alone in Riker's Island jail and has been put on suicide watch. Gwen Ifill reports on the latest developments since his arrest and reactions from around the world.

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

	May 16, 2011 Strauss-Kahn Arrest Drops 'Bomb' on French Politics; IMF Faces Leadership Vacuum IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail Monday for sexual assault of a 32-year-old chambermaid in his New York hotel suite. Gwen Ifill discusses possible fallout from this incident with former IMF official Eswar Prasad and Princeton research scholar Sophie Meunier.

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



	APRIL April 26, 2011 U.K. Defense Secretary Fox: Opposition Gaining Ground in Libya British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said NATO allies have Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his forces on the defensive, and that opposition forces had gained "momentum" in recent days. Margaret Warner discusses NATO operations in Libya with Fox, who was in Washington on Tuesday for meetings with Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

	April 26, 2011 British Defense Minister: Libyan Leader Gadhafi Should Go British Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox said in an interview with the PBS NewsHour Tuesday that opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi had gained ground in recent days with the help of U.S. drones and NATO airstrikes, and that Gadhafi could "end all this tomorrow" by recognizing he should go.

	April 25, 2011 Poll: Egyptians Still Optimistic About Future, Split on Who Should Lead Egyptians are still positive about the country's future but uncertain of the prospects for free and fair elections, according to a new poll taken nearly two months after former president Hosni Mubarak stepped down and released Monday by the Pew Research Center Global Attitudes project.

	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 20, 2011 Global Fund Hit by Millions of Dollars in Malaria Drug Thefts Millions of dollars worth of malaria medication donated through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria may have stolen, according to internal documents obtained by the Associated Press.

	April 19, 2011 Syria Vows to End 'Insurrection'; NATO Struggling to Stop Gadhafi in Misrata The Syrian government warned its citizens against gathering for public demonstrations in a state television broadcast, saying it will crack down on protests.

	April 15, 2011 NATO Leaders Call for Gadhafi's Departure, Thousands Protest in Syria President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wrote a joint op-ed saying their three nations "have been united from the start" and said allowing Moammar Gadhafi to remain in power "would be an unconscionable betrayal" of the Libyan people.

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

	April 13, 2011 World Bank Report Offers New Approaches to Reducing Conflict Two of the world's major financial institutions are looking at an issue only occasionally associated with economic development -- how to curb violence.

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

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

	April 7, 2011 Building a Plastic Bottle School When former Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner was asked to help find funding to finish constructing two classrooms in the elementary school where she worked in Guatemala, she decided to use -- or rather reuse -- a common piece of trash.

	April 5, 2011 Global Change Comes From Crises, Author Mark Malloch-Brown Says As protesters in North Africa and the Middle East vent their anger with their governments, the world is again transfixed and transformed.

	April 4, 2011 World Week Ahead: Ivory Coast Standoff; Haiti's Next President Tensions remain high in Ivory Coast, where the incumbent president refuses to give way to his successor, while Haiti is poised to learn who its next president will be when much-anticipated preliminary results are released Monday.

	April 1, 2011 In Sudan, Violence Grows in Darfur as Flashpoint Town Abyei Arms Following a peaceful referendum for southern independence earlier this year, other parts of Sudan are the source of renewed concern.



	MARCH March 30, 2011 In Ivory Coast, Fighters' Advances Could Signal Changing Tide In the four months since people in the West African nation of Ivory Coast decisively voted to turn out their president, his refusal to leave office has led to an increasingly violent standoff.

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

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

	March 25, 2011 NATO to Control No-Fly Zone, Explosions Near Tripoli After days of negotiations, NATO agreed to assume enforcement of the no-fly zone over Libya Thursday, a step the United States had sought in an effort to pass on leadership of the military operation.

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

	March 22, 2011 Questions Over Control, Future of Libya Mission Split NATO Allies President Obama emphasized that the U.S. will not lead the Libya mission beyond its initial phase, but tensions have risen as questions over who will lead the military effort remain unanswered. Margaret Warner talks to the Council on Foreign Relations' Charles Kupchan and Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times about the rift.

	March 22, 2011 In Haiti, Next President Faces Massive Reconstruction Effort Election workers count ballots in Port-au-Prince, Haiti In a matter of days, Haitians will learn if a pop singer or former first lady is their next president when results from Sunday's run-off vote are tallied.

	March 22, 2011 Ground Battles Continue Amid Air Barrage, U.S. Warplane Crashes Heavy ground fighting was seen Tuesday along the northern part of Libya as air strikes continued to pound forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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

	March 18, 2011 Rice: 'Swift' Consequences for Gadhafi if Attacks on Civilians Continue Ray Suarez talks with United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice about the U.N. Security Council's vote on Thursday authorizing no-fly zones and "all necessary means" to halt attacks against opposition forces by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's troops.

	March 18, 2011 Benghazi Dispatch: No-Fly Zone Vote Hailed, But More Fighting Reported When word came around midnight local time of the U.N. resolution in support of a no-fly zone, the main square in Benghazi erupted with gunfire, fireworks and marching, GlobalPost reporter James Foley said later Friday.

	March 11, 2011 Thousands Displaced as Violence Escalates in Ivory Coast In Ivory Coast, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled their homes or escaped to neighboring countries as post-election fighting in the West African nation threatens to escalate into civil war, some regional specialists warn.

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

	March 7, 2011 World Powers Seek Unity in Response to Gadhafi's Crackdown As bloodshed continues in Libya, Judy Woodruff examines how the U.S. and other world powers could respond to the crisis with Maurizio Molinari, U.S. correspondent for Italian newspaper La Stampa, and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.

	March 1, 2011 Humanitarian Crisis Grows on Libya-Tunisia Border Tens of thousands of people desperate to escape Libya are gathered at the border crossing with Tunisia and creating a humanitarian emergency, the U.N. High Commission for Refugees said Tuesday.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 25, 2011 In Libya, 'People Are Willing to Die' for Freedom From Gadhafi Reports of violence continue to trickle out from Libya, where foreign journalists are largely barred from working. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with several people inside Libya via phone, then to software engineer Mohamed Eljahmi and nuclear scientist Naeem Gheriany, both Libyan-Americans and longtime critics of the Gadhafi regime.

	Feb. 25, 2011 On Tunisia's Border, Preparations Begin for Gadhafi's Fall, Chaos in Libya Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on state television urging his followers to defend the nation as protesters poured into the streets after Friday prayers. John Ray of Independent Television News reports from inside Tunisia on preparations there for potential further chaos in neighboring Libya.

	Feb. 18, 2011 Global Health Headlines: Obama Budget Proposal, Mutation May Protect from Cancer Obama Proposes Boost to Global Health Funding President Obama released his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal this week.



	JANUARY Jan. 25, 2011 What's Next for Lebanon's Governing Coalition? The announcement of a Hezbollah-backed prime minister sparked protests across Lebanon. Margaret Warner takes a closer look at the prospects for political compromise with Mark Perry, an author and foreign policy analyst, and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

	Jan. 25, 2011 In Lebanon, Naming of Hezbollah-Backed Prime Minister Ignites Protests The announcement of a Hezbollah-backed prime minister touched off protests in Lebanon, which has experienced political turmoil after its unity government collapsed.

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

	Jan. 18, 2011 Violence Against Women Among Challenges in Haiti Human rights groups are calling for more security measures in the tent camps of Port-au-Prince to reduce the number of rapes and incidents of sexual violence.

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

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

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

	Jan. 17, 2011 Tunisia's Upheaval Resonates in Arab World The political uprising in Tunisia has raised questions about the possibility of similar unrest in other parts of the region, especially after protesters set themselves on fire in Egypt, Algeria, and Mauritania.

	Jan. 17, 2011 More Unrest in Tunisia as Interim Government Is Announced There were public protests and clashes with police on the streets of Tunisia, as a new unity government was announced. Independent Television News correspondent Jonathan Rugman reports.

	Jan. 17, 2011 How Will Duvalier's Return Impact Haiti's Turmoil? Gwen Ifill talks to NPR's Jason Beaubien in Port-au-Prince about the possible implications of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's surprise return to the country.

	Jan. 17, 2011 Exiled Dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier Returns to Haiti After 25 years in exile, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier landed at the Port-au-Prince airport, leading human rights groups to urge authorities to arrest the ousted leader.

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

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

	Jan. 14, 2011 Cholera Outbreak Compounds Haiti's Woes Jeffrey Brown looks at the battle against a cholera epidemic in Haiti, one year after a devastating earthquake upset an already fragile infrastructure.

	Jan. 14, 2011 In Tunisia, an 'Explosion of Frustration' in Protests Judy Woodruff talks to Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of the African and Middle East Division at the Congress Library, for more on the political upheaval in Tunisia.

	Jan. 14, 2011 Massive Protests in Tunisia Push President to Flee Amid demonstrations unprecedented during his more than two decades in office, Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was forced to flee Friday as thousands converged on the interior ministry building in the capital of Tunis.

	Jan. 14, 2011 President Obama Remembers Ambassador Holbrooke President Obama was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, and a crowd of dignitaries Friday at the Kennedy Center for a service honoring Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke.

	Jan. 14, 2011 State of Emergency in Tunisia Amid Mass Protests Demonstrators in Tunisia Call for President's ExitThousands of protesters converged on downtown Tunis, the capital of the North African country of Tunisia, calling on president President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to step down after occupying the office since 1987.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Lebanon Facing Political Crisis with Government Collapse Lebanon's prime minister, Saad Hariri was meeting with President Obama at the White House when the resignations came in.

	Jan. 12, 2011 Lebanon's Governing Coalition Collapses Cabinet ministers from Hezbollah resigned from Lebanon's governing coalition and Haiti marked one year since a powerful earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince.

	Jan. 11, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: Memories from Haiti, One Year After the Quake Ray Suarez in Haiti, July 2010This past summer, I stood at the edge of a fetid pool of standing water.

	Jan. 11, 2011 Haitian Police Struggle to Combat Gang Violence When last year's earthquake struck Haiti, more than four thousand inmates escaped from prison.

	Jan. 10, 2011 High Hopes in Southern Sudan Over Referendum As residents of southern Sudan vote on a referendum to secede from the north or stay one country, dozens have been killed in new violence. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro checks in with Ray Suarez from the southern capital of Juba.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Sudanese Stream to Polls in Southern Secession Vote BENTIU, Sudan \| It is a rare day in southern Sudan that Sunday church services are outdrawn by any other event. Jan. 9, 2011 was such a day.

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

	Jan. 7, 2011 In Sudanese State of Unity, Mood Foreshadows Secession Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a town that will be near the border if Sudan splits into two countries following its vote on secession. The town, which bears the scars of decades of civil war, has already seen an influx of returning southerners who had migrated to the more prosperous north in recent years.

	Jan. 7, 2011 Sudanese in U.S. See Referendum Vote as New Hope for Homeland Sudan begins voting Sunday on a referendum that will decide whether the South will secede from the North. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has been reporting on the Sudanese diaspora in the U.S., their hopes for a new nation and the role they might play. Hear from some Sudanese in Washington, D.C.

	Jan. 7, 2011 Q&A: South Sudan's Independence Vote Residents of southern Sudan vote Sunday in a long-awaited referendum on whether to split from the north. Analysts expect the oil-rich south will choose independence, possibly triggering clashes between militias tied to both governments.

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

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

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

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

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

	Jan. 4, 2011 In Ivory Coast, Steps Toward Mediation Not Quelling Fears of Violence Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the escalating political tensions in the West African nation of Ivory Coast as incumbent Laurent Gbagbo -- who controls the country's armed forces -- brushes off international pressure to step down after the November vote.

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

	Jan. 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.