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	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 30, 2011 News Wrap: Assad Faces New Challeges as Anti-Government Protests Swell in Syria In other news Friday, an outpouring of anti-government protesters filled cities across Syria, marking a new challenge for President Bashar al-Assad. The opposition reported as many as 250,000 people turned out in Idlib and Hama. Also, at least nine people were killed in Pakistan when a car bomb exploded in the city of Quetta.

	Dec. 30, 2011 In Photos: World Events of 2011 The start of 2011 saw rolling anti-government protests, dubbed the "Arab Spring", cross North Africa and the Middle East. In the spring, a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami in Japan that caused not only loss of life but a near nuclear disaster. World leaders died, wars ended and a country was born.

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

	Dec. 29, 2011 The Photos That Defined 2011 2011 will be remembered as a year that ended authoritative regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. The most wanted fugitive in the world was killed in Pakistan and severe weather battered the global population. We also said goodbye to Steve Jobs, the space shuttle program and, for the most part, congressional deal-making.

	Dec. 28, 2011 Could U.S. 'Start Fresh' With North Korea's New Leader? Mourners in North Korea said goodbye to Kim Jong-il Wednesday. The funeral procession, led by Kim's designated successor, signified the end of an era for an isolated nation. Gwen Ifill discusses how the leadership change could affect U.S. policy with Donald Gregg of The Korea Society and Georgetown University's Balbina Hwang.

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

	Dec. 28, 2011 Testing Hybrids and Tossing Sandals in the Fight Against 'Wheat Rust' Scientists say they are making promising strides in their race against Ug99, a stem rust disease that, left unchecked, could wipe out 80 percent of the world's wheat crop. But this is a science of watching plants grow. The race is a marathon and the number of farmers forced to be in it will likely drop in the years ahead.

	Dec. 27, 2011 What's Next for Russia's Political Leadership? Amid election-fraud accusations and growing political turbulence, where are Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin headed? Margaret Warner discusses the country's political upheaval with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations and Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute.

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

	Dec. 27, 2011 News Wrap: Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility for Deadly Baghdad Bombings In other news Thursday, al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq claimed responsibility for last week's bombings in Baghdad. The explosions tore through a dozen, mainly Shiite, neighborhoods and killed at least 69 people. Also, an Egyptian court has ordered an end to forced virginity tests on women in military prisons.

	Dec. 27, 2011 Could Arab League's Monitoring Efforts Help End Bloodshed in Syria? Arab League peace monitors arrived Tuesday in Syria's embattled city of Homs, where up to 70,000 protesters turned out. Gwen Ifill discusses international efforts to end the country's bloodshed with Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal.

	Dec. 27, 2011 Arab League Monitors Land in Embattled Syrian City of Homs as Protests Swell Nine months after the launch of a deadly crackdown against anti-government protesters in Syria, outside observers from the Arab League arrived Tuesday in the battered city of Homs, where up to 70,000 protesters took to the streets as the military pulled back. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports.

	Dec. 26, 2011 After Deadly Church Attacks in Nigeria, What Do Boko Haram Extremists Want? At least 39 people were killed in Christmas Day attacks on Christian churches in Nigeria. Margaret Warner discusses the bombings and the Boko Haram extremist group that claimed responsibility with Paul Lubeck, a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

	Dec. 26, 2011 In Nigeria, Radical Muslim Group Claims Responsibility for Christmas Day Attacks Nigerians faced new uncertainty Monday after at least 39 people were killed and 50 wounded in Christmas Day attacks on Christian churches. Boko Haram, a radical Muslim group, claimed responsibility. Margaret Warner reports on the country's reaction.

	Dec. 26, 2011 News Wrap: Amid Political Turmoil in Iraq, Sadrists Call for New Elections In other news Monday, the Iraqi party loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for new elections. Last week, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called for the arrest of the country's Sunni vice president on terrorism charges. Also, the Arab League sent monitors into Syria, even as the opposition reported new killings.

	Dec. 23, 2011 Author Daniel Yergin on U.S. Need for a 'Diversified Energy Portfolio' Amid concern over tensions and violence in Iraq and Syria, oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing hunt for untapped reserves of energy and how the demand for energy has shaped political and economic change around the globe with Daniel Yergin, author of "The Quest" and "The Prize."

	Dec. 23, 2011 New Morocco Constitution, Election Meant to Avoid Arab Spring-Style Uprising As other Arab nations erupted in unrest and violence, what unfolded on the streets of Morocco was a peaceful but similar refrain, followed by a new constitution and an election -- giving Moroccans a louder, more democratic voice in government. Ray Suarez reports on the country's attempt at avoiding an Arab Spring-style uprising.

	Dec. 23, 2011 Syria's Claims Over 'Unusual' Bombings in Damascus Draw Much Skepticism Two bombs erupted in Syria's capital Friday, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 150, but many activists and regional analysts are skeptical of the Assad government's claims that al-Qaida is behind them. Ray Suarez gets an update on the bombings and the ongoing protests in Syria from NPR's Deborah Amos in Beirut.

	Dec. 23, 2011 Twin Bombings Kill at Least 47 in Syria's Capital The carnage that has bloodied much of Syria came home to the capital Friday when two bombs erupted in Damascus, killing nearly four dozen people and wounding more than 150. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News reports.

	Dec. 22, 2011 Will Pentagon's Errors Admission in Deadly Pakistani Airstrike Smooth Relations? A Pentagon inquiry released Thursday conceded that some mistakes were made in a November airstrike on two Pakistani outposts near the Afghan border that killed 24 troops. Margaret Warner discusses the Pentagon's expressed regret for the loss of life and strained U.S.-Pakistani ties with The Wall Street Journal's Adam Entous.

	Dec. 22, 2011 In Face of Coordinated Attacks in Iraq, Should U.S. Have Stayed Put? The capital of Iraq was plunged back into chaos Thursday when at least 16 bombings shook Baghdad. Jeffrey Brown discusses the attacks' connection to a long debate about what the U.S. gained from its nearly nine years in Iraq, with Meghan O'Sullivan of Harvard's Kennedy School and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago.

	Dec. 22, 2011 In Iraq, Wave of Coordinated Bombings Kills at Least 70, Wounds 200 At least 16 bombings shook Baghdad Thursday, leaving more than 70 dead and well over 200 wounded. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News reports on Iraq's most recent outbreak of violence.

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

	Dec. 21, 2011 For Egyptian Women, 'a March of Anger' and More Calls for Protests, Protection Ten-thousand women marched Tuesday in Tahrir Square after brutal attacks of women were reported during protests in Cairo. Margaret Warner discusses Egypt's political struggles with corporate executive May Nabil, who participated in the demonstrations.

	Dec. 21, 2011 In Tahrir Square, 10,000 Women March After Reported Attacks on Female Protesters After reported brutal attacks on women during protests in Cairo, an estimated 10,000 women marched Tuesday in Tahrir Square in one of the largest women-only protests in Egyptian history. Margaret Warner reports.

	Dec. 21, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Dissidents Report More Than 100 Killed by Government Forces In other news Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over Vice President Tariq Al-Hashemi, who fled to the Kurdish North this week to escape an arrest warrant. In Syria, dissidents reported government forces killed more than 100 people in an organized massacre.

	Dec. 21, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: Morocco Battles HIV, Stigma Through Mosques Ray Suarez with Imam Mohammed Ziani, who helps train other imams to talk about HIV in their communities.

	Dec. 21, 2011 Iraqis Face Backlog of U.S. Visas Due to New Security Checks Several thousand Iraqis, including many who helped the United States during the Iraq war, are caught in a grim race between death threats in their own country and the cumbersome process of obtaining a visa.

	Dec. 20, 2011 Targeted Iraqi Leader Warned of His Fate in 2010 Newshour Interview The story from Baghdad led Tuesday's New York Times: Arrest Warrant for Sunni Leader Spurs Iraq Crisis. Just one day after the last U.S. forces departed Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-dominated government had ordered the arrest of the country's Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi.

	Dec. 20, 2011 Film Tells Story of Warlord-Turned-Evangelist Known as General Butt Naked The film "The Redemption of General Butt Naked" follows a brutal African warlord who has renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

	Dec. 20, 2011 How Does North Korea Stay So Secretive? The fact that U.S. intelligence apparently didn't notice the death of Kim Jong-il for 48 hours is a demonstration of how impenetrable North Korea continues to be. Margaret Warner discusses the mysterious nation with former senior CIA and State Department intelligence analyst Robert Carlin, now at Stanford University.

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

	Dec. 20, 2011 Does Maliki Want to Become Unchallenged Ruler of Iraq? The last U.S. convoy had hardly crossed into Kuwait on Sunday when Iraq was thrust into new and potentially dangerous political turmoil. Judy Woodruff discusses the country's latest political crisis with the Naval Postgraduate School's Abbas Kadhim and Feisal Istrabadi of Indiana University.

	Dec. 20, 2011 After U.S. Pull-Out, Tensions Escalate in Iraq With VP Sought on Charges After the last U.S. convoy crossed into Kuwait, Iraq has been thrust into new and potentially dangerous turmoil with an arrest warrant issued for Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on charges that he had run death squads during the sectarian bloodbath of 2006 and 2007. Judy Woodruff reports.

	Dec. 19, 2011 Protestors, Police Clash Anew in Cairo A police crackdown on protestors in Cairo, during the second stage of Egypt's election, led to the most-violent episodes yet in the post-Mubarak era. Margaret Warner gets the latest from The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick, who has been covering the unrest on Egypt's streets.

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

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

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

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

	Dec. 19, 2011 Morocco Avoids Arab Spring Violence, but Progress Is Mixed on Reforms In 2009, a Moroccan newsmagazine worked with a French pollster and asked a simple question: "Do you approve of the King?" The results are something democratically elected politicians anywhere in the world would give their eye teeth for: More than 90 percent told the pollsters they approve of King Mohammed the VI.

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

	Dec. 16, 2011 5 Resources on Accused WikiLeaks Source Bradley Manning's Trial Months of debate and demonstrations over the flood of classified U.S. government documents that spilled onto the Internet and into the international media have come down to a military court proceeding with an Army private. Here are some resources to help you follow the trial.

	Dec. 15, 2011 'Disturbing Signs' of Armed Clashes in Syria Suggest Death Toll Will Grow In an effort to stop Syria's rising death toll and human rights abuses, the U.S., European Union, Arab League and Turkey have tightened sanctions on the country and its president, Bashar al-Assad. Margaret Warner discusses the growing violence with Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic.

	Dec. 15, 2011 Syria's Alleged Human Rights Violations Push World Leaders to Tighten Sanctions The U.S., European Union, Arab League and Turkey have tightened sanctions on Syria for the violent crackdown that has the country's death toll rising rapidly. Margaret Warner reports.

	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 In Egypt, Signs of Heavy Turnout as Second Round of Voting Begins In three separate waves of voting across the country, Egyptians are choosing a new Parliament, which in turn will draft the country's constitution. Ray Suarez discusses the second round of voting with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott in Cairo.

	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 As Troops Leave Iraq, What Happens to Military Bases, Equipment? President Obama hailed the end of the war in Iraq on Wednesday, with all U.S. troops due to return home before month's end. Judy Woodruff discusses what will happen to the military equipment and bases left behind with retired Army Lt. Gen. Gus Pagonis and Elizabeth Dwoskin of Bloomberg Businessweek.

	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 10 Congolese Youth on Why They Voted - or Didn't Congolese youth share their views about why they voted in December 2011 elections and whether or not they felt it mattered.

	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 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 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 Obama Marks Troop Withdrawal: U.S. Will Be 'Enduring Partner' for Iraq President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a final summit Monday before the last American troops withdraw from Iraq. Jeffrey Brown reports on the Dec. 31 deadline that comes after 8 years of war and nearly 4,500 Americans killed.

	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. 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 News Wrap: Missing Ex-FBI Agent Appears in Hostage Video In other news Friday, the family of missing retired FBI agent Robert Levinson has released a video sent by his unidentified captors, in hopes of helping to free him. Levinson vanished in 2007 in Iran. Also, Iranian state television showed pictures of what it said was a largely intact U.S. drone in its possession.

	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. 7, 2011 Syria's Assad Denies Ordering Deadly Crackdown as Sanctions Drive Down Currency Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denied in a Wednesday interview that he ordered a deadly crackdown on protesters. Jeffrey Brown speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from Beirut, about how the interview will be viewed inside Syria, the state of the uprising in Homs and the effects of sanctions on businesses and citizens.

	Dec. 7, 2011 In Egypt, a 'Real Street Fight' as Parties Try to Win the Upper Hand Egypt's top two Islamist parties -- the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists -- are squaring off in runoff elections this week. "Now we have a real street fight in the precincts," says Charles Sennott, executive editor of GlobalPost.

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

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

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

	Dec. 2, 2011 Tunisian Leader Comes to Washington, Preaches Moderate Political Islam Rachid Ghannouchi, head of the Tunisian Ennhada Party which captured the majority of that country's parliamentary seats in a recent election, wants to convince Westerners that the Tunisian brand of political Islam is as non-threatening as kittens frolicking with balls of yarn.

	Dec. 2, 2011 South Sudanese Student Heads Home to Build Schools As a child, Nyoul Tong fled a civil war in his home country of Sudan and became a refugee. Today, he studies at Duke University and has founded the organization SELF Sudan - a nonprofit dedicated to building schools and community partnerships in the newly founded country of South Sudan.

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

	Dec. 1, 2011 For 'Soldiers' in Mexico's Drug War, 'More Murders Than They Can Count' The death toll continues to mount in Mexico's drug war. Hari Sreenivasan and Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost discuss his new book "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," an account of his more than 10 years investigating the country's criminal cartels.

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

	Dec. 1, 2011 Proposed Military Custody for Terror Suspects Could Derail Defense Bill As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, battles from the early days of the war on terror threaten to derail a $662 billion defense authorization bill and bring a presidential veto.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 30, 2011 The Role of Rising Food Prices in Egypt's Revolution Egypt's rising food prices are helping fuel the revolution that led to this week's parliamentary elections. In collaboration with The Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace, Sandy Tolan reports as part of a new series called "Food for 9 Billion."

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

	Nov. 29, 2011 In Egypt and Congo, Questions of Election Legitimacy Remain Millions of Africans voted Tuesday in two very different elections. Margaret Warner discusses elections in Egypt and Congo with The International Republican Institute's Scott Mastic, who's leading an election monitoring team in Cairo, and Soloman Moore of The Wall Street Journal, reporting from Congo's capital of Kinshasa.

	Nov. 29, 2011 Millions Turn Out to Vote in Egypt, Congo Elections At different ends of the African continent Tuesday, millions of people voted in two different elections, one in Egypt and the other in Congo. Margaret Warner reports.

	Nov. 29, 2011 International Monitor: Among Egypt's Electorate, a 'Sense of Pride' Despite some rumors of political parties trying to entice votes through payments and other means, a second day of voting in Egypt came without the violence many had feared.

	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 News Wrap: Egyptians Cast Landmark Vote Without Violence In other news Monday, lines were long at polling stations across Egypt for the first parliamentary election since President Hosni Mubarak was forced from office. The voting was free of violence despite recent clashes between protesters and police. Also, attacks in Iraq ramped up just weeks ahead of the U.S. pullout of troops.

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

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

	Nov. 28, 2011 In Congo, a Vote Followed by Two More Weeks of Tension Millions of Congolese went to the polls Monday to vote on a new president and Parliament. But several attacks leading up to the vote and early allegations of fraud have some wondering if this test of the Central African country's stability will receive a failing grade.

	Nov. 28, 2011 Congo's Tense Election Day Millions of Congolese voted in presidential elections on Nov. 28, 2011, that were marred by violence and allegations of fraud leading up to the poll.

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

	Nov. 25, 2011 News Wrap: Arab League Deadline Expires Without Syrian Response In other news Friday, a deadline set by the Arab League for Syria expired without a response. The Arab League wants Syria to let an observer mission in to monitor the now eight-month-long uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad. Also, the holiday shopping season officially begin on what's known as "Black Friday."

	Nov. 25, 2011 How Will Latest Protests Affect Egypt's Elections? On Friday the Obama administration issued a statement urging Egypt's ruling military council to speed up the transition to civilian rule, as angry protesters reiterated their impatience for change. Margaret Warner discusses the latest developments with the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley and journalist Gameela Ismail.

	Nov. 25, 2011 Protesters Gather in Cairo, Pressure Military to Hasten Transition Tens of thousands of Egyptians flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square again on Friday, keeping up the pressure on the military government to step aside and speed up the transition to civilian rule. Independent Television News' John Irvine reports from Cairo.

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

	Nov. 25, 2011 Thousands Rally in Cairo to Ratchet Up Pressure on Military Rulers Egypt's election scene, complete with campaign ads on TV and posters and billboards plastered around town, is just like any other country. But little else is similar.

	Nov. 24, 2011 News Wrap: Yemen Security Forces Opened Fire on Protesters, Killing 5 In other news Thursday, security forces opened fire on crowds of protesters in Yemen, killing five. The protesters were calling for outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh to stand trial for crimes committed during Yemen's 10-month-long uprising. Also, a triple bombing in Iraq killed at least 19 people and injured more than 70.

	Nov. 24, 2011 Police, Protesters Reach Fragile Truce in Egypt; Elections to Proceed as Planned A fragile truce between police and protesters held around Cairo's Tahrir Square on Thursday as Egypt's military government apologized for the deaths of at least 39 protesters and announced that parliamentary elections will begin as planned on Monday. Independent Television News' Jonathan Rugman reports.

	Nov. 24, 2011 Calm in Egypt as Police and Protesters Call a Truce After five days of heated -- and sometimes deadly-- confrontations with police this week, protesters and Egyptian authorities have called a truce in the capital Cairo just days before parliamentary elections are set to begin.

	Nov. 24, 2011 Packing Up After 8 Years in Iraq After a nearly nine-year war, all but a handful of U.S. forces will be leaving Iraq by the end of this year. As they close up shop, we checked in with Major Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, chief spokesman for the United States Forces-Iraq, to get a sense of what life is like there now.

	Nov. 24, 2011 Iraq: Breaking Down a Base In the months leading up to their departure by the end of 2011, U.S. troops were packing up and moving out of bases that will be transferred to Iraqi hands. View a slide show of the troops' final weeks in Iraq.

	Nov. 23, 2011 After Commission Documents Torture Incidents, What's Next for Bahrain? An independent commission released findings on the upheavals that shook the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain earlier this year and the crackdown that followed. Margret Warner discusses the events and the Bassiouni report with Bahrain's finance minister, Sheikh Ahmed al-Khalifa, and the editor of al Wasat, Mansoor al Jamri.

	Nov. 23, 2011 Independent Commission: Bahrain Tortured Activists in Deadly Crackdown Young people and police clashed Wednesday in Bahrain as an independent commission released its findings on the upheavals that shook the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom earlier this year and the deadly crackdown that followed. Margret Warner reports.

	Nov. 23, 2011 News Wrap: Turkey Warns Syrian Crackdown Could Bring Turmoil to Region In other news Wednesday, the president of Turkey warned the Syrian government's deadly crackdown on opposition could bring turmoil to the entire region. President Abdullah Gul said, "Syria has come to a point of no return." Also, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a warning for the U.S. over its missile-defense program.

	Nov. 23, 2011 Death Tolls Rises as Thousands Fill Tahrir Square for Egypt's Second Uprising It was day five of the second uprising in Egypt on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of protesters filled Cairo's Tahrir Square a day after military leaders agreed to speed up the transition to civilian rule. Independent Television News' Jonathan Rugman reports.

	Nov. 23, 2011 Under Pressure, Yemen's Saleh Signs Deal to End 33-Year Rule Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a statement on Wednesday agreeing to resign, ending 33 years of authoritarian rule. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Nov. 23, 2011 Report on Bahrain's Use of 'Excessive Force' a First for the Kingdom An independent report released Wednesday said Bahraini security forces used "excessive force" to muffle protesters seeking a change in government last spring.

	Nov. 23, 2011 On Plenty and Poverty: Thinking About Food at Thanksgiving It's the kind of conversation that sticks with you -- I was talking to a young father who sells shoes on a patch of public park in Maputo, Mozambique. He buys shoes from a middleman, and the razor-thin gap between his cost and his sale to a passerby forms his profit for peddling his wares 10 hours a day.

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

	Nov. 22, 2011 News Wrap: Turkish PM Urges Syria's Assad to Resign In other news Tuesday, Turkey put new pressure on Syrian President Bashar al Assad to step down. In a speech, Prime Minister Erdogan called for Assad to resign for the first time. Also, Taliban leaders in Pakistan have declared a nationwide ceasefire to open peace talks with the country's government.

	Nov. 22, 2011 In Egypt, Split Seen Between Protesters, Organized Political Groups Violent clashes between protesters and security forces continued Tuesday in central Cairo, but the country's military rulers appeared to give ground on political reforms. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for Egypt's "unfinished revolution" with Mervat Hatem of Howard University.

	Nov. 22, 2011 Egypt's 'Unfinished Revolution': Military Pledges Faster Shift to Civilian Rule Throngs of Egyptians swarmed central Cairo again Tuesday, and the country's military rulers appeared to give ground on political reforms. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo.

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

	Nov. 22, 2011 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. 21, 2011 Egypt Faces 'Fateful Turning Point' With Elections in Jeopardy Clashes between police and protesters moved into a third day in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the increasingly deadly mix of politics and violence in Egypt with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott.

	Nov. 21, 2011 In Cairo's Tahrir Square, Tensions Escalate Between Protesters, Police Tear gas and rubber bullets filled the air Monday, as clashes between police and protesters moved into a third day in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Ray Suarez reports.

	Nov. 21, 2011 GlobalPost's 'Egypt Voices' Series Looks at All Aspects of Revolution Unless unrest in Cairo delays them, Egypt's military leaders plan to hold parliamentary elections starting Nov. 28 to forge ahead on a planned transition to democracy following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Our partners at the international website GlobalPost are taking a closer look.

	Nov. 21, 2011 Reporter in Egypt: Contained 'War Zone' in Parts of Cairo For a third straight day in Egypt's capital Cairo, police tried to beat back protesters who were flinging rocks and Molotov cocktails, angered by a draft constitution guideline that they say gives the military too much power.

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

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

	Nov. 18, 2011 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. 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. 17, 2011 How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami? Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

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

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

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

	Nov. 15, 2011 News Wrap: Up to 90 Reportedly Killed in Ongoing Syrian Violence In other news Tuesday, reports out of Syria told of a growing wave of violence. Up to 90 people were killed on Monday, and activists said nearly three dozen of those were soldiers and police, apparently killed by army defectors. In Afghanistan, a new U.S.-backed poll released showed support for the Taliban has declined.

	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. 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 As Arab Pressure Intensifies on Syria, What's Next for Assad? The Arab League voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to suspend Syria's membership in an effort to further pressure President Bashar al Assad to stop the crackdown on dissidents. Margaret Warner discusses the growing frustration with Syria with The Atlantic Council's Michele Dunne and University of Maryland's Shibley Telhami.

	Nov. 14, 2011 Arab Nations Call for End to Syria's Crackdown Jordan's King Abdullah called on Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Monday to halt the crackdown on dissidents that has left at least 3,500 dead since March. His statement comes after a weekend vote by Arab League nations to suspend Syria's membership. Independent Television News' John Ray reports.

	Nov. 14, 2011 Somali Refugees Flee to Ethiopia to Escape Famine, Violence Kenyan troops have been drawn into the civil war in Somalia between the government and al-Shabab militants as desperate refugees flee to Ethiopia to escape violence and famine. Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a refugee camp near Dolo, on the Ethiopian border with Somalia.

	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 Obama Urges U.S. Employers to Hire Veterans President Obama declared that the "tide of war is receding" at a ceremony honoring the nation's veterans on Friday, as the military prepares to leave Iraq and begin winding down combat operations in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff reports.

	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 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 'One Day on Earth' Film Project Builds Worldwide Virtual Community Friday is 11/11/11, and the minds behind the documentary and online video archive known as "One Day on Earth" are hoping thousands of people around the world will film a moment in their lives this day.

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

	Nov. 10, 2011 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. 9, 2011 News Wrap: Iran Vows to Pursue Nuclear Program In other news Wednesday, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed his country will continue to build up its nuclear program but said it does not intend to build weapons. The U.N. nuclear agency reported Tuesday that Iran is conducting tests that would enable it to build nuclear arms.

	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 Liberian President Poised to Win Reelection in Tense Runoff Many Liberians and their friends in the West had hoped the country, once plagued by civil war, was continuing its march to democracy. But the presidential run-off election Tuesday has dashed some of those hopes as violence erupted and the major opposition candidate boycotted the race.

	Nov. 9, 2011 Somali Refugees Seek 'New Normal' in Ethiopian Camp The Hilaweyn refugee camp was set up just a few weeks ago and it already looks like any other dusty small town anywhere in rural Africa.

	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 Journalist Goes Undercover to Report on Syrian Dissidents The Syrian government has stepped up its deadly crackdown on dissidents, only a week after agreeing to negotiate with them. Margret Warner discusses the violence with journalist Ramita Navai, who went undercover to embed with some of Syria's most-wanted dissidents.

	Nov. 8, 2011 Is Iran Capable of Developing Nuclear Weapons? The International Atomic Energy Agency has been trying for years to monitor the Iranian program and determine if it is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Ray Suarez discusses the agency's latest report with former U.N. weapons inspector David Albright.

	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 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. 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 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. 4, 2011 Omar Offendum, Hip-Hop and the Arab Spring Born in Saudi Arabia to Syrian parents and raised in America, hip-hop artist Omar Offendum uses his lyrical talents to bridge his Middle Eastern roots to his Western upbringing.

	Nov. 3, 2011 Rice on Bush Years: 'We Were Under a lot of Stress and Strain' In a new memoir, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice details her experiences during turbulent times around the world while serving in the George W. Bush administration. Gwen Ifill and Rice discuss "No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington."

	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 Rice: Case for Iraq War May Have 'Overemphasized' Some Intel Gwen Ifill spoke with with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week about her new memoir, titled "No Higher Honor." In it, Rice looks back at the lead up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, her "creepy" meeting with former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the three moments in which she considered resigning.

	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.

	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 Arab League Peace Plan: 'Sounds Very Nice, But It's Not Going to Happen' Eight months into Syria's Arab spring, members of the Arab League reported a possible peace agreement with President Bashar al-Assad. Jeffrey Brown discusses the proposal and whether it could halt violence there with Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and National Defense University's Murhaf Jouejati.

	Nov. 2, 2011 Arab League Pushes Plan to End Violence in Syria There was word of a possible agreement in Syria on Wednesday to end months of political upheaval and deadly violence. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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

	Nov. 1, 2011 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.

	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. 31, 2011 For Liberia, Natural Resources Are Blessings, Curses on Road to Democracy The West African nation of Liberia is rich is oil, diamonds and timber, but these natural resources have been both a blessing and a challenge for the fledgling democracy. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports.

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

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

	Oct. 31, 2011 'Wall of Martyrs' Depicts Egypt's Fallen in Graffiti Art A graffiti wall in Alexandria, Egypt depicts the faces of Egyptians who died in the country's recent revolution, for which many Egyptians consider them martyrs.

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

	Oct. 28, 2011 Islamist Party Wins Tunisian Elections Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda won the nation's first free elections, taking 41.47 percent of the vote and 90 of 217 seats in an assembly that will write a new constitution, the electoral commission announced Thursday.

	Oct. 27, 2011 A Life Under Fire: Combat Photographer Captures, Carries Wounds of War Combat photographers have been documenting the terror, violence and boredom of war since the invention of photography. Tom Bearden profiles Air Force Sgt. Stacy Pearsall, who has documented the effects of war -- and has paid a heavy price.

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

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

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

	Oct. 27, 2011 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 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. 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 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 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 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 Bangkok Residents Brace for More Floods Floodwaters broke through protective barriers around Bangkok's Don Muang Airport on Tuesday, forcing its closure. Margaret Warner discusses the city's worst flooding in decades with GlobalPost's Patrick Winn.

	Oct. 25, 2011 Story of Gadhafi Ends With an Anonymous Grave in the Desert Moammar Gadhafi might have hoped for a state funeral. Instead, he was put in an anonymous grave in the desert, on Tuesday Libya's new leaders say. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports from Tripoli.

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

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

	Oct. 25, 2011 Gadhafi Buried in Undisclosed Desert Location Libyan officials say the body of deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi and his son Muatassim were buried in an Islamic ceremony Tuesday at dawn, taken from a freezer unit in Misrata where they had been displayed for the public since Friday.

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

	Oct. 24, 2011 What Political Models Might Shape the New Libya, Tunisia? Hisham Melhem, the Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News, Michele Dunne, director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council, and Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speak with Gwen Ifill about the next steps for the Arab spring in Libya, Tunisia and Syria.

	Oct. 24, 2011 As Democratic Tunisia and New Libya Emerge, No End in Sight to Syrian Uprising Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring, held its first truly democratic vote this weekend. Their Libyan neighbors continued to celebrate the death of Moammar Gadhafi, though more questions about his death continue. Meanwhile, there was no end in sight to the uprising in Syria against President Bashar al Assad.

	Oct. 24, 2011 News Wrap: Afghan-NATO Mission Targets Haqqani Network In other news Monday, about 200 insurgents were reportedly killed or captured in a NATO-Afghan operation targeted at the Pakistan-based Haqqani network in Eastern Afghanistan. Also, rising floodwaters in Thailand forced hundreds of people to flee one of Bangkok's main shelters.

	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 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 Slide Show: Historic Elections Mark Tunisia's 'New Beginning' Tunisia, the country that ushered in the Arab Spring, was the first in the region to hold unfettered elections on Sunday. Voters, spurred on by thoughts of a "new beginning," waited in line for hours in some spots to participate in the historic day, election observers said.

	Oct. 24, 2011 Tunisians Vote in First Open Poll Tunisians waited in long lines to cast their first vote in free elections Sunday.

	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. 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. 21, 2011 Libya's Ambassador: 'The Book of Gadhafi Has Come to the End' Libya's National Transitional Council is expected to officially announce the nation's liberation this weekend. The country is also expected to soon form a new interim government. Jeffrey Brown discusses the next steps on the road to democracy with Libyan Ambassador Ali Suleiman Aujali.

	Oct. 21, 2011 Gadhafi Burial Delayed Amid Questions Over Cause of Death Islamic tradition dictates a person should be buried within 24 hours of death, but burial for former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi was delayed amid questions surrounding the sequence of events that lead to his death on Thursday. Bill Neely and Lindsey Hilsum of International Television News report from Libya.

	Oct. 21, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Forces Open Fire on Rallies, Kill at Least 24 In other news Friday, Syrian demonstrators filled the streets of Homs and other areas after Friday prayers, but at least 24 people were killed when government forces opened fire on the rallies. Also, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered another blunt warning to Pakistan to step up its anti-terror efforts.

	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. 21, 2011 Obama: Iraq War Over, Troops to Leave by Year's End President Obama announced Friday that American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year as planned, and that the "long war in Iraq" will come to an end.

	Oct. 21, 2011 NATO: Mission in Libya to End October 31 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO officials had agreed Friday to wind down their mission in Libya at the end of the month, a decision that will be formalized next week. Gadhafi's body remained in a freezer in Misrata as officials discussed where to bury him.

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

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

	Oct. 20, 2011 How Will History Judge U.S., Coalition Intervention in Libya? President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi's death "marks the end of a long and painful chapter." Margret Warner explores how history may view President Obama and the United States for intervening in Libya with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations and James Steinberg, former Obama administration deputy secretary of State.

	Oct. 20, 2011 After Gadhafi's Death, World Leaders Focus on Libya's Road Ahead Moammar Gadhafi's body was paraded through the streets of Misrata late Thursday, as world leaders reacted to the longtime ruler's death. Margret Warner reports.

	Oct. 20, 2011 Looking Back at Gadhafi's Brutal, Sometimes Bizarre 42-Year Reign Moammar Gadhafi, killed by rebel forces on Thursday, had been hunted by rebels since the Arab Spring began in Libya in February. Gwen Ifill reports on how the dictator came to power, his 42-year rule and his mostly contentious relationship with the U.S.

	Oct. 20, 2011 'However Joyous,' New Libya Faces Rivalries, Problems to Come The mood in Tripoli Thursday night was joyful with people honking horns and shooting off celebratory gunfire after the death of Moammar Gadhafi and the fall of the loyalist stronghold of Sirte, according to Independent Television News' Lindsey Hilsum. Jeffrey Brown discusses the future of the new Libya with Hilsum.

	Oct. 20, 2011 What Killed Gadhafi: Firefight Wounds or Execution? Deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday after a battle in his hometown of Sirte, the last major bastion of loyalists' resistance amid the country's revolution. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports from Libya about the dictator's last day alive.

	Oct. 20, 2011 Gadhafi: Legacy of a 42-Year Dictator After a months-long rebellion and incessant pursuit, Libya's leader of 42 years, Moammar Gadhafi, was reportedly killed or captured in his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. View a timeline of his life and videos of his past NewsHour appearances.

	Oct. 20, 2011 A Visual Look Back at the Libyan Revolution Thursday's death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi concluded a bloody nine-month uprising and set off wild celebrations across the North African nation that the erratic dictator ruled with an iron fist for more than four decades.

	Oct. 20, 2011 A Visual Look Back at the Libyan Revolution Thursday's death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi concluded a bloody nine-month uprising and set off wild celebrations across the North African nation. Here are a few of the best images in photo journalism to emerge from Libya's revolution.

	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. 20, 2011 Reports: Gadhafi Killed in Fall of Stronghold Sirte Prime Minister said Mahmoud Jibril said deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi was killed after their forces gained control of his stronghold of Sirte Thursday. Fighters celebrated in the streets with gunfire, burning the green flag of the Gadhafi regime and chanting.

	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.

	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 In Violent Areas of Sudan, Many Finding Refuge in the Hills Fighting in the border areas between North and South Sudan have sent tens of thousands to seek refuge in the Nuba hills of Southern Kordofan as they watch and wait for the violence to end.

	Oct. 19, 2011 South Kordofan's Displaced Seek Refuge in Caves Fighting between the northern army in Sudan and rebel fighters in Southern Kordofan along the border of South Sudan has driven about 150,000 people from their homes. They now live in caves for shelter and safety.

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

	Oct. 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 Vaccine Could Become 'Another Very Powerful Weapon' to Fight Malaria An experimental vaccine against malaria, an oftentimes-deadly disease that half the world is exposed to, is still in trials, but it could be in production by 2015. Jeffrey Brown discusses the potential impact of the vaccine with GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty.

	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. 18, 2011 Amid Chaos, 'Libya Needs to Start on a Process of State Building' As Libya struggles for stability, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged its transitional government to commit to a democratic path forward without reprisals. Margret Warner discusses what has and hasn't been accomplished in creating a new state with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle, appearing from London.

	Oct. 18, 2011 Clinton Pledges More Aid for New Libyan Government in Unannounced Visit Secretary of State Hillary Clinton underscored U.S. support for the Libyan revolution Tuesday and pledged more aid to the country's transitional government during an unannounced visit to Tripoli. Margret Warner reports.

	Oct. 18, 2011 Will Shalit-Palestinian Swap Change Long-Term Middle East Peace Strategy? A prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday freed more than 1,000 prisoners, including Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Gwen Ifill discusses the swap and its possible effects on longer-term Middle East peace strategy with Daniel Levy of the New American Foundation and Hussein Ibish of the American Task Force on Palestine.

	Oct. 18, 2011 Shalit Freed in Prisoner Swap, But Hamas' Armed Wing Signals More Struggles Soldier Gilad Shalit arrived back in Israeli custody Tuesday after being held for more than five years in the Gaza Strip. Gwen Ifill reports on the 1000-for-one prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.

	Oct. 18, 2011 Study: Experimental Vaccine Cuts Malaria Cases in Half For the first time, Phase III results of an experimental malaria vaccine showed significant protection against the deadly disease, raising hopes that a vaccine could be in use as early as 2015.

	Oct. 18, 2011 Israeli Soldier Freed After Five Years in Prisoner Swap After being held for more than five years in the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit arrived back in Israel Tuesday as part of a massive prisoner swap that will free more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.

	Oct. 17, 2011 News Wrap: Yemeni Troops, Opposition Clash, Leaving at Least 18 Dead In other news Monday, Yemeni officials reported that at least 18 people were killed in intense fighting between troops and opposition forces in the capital of Sana'a. Also, Central America struggled to recover from flooding and landslides that have left at least 81 people dead in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

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

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

	Oct. 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. 17, 2011 Hundreds Arrested World-wide in Latest 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests Following weeks of protests in New York and other cities in the United States, demonstrators took to the streets in hundreds of locations around the world in similarly fashioned protests over the weekend, resulting in hundreds of arrests.

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

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

	Oct. 14, 2011 U.S. Assists with Hunt for Lord's Resistance Army Leader President Obama is sending 100 military advisers to Uganda to help with the search for notorious leader Joseph Kony and other members of the Lord's Resistance Army.

	Oct. 14, 2011 Why Did Assad, Saddam and Mubarak Protect Christians? Recent attacks on a Christian church in Egypt led to violent protests and dozens dead on the streets of Cairo.

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

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

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

	Oct. 13, 2011 News Wrap: Libyan Rebels Claim Capture of Gadhafi's Son In other news Thursday, rebel forces in Libya announced that they captured another of Moammar Gadhafi's sons. They said Mutassim Gadhafi was taken when he tried to escape the city of Sirte. In Syria, activists said 13 people were killed when government troops battled military defectors.

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

	Oct. 13, 2011 Mexican Drug Cartels' New Target: Bloggers The gruesome killings of three bloggers recently show that drug cartels -- long known for trying to intimidate the mainstream media -- are turning their sights on social media users as the next target of their threats.

	Oct. 13, 2011 Slow Rebuilding, Rising Prices Compound Haiti Quake Woes More than a year and a half after Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake, about 500,000 Haitians still live in tent camps in and around the capital Port-au-Prince, much of which still lies in ruins. Displaced Haitians also face rising food and rental prices, the threat of cholera and lack of basic services.

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

	Oct. 12, 2011 Novelist Alaa Al Aswany on Surprising Changes in the Egyptian People Egyptian novelist and dentist Alaa al Aswany speaks with Margret Warner about the surprising changes in political behavior of his countrymen amid the revolution earlier this year, and how the new Egypt is taking shape.

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

	Oct. 11, 2011 News Wrap: Israel, Hamas Agree to Prisoner-Exchange Deal In other news Tuesday, Israel and Hamas announced a deal to exchange some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for Israeli Sgt. Gilad Shalit, who was captured by the militant Islamic group in 2006. Also, thousands of Egyptians protested overnight against the ruling military's actions during demonstrations.

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

	Oct. 11, 2011 International Monitor: Liberians Vote in 'Building Block' Election Rainy weather didn't discourage Liberians from going to the polls Tuesday to vote for a president, vice president, and members of the House and Senate, though final results could take days.

	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. 11, 2011 Holder: 2 Charged in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday afternoon that U.S. authorities had uncovered and stopped a plot by two agents backed by Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador and blow up the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Israel in Washington, D.C.

	Oct. 11, 2011 News Reports: Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit to Be Released in Prisoner Swap An agreement was struck to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured and held by Hamas militants for the past five years, in exchange for other Palestinian prisoners, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Tuesday.

	Oct. 11, 2011 'Underwear Bomber' Trial Begins in Detroit The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab -- more commonly known as the "underwear bomber" for his failed attempt to down a Detroit-bound international flight on Christmas Day 2009 -- is underway Tuesday in a Michigan federal court.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Does U.S. Drone Use Set a New Precedent for War? The U.S. has dramatically increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to go after targets in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and especially Pakistan. Jeffrey Brown discusses the use of drones with former Air Force lawyer retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap and David Cortright of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Amid Criticism, U.S. Increases Use of Drones as Weapons of War The U.S. use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. Jeffrey Brown reports on the criticism of using remote-control bombing attacks as weapons of war.

	Oct. 10, 2011 After Deadly Clashes, Is Partnership Between Egypt's People, Military Over? Cairo struggled to return to calm Monday after clashes Sunday between Coptic Christians, Muslims and security forces killed 26 people and wounded more than 500. Ray Suarez discusses the latest violence with The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick, reporting from Cairo.

	Oct. 10, 2011 Deadly Clashes in Egypt Raise Specter of Sectarian Conflict Funerals were held Monday for some of the 26 protesters killed Sunday in Cairo when clashes broke out between Coptic Christians, Muslims and security forces. Ray Suarez reports on the violence that also left more than 500 people wounded.

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

	Oct. 10, 2011 New Clashes Erupt in Egypt, Prime Minister Calls for Calm One day after at least 24 people died in violence that erupted after Christians gathered to protest an attack on a church in Cairo, hundreds of protesters clashed with police Monday by a hospital as Prime Minister Essam Sharaf appealed for calm in a televised address.

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

	Oct. 7, 2011 Virus Hunters Stalk the Next Global Epidemic Ask the not-so-simple question of one of the world's leading virologists, "What is a virus?" and the reaction is immediate. He sits up in his chair, throws one leg over another.

	Oct. 7, 2011 Is the Nobel Peace Prize Overtly Political? Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and two other women were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. The committee recognized Sirleaf, who is currently competing for reelection, for her work to advance women's safety and her non-violent approach to peace and reconciliation.

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

	Oct. 7, 2011 Supporters of Assad Regime Retaliate -- on the Web Dictators in Tunisia and Egypt learned the hard way about the organizational and promotional power of social media. It's a lesson that supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad have taken to heart.

	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 War-Torn Liberia Struggles to Care for Mentally Ill After decades of civil war, Liberia struggles to provide mental health care for its citizens. In partnership with the Bureau for International Reporting, special correspondent Kira Kay reports.

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

	Oct. 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. 4, 2011 Liberians Head to Polls in Test of Struggling Democracy's Stability The African nation of Liberia faces new challenges as it struggles to maintain its democracy and stability following its civil war. In partnership with the Bureau for International Reporting, special correspondent Kira Kay reports on the nation, where unemployment is rampant, as it prepares for next week's presidential election.

	Oct. 4, 2011 Somalis 'Shocked' at Scale of Deadly al-Shabab Attack in Mogadishu Al-Shabab took responsibility for a truck bomb that rammed a checkpoint Tuesday near the education ministry in Mogadishu, Somalia, as students and parents were crowding in to learn about scholarships. Ray Suarez discusses that attack that killed at least 70 people with Reuters' David Clarke, reporting from Nairobi, Kenya.

	Oct. 4, 2011 Al-Shabab Truck Bomb Attack Kills at Least 70 in Somalia A truck bomb rammed a checkpoint Tuesday near the education ministry in Mogadishu, Somalia, as students and parents were crowding in to learn about scholarships. Ray Suarez reports on the deadly attack by al-Shabab -- an al-Qaida-linked militant group.

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

	Oct. 4, 2011 70 Killed in Somalia Truck Bombing, al-Shabab Claims Responsibility Militants detonated a truck bomb in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Tuesday, killing an estimated 70 people at the Ministry of Education. Many of the victims were students and parents. Al-Shabab, a militant group linked to al-Qaida, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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

	Oct. 3, 2011 As Violence in Syria Escalates, Will Many 'Fence Sitters' Back Opposition? Word of a violent weekend assault on the city of Rastan by Syrian security forces prompted protests in several other cities across the country on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the recent increase in violence with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from Beirut.

	Oct. 3, 2011 In Syria, 'No End in Sight' to Violent Crackdown Against Protests Syrian activists reported Monday that security forces detained 3,000 people in Rastan after a weekend of some of the worst fighting since the uprising began six months ago. Ray Suarez reports on the violent stalemate between the government and opposition.

	Oct. 3, 2011 New GlobalPost Series 'The Rainbow Struggle' Highlights Gay Rights Fight Kevin Grant, GlobalPost's deputy editor of special reports, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about a series of in-depth reports that launches Monday highlighting developments and incidents of violence in the fight for gay rights around the world.

	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.

	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. 30, 2011 News Wrap: At Least 11 Killed in Syrian Demonstration In other news Friday, thousands of demonstrators marched in Syria, defying security forces that opened fire. Activists said at least 11 people were killed. Also, thousands of people rallied across Egypt in what was dubbed a day of "Reclaiming the Revolution."

	Sept. 30, 2011 Anwar al-Awlaki Describes Post-9/11 Mood in U.S.: Watch the Interview We revisit a post from Ray Suarez in 2009, where he recalls a 2001 interview with the cleric.

	Sept. 30, 2011 U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in Yemen Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida, was killed in Yemen Friday, according to U.S. and Yemeni officials. He is believed to have been the target of a U.S.-airstrike on his convoy in a mountainous area of Yemen, but officials have not confirmed the circumstances of his death.

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

	Sept. 29, 2011 In Saudi Arabia, 'Change Is Coming, but It's Not Going to Come Quickly' Saudi Arabia held elections for seats to some 300 municipal councils on Thursday, but only men were allowed to vote. Margaret Warner discusses politics in the region where women will soon be able to vote, but still can't drive with GlobalPost's Caryle Murphy.

	Sept. 29, 2011 Bahraini Doctors, Nurses Sentenced for Treating Arab Spring Protesters A group of 20 doctors and nurses jailed during the spring revolt against Bahrain's ruling monarchy received sentences of up to 15 years in prison Thursday for treating demonstrators wounded in protests. Jonathan Rugman of International Television News reports.

	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. 29, 2011 World Inequality: Trot the Globe Without Leaving Your Seat To accompany our ongoing NewsHour series on economic inequality, we present today an interactive world inequality map based on data from the World Bank.

	Sept. 29, 2011 Medical Workers in Bahrain Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Twenty doctors and nurses jailed during the spring revolt against Bahrain's ruling monarchy received sentences of up to 15 years in prison Thursday on a range of charges including provoking sectarian hatred and taking part in efforts to overthrow the regime. Human rights groups have harshly criticized the verdicts.

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

	Sept. 29, 2011 U.S., Venezuela Hold Very Different 2012 Presidential Contests There's little resemblance these days between politics in the South American nation of Venezuela and those of the United States -- except when it comes to dates.

	Sept. 29, 2011 Suspect Held Over Plot to Attack Pentagon, Capitol A Massachusetts man, Rezwan Ferdaus, is being held in connection with a plot to strike the Pentagon and the Capitol with three GPS-guided, small aircraft filled with explosives.

	Sept. 28, 2011 Libyans Not Hearing Much About Nation-Building Process Libyan rebel forces continue to press for control of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Margaret Warner discusses the hunt for the deposed leader and his family plus efforts to build a national government and other institutions with The Washington Post's Tara Bahrampour in Tripoli.

	Sept. 28, 2011 Libyan Rebels Press Toward Sirte in Hunt for Gadhafi, Sons Libyan rebel forces pressed again for control of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, which is still held by Gadhafi loyalists. Neil Connery of International Television News reports.

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

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

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

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

	Sept. 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. 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 What Will Medvedev-Putin Swap Mean for U.S.-Russia Relations? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced plans to swap roles in 2012. Margeret Warner discusses what this move might mean for relations between the United States and Russia with Angela Stent of Georgetown University and Dmitri Trenin of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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

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

	Sept. 26, 2011 Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to save Kenya's forests, died Sunday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She spoke with the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown in 2005 about her ecology work and social activism.

	Sept. 26, 2011 Saudi Arabia: Women Can Vote, Starting in 2015 Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has granted women the right to vote and run in 2015 local elections and to be appointed to his advisory Shura Council, but some women's rights advocates are not satisfied.

	Sept. 26, 2011 Rapid Testing Sharply Cuts HIV Patient Drop Out Rate With the use of new rapid test kits -- which measure immune system health without having to send samples off site to laboratories and waiting for results -- researchers in Mozambique nearly doubled treatment enrollment and cut the number of patients lost almost in half.

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

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

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

	Sept. 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 Investors Worldwide Watch Shares Take a Beating European markets finished at a 26-month low on Thursday, as markets plunged around the world amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Judy Woodruff 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 Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense Girl Effect is an initiative of the Nike Foundation, that focuses on intercepting girls in poverty at a crucial inflection and development point -- age 12 -- and providing them with the resources to break the cycle of poverty.

	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 Bloody Battle Continues in Gadhafi's Hometown Although the rebels in Libya are now officially recognized as the government and control the capital, pro-Gadhafi forces continue to fight in the longtime leader's hometown of Sirte. James Foley of GlobalPost reports on the human toll of the daily firefights.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Imprisoning American Hikers 'Further Tarnished Iran's International Reputation' Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has worked with the families of the American hikers that were released Wednesday from Iranian custody after two years. He speaks with Judy Woodruff about the factors that led to the prisoners' release.

	Sept. 21, 2011 American Hikers Free After 2 Years in Iranian Prison Americans Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal were reunited with their families Wednesday in Oman after spending more than two years in Iranian prison. The men were convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison, but were freed on bond.

	Sept. 21, 2011 U.S. Standing in Mideast May Pivot on Palestinian Statehood Bid Zbigniew Brzezinski, a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, join Jeffrey Brown to discuss the state of diplomacy in the Middle East as Palestinians push for statehood.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Obama's Palestinian Statehood Talks Get 'Subdued' Response at U.N. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday, President Obama rejected Palestinian plans to seek statehood through the international body. He later met with with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Ray Suarez reports from New York.

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

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

	Sept. 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 News Wrap: Shiite Pilgrams Headed to Iran Gunned Down on Bus in Pakistan In other news Tuesday, gunmen attacked a bus in Pakistan, killing 26 Shiite Muslims headed to Iran as part of a religious pilgrimage. Also in Yemen, several Western ambassadors worked to negotiate a truce between pro- and anti-regime forces. Meanwhile, Moammar Gadhafi insisted NATO attacks would not end his regime in Libya.

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

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

	Sept. 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. 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 Amid Yemen's Renewed Violence, 'It's Unclear Who Is in Charge of Things' Dozens of people have been reported killed in Yemen since Sunday as pro-regime forces crack down on protesters demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh's goverment leave office. Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speaks with Ray Suarez about the political uncertainty and escalating violence.

	Sept. 19, 2011 Renewed Bloodshed in Yemen Draws International Condemnation At least 50 people have been killed in Yemen since Sunday when government forces in the capital of Sanaa fired on huge crowds demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The renewed bloodshed brought new warnings from the international community. Ray Suarez reports.

	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 News Wrap: Efforts Stall to Form Cabinet in Libya's Transitional Government In other news Monday, Wall Street struggled with more worries over the Greek debt crisis. Also, rebels in Libya tried to regroup to renew fighting against Gadhafi loyalists on two fronts. Meanwhile, efforts to form a new cabinet in the transitional government stalled as some cities complained they were underrepresented.

	Sept. 19, 2011 Young Photographer Documents Egypt's Revolution Eighteen-year-old Egyptian student and photographer Yasser Alaa has been documenting his country's recent revolution from behind the lens of a camera, most recently attending protests that sprang up after the country's longtime dictator, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down.

	Sept. 19, 2011 World Week Ahead: Palestinian Statehood Bid; New Fighting in Yemen World leaders meet this week in New York City at the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly, where Palestinian officials plan to file a bid for U.N. membership -- a move Israel and the United States oppose.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Egypt's Economy Sinks on Heels of Uprising Margaret Warner continues her reporting from Cairo with a look at the economic fallout from the country's revolution.

	Sept. 16, 2011 News Wrap: Abbas to Seek Palestinian Statehood at U.N. Security Council In other news Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed he will go to the U.N. Security Council to seek full membership for his people. Also, Syrian activists reported at least 17 people died after security forces opened fire on protesters.

	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 Calls for 'Freedom', Words of Support Dominate Tahrir Square Graffiti Much like the Egyptian music scene, street art has gained new meaning and is thriving in post-revolutionary Egypt.

	Sept. 16, 2011 Graffiti of Tahrir Square Messages of hope and relief line the walls of Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.

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

	Sept. 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. 15, 2011 Egypt's Young Revolutionaries See Fight for the 'Soul' of a Nation Seven months after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarack, a new Egyptian government is taking shape and young political activists are trying to find their way in an uncertain future. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo.

	Sept. 15, 2011 Voices From Egypt: 'What Role Should Religion Play in the New Constitution?' As a new Egyptian government takes shape and a constitution is drafted and adopted, we asked several Egyptians in Cairo what role religion should play.

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

	Sept. 14, 2011 As Palestinians Push for Statehood, Is Peace Process Dead? In Palestinians' push for statehood, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will ask the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state next week. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's at stake in the U.N. battle with Princeton University's Daniel Kurtzer and the International Crisis Group's Roberty Malley.

	Sept. 14, 2011 U.N. Faces Showdown Over Vote on Palestinian Statehood Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will go to the United Nations next week and ask the world body to recognize a Palestinian state. Jeffrey Brown reports on the move that is opposed by Israel and the Obama administration.

	Sept. 14, 2011 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Flexes Potent Political Force Since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak seven months ago, all Islamist movements are free to take part in politics in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood, which has long been confined to offering only social and religious services, is now poised to become the dominant force in government. Margret Warner reports from Cairo.

	Sept. 14, 2011 Voices From Egypt: 'What Do You Think of the Revolution Now?' Seven months after the popular revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak after decades in office, Cairo residents talk about their hopes for -- and frustrations with -- a transforming Egypt.

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

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

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

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

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

	Sept. 13, 2011 Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Pardon, Release U.S. Hikers Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he will grant two American hikers held for two years on charges of espionage a "unilateral pardon" as a "humanitarian gesture."

	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 Simmering Unrest Lingers on Cairo's Streets After Revolution An angry mob broke into the Israeli Embassy last week in Cairo,ripping down the neighboring country's flag and ransacking offices. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Margaret Warner, who is reporting from Cairo, about the anti-Israel demonstrations, simmering unrest in Egypt and a hostile confrontation that she and a NewsHour crew faced.

	Sept. 12, 2011 Warner Recounts Narrow Escape From Mob Scene at Israeli Embassy in Cairo Long-simmering tensions between Israel and Egypt boiled over Friday when an angry mob stormed the building housing the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. When a PBS NewsHour team tried to film the burned vehicles and other wreckage the next day, they were suddenly faced with an angry crowd.

	Sept. 12, 2011 World Week Ahead: Egypt's Growing Unrest; Key Guatemala Vote A preview of stories we're watching this week, including reports from the NewsHour team in Egypt, Guatemala's presidential election and the efforts in Libya to establish a new post-Gadhafi government.

	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 How Do Saudis View the 9/11 Attacks? Ten years later, how do people in Saudi Arabia view the events and the aftermath of 9/11? Jeffrey Brown speaks with GlobalPost's Caryle Murphy about attitudes in the country that was home to 15 of the 19 hijackers.

	Sept. 9, 2011 Exploring the Roots of Radical Islam in Egypt What are the lingering effects of -- and attitudes about -- 9/11 in Egypt? Margaret Warner reports on the Egyptian roots of the radical Islamic movement that led to the attacks on the United States.

	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 Investigators Probe 9/11 Anniversary Threat Also: Heavy rains flood parts of the East Coast, accident knocks out power to 1.4 million in the San Diego area, and an Iraqi journalist who had been a vocal critic of the government is killed in his home.

	Sept. 8, 2011 Drastic Changes in Airport Security After 9/11 Stir Controversy Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the profound changes in aviation security and air travel after the 9/11 attacks. Critics say some of the new measures are excessive and infringe on the rights of travelers, pointing to more invasive searches and examples of passengers being detained.

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

	Sept. 7, 2011 Brennan: Post-9/11, U.S. Has 'Right Balance' Between Civil Liberties, Security In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan discusses the strength of al-Qaida after the death or capture of high-level leaders and the difficult-to-detect threat of homegrown terror.

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

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

	Sept. 7, 2011 Brennan: U.S. Is 'Without a Doubt' Safer Than on 9/11 "This country now has become a much more difficult operational environment for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups," President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, told the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Wednesday.

	Sept. 7, 2011 Did Food Prices Spur the Arab Spring? Parts of the Middle East and North Africa were historically considered the Fertile Crescent, but this region of abundance is now in decline, and some analysts say it's no coincidence that there is unrest growing in its place.

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

	Sept. 6, 2011 Negotiations Continue in Libya as Convoy Enters Niger Also: Massive Texas wildfire destroys 500 homes, U.S. Postal Service faces possible default, Hurricane Katia weakens and moves north.

	Sept. 5, 2011 Journalist Reflects on Covering 3 Decades of War in Afghanistan Jeffrey Brown talks to Edward Girardet about his new book, "Killing the Cranes," which details his personal experiences in Afghanistan -- including a debate with Osama bin Laden -- and the history of a country at war for nearly 30 years. Girardet began reporting from Afghanistan in 1979, shortly before the Soviet invasion.

	Sept. 5, 2011 The Party's Over: Post-revolution, Egyptians Struggle to Find Their Future Margaret Warner reports from Cairo on how Egyptians feel about their seven-month-old revolution and the prospect of terror attacks against the United States as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 nears.

	Sept. 5, 2011 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Trial Resumes; Libyan Rebels Rally for Next Fight The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Monday, and in Libya rebel forces are preparing for their next battle against Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists.

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

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

	Sept. 2, 2011 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.

	Sept. 1, 2011 How Can Plans Emerge for a New Libya With Gadhafi Still at Large? Representatives from 60 countries, including the United States, France, Britain, China and Russia, gathered Thursday in Paris for a conference about Libya's transition following Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule. Jeffrey Brown discusses the West's role in the country's transition with the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley.

	Sept. 1, 2011 Gadhafi Vows to Not Surrender as World Leaders Plan Transition Although the rebels have been unable to locate Moammar Gadhafi, they have captured his foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi. International Television News' Lindsay Hilsum reports on the continued manhunt and the longtime leader's fresh vow to not surrender.

	Sept. 1, 2011 Security at the Forefront of Mexican President's Address Mexican President Felipe Calderon is set to address the nation on Friday, a week after the torching of the Casino Royale in Monterrey, which killed 52 people, putting security and the government's bloody battles with drug cartels at the forefront of public concerns.

	Sept. 1, 2011 Russia Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Leaders Meet Representatives from 60 countries, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and representatives from China and Russia, gathered in Paris Thursday for a major conference on Libya's transition.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2011 Gadhafi Loyalists Reject Rebels' Deadline to Surrender Libyan rebel forces continue to hunt for Moammar Gadhafi as loyalists in his hometown of Sirte have refused to lay down arms, despite rebels imposing a Saturday deadline to surrender. International Television News' Lindsey Hilsum and Emma Murphy report from Tripoli.

	Aug. 31, 2011 Student Education Reform Protests Rock Chile What started as a student demonstration has turned into the largest protest against the Chilean government since the return of democracy two decades ago, and has harmed the popularity of the current conservative government.

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

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

	Aug. 30, 2011 In Brazil, Women's Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families Despite having the most Catholics in the world, 80 percent of Brazilian women of childbearing age are using some form of artificial contraception. In partnership with National Geographic Magazine, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro examines the declining fertility rate, which has dropped to just 1.9 children per woman.

	Aug. 30, 2011 News Wrap: Thousands of Syrians Rally in Defiance at End of Ramadan In other news Tuesday, thousands of people rallied across Syria in a show of defiance as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan wrapped up. Activists said security forces shot and killed at least seven people, including a 13-year-old boy. Also, Libya's rebels are now threatening to attack Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte.

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

	Aug. 30, 2011 Brazil's Shifting Views of Church, Abortion and Lifestyle Today, in what remains the world's largest Roman Catholic country, 80 percent of women of childbearing age are on some form of artificial contraception, long forbidden by the Church.

	Aug. 30, 2011 Libyan Rebels Issue Saturday Deadline for Gadhafi Loyalists to Surrender Rebels say Gadhafi loyalists in Sirte have until Saturday to surrender, as negotiations fail to yield a deal. They are also demanding that Algeria return members of Gadhafi's family that crossed the border Monday.

	Aug. 29, 2011 As Life Gets Back to Normal, Tripoli's 'Heart Beginning to Beat Again' As Libyan rebels shift their hunt for Moammar Gadhafi toward his hometown of Sirte on Monday, the leader's wife, daughter and two sons fled to neighboring Algeria. Margaret Warner discusses the rebels' latest efforts with The Washington Post's Simon Denyer.

	Aug. 29, 2011 As Gadhafi Continues to Hide, Rebels' Hunt Shifts Toward Sirte The Libyan rebels' hunt for Moammar Gadhafi has shifted east to the leader's hometown of Sirte, though there remains no reliable reports of his actual whereabouts. Margert Warner reports.

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

	Aug. 29, 2011 World Week Ahead: Search for Gadhafi; Mexico's Drug War A look at the stories we're following this week: the ongoing hunt for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the investigation into a casino arson that killed 52 people in Monterrey, Mexico.

	Aug. 29, 2011 Libyan Rebels Push Toward Sirte, Ask NATO to Continue Strikes National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil asked NATO for its continued support as rebels close in on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte and consolidate their hold on most of Libya, more than a week after rebels converged on Tripoli.

	Aug. 26, 2011 In Libya, It's 'Year Zero' as Country Starts From Scratch Since the rebels entered Tripoli last week, the city has grown increasingly calmer as they have rooted out pockets of regime loyalists, International Television News' Lindsey Hilsum reports. She spoke with Ray Suarez about the next steps in Libya's transition to becoming a new country that's not led by Moammar Gadhafi.

	Aug. 26, 2011 'Dreadful' Conditions Found in Tripoli Hospital as Body Count Rises The Libyan rebels are taking and holding more territory in Tripoli, but they encounter areas of stiff resistance from loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi. Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports on the human toll of the fighting in recent days.

	Aug. 26, 2011 Nigeria, International Community Rattled by U.N. Bombing A car bomber broke through two gates and detonated his explosives in front of a U.N. building in Nigeria's capital Abuja, killing at least 18 people Friday.

	Aug. 26, 2011 NATO Warplanes Target Sirte, Hunt Continues for Gadhafi As rebel forces continued to fight patches of loyalist resistance in Tripoli, battles raged in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown and stronghold of Sirte, where NATO warplanes targeted the leader's assets, including a bunker and vehicles.

	Aug. 25, 2011 Hunt for Gadhafi Intensifies, New Battles Rage in Tripoli Gunfire and explosions hammered parts of Libya's capital on Thursday as rebels swept through neighborhoods in search of Moammar Gadhafi. International Television News' James Mates and Lindsey Hilsum report from Tripoli, where the fighting of this civil war has intensified.

	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. 25, 2011 Gadhafi, Kaddafi or Gathafi? Libyan Leader's Name Game Gets a New Twist There are dozens of different spellings of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's name used by news organizations and governments alike. Search "Gadhafi" on Google and you'll receive 23,300,000 results, while a search for "Gaddafi" (a mere one letter difference) will yield 61,300,000 hits.

	Aug. 24, 2011 Libyans Show 'Best of Humanity' in Aiding Journalists' Escape From Hotel Dozens of journalists were finally allowed to leave the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli Wednesday after being trapped for several days under the control of forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. International Television News' John Ray, who was among the journalists being held captive, discusses the journalists' ordeal and his escape.

	Aug. 24, 2011 Rebels, Regime Loyalists Clash as Gadhafi Vows 'Victory or Martyrdom' Libyan rebels and regime loyalists clashed again Wednesday in Tripoli as Moammar Gadhafi vowed in a radio message to fight until "victory or martyrdom." International Television News' Jonathan Rugman and James Mates report from the capital.

	Aug. 24, 2011 Charging Cell Phones on the Sly in Syria, the True Story Earlier this month, we aired a report from our partners at GlobalPost about protesters in Syria -- the mistreatment they endured and their tactics for getting around a restrictive regime.

	Aug. 24, 2011 Starving Somalis Latest Victims of Broken Government Other countries in the Horn of Africa have had missing or sporadic rains. Other countries in the region have chronic food problems and large portions of their population living on the land. The difference in Somalia? No government worthy of the name, says Ray Suarez.

	Aug. 24, 2011 Gadhafi Calls for 'Martyrdom of Victory' as Rebels Work to Secure Gains Despite most of Tripoli believed to be in rebel control, Moammar Gadhafi broadcast a defiant message Wednesday calling for "martyrdom of victory." Journalists who had been trapped in the Rixos Hotel by Gadhafi's troops are now free.

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

	Aug. 23, 2011 How Fairly Were Strauss-Kahn, Diallo Treated by Justice System? New York judges on Tuesday dropped sex Crimes charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and denied a request seeking a special prosecutor. Ray Suarez discusses how the case was handled with former federal prosecutor Allison Leotta and Christopher Kuntz, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

	Aug. 23, 2011 Is Gadhafi Plotting a Last Stand in Hometown of Sirte? Libyan rebels gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound after intense fighting on Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown gets on-the-ground reports from Libya on the fighting in the capital and the scenes in the eastern city of Benghazi from Lindsey Hilsum of International Television News and Jon Jensen of GlobalPost.

	Aug. 23, 2011 After Intense Fighting, Rebels Take Over Gadhafi's Tripoli Compound Libyan rebels gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli, known as Bab al-Aziziya, after intense fighting on Tuesday, but Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown. International Television News' Neil Connery and Lindsey Hilsum report from the capital.

	Aug. 23, 2011 Rebel Fighters Breach Gadhafi Compound in Tripoli Hundreds of rebel fighters have gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound after intense fighting, firing celebratory gun shots and seizing his belongings. Both sides have claimed control of most of Tripoli. Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown.

	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. 22, 2011 In Karachi, a Call for Calm Amid Deadly Ethnic Violence Violence has never been a stranger to the people of Karachi, Pakistan's commercial center. However, as fighting has worsened in recent months, some citizens are trying to stem the tide. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an appeal for calm in a city divided by ethnic violence.

	Aug. 22, 2011 Libyan Ambassador: Rebels Must Be Prepared for 'Any Surprises' by Gadhafi Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of Tripoli but Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown. Ray Suarez discusses the rebels' progress with Libya's Ambassador to the U.S., Ali Suleiman Aujali, who first represented Gadhafi's government, but broke with them and now represents the rebels in the United States.

	Aug. 22, 2011 World Leaders Call for End of Violence, Start of Democracy in Libya World leaders, including President Obama, appealed to Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to prevent further bloodshed in his country by stepping down, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic government through peaceful means. Ray Suarez reports.

	Aug. 22, 2011 Tripoli Sees a Mix of Jubilation, Volatility, Calm as Hunt for Gadhafi Continues After a swift weekend advance was met with celebrations on the street of Tripoli, Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of the capital but Moammar Gadhafi continued to elude capture. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest developments with Independent Television News' Lindsey Hilsum, who entered Tripoli with the rebels.

	Aug. 22, 2011 Libyan Rebels Claim Control of Most of Tripoli as Gadhafi Eludes Capture The Libyan capital of Tripoli was mostly under rebel control Monday after making significant advances in recent days, but leader Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts remain unknown. President Obama said Gadhafi's 42-year regime is coming to an end. Lindsey Hilsum and Neil Connery of Independent Television News report from Tripoli.

	Aug. 22, 2011 World Week Ahead: Showdown in Libya; Pressure on Syria The chorus of voices urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down grew louder Monday as rebels continued to make gains in the capital city Tripoli. Meanwhile, the United Nations is cranking up pressure on Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters.

	Aug. 22, 2011 Libyan Rebels Claim Swaths of Tripoli, Heavy Fighting at Gadhafi Compound After a swift weekend advance was met with celebrations on the street of Tripoli, Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of the capital but Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown amid heavy fighting at his compound.

	Aug. 21, 2011 Libyan Rebels Converge on Capital Tripoli After making a series of strategic gains including the capture of a military base over the weekend, rebels in Libya appeared on Sunday night to be securing portions of the capital Tripoli and choking off routes to pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces.

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

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

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

	Aug. 19, 2011 In Israel, Protesters Decry Rising Cost of Living It started as one woman's protest against high rent in her neighborhood. Now, tens of thousands of people are protesting the high cost of living in Israel.

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

	Aug. 18, 2011 What's Behind Deadly Attacks in Southern Israel? Squads of gunman killed at least eight people and wounded 20 others Thursday in southern Israel in a series of strikes that drew swift retaliation from the Israeli military. Ray Suarez discusses what's behind the new violence with Calev Ben-David of Bloomberg News.

	Aug. 18, 2011 Bus Attack, Military Retaliation Rock Southern Israel, Gaza In southern Israel, squads of gunmen killed at least eight people and wounded 20 others in a series of strikes that drew swift retaliation from the Israeli military. Ray Suarez reports.

	Aug. 18, 2011 What's Next for Syria as Global Leaders Isolate Assad? The Syrian government rejected President Obama's call for Assad to step down on Thursday, accusing the United States and the West of "seeking to stoke more violence." Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing tension with Theodore Kattouf of AMIDEAST and Murhaf Jouejati of the National Defense University.

	Aug. 18, 2011 World Leaders Echo Obama's Call for Syria's Assad to Step Down President Obama ratcheted up his criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday, issuing a statement insisting that he step down for "imprisoning, torturing and slaughtering his own people." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other world leaders backed President Obama's demand. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Aug. 18, 2011 Secretary Clinton: 'Time for Assad to Get out of the Way' After months of protests in Syria and a brutal crackdown by the government of President Bashar Assad, the Obama administration has called on Assad to leave office and announced a new round of sanctions.

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

	Aug. 17, 2011 Journalist Offers Insider's Look at the Lives of Somali Pirates Journalist Jay Bahadur's new book, "The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World," offers a rare glimpse inside the inner workings of modern piracy off the cost of Somalia. Ray Suarez and Bahadur discuss his real-life tale of crime on the high seas.

	Aug. 17, 2011 With Unity in Egypt Now Fractured, 'Second Wave' of Revolution Underway As former President Hosni Mubarak stands trial, Egypt's revolutionaries are increasingly divided over how to shape their new political structure. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for Egyptians and their "second wave" of revolution with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott, who returned to Tahrir Square last month.

	Aug. 17, 2011 GlobalPost and FRONTLINE Report: After Egypt's 'Tahrir Moment' Despite the removal of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the start of his trial earlier this month, the organizers of the protest movement that led to the government's ouster are seeking more.

	Aug. 16, 2011 What Does Recent Iraq Violence Mean for U.S. Troops' Exit? A wave of 42 attacks devastated Iraq on Monday, killing at least 70 people and wounding more than 200 in more than a dozen cities. Margaret Warner discusses what the attacks mean for the missions of the remaining U.S. troops and the Iraqi security forces with The Washington Post's Annie Gowen, reporting from Baghdad.

	Aug. 16, 2011 Surge of Violence Revives Concerns Over Iraqi Security Forces' Readiness Monday was the bloodiest day Iraqis have suffered this year when 42 apparently coordinated attacks rocked the country, from north to south, killing at least 70 people and wounding more than 200. Margret Warner reports on the attacks that hit more than a dozen cities.

	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. 16, 2011 Insurgents Kill 7 Near Baghdad, Gadhafi's Forces Launch Scud Missile at Rebels Following on the heels of a series of bombings in more than a dozen Iraqi cities Monday that killed more than 60 people, insurgents dressed in military uniforms pulled seven people from a Sunni mosque in Youssifiyah and executed them later the same day.

	Aug. 15, 2011 Norway's FM: Many Questions Yet to Be Answered on Attacks The deadly attacks in Norway on July 22 marked the country's worst violence since World War II. Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the nation is coping, how the Internet is affecting extremism, the state of the investigations into the attacks and the many issued that have been raised.

	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. 15, 2011 'Noose Is Tightening' on Gadhafi Regime, Rebels Assert The Obama administration applauded recent military gains by Libyan rebels on Monday. Margret Warner discusses the opposition forces' recent successes against the Gadhafi regime after numerous setbacks in the past few months with journalist Brian Conley and Dirk Vandewalle of Dartmouth College.

	Aug. 15, 2011 Libyan Opposition Forces Gain New Ground, Press Toward Tripoli Libya's opposition forces gained new ground on Monday, after a weekend of fighting forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports on the rebels' efforts to close in on the capital of Tripoli.

	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. 15, 2011 Libya Rebels Claim Advances Near Tripoli Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are locked in a battle with rebel troops for control of Zawiyah. The rebels had advanced into the city 30 miles west of Tripoli over the weekend, but there are signs the government forces have pushed them back.

	Aug. 15, 2011 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Hearing Postponed; Libya's Rebels Advance A look at the stories we're following this week, including the trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, new advances by rebels in Libya and growing condemnation of the Syrian government's crackdown.

	Aug. 15, 2011 60 Killed in Bomb Attacks Across Iraq Coordinated explosions in more than a dozen cities in Iraq killed at least 60 people Monday morning. The devices were implanted in cars, on roadsides, light poles and in the vehicle of a suicide bomber.

	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 In Senegal, a Movement to Reject Female Circumcision The practice of "female circumcision" is widespread, affecting an estimated 140 million women worldwide. It is also unspoken. Even its euphemisms evoke images too uncomfortable to talk about in some social settings.

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

	Aug. 11, 2011 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 News Wrap: Roadside Bomb Kills 5 U.S. Troops in Southern Afghanistan In other news Thursday, a roadside bomb killed five U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military did not release details of the attack. Also, witness accounts of the deadly helicopter crash that killed 30 Americans Saturday in Afghanistan are starting to emerge.

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

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

	Aug. 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 Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports.

	Aug. 9, 2011 Inside Syria, Electricity and Internet Are Lifeblood for Activists Turkey's foreign minister met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Monday to express his concern about the Syrian offensive, but Assad defied outside appeals to stop the deadly crackdown. GlobalPost's Annasofie Flamand and Hugh Macleod discuss the unrest with three young Syrian activists in Turkey.

	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. 9, 2011 Syria's Protesters: Whatever the Price, 'We Have to Get Rid' of Regime In a new film presented by GlobalPost, anti-government protesters in Syria say they have endured beatings and other torture, which only strengthens their resolve. The NewsHour spoke to the filmmakers about their harrowing stories.

	Aug. 9, 2011 Global Stocks in Flux, Possible Fed Action Boosts U.S. Markets In the United States, speculation Tuesday morning that the Federal Reserve might announce another monetary stimulus helped futures rise on Wall Street, with Dow futures up 1.9 percent.

	Aug. 8, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Troops Launch New Assault in Ramadan Offensive In other news Monday, the government of Syria pressed a new assault in its Ramadan offensive against dissents. Tanks and troops poured into the city of Deir ez Zor in the east, after killing scores of people in Hama and arresting hundreds more. Also, street violence spread to more of London and beyond.

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

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

	Aug. 8, 2011 Syrian Troops Target Eastern City in Latest Crackdown Syrian forces used tanks and artillery on the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, where an estimated 42 people died this weekend.

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

	Aug. 5, 2011 Underground Protest Organization Coming Online From Syria The Syrian uprising is escalating as the size, number and geographic range of protests have continued to increase day-by-day. We have a conversation with "Alexander Page" - a spokesman for the week-old organization calling itself the Coalition of Free Damascenes for Peaceful Change,

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

	Aug. 5, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Regime Proclaims Victory in Hama Crackdown In other news Friday, the Syrian government continued to open fire on demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar Assad's regime. And at least seven people were killed by troops in a Mogadishu camp for famine victims when looting began during food distribution.

	Aug. 5, 2011 New Obama Directive Aims to Prevent Genocide, Violent Outbreaks President Obama signed a directive Thursday setting up an interagency board to come up with a coordinated governmental approach in the next four months to prevent mass atrocities and genocide.

	Aug. 5, 2011 On Defense, Congressional Super Committee Has Its Work Cut Out for It In the theater that is Washington, the new version of an old debate about defense spending may seem like phony drama, but there are also real issues behind the arguments.

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

	Aug. 4, 2011 Somalia's Growing Famine Crisis Puts 12 Million at Risk Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on al-Shabab Thursday to allow "unfettered" food assistance to the estimated 12 million people suffering in famine-stricken Somalia. International Television News' Jamal Osman reports from Southern Somalia.

	Aug. 4, 2011 Panetta to Address Defense Cuts; Salmonella Sparks Turkey Recall Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will hold his first press conference Thursday since he took on the head the job at the Pentagon after the retirement of Robert Gates earlier this year.

	Aug. 3, 2011 Mubarak Trial an 'Extraordinary Moment' for Egypt, Middle East The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian strongman, began Wednesday with him pleading innocent to charges of corruption and presiding over the killing of nearly 900 protesters. Margaret Warner discusses the trial's significance with Harvard University's Tarek Masoud and the Council on Foreign Relations' Steven Cook.

	Aug. 3, 2011 Caged Mubarak Begins Corruption Trial by Denying All Charges Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, was wheeled into court Wednesday on a hospital gurney, where his trial began on charges of corruption and presiding over the killing of nearly 900 protesters. Margaret Warner reports on the first Arab leader to stand trial in person in the wake of the Arab spring uprisings.

	Aug. 3, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Troops Cut Water, Electricity Supply in Hama In other news Wednesday, a crackdown against anti-government protesters escalated in Syria. Overnight, the city of Hama was heavily shelled, tanks moved into the main square and electricity and water supplies were cut off. Also, Tropical Storm Emily churned through the Caribbean, threatening to dump inches of rain on Haiti.

	Aug. 3, 2011 Mubarak's Trial -- Completing the Revolution, or Diverting It? It's been a breathtaking reversal of fortune in the timeless land of the Pharoahs.

	Aug. 3, 2011 Haiti Braces for Storm, Cholera Surge A tropical storm bearing down on Haiti threatens to make daily life more miserable for tens of thousands homeless still living in tent camps and could deepen the cholera epidemic that has already killed more than 5,800.

	Aug. 3, 2011 In Egypt, Mixed Emotions Over Mubarak Trial The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began Wednesday as pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters rallied outside the temporary courtroom -- a sign of the country's overall divided view of the trial, according to some analysts.

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

	Aug. 3, 2011 Mubarak Trial Begins in Egypt Six months after he was ousted from his 30-year rule of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak went on trial Wednesday to face charges of complicity in killing political protesters and government corruption.

	Aug. 2, 2011 USAID Chief: Famine in Somalia 'Worse Than You Can Imagine' In a new effort to alleviate the suffering in famine-stricken Eastern Africa, the U.S. government eased its restrictions on providing aid to Somalia -- aimed at sanctioning al-Shabab -- in hopes of getting more food to starving people. Margret Warner discusses the change in policy with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.

	Aug. 2, 2011 Syrian Troops Advance on Restive City of Hama In other top stories, Tropical Storm Emily is expected to strengthen and new data show U.S. consumers cut back on their spending in June

	Aug. 1, 2011 Syrians Pledge to Escalate Protests During Ramadan as Crackdown Continues On Sunday, President Obama said he was appalled by the Assad regime's use of violence and brutality against opposition demonstrators in Syria. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for the uprising in Syria with the Financial Times' Abigail Fielding-Smith, reporting form Beirut.

	Aug. 1, 2011 In Syria, 'the Bullets and Troops Don't Discriminate' Syria's government has stepped up its crackdown on opposition demonstrators in the city of Hama and other towns. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports.

	Aug. 1, 2011 News Wrap: Egyptian Troops Use Violence to End Tahrir Square Sit-In In other news Monday, Egyptian troops used electrified clubs and fired shots into the air to end a sit-in at Cairo's Tahrir Square. Several hundred protesters had camped there for several weeks, demanding faster political changes. Also, the Turkish prime minister moved to tighten civil control on the military.

	Aug. 1, 2011 Inside a Mexican Cartel: Drug Smuggling in the United States In a series written for the Los Angeles Times, Richard Marosi reports on cocaine smugglers in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as Drug Enforcement Administration agents set about tracking them.

	Aug. 1, 2011 Five Maternal Health Innovations That Could Save Lives Every two minutes, somewhere around the world a woman dies in childbirth. Often, a lack of access to care, technology or medications causes these fatal complications. Teams from across the globe are competing in an innovation challenge in an effort to reduce these deaths.

	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.

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



	JULY July 29, 2011 Famine, Strife in Somalia an 'Unfolding Tragedy' The United Nation's World Food Program has been airlifting food and supplies into the famine-stricken areas of the Horn of Africa. Jeffrey Brown discusses the WFP's efforts to raise funds to pay for aid with the program's director, Josette Sheeran.

	July 29, 2011 Horn of Africa Famine Puts 11 Million People at Risk There is growing desperation in the Horn of Africa amid drought and famine. International Television News' Martin Geissler reports from the Dadaab camp, located just over the Kenyan border.

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

	July 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 Amid Quake Recovery, Can Haiti Build a Different Port-au-Prince? Eighteen months after the massive and devastating earthquake, Haiti is still reeling from the wreckage and a cholera epidemic. Ray Suarez and Dr. Paul Farmer discuss his new book, "Haiti After the Earthquake."

	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 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 28, 2011 Humala Sworn in as Peru's President Ollanta Humala, a former army officer, was sworn in as Peru's new president after narrowly defeating Keiko Fujimori, daughter of jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, in a second-round vote in June.

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

	July 27, 2011 Libyan Businessman, Adviser to Rebels: 'It's Miserable in Tripoli' Britain announced Wednesday that it would join more than 30 countries, including the United States, now giving diplomatic recognition to the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council. Ray Suarez discusses the ongoing fight against Gadhafi's forces with Omar Turbi, a businessman and unofficial adviser to the rebels.

	July 27, 2011 Libyan Rebels Gain New Diplomatic Allies, Plan to Fight During Ramadan As Libyan rebels plan to launch a major offensive near the Tunisian border in the coming days, Britain on Wednesday added itself to the list of more than 30 countries, including the U.S., now giving diplomatic recognition to the rebels' National Transitional Council. Ray Suarez reports.

	July 27, 2011 News Wrap: Kandahar Mayor Assassinated in Suicide Bombing In other news Wednesday, the mayor of Kandahar was assassinated in southern Afghanistan when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a heavily fortified government compound. Also, the prime minister of Norway announced that an independent commission would investigate how last week's terror attacks were able to happen.

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

	July 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 News Wrap: Karzai Says Afghan Troops Must Secure Nation by 2014 In other news Tuesday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned security forces they have a challenging year ahead, as the U.S. military begins its withdrawal. He said they must be able to secure the entire nation by 2014. Also, the nominee for head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned against constricting military spending too much.

	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 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 'Playing With Fire' Examines Pakistan's Complicated Relationship With Taliban Pakistan is fighting the Taliban on its own territory, but, by some accounts, it's supporting its efforts in Afghanistan. A new book, "Playing With Fire: Pakistan at War With Itself," examines the country's complicated relationships. Author and Washington Post correspondent Pamela Constable speaks with Judy Woodruff.

	July 25, 2011 Somalis Flee to Kenya in Search of Food, Water, Aid A United Nations donors conference set for Wednesday in Nairobi will try to raise as much as $1 billion in aid for the food crisis plaguing the Horn of Africa. Independent Television News' Marin Geissler reports from Kenya where hundred of thousands of refugees have fled from Somalia in search of food, water and medical care.

	July 25, 2011 How Organized Are Europe's Political and Violent Extremists? Anders Behring Breivik, whose manifesto stated that Islam poses an existential threat to European culture, admitted to carrying out attacks Friday in Norway that killed dozens. Jeffrey Brown discusses political and violent extremism in Europe with Tufts University's David Art and Jonathan Birdwell of Demos, a British think tank.

	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 News Wrap: Crocker Sworn in as New Ambassador to Afghanistan In other news Monday, Ryan Crocker was sworn in as the new American ambassador to Afghanistan. In his new role, he will be the top diplomat as the U.S. begins withdrawing 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. Also, the Syrian government endorsed a draft law allowing other political parties to form.

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

	July 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 NYT's Shadid: Syrian City of Hama Between 'Subjugation and Liberation' The pattern of protests and crackdowns in Syria continued Friday when thousands marched in several towns, including Damascus, Homs and Hama. Activists report at least 11 killed by security forces. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing violence with The New York Time's Anthony Shadid.

	July 22, 2011 Extremists, Corruption Pose Big Problems Getting Aid to Famine-Stricken Somalis Somalia is facing its worst famine in more than 50 years and the United Nations warned it could kill some 800,000 children. Ray Suarez speaks with Mercy Corps' Jeremy Konynkyk and the Atlantic Council's Peter Pham about the many domestic and international factors limiting the amount of aid reaching people in need.

	July 22, 2011 Somalia Faces Famine as al-Qaida Threat Halts International Aid The United Nations warned Friday that the famine threatening Somalia could cause some 800,000 children to die from starvation. International agencies want to send more food but al-Qaida-linked militants vowed to block aid. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports.

	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 Global Health Twitter Roundup Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. Be sure to send us your suggestions, and you can nominate organizations for our weekly "one way to help" feature.

	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 'Rock the Casbah' Author: Hip-Hop Has Been the Rhythm of Arab Spring Journalist Robin Wright chronicles the cultural and social forces behind this year's Arab revolt in her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.' Margaret Warner and Wright discuss her book and the new wave of empowerment in the Arab world.

	July 21, 2011 In 'Mugabe and the White African,' Farmers Struggle Against Brutal Land Reforms The documentary "Mugabe and the White African" follows a white Zimbabwean farmer who files an international lawsuit against Robert Mugabe's violent land-reform program. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the PBS NewsHour.

	July 21, 2011 'Mugabe and the White African' Looks at Zimbabwe's Land Battles On Thursday's NewsHour, we're airing part of the film 'Mugabe and the White African', a documentary that follows a Zimbabwean white farmer who files an international lawsuit against Robert Mugabe's violent land reform program.

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

	July 20, 2011 News Wrap: U.N. Declares Parts of Somalia in Famine Amid Drought In other news Wednesday, the United Nations declared parts of Somalia officially in famine. It comes amid the worst drought in Somalia for more than 50 years and as a transitional government clings to power. Also, the state government shutdown in Minnesota has officially ended after nearly three weeks.

	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 News Wrap: Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral Procession, Killing at Least 10 In other news Tuesday, activists said Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession, killing at least 10 people in Homs where up to 50 people have been killed this week. Also, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Philadelphia's archbishop, who was criticized for his handling of sexual-abuse allegations.

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

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

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

	July 18, 2011 News Wrap: Petraeus Hands Over Afghanistan Duties to Gen. John Allen In other news, four NATO troops were killed in bombings in the east and south of Afghanistan, and 11 policeman died in separate attacks. As the violence intensified, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his duties as commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen.

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

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

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

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

	July 15, 2011 'Fast and Furious' Gun Operation Provokes Outrage in Mexico Revelations about a U.S. sting program that backfired has provoked new anger in Mexico, where lawmakers and citizens already are upset about the flow of American weapons to Mexican drug gangs.

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

	July 14, 2011 In 'Good Fortune,' Some Kenyan Communities Resist International Development In "Good Fortune," filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine explore how international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the people they aim to help. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

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

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

	July 13, 2011 Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. Stephanie Sinclair has spent nearly a decade photographing communities where the practice occurs. Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Sinclair about her work.

	July 13, 2011 Italy: Too Big to Fail? In hopes of calming the world's jitters over its financial health, Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti announced plans to strengthen a $57 billion austerity package on Wednesday. Ray Suarez discusses the country's economic crisis with Il Sole 24 Ore's Mario Calvo-Platero and Harvard University's Kenneth Rogoff.

	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 Egypt's Protesters Holding Out for Revolutionary Change Egypt's government fired 669 members of its widely criticized police force Wednesday in an attempt to concede to protesters' demands, but analysts say even more than that is needed to quell the growing protests in Cairo.

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

	July 12, 2011 Killing of Afghan 'Godfather' Fuels New Questions on Stability Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated in Kandahar on Tuesday by a longtime associate, who was then killed by guards. Judy Woodruff discusses the killing of the Afghan president's half-brother and what it means for Afghan security with the Philadelphia Inquirer's Trudy Rubin and the Naval Postgraduate School's Thomas Johnson.

	July 12, 2011 Karzai's Half-Brother Assassinated by Long-Time Associate Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghan President Karzai, was shot and killed Tuesday by a longtime associate of his family at his home in Kandahar. Judy Woodruff reports on the assassination.

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

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

	July 11, 2011 In South Sudan, a Nation Is Born -- But With Troubles On Saturday, South Sudan officially gained independence with its creation as the world's newest nation. Judy Woodruff discusses the challenges that the young country faces with the Pulitzer Center's Rebecca Hamilton, who has covered Sudan for years. She recently reported from there for the NewsHour and The Washington Post.

	July 11, 2011 News Wrap: U.S. Condemns Attacks on American, French Embassies in Syria In other news Monday, Syrian government loyalists attacked the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus in retaliation for French and American ambassadors visiting an opposition city last week. Also, new Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta threatened stronger action to stop Iran from arming Shiite militants that attack U.S. troops.

	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 11, 2011 July 9, 2011: South Sudan's Birthday On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became its own country -- the culmination of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended 22 years of fighting between the North and South.

	July 11, 2011 Record Drought Threatens Millions in Eastern Africa More than 10 million people are desperately in need of food assistance in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, the World Food Program estimated this week, as the worst drought in 60 years continues to ravage eastern Africa.

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

	July 11, 2011 World Week Ahead: Panetta Visits Iraq; U.S. Cybersecurity Plan to Be Unveiled Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has made an unannounced stop in Iraq, where he plans to meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday about security issues and clamping down on weapons entering the country from Iran.

	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 News Wrap: Syrian Forces Kill at Least 13 in Nationwide Demonstrations In other news Friday, security forces in Syria killed at least 13 people in mass demonstrations against President Bashar Assad. The U.S and French Ambassadors visited the city of Hama Thursday to show support of the protesters. Also, Sudan officially recognized South Sudan's independence, creating the world's newest country.

	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 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 Q&A: South Sudan Faces Tough Road After Gaining Independence South Sudan's separation from North Sudan, which becomes official on Saturday, is the cause for major celebration among the millions who voted for secession, but those monitoring the humanitarian situation are wary of what might happen after the revelers return home.

	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 Drug Long Used by Vets Could Boost Fight Against Malaria A drug commonly used to combat heart worms in pets in the United States is becoming a versatile parasite-fighting treatment in regions stricken by tropical disease.

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

	July 6, 2011 Violence Spikes in Sudan on Eve of National Split On the eve of Southern Sudan becoming an independent nation, there is growing violence along what will be its new border with the North. Independent Television News' Lindsey Hilsum reports from the Nuba Mountains where some of the worst fighting is occurring.

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

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

	July 6, 2011 Somali Terror Suspect in U.S. Court A Somali man, Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, appeared in a New York City courtroom, months after he was detained in the Gulf of Aden on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities.

	July 5, 2011 Chavez's Health Fuels Political Power Struggle in Venezuela Celebrations erupted Monday in Caracas as news spread that President Hugo Chavez had returned to Venezuela after receiving cancer treatment in Cuba. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's recent political struggles with Moises Naim of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Michael Shifter of the Inter-American Dialogue.

	July 5, 2011 News Wrap: 4 NATO Troops Killed in East Afghanistan Attacks In other news Tuesday, NATO announced four troops were killed in two separate attacks in the east of Afghanistan, but there was no immediate word on their nationalities. So far this year, 280 NATO troops have died in Afghanistan. Also in Syria, security forces and allied gunmen shot and killed 11 people amid protests in Hama.

	July 5, 2011 Twin Bombings Near Baghdad Cast Doubts on Iraq's Fragile Security In the city of Taji, some 20 miles north of Baghdad, two successive suicide bombings killed at least 37 and wounded another 50 on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the recent increase in violence and what it means for Iraqi security during the U.S. troop drawdown with The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe.

	July 5, 2011 Twin Bombings Kill at Least 37, Wound 50 North of Baghdad Two successive suicide bombings Tuesday in the Iraqi city of Taji, 20 miles north of Baghdad, killed at least 37 Iraqis and wounded 50 more. Gwen Ifill reports.

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

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

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

	July 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.

	July 4, 2011 Report: Female Journalists Facing More Risks, Intimidation Abroad A new report sheds light on sexual attacks on journalist working overseas. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with Lauren Wolfe of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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

	July 1, 2011 In Syria: 'This Country Is Far From Unified' Amid a violent government crackdown, large demonstrations have been held in Syrian cities both for and against President Assad, who has called for dialogue with his opposition. National Public Radio's Deborah Amos speaks with Margaret Warner from Damascus about the ongoing uprising.

	July 1, 2011 Syrian Demonstrations Grow as Assad Calls for Dialogue With Opposition The nearly four-month-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria showed no sign of abating Friday. Margaret Warner reports on some of the largest protests yet, which came 10 days after President Assad offered a dialogue with the opposition.

	July 1, 2011 Where Does the 'Arab Spring' Stand Across the Region? From a harsh crackdown in Syria to constitutional changes in Morocco, a look at where Arab nations affected by unrest stand today, six months after protests in the small North African nation of Tunisia toppled its government and helped spark a wider movement across the region that now includes Yemen, Bahrain and Libya.

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

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

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

	June 30, 2011 News Wrap: June Deadliest Month for U.S. Troops in Iraq in 2 Years In other news Thursday, June became the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Iraq in two years. Officials announced that three American soldiers were killed Wednesday near the Iran border, marking 15 casualties for the month. Also, the monthly death toll for NATO forces in Afghanistan reached 64 with most of them being American.

	June 30, 2011 Governments Push for Austerity, but Can it Really Revive Growth? Greek Parliament passed a bill to implement a new austerity plan Thursday, and Britain was in the throes of a national civil servant strike. Margaret Warner discusses whether austerity measures will likely help those countries with MIT's Simon Johnson and Mark Weisbort of the Center of Economic Policy and Research.

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

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

	June 30, 2011 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 Reporter's Notebook: Indonesia's Grand Goals, and Vulnerability Jakarta, the vast and sprawling capital is a tough place for uneducated people to make a living, yet they continue to pour in from every corner of the country, Ray Suarez reports during a recent reporting trip to Indonesia.

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

	June 28, 2011 As Secession Nears, Will Sudan's North, South Manage to Cooperate? South Sudan is set to become the world's newest nation, seceding from Sudan, but the regions have recently seen an increase in violence. Margaret Warner discusses the likelihood that the rival regions can reach a long-term peace settlement with Ambassador Princeton Lyman, the U.S. special envoy for Sudan.

	June 28, 2011 Violence Erupts in Sudan as National Split Nears In less than two weeks, Southern Sudan is due to become the world's newest nation, formally seceding from the North. The rival regions signed a peace agreement in 2005 to end a long civil war that killed 2 million people, but violence has erupted again. Margaret Warner reports.

	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 Sudan Envoy: Nuba Mountains Not in Danger of Becoming Another Darfur Princeton Lyman, U.S. envoy for Sudan, told Margaret Warner this week that the Nuba Mountain region in Southern Kordofan, where Northern forces have moved in and many residents have fled, is not in danger of becoming another Darfur.

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

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

	June 27, 2011 Ghana Looks to Give Citizens a Voice in Their Economic Future The West African nation of Ghana has enjoyed two decades of a thriving democracy by combining reforms and the bounty of its land. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the country's efforts to give ordinary citizens a bigger say in their economic future.

	June 27, 2011 News Wrap: Judge Blocks Parts of Georgia's Illegal Immigration Law In other news Monday, a federal judge in Atlanta blocked parts of Georgia's crackdown on illegal immigration from taking effect. The judge issued a stay against enforcing penalties against harboring undocumented people. Also, 200 Syrian opposition figures and intellectuals met and called for a peaceful transition to democracy.

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

	June 24, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Troops Fire on Thousands of Protesters In other news Friday, Syrian government troops opened fire on thousands of protesters; activists reported at least 15 killed. The shooting took place as crowds gathered after Friday prayers near Damascus and in several other cities. Also, Greece has moved a step closer to another financial bailout.

	June 24, 2011 U.S. Role in Libya Rankles Congress, Revives Questions on War Authority The House rendered a split decision on Libya Friday, rejecting an authorization of U.S. military involvement, but stopping short of ending funding for the mission. Jeffrey Brown discusses the fight between the White House and Congress with Norman Ornstein of The American Enterprise Institute and The Takeaway's Todd Zwillich.

	June 24, 2011 House Rebukes White House Over Libya Authorization The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly rejected formal authorization of the U.S. military involvement in Libya, but also voted down an attempt to cut off money for the operation. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	June 24, 2011 Chavez's Absence Ignites Rumors in Venezuela About His Health Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who normally makes daily television appearances and tweets all day long, has been noticeably quiet as he receives medical treatment in Cuba, fueling speculation about his true condition.

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

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

	June 23, 2011 News Wrap: Will Election Fraud Findings Lead to Afghan Constitutional Crisis? In other news Thursday, Afghanistan faces a possible constitutional crisis after a special court ruled that 62 members of Parliament were elected by fraud. The tribunal threw out the results in a quarter of last year's parliamentary races. Also, four bombs exploded across Baghdad killing at least 40 and wounding more than 80.

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

	June 23, 2011 Margaret Warner: Petraeus Soldiers On Margaret Warner on the Senate hearings to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director, a day after the president announced plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan more rapidly than he had advised.

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

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

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

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

	June 22, 2011 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 22, 2011 News Wrap: Italy Calls for Pause in Libya Fighting, Civilian Death Inquiry In other news Wednesday, Italy's foreign minister called for a suspension of fighting in Libya to allow aid shipments and for civilian deaths from NATO airstrikes to be investigated. France and Britain rejected Italy's appeal. Also, a Bahraini court sentenced eight top Shiite activists and opposition leaders to life in prison.

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

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

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

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

	June 22, 2011 57 Suspected al-Qaida Militants Escape from Yemeni Prison Also: Bahrain sentences Shiite activists to life in prison, Chinese vice foreign minister warns the U.S. to stay out of South China Sea territory disputes.

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

	June 21, 2011 News Wrap: Iraqi Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 22, Wounds 37 In other news Tuesday, a rare bombing in southern Iraq killed at least 22 people and wounded 37. Officials said at least one suicide car bomber struck as security forces were changing shifts. Also, Leon Panetta's nomination to be defense secretary won unanimous Senate confirmation.

	June 21, 2011 Live Coverage On-Air and Online: Obama's Afghan War Drawdown Speech President Obama will address the nation in a primetime speech Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET to announce his decision on the scope and pace of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan.

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

	June 20, 2011 Amid Push for Talks With Taliban, Where Do Rights of Afghan Women Fit In? Three Afghan women, influential figures in politics, business and non-governmental organizations, were in Washington last week meeting with senior members of the Obama administration and Congress on the topic of negotiating peace with the Taliban. Margaret Warner gets their views on the situation in their country.

	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 17, 2011 Could Saudi Women's Driving Protest Usher in Social Reforms? Videos posted on YouTube Friday showed several Saudi Arabian women driving in Riyadh and other cities -- a direct violation of a religious ban that prohibits women to drive a car or obtain a drivers license. Judy Woodruff discusses the protests' impact with blogger Hala Al-Dosari and Arab Reform Bulletin Editor Michele Dunne.

	June 17, 2011 Saudi Women Take the Wheel to Protest Religious Ban on Driving Some Saudi Arabian women coordinated through social media to get behind the wheel Friday in protest of a religious ban on them driving legally. Judy Woodruff reports on the women who risked arrest to fight for new rights.

	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 Saudi Arabian Women Risk Arrest in Road Protest More than a dozen women reportedly drove in Saudi Arabian cities on Friday to protest the fact that they cannot legally get behind the wheel.

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

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

	June 16, 2011 Al-Zawahiri Takes Lead of al-Qaida, Vowing 'Blood for Blood' for Bin Laden Death Jeffrey Brown discusses al-Qaida's shift in leadership to Ayman al-Zawahri with The Boston Globe's Juliette Kayyem and Georgetown University's Daniel Byman.

	June 16, 2011 Greek Debt Crisis Adds New Gravity to U.S. Deficit Debate Demonstrators took to the streets in Greece and their government braced for a shake-up as that country grapples with a debt crisis with global repercussions. Also, Vice President Biden held meetings to work on a debt-ceiling deal. Judy Woodruff discusses the economic threats posed by Greece and U.S. debt with two experts.

	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 16, 2011 Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates' Tenure Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary.

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

	June 15, 2011 Skateboarding Becomes Catalyst for Change in War-Torn Afghanistan Filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel's "Skateistan" follows a Kabul skate park's founders and the kids who come there to have fun and perhaps jumpstart some changes in their country. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

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

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

	June 15, 2011 News Wrap: Thousands of Greeks Protests New Austerity Measures In other news Wednesday, Greece's government was engulfed by political rebellion in Parliament and new rioting broke out in the streets as more than 25,000 demonstrators marched against new austerity measures. Also, U.S.-Pakistani tensions grew after word that Pakistan had arrested five people who helped locate Osama bin Laden.

	June 15, 2011 Libya, War Powers Start White House, Congress on Collision Course The Obama administration said Wednesday that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting in Libya and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval. Jeffrey Brown discusses the War Powers Resolution legal wrangling with American University's Jamin Raskin and The New York Times' Charlie Savage.

	June 15, 2011 Obama Refutes Challenges to War Powers Authority Over Libya The White House on Wednesday defended the president's authority to pursue military action in Libya. The administration argued that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval and no violation of the War Powers Resolution. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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

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

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

	June 14, 2011 News Wrap: In Letter to Obama, Boehner Questions U.S. Role in Libya Mission In other news Tuesday, NATO bombers stepped up their air campaign over Tripoli. Also, House Speaker John Boehner questioned the U.S. role in the mission in a letter to President Obama, telling him that by Sunday the administration will be violating the 90-day limit of the War Powers Resolution.

	June 14, 2011 Syrian Refugee Exodus Continues as Tanks, Troops Push Into More Towns Syrian refugees continued to stream across the border into Turkey Tuesday, fleeing the military's drive to crush anti-government demonstrations in northern towns and villages. Margaret Warner reports.

	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 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 13, 2011 NPR's Inskeep: Many Pakistanis Feel 'Deeply Insecure' Over Future After Osama bin Laden's death, NPR's Steve Inskeep returned to Pakistan, a country he's been covering for nearly a decade. He found that many there are losing confidence in the future and wondering if the country can be truly independent when it gets billions in U.S. aid. Margaret Warner speaks with the Morning Edition co-host.

	June 13, 2011 News Wrap: Expecting More Syrians, Turkey Builds Another Refugee Camp In other news Monday, Syria's government continued a crackdown on the rebellious northern border town of Jisr al-Shughour using elite forces, helicopters and tanks. ITN's John Ray reports from Turkey where another refugee camp is under construction. Also in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a third term in office.

	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 13, 2011 Syrian Troops Retake Restive Town, Wildfires Continue to Scorch Arizona Syrian troops have retaken the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour, near the border with Turkey, in a crackdown that reportedly included the use of tanks and helicopters and prompted greater numbers of refugees to pour across the border. An estimated 6,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey.

	June 10, 2011 Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: 'Death Was Like a Desire' Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in 2009 as part of the Green Movement to protest a disputed presidential election. The government crackdown that followed included some women being imprisoned, tortured and raped. This report shares some of their stories. It is a co-production with The Center for Investigative Reporting.

	June 10, 2011 After Gates' Blunt Warning, What's Next for NATO? As NATO continued its bombing campaign in Libya Friday with the U.S. in a support role, outgoing Defense Secretary Gates issued a blunt rebuke to many of America's European allies. Margaret Warner discusses growing tensions inside NATO with former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Burt and retired Army Lt. Gen. David Barno.

	June 10, 2011 New Wave of Bloodshed Hits Syria as Refugee Exodus to Turkey Continues A violent crackdown by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a rebellious northwestern city has sent more than 4,000 people fleeing into Turkey over two days. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest violence and the humanitarian crisis.

	June 10, 2011 In Iran, Women Use Rap to Rage Against the Regime "Samira" is an Iranian rapper who, like other women in the country, uses the musical format as a means of revealing her true thoughts.

	June 10, 2011 Syrian Troops Gather Near Border Town; Gates Calls NATO's Future 'Dim' Syrian forces gathered near a restive border town, now nearly deserted of residents, in a continued crackdown on the three-month old uprising against the leadership of President Bashar Assad.

	June 9, 2011 Fearing Military Assault, Thousands Flee Northern Syrian Town The streets of Jisr al-Shughour in northern Syria were deserted Thursday as its remaining residents braced for an assault by the country's military. Elite units, believed to be commanded by President Assad's brother, appeared ready to exact vengeance on the rebellious town. Judy Woodruff reports.

	June 9, 2011 Troops Encircle Syrian Town, Libya 'Contact Group' Discusses Next Steps Also: U.S. reportedly resumes Yemen covert operations, CitiGroup accounts hacked, slowr winds may help firefighters battling Arizona wildfires.

	June 8, 2011 Germany's Merkel Faces Big Challenges Over Bailouts, Libya, E. Coli As German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the U.S., her nation -- the richest in Europe -- is facing some daunting challenges. Ray Suarez reports.

	June 8, 2011 In Syria, Deadly Uprising Continues Amid Calls to Rein in Violence Jonathan Rugman reports on the continued violence in Syria amid reports of heavy fighting in a northern province between opposition forces and those loyal to President Bashir Assad.

	June 8, 2011 News Wrap: Thousands of Troops Advance on Libyan Rebels in Misrata In other news Wednesday, the Libyan rebels' stronghold of Misrata came under fresh attack by President Moammar Gadhafi's forces, and U.S. drone planes struck in Northwest Pakistan for the fifth time this week.

	June 8, 2011 Afghan Stability Still Elusive as U.S. Grapples With Exit Strategy Is the long-running effort to stabilize Afghanistan doing more harm than good? A new Senate investigation reveals a grim outlook for U.S. nation-building efforts there. Judy Woodruff gets views from Sens. Robert Menendez, D- N.J., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.

	June 8, 2011 Report: U.S. Aid to Afghanistan Encouraging Dependency, Corruption Senators from both parties wanted to know Wednesday what the U.S. has to show for $19 billion spent to stabilize Afghanistan over the last 10 years. Just as the U.S. troop pullout is slated to begin, a new report concluded that American aid is just encouraging Afghan dependency and corruption. Judy Woodruff reports.

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

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

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

	June 7, 2011 To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code Spencer Michels reports on a California nonprofit using high-tech tools to document patterns of brutality and combat human rights abuses across the globe.

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

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

	June 7, 2011 News Wrap: Yemen's Saleh Burned Badly, Bleeding Inside Skull, U.S. Says In other news Tuesday, U.S. officials said Yemen's president, hurt in an explosion at his compound, has burns over 40 percent of his body and is bleeding inside his skull. He is now in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. In Syria, fears of an impending attack by the military sparked an exodus from a town near the Turkish border.

	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 7, 2011 30 Years of HIV/AIDS: Progress, but No Answer This week marks 30 years that the HIV virus has been with us.

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

	June 6, 2011 Syria Reports 120 Security Troops Killed by Armed Groups In other news Monday, the government of Syria reported that armed groups have killed 120 security troops in a northern town, but human rights groups have said soldiers have killed at least 42 civilians in the same town. In Iraq, U.S. troops suffered their worst loss in more than two years.

	June 6, 2011 Yemen Erupts in More Clashes as Saleh's Status Remains Unclear More violence rattled Yemen Monday even amid celebrations of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure from the country for medical care. Gwen Ifill reports.

	June 6, 2011 World Week Ahead: Yemeni President Departs; Presidential Nail-biter in Peru Additionally, more violence erupts in Syria as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad crack down on protesters, while Khartoum rejects calls from the U.N. to pull its troops from the disputed border town of Abyei.

	June 3, 2011 Uprisings, Questions Linger in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain Fighting intensified Friday around the Middle East as governments tried to overpower uprisings around the region. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for the people and governments of Syria, Yemen and Bahrain with author and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright.

	June 3, 2011 Syrian, Bahraini, Yemeni Governments Continue Efforts to Thwart Uprisings Fighting intensified Friday around the Middle East as governments tried to overpower popular uprisings around the region. Jeffrey Brown reports on the continuing turmoil in the Arab world.

	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.

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

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

	June 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.

	June 1, 2011 Gloom in Bahrain Persists as State of Emergency Lifts Bahrain may have lifted its emergency rule, but the opposition still feels the effects of the government crackdown.

	June 1, 2011 News Wrap: 41 Killed as Violence Spreads in Yemen's Capital In other news Wednesday, intense fighting spread across more of Yemen's capital of Sana'a, killing at least 41 people as tribal militants exchanged fire with troops loyal to President Saleh. In Syria, government troops killed nearly 50 more protesters in the past day, even as the regime freed about 500 political prisoners.



	MAY May 31, 2011 Is President Saleh Losing His Control Over Yemen? Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen's capital after a cease-fire broke down between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and tribal militants. Margaret Warner discusses the country's power structure and Saleh's staying power with former U.S. Ambassador Barbara Bodine and Princeton University's Bernard Haykel.

	May 31, 2011 In Yemen, Cease-Fire Between Troops, Tribal Militia Fails Amid New Violence Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen's capital of Sana'a after a cease-fire broke down between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's government troops and tribal militia. Margaret Warner reports on why Yemen's president remains in power amid growing violence and calls to step down.

	May 31, 2011 News Wrap: NATO Deaths Hit 55 for May, Including at Least 31 Americans In other news Tuesday, NATO said one of its troops was killed in eastern Afghanistan and the U.S. military announced three Americans died on Saturday. State-run TV in Syria reported that President Bashar al-Assad has issued a general amnesty for all political prisoners.

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

	May 30, 2011 News Wrap: Yemeni Forces Try to Retake Militant-Held Town Government forces in Yemen went on the offensive, trying to recapture a town seized by Islamic militants. At least 30 militants, civilians and soldiers have been killed in fighting there since Friday. In Syria, protesters have begun to fight back with guns and grenades after government troops attacked two towns Sunday.

	May 30, 2011 Small Enterprises Take Root in Ghana Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on what sets Ghana apart from its neighbors in its entrepreneurship efforts.

	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 27, 2011 News Wrap: Secretary Clinton Presses Pakistan to Intensify Fight Against Terror In other news Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Pakistan to do more to fight terror and said U.S.-Pakistani relations have reached a turning point since the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden. In Afghanistan, three more NATO troops were killed a day after eight American troops were killed in bombings.

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

	May 26, 2011 War Crimes Suspect Mladic 'Personified the Brutality' of Bosnian Conflict Fugitive Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic, accused of the worst war crimes in Europe since WWII, was arrested in Serbia on Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the significance of the arrest with U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and Human Rights Watch's Emma Daly.

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

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

	May 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 Journalist Foley Details 6 Weeks of Captivity in Libya: 'I Could Make it' GlobalPost correspondent and producer James Foley was captured and imprisoned for six weeks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces while reporting in Libya. Foley discusses his experiences in captivity and his take on the Libyan uprising with Ray Suarez.

	May 25, 2011 How Will Mubarak's Trial Shape Egypt's Transition? After months of agitation by protesters, Egypt's former President Mubarak and two sons will stand trial on charges of murder, attempted murder and abuse of power. Margaret Warner discusses how the legal action could shape Egypt's transition with Arab Reform Bulletin's Michele Dunne and Georgetown University's Samer Shehata.

	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 Obama, Cameron Pledge to 'Turn Up the Heat' on Gadhafi In a joint news conference Wednesday in London, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said they would maintain pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, despite an ongoing military stalemate between government forces and rebels on the ground.

	May 24, 2011 NPR Reporter: 'Ragtag' Libyan Rebels Seek New Weapons, Money NPR foreign correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro recently spent several weeks on the ground in Libya, covering the conflict and learning more about the rebels' hopes and resourcefulness despite their limited military capability. She shares her experiences and perspective on the dangers of war coverage with Ray Suarez.

	May 24, 2011 NATO Forces Bombard Near Gadhafi's Tripoli Compound Air strikes in Tripoli intensified Tuesday as NATO planes struck near Moammar Gadhafi's compound. Angus Walker of Independent Television News reports on the latest in Libya.

	May 24, 2011 Netanyahu: Israel Would Surrender Some Settlements for Peace Deal Addressing Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday insisted Israel is ready to seek peace with the Palestinians, and for the first time acknowledged that Israel would give up some West Bank settlements for a deal, but said that he will not accept "indefensible" 1967 boundaries. Kwame Holman reports.

	May 24, 2011 Lands Swaps Key to 1967 Israeli-Palestinian Border Issue The notion of going back to pre-1967 borders with land swaps as a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories elicited instant resistance after President Obama's speech last week, but further emphasis on land exchanges showed some wiggle room might exist.

	May 24, 2011 Egypt's Mubarak Could Face Death Penalty Egypt's former leader Hosni Mubarak and two of his sons will face trial -- with a potential death sentence -- for the killing of civilians in protests earlier this year that ultimately led to Mubarak's resignation, Egypt's public prosecutor announced Tuesday.

	May 24, 2011 Netanyahu: No Return to 'Indefensible Boundaries of 1967' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before Congress Tuesday to deliver an address that comes on the heels of his meeting with President Obama, and their public disagreement over the president's call for a return to pre-1967 borders for Israel.

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

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

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

	May 23, 2011 Obama Kicks Off European Tour, Militants Raid Karachi Military Base President Obama is in Moneygall, Ireland, for the first stop in his six-day European tour, a town where his great-great-great grandfather reportedly was raised.

	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 20, 2011 Embattled Editor: In Bahraini Government Crackdowns, 'Nobody's Untouchable' Mansoor al-Jamri, former editor of Alwasat, Bahrain's largest independent newspaper, faces charges that his paper intentionally published false news reports to destabilize the Persian Gulf kingdom. Margaret Warner reports on the case and discusses the government's crackdowns with al-Jamri.

	May 20, 2011 Harman: Netanyahu Could 'Be the Peacemaker Israel Has Been Seeking' President Obama met Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after delivering a U.S. policy speech calling for a return to pre-1967 borders. Judy Woodruff discusses what comes next in the peace process with former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and former California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman.

	May 20, 2011 Netanyahu, Obama Meet Amid Disagreement on Path to Middle East Peace President Obama met Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day after calling for Israel to agree to a key Palestinian demand to return to the 1967-era borders. Judy Woodruff reports on the leaders' meeting at the White House and the tensions on display.

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

	May 20, 2011 U.S. Official Rebuffs 'Double Standard' Charges on Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain \| President Obama's speech Thursday night was intended to send a message to the Bahraini monarchy -- and its beleaguered opposition -- that U.S. interests in the Gulf will not trump its commitment to democratic change forever.

	May 20, 2011 Obama, Netanyahu Discuss Peace Process in White House Meeting President Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Friday, one day after the president's policy speech on the Arab world and Israeli-Palestinian relations called for a return to pre-1967 borders, a state Mr. Netanyahu called "indefensible."

	May 20, 2011 Obama, Israel's Netanyahu Set to Meet President Obama will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Friday, one day after a major policy speech in which the president called for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian and for Israel to accept its pre-1967 borders.

	May 19, 2011 After Obama Speech, What's Next for Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Relations? In a speech Thursday, President Obama called for support of democratic reforms in the Arab world and steps toward peace in the Middle East. Jeffrey Brown discusses the president's address and U.S. policy with reporter Mona Eltahawy, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk and American University of Beirut's Rami Khouri.

	May 19, 2011 Bahrainis 'Thrilled and Surprised' by Obama's Call for Dialogue In a speech Thursday, President Obama pledged aid to Arab nations that are shifting toward democracy and renewed calls for an Israeli-Palestinian two-state settlement. Margaret Warner reports from Bahrain on reactions to the president's address, which called for dialogue between that nation's government and the opposition.

	May 19, 2011 Obama Endorses Key Palestinian Border Demand, Pledges Aid to Egypt, Tunisia In a speech about U.S. policy in light of recent Arab world uprisings, President Obama pledged economic support Thursday to Egypt and Tunisia as they work toward democracy. He also endorsed the 1967 borders of Israel and the Palestinian territories. Judy Woodruff reports.

	May 19, 2011 News Wrap: Al-Qaida Releases Bin Laden Recording Praising Arab World Revolts In other news Thursday, al-Qaida released a new audio recording of Osama bin Laden praising uprisings in the Arab world. In the message posted on militant websites, he urged Muslims everywhere to join the revolts. In Libya, government officials denied reports that leader Moammar Gadhafi's wife and daughter fled to Tunisia.

	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 Bahrain's Foreign Minister: We Haven't Been 'Acting as Complete Angels' The Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, which is home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, is still under a state of emergency as the government has cracked down on protests. Margaret Warner interviews Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa about the political turmoil and what to expect when the emergency measures are lifted.

	May 18, 2011 News Wrap: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Syrian Leaders Over Humans Rights Abuses In other news Wednesday, the U.S. imposed sanctions on President Bashar Assad and six other top Syrian officials for human rights abuses. The U.S. move came after Assad acknowledged police have made mistakes handling unrest there. In Pakistan, 100 militants attacked a key security checkpoint, killing at least 17 people.

	May 18, 2011 U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Syrian President al-Assad The Obama administration issued sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday in response to the continued violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in the country.

	May 18, 2011 Bahrain Government's Confidence May Be Misplaced In an interview with senior correspondent Margaret Warner, Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, was indirect but clear: However grateful the Bahraini monarchy is for U.S. support in its current crisis, it isn't necessarily ready to follow U.S. advice on how to resolve it.

	May 18, 2011 Doctors Detained in Bahrain Face Accusations of Medical Abuses More than 100 medical workers have been targeted and detained by Bahrain's government in recent months for their role in aiding protestors, say human rights groups, and many are still locked up facing military trials.

	May 18, 2011 Four Foreign Reporters, Including GlobalPost's Foley, Freed in Libya GlobalPost freelance contributor James Foley and three other foreign journalists were released Wednesday from a detention facility in Libya, where they had been held for over a month for working in the country without a visa.

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

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

	May 17, 2011 Uncertainty Reigns in Bahrain Amid Mix of Normalcy, State of Siege After government crackdowns in Bahrain crushed the Arab spring uprising, divisions between Shia and Sunni Muslims have widened. Margaret Warner reports from Bahrain on the feelings of unease in the wealthy Persian Gulf nation.

	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 Syria: An Inconvenient Revolution After Egypt and Libya, the White House doesn't plan on inserting itself into another Arab uprising with an uncertain outcome, analysts say.

	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 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 Strauss-Kahn Denied $1 Million Bail Over Sexual Assault Charge In New York, Judge Melissa Jackson denied IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's request of $1 million bail Monday, calling him a flight risk. Strauss-Kahn was arrested Saturday night after a 32-year-old chambermaid accused him of sexually assaulting her at a New York hotel where he was staying. Gwen Ifill reports.

	May 16, 2011 Early HIV Treatment an Effective -- But Costly -- Prevention Method A new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases showes that early treatment of HIV can help stop spread of the disease to sexual partners at an astonishingly high rate.

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

	May 16, 2011 World Week Ahead: Obama's Mideast Speech; Reports From Bahrain Amid continuing protests in the Middle East and following the departure of his Mideast envoy, President Obama plans to deliver a policy speech on the region on Thursday.

	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 Security Presence in Bahrain Squashes Embers of Uprising Ray Suarez gets an update form Margaret Warner, who is reporting in the Bahraini capital, Manama.

	May 13, 2011 From Syria to Yemen, Uprisings Continue to Rattle Arab World Rebel uprisings continued to shake the Arab world on Friday as thousands of people took to the streets to demand that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down. Ray Suarez reports.

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

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

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

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

	May 12, 2011 As Crackdown Nears End, Bahrainis Struggle to Turn the Page MANAMA \| It's Thursday night in Bahrain, and we're in Manama's air-conditioned Seef Mall -- a gleaming glass and steel emporium of consumer pleasures, from its Costa Coffee shop to a haute couture Islamic dress store.

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

	May 12, 2011 NATO Strikes Gadhafi Compound, Demjanjuk Found Guilty of Nazi War Crimes Moammar Gadhafi appears on state television hours before his compound in Tripoli is targeted, Mississippi Delta residents eye rising river, and Syrian tanks surround city where 1982 uprising was crushed.

	May 11, 2011 Syrian Regime's 'Fear Factor' May Be Giving Way to Wider Protests As Syrian government tanks shell residential neighborhoods, Judy Woodruff discusses what is next for the Syrian uprising with The National Defense University's Murhaf Jouejati and The Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Andrew Tabler.

	May 11, 2011 Syria's Crackdown on Protesters Escalates, 18 Killed Crackdowns on Syrian protesters intensified Wednesday, when government shelling targeted residential areas, killing 18 people. Judy Woodruff has the latest updates from the Syrian uprising.

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

	May 11, 2011 Detained GlobalPost Reporter 'Treated Well' in Libya, Visitor Says Our partners at GlobalPost reported Wednesday that their freelance contributor James Foley and another Western journalist detained with him in Libya, Claire Morgan Gillis, were allowed a visitor who said they were in good health and were being treated well.

	May 11, 2011 30 Years After Bob Marley's Death May 11 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of music legend Bob Marley. The Jamaican reggae star died from cancer in 1981 at age 36, leaving behind a legacy that reaches across all musical genres, ages and around the world.

	May 11, 2011 Q&A: In Syria, Destroying the Country to Save the Regime? The Syrian government stepped up its campaign to quash a seven-week uprising Thursday. Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy explains the government's tactics.

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

	May 11, 2011 Reports of Shelling in Syria Crackdown Witnesses said the Syrian army is stepping up its crackdown in restive cities, shelling residential areas in Homs, the country's third-largest city and home to some of the biggest anti-government demonstrations.

	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 10, 2011 U.S. Steps Up Challenge to China on Human Rights The Obama administration has stepped up criticism of China's human rights record in recent days. Judy Woodruff discusses the issue with Human Rights Watch's Phelim Kine and former President of the U.S.-China Business Council Robert Kapp.

	May 10, 2011 News Wrap: Heavy NATO Bombing Rocks Libyan Capital In other news Tuesday, the heaviest bombing in weeks struck Libya's capital city. And in Syria, government troops backs by tanks moved into towns near the city of Daraa.

	May 10, 2011 Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion, NATO Launches Strikes on Tripoli NATO launches fresh strikes on Tripoli, insurgents attack police in Afghanistan's Nuristan province, and Syrian security forces send tanks to Daraa.

	May 9, 2011 What's Next for Mexico's War on Drugs? Demonstrators take to the streets to fight against violence caused by drug cartels in Mexico. Belo TV's Mexico Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga, based in El Paso, Texas, reports from the border region and though Mexico with the latest from Mexico's war on drugs.

	May 9, 2011 Protesters in Mexico Take to the Streets Over Drug Cartel Violence Demonstrators took to the streets in Mexico this weekend to protest the violence brought on by drug cartels. Margret Warner reports.

	May 9, 2011 U.S. and Pakistan: Will a Strategic Partnership Falter After Bin Laden Raid? After bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces during a raid in Abbottabad, tensions are on the rise between the U.S. and Pakistan. Ray Suarez discusses the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations with former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin and Lawrence Wright, author of a book that focuses on the origins of al-Qaida.

	May 9, 2011 Accusations, Anger in Pakistan After Abbottabad Raid There are growing tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Ray Suarez reports on the latest reactions to the raid.

	May 9, 2011 News Wrap: 23 Arrested Over Muslim, Coptic Christian Clash in Egypt In other news Monday, security officials in Egypt arrested 23 people after weekend clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians left more than a 12 people dead. In Libya, the United Nations reported a ship carrying some 600 migrants fleeing Libya has sunk.

	May 9, 2011 Life Along the Border Amidst the Drug War In the past four years, drug violence has been cited in the deaths of more than 34,600 people. We've compiled some recent public media coverage of the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of Monday's NewsHour report on the violence.

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

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

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

	May 6, 2011 News Wrap: Al-Qaida Confirms Bin Laden's Death, Warns of New Attacks In other news Friday, al-Qaida issued its own confirmation of Osama bin Laden's death on a militant website and warned of new attacks in revenge. Militants also said his final audio message would be released. Also, a Pakistani intelligence official said one of bin Laden's wives lived in the Abbottabad compound for five years.

	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.

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

	May 5, 2011 Ivory Coast Top Court Calls Ouattara President After Months of Resistance The highest court in Ivory Coast reversed course Thursday and proclaimed Alassane Ouattara president after five months of fighting in the West African nation and a deepening humanitarian crisis.

	May 5, 2011 Why Didn't Bin Laden Have More Protection at His Compound? As questions swirl around whether Pakistan knew anything about Osama bin Laden's location or had anything to do with hiding him, its relations with the United States have become even shakier. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports from Abbottabad, the town of bin Laden's hideout.

	May 5, 2011 News Wrap: Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 20 at Iraqi Police Station In other news Thursday, 20 police officers were killed as a bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a barrier outside of a Baghdad police station. It was the second major bombing this week in Iraq. Also, the U.S. is trying to free up some of the $30 billion it has frozen in Libyan assets to help rebels fighting Gadhafi.

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

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

	May 4, 2011 In Misrata Port, Ship Braves Shelling to Save Patients, Migrant Workers In Libya, five people were killed amid shelling Wednesday as they waited for an aid ship to rescue migrant workers and trauma patients from a hospital in Misrata. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports on the harrowing mission in the port city, which has been the focus of intense fighting for two months.

	May 4, 2011 How Does Bin Laden's Death Change U.S. Equation in Af-Pak Region? Osama bin Laden's death has opened new debate over whether U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan should begin withdrawing before the original July start date. France's foreign minister said his country is considering just that. Jeffrey Brown discusses the war's future with former defense officials Celeste Ward and Seth Jones.

	May 4, 2011 News Wrap: Fatah, Hamas Sign Unity Accord to Netanyahu's Dismay In other news Wednesday, rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a unity accord after four years of divisions. Under the new agreement, a caretaker government will prepare for national elections next year. Also, European Union officials defended the $115 billion bailout given to Portugal.

	May 4, 2011 Obama's Bin Laden Photo Decision: Move on or More Proof? Citing national security risks, President Obama said Wednesday that photos of Osama bin Laden's body will not be released. Ray Suarez discusses the president's decision and its effects with former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke and former Deputy National Security Adviser Juan Zarate.

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

	May 4, 2011 Obama Decides Against Release of Bin Laden Body Photos President Obama told CBS News that he has decided against releasing photos of Osama bin Laden's body: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won't release post-mortem images of Osama Bin Laden taken to prove his death.

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

	May 3, 2011 News Wrap: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan on Track for July Start In other news Tuesday, a White House spokesman said the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden won't affect the scheduled start of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July. In Syria, human rights activists reported more than 1,000 people have been arrested in an escalating government crackdown on demonstrators.

	May 3, 2011 Frontline: Searching for Militants Fighting in the Name of Bin Laden In a Frontline excerpt, an Afghan journalist risks his life to search for militants who say they fight in the name of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The episode airs Tuesday night on most PBS stations.

	May 3, 2011 Gauging Americans' Range of Reactions to Bin Laden's Death American reactions to the news of Osama bin Laden's death ranged from exuberance to quiet relief. Judy Woodruff discusses U.S. reactions with the Rev. Janet Vincent, who ministered to 9/11 rescuers and families; former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Lauren French, editor-in-chief of George Washington University's student paper.

	May 3, 2011 Chambliss: Pakistan Must 'Get Serious,' Deliver Mullah Omar, Zawahiri The Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to congratulate U.S. troops and the intelligence community for the assault that killed Osama bin Laden, but the incident also put the future of U.S.-Pakistani relations in question. Gwen Ifill discusses the countries' strained ties with Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Mark Udall, D-Colo.

	May 3, 2011 In Pakistan, a Mix of Anger, Embarrassment Over Bin Laden Raid The shooting of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces on Pakistani soil has further strained the already tense relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan. Margaret Warner reports on Pakistan's response and talks to special correspondent Saima Mohsin about reactions to the raid in Abbottabad, where bin Laden had been hiding.

	May 3, 2011 CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin Laden Raid In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for the assault and what uncertainties President Obama faced in deciding to OK the attack.

	May 3, 2011 White House Weighs Release of 'Gruesome' Bin Laden Photo The Obama administration on Tuesday filled in new details about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said no decision has been made on whether posthumous photos of bin Laden will be released. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	May 3, 2011 Bin Laden's Not-So-Customary Burial Osama bin Laden's body now lies somewhere in the North Arabian Sea, a watery grave that some experts argue does not adhere to Islamic custom, as the White House has asserted.

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

	May 3, 2011 Canada's Political Shuffle Brings Majority Government Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada might be heading for more polarized American-style politics after Monday's national election.

	May 3, 2011 Pakistani President Denies Sheltering Bin Laden As U.S. lawmakers continue to question what Pakistan knew or did not know about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden prior to the al-Qaida terrorist leader's death on Sunday, Pakistan's president, for his part, said any claim that his country was sheltering terrorists was not true.

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

	May 2, 2011 News Wrap: 12-Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 4 Near Kabul In other news Monday, a 12-year-old suicide bomber killed at least four people at a bazaar southeast of Kabul. The attack is the first in the Taliban's promised spring offensive in Afghanistan. In Libya, mourners demanded revenge for the death of Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Abrab, who was killed Saturday in an airstrike.

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

	May 2, 2011 Albright: Bin Laden Death a 'Very Big Victory,' But Not 'Happily Ever After' Jim Lehrer discusses the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on U.S. foreign policy and efforts to fight extremism with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Chuck Hagel.

	May 2, 2011 What's Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida? What effects will Osama bin Laden's death have on al-Qaida? Gwen Ifill speaks with the New America Foundation's Steve Coll and the Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism's Farhana Qazi about U.S. military and intelligence operations, and what the operation revealed about the U.S. relationship with its ally, Pakistan.

	May 2, 2011 During Bin Laden Raid, 'The Minutes Passed Like Days' The plan that led to the death of al-Qaida leader and Sept. 11 plotter Osama bin Laden was reportedly in the works for months. Margaret Warner reports from the White House with the details of the planning and execution of the raid on bin Laden's compound, and why the U.S. kept Pakistani officials in the dark until it was over.

	May 2, 2011 Abbottabad Residents 'Shocked' Bin Laden Hid Nearby Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a late-night raid over the weekend on his compound in the relatively affluent town of Abbottabad, just outside Pakistan's capital of Islamabad. Special correspondent Saima Mohsin reports on locals' amazement that the world's most wanted man was living in their midst.

	May 2, 2011 Bin Laden's Death a 'Tremendous Sigh of Relief' After Tense Abbottabad Raid President Obama announced late Sunday that the most wanted man in the world, Osama bin Laden, was killed by U.S. forces. The al-Qaida leader and mastermind behind multiple terrorist attacks was shot in the head by American forces in a firefight at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Ray Suarez reports.

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

	May 2, 2011 Political Checklist: Bin Laden Death Yields Political Capital for Obama A day after the dramatic announcement that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, the world's most-wanted terrorist, David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff assess how the news could impact President Obama's political standing.

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

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



	APRIL April 29, 2011 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 News Wrap: At Least 62 Reported Killed in Syria Protests In other developments Friday, thousands of people in Syria defied a government crackdown to stage protests across the country and a scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was delayed.

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

	April 29, 2011 Syria Protesters Defy Crackdown in Friday Demonstrations Despite weeks of a crackdown by government security forces, protesters reportedly took to the streets in Daraa, Latakia, Banias, Homs, Damascus and in other cities Friday, chanting and carrying signs decrying the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

	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 29, 2011 President Obama to Tour Storm Damage, Death Toll at 300 The president and first lady will meet Friday with victims of a series of powerful storms that caused a path of destruction affecting six states and killed 300 people.

	April 28, 2011 In Nigerian Maternity Wards, Preventable Causes Claim Many Lives In "The Edge of Joy," filmmaker Dawn Shapiro goes inside a busy maternity ward in Nigeria, where maternal deaths are among the world's highest. The documentary is the first in a series of independently produced films from around the world aired in a partnership between The Economist magazine and the NewsHour.

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

	April 28, 2011 Death Toll at 178 as Storms Hit South, Syrian Politicians Quit in Protest The death toll from a wave of powerful storms hitting the southern United States rose to 178 Thursday, with 128 of them coming from hard-hit Alabama.

	April 27, 2011 News Wrap: Afghan Military Pilot Kills 9 Americans at Kabul Airport In other news Wednesday, an Afghan military pilot shot and killed eight U.S. troops and an American contractor after an argument at the Kabul airport. Also, Obama administration officials confirmed CIA Chief Leon Panetta will succeed Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Gen. David Petraeus will head the CIA.

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

	April 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 Libyans Brave Heavy Shelling for Food, Fuel Misrata residents braved heavy shelling by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces to line up for scarce food and fuel, and British Defense Minister Liam Fox met with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Washington to discuss NATO action in Libya. Margret Warner reports.

	April 26, 2011 Syrian Protesters Defiant in Face of Escalating Security Crackdown The Syrian government's crackdown on protesters intensified amid diplomatic discussions of possible action against the regime of President Bashir al-Assad. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the violence in Syria, and Jeffrey Brown talks to Razan Zaitouneh, a human rights lawyer and activist in Damascus.

	April 26, 2011 News Wrap: Security Forces Recapture Some Afghan Inmates In other news Tuesday, security forces in Southern Afghanistan recaptured at least 71 inmates who fled from Kandahar's main prison Sunday night. More than 480 prisoners escaped after Taliban militants tunneled into the jail. Also, Thai and Cambodian forces clashed over disputed territory containing the ruins of ancient temples.

	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 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 26, 2011 International Criticism Mounts as Syria Cracks Down in Daraa Britain, France, Italy and the United States are expressing growing concern about the Syrian government's heavy-handed response to protests in the southern city of Daraa, where witnesses report sniper fire, tanks, and dead bodies in the streets in another deadly escalation of the country's unrest.

	April 26, 2011 Syria Intensifies Crackdown in Daraa Witnesses said that a heavy crackdown by Syrian security forces in the southern city of Daraa has left several dead in the streets, part of increasingly intense raids in which security forces have used tanks and live ammunition against protesters.

	April 25, 2011 Upheaval, Uncertainty in Yemen as Saleh Weighs Exit Two months of uprisings against the 33-year reign of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh have left at least 140 people dead. Margaret Warner discusses the political upheaval and what's next for Yemenis with Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Barbara Bodine, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen.

	April 25, 2011 Protesters Pour Into Yemen's Streets Again Amid New Calls for Saleh to Leave As thousands of Yemeni protesters crowded streets Monday calling for President Saleh to step down, at least two more protesters were killed -- bringing the death toll to at least 140 in two months. Meanwhile, Saleh signaled that he could leave power within a month if he and relatives are granted immunity from prosecution.

	April 25, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Soldiers, Troops Target Protests in Daraa In other news Monday, Syrian soldiers and tanks stormed the southern city of Daraa, in an effort to crack down on anti-government protesters. Human rights activists reported at least 18 killed. Meanwhile, NATO airstrikes over Libya destroyed part of Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound.

	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 22, 2011 Questions Linger Over 'Three Cups of Tea' Author Mortenson's Tales, Charity "Three Cups of Tea'" author Greg Mortenson has denied allegations stemming from a "60 Minutes" report that parts of his best-selling book were fabricated and his organization has misused funds. Margaret Warner discusses the scandal with Outside Magazine's Alex Heard and the American Institute of Philanthropy's Daniel Borochoff.

	April 22, 2011 News Wrap: Libyan Rebels Retake Key Building From Gadhafi's Forces In other news Friday, Libyan rebels took back a key building in Misrata after hours of urban battle with forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The port city has seen power shift back and forth in recent weeks. In Pakistan, U.S. drone strikes targeted a militant stronghold near the Afghan border and killed at least 25 people.

	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 22, 2011 For Syrians, a Sense of Collective Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform The U.S. called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the use of violence after government forces attacked protesters with live ammunition. Judy Woodruff discusses protesters' demands and the government's crackdowns with the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley and democracy activist and blogger Ammar Abdulhamid.

	April 22, 2011 Syrian Forces Fire Bullets, Tear Gas at Protesters Demonstrators took to the streets in several Syrian cities on Friday demanding reforms and the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. Government forces retaliated with bullets and tear gas. Local human rights activists said at least 75 people were killed. Judy Woodruff reports.

	April 22, 2011 Margaret Warner \| Egypt: A Voice of Experience for a Youthful Movement Mona Makram-Ebeid, a former member of parliament turned professor, has some words of advice for youthful protesters hoping to shape the political arena in post-Mubarak Egypt, in what she describes as "a long and rocky road."

	April 22, 2011 Mexicans Protest Drug Violence Amid Brutal Killings After five years of a government war on the drug cartels and the deaths of more than 30,000 people, some Mexicans are organizing a movement called "ya basta" -- enough -- to bring an end to the killing.

	April 22, 2011 U.S. Authorizes Drone Strikes in Libya, McCain Visits Opposition in Benghazi Also: Pakistan says 25 killed in drone strike in North Waziristan, protests continue in Syria, clashes on Thai-Cambodian border kill six.

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

	April 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 In Libya, What More Can U.S., NATO Do to Turn Stalemate Into Victory? A day after three countries unveiled plans to send military advisers to aid Libyan rebels, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. will deploy armed drones into the conflict. Jim Lehrer discusses the coalition's options with the International Council for Life Science's Terence Taylor and Harvard University's Nicholas Burns.

	April 21, 2011 Gadhafi Forces Pummel Misrata as U.S. Deploys Armed Predator Drones The Obama administration announced plans to use armed Predator drones to target Moammar Gadhafi's forces in Libya. Jim Lehrer reports on the U.S. move to step up assistance to the rebels as at least 600 people have been reported killed in the besieged city of Misrata.

	April 21, 2011 Journalist in Libya Makes First Contact Since Capture Clare Morgana Gillis, a freelance journalist held in Libya along with GlobalPost contributor James Foley and another Western reporter, called her parents Thursday from a detention facility in Tripoli.

	April 21, 2011 Libyan Rebels Make Gains Near Tunisian Border, Two Photographers Killed Amid an almost two-month siege of the western city of Misrata by government troops, Libyan rebels say they have captured Dhuheiba, a post near the Tunisian border, after a three-day battle. Foreign journalists have had limited access in western Libya, which is still largely controlled by forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi.

	April 20, 2011 Egypt's Uprising: Tracking the Social Media Factor A Dubai-based news and information company analyzed social media revolving around the Egypt uprising. They discovered a new conversation rising, growing larger and asking Arab people, "who are we and what will we be in the future?"

	April 20, 2011 How Are Libyans Coping With Food, Medicine Shortages? As rebels appealed for additional NATO assistance, France announced Wednesday it would step up airstrikes and send military advisers. The U.S. announced $25 million in nonlethal assistance for rebels. Judy Woodruff talks with U.N. Undersecretary-General Valerie Amos about the growing humanitarian crisis in Libya.

	April 20, 2011 Fighting Continues in Misrata as 3 Countries Send Advisers to Assist Rebels Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clashed with rebels in Misrata. The fighting killed at least five people, including "Restrepo" director Tim Hetherington, who was documenting front-line fighting. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Tripoli on the latest developments in Libya.

	April 20, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Students Demonstrate, Organize Friday Rallies In other news Wednesday, students demonstrated against the Syrian government and planned massive rallies for Friday. President Bashar al-Assad ended the 50-year-old emergency law on Tuesday but warned against more protests. In Yemen, gunmen on motorcycles killed at least one protester in a Red Sea port city.

	April 20, 2011 Britain, France, Italy Sending Military Advisers to Libya, Wildfires Hit Texas Italy and France announced they will follow Britain's lead in sending a small team of military advisers to Libya to assist the rebel forces.

	April 19, 2011 Will Uptick in Violence Derail U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan? As the U.S. prepares to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan, coalition forces are battling increased attacks by the Taliban. Ray Suarez talks with the Washington Post's Rajiv Chandrasekaran, who just returned from Afghanistan, about the rise in violence there.

	April 19, 2011 Spring Brings Escalating Violence in Afghanistan as U.S. Prepares for Drawdown In Afghanistan, fighting between the Taliban and NATO forces has intensified, especially in the South. The increase in violence, which promises to intensify with the arrival of warmer weather, arrives as the U.S. prepares to withdraw troops beginning in July. Ray Suarez reports.

	April 19, 2011 News Wrap: Syria Lifts Emergency Law as Forces Open Fire on Protesters In other news Tuesday, the Syrian government ended 50 years of emergency rule, but security forces in Homs opened fire on protesters staging a sit-in. At least 17 people were reportedly killed. In Libya, government forces continued shelling Misrata as rebels appealed to NATO for more assistance.

	April 19, 2011 Analysts: A 'Make or Break' Moment for Syria's Assad For nearly five weeks President Bashar al-Assad faced growing unrest in Syria without giving any significant ground.

	April 19, 2011 Slide Show: 'Where Children Sleep' In his project, "Where Children Sleep," photographer James Mollison explores how the sleeping spaces of children around the world reveal much about their lives. Sadly, the notion that we're all born equal is not the case, he says.

	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 18, 2011 Can U.S., NATO Avoid a Humanitarian Crisis in Libya? The government of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi reached an agreement to provide humanitarian assistance to the western part of the country in order to prevent a growing crisis there. Margaret Warner discusses the looming disaster with The Wall Street Journal's Charles Levinson, who is in Misrata.

	April 18, 2011 Gadhafi's Forces, Rebels Battle for Control of Misrata Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi continued attacks on Misrata as Gadhafi's government reached a deal with the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to the western part of the country. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports on the latest from Libya's capital, Tripoli.

	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 18, 2011 Q&A: What's Next for Nigeria After Presidential Elections? Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's win in Saturday's presidential elections unleashed riots in some parts of the West African nation and underscored the challenges that lie ahead.

	April 18, 2011 Escalating Misrata Siege Prompts Evacuations, Calls for Humanitarian Aid As attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces intensify on the rebel-held city of Misrata, the city's port has become a lifeline for supplies coming in and evacuees desperate to leave.

	April 18, 2011 World Week Ahead: Libya's Stalemate; Syrians' Demand for Change Syria's anti-government protests, still surging after a month, and a breakthrough in delivering humanitarian assistance in Libya, despite the military stalemate, are among the international developments we're keeping an eye on this week.

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

	April 15, 2011 U.S. Faces Difficult Balancing Act Amid Uprisings in Arab World The U.S. response to Middle East unrest has varied from vocal support for demonstrations in Egypt to NATO attacks in Libya to near silence on protesters' marches in Bahrain. Judy Woodruff discusses the contrasting U.S. responses with Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress and Human Rights Watch's Maria McFarland.

	April 15, 2011 News Wrap: Obama Says Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Not a 'Token Gesture' In other news Friday, President Obama promised the troop drawdown in Afghanistan will be more than symbolic. The president discussed the pullout, which begins this summer, in an interview with The Associated Press. Also, the House approved next year's GOP budget plan, which calls for $5.8 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years.

	April 15, 2011 Obama: 'Noose Is Tightening' on Gadhafi Despite Military Stalemate As the NATO air campaign over Libya marked the end of its first month, President Obama said Friday the conflict has reached a military stalemate. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports on the latest from Libya, and Jeffrey Brown reports on other unrest simmering across the Arab world.

	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 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 Pakistani Legislator Stands Up to Extremists Over Blasphemy Law In Pakistan, calls to reform a blasphemy law have resulted in the assassination of two key moderate politicians. Margaret Warner talks to Pakistani Parliament member Sherry Rehman, who has challenged the law and become the focus of several protests and drawn ire from conservative imams.

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

	April 14, 2011 News Wrap: Search Underway for Bodies Near Japanese Nuclear Plant In other news Thursday, Japanese police in protective suits hunted for the bodies of up to 1,000 earthquake and tsunami victims that might be near a disabled nuclear plant. Radiation levels have fallen enough to let teams get within six miles of the site. Meanwhile, more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week.

	April 14, 2011 Top Five Global Health Headlines Budget deal includes cuts to foreign aid, study says half of world's 2.6 million stillbirths are preventable, Japan raises nuclear alert level, Clinton releases statement on "atrocities" in Libya, and agency head warns of effects of suspended AIDS funds.

	April 14, 2011 In Nigeria, President Stronger Than Ever Despite Party Losses Buoyed by the ruling People's Democratic Party's loss of seats in last weekend's parliamentary elections, opposition parties this week tried -- and failed -- to mount a formal challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of Saturday's presidential vote.

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

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

	April 13, 2011 NATO Dispute, Cease-Fire Negotiations Hint at Possible Stalemate in Libya Intense fighting continues between rebels and Moammar Gadhafi's forces as NATO nations met in Qatar to debate their next steps in Libya. Gwen Ifill discusses the NATO rift with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and the Brookings Institution's Shadi Hamid.

	April 13, 2011 Libyan Rebels Battle Gadhafi's Forces in Misrata as NATO Debates Strategy Rebels continued to stave off attacks from Moammar Gadhafi's forces outside Misrata, the only city in western Libya still in rebel hands. Meanwhile, NATO nations met in Qatar to settle disagreements over the course of action in Libya. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Libya on the latest.

	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 13, 2011 Mubarak Hospitalized, Faces Inquiry; Missile Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has been hospitalized with heart problems in Sharm el-Sheikh, will face a 15-day detention as Egypt's prosecutor general conducts an inquiry into charges of corruption and abuse.

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

	April 12, 2011 News Wrap: U.S. Probes Deadly Friendly Fire Drone Attack in Afghanistan In other news Tuesday, the U.S. is investigating a drone attack that reportedly killed a U.S. Marine and a Navy medic in Helmand province. Military officials said the troops were mistaken for militants. Meanwhile, Libyan rebels and Moammar Gadhafi's forces battled for control of two key towns.

	April 12, 2011 Washington, Islamabad Clash Over U.S. Covert Activity in Pakistan Longtime anti-terrorism ally Pakistan demanded the U.S. limit covert activities inside the country. The escalating war of words comes after U.S. drone strikes killed 40 civilians and a CIA contractor who killed two Pakistanis was released. Gwen Ifill discusses the strained relations with the Atlantic Council's Shuja Nawaz.

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

	April 12, 2011 Seasonal Rains Bring Rise in Cholera Cases in Haiti The months-long rainy season is just beginning in Haiti, boosting the number of cases of cholera just as critical sanitation services are in limbo.

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

	April 11, 2011 In Egypt, Revolution Still 'in Progress' as Protesters Return to Tahrir Egypt's prime minister apologized and promised an investigation after troops stormed protesters in Tahrir Square, killing two and hurting dozens. Margaret Warner examines the latest unrest with Nabil Fahmy, former Egyptian ambassador to the U.S., and former National Security Council and State Department official Michelle Dunne.

	April 11, 2011 Former Egyptian President Mubarak Summoned in Corruption Probe Two months after former President Hosni Mubarak was forced from office, thousands of protesters defied orders and returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square demanding Mubarak and his family be prosecuted for corruption. Mubarak denied the corruption allegations but was summoned for questioning by a prosecutor. Margaret Warner reports.

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

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

	April 11, 2011 News Wrap: Romney Officially Seeks 2012 GOP Bid; Gbagbo Captured In other news Monday, Mitt Romney announced via YouTube that he's formally exploring another presidential run. In Ivory Coast, former President Laurent Gbagbo was captured in a bunker. His challenger won the November presidential election, but Gbagbo refused to cede power, prompting violent confrontation between rival factions.

	April 11, 2011 In Peru, Voters Express Discontent by Backing Extreme Candidates, Analysts Say No matter what happens in Peru's presidential runoff in June, change is coming. Judging from partial results from Sunday's first round of voting, the top two candidates represent a departure from current leaders and policies that some say helped maintain the country's economic growth.

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

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

	April 8, 2011 As Protests Grow, Will Syrians See Reforms or More Bloodshed? Protesters seeking political reforms gathered across Syria, but government forces opened fire on demonstrators with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds. Judy Woodruff discusses the unrest with the New America Foundation's Flynt Leverett and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

	April 8, 2011 Syrian Government Forces Open Fire on Protesters Syrian government forces opened fire on protesters as demonstrations erupted across the country. Human-rights activists reported 32 protesters were killed, and Syrian state television said 19 police officers were shot by gunmen. Judy Woodruff reports.

	April 8, 2011 News Wrap: Massive Anti-Government Demonstrations Arise Across Yemen In other news Friday, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered across Yemen demanding the ouster of President Ali Abduallah Saleh. At least one person was killed. In Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara said his forces would blockade the compound where Lauren Gbagbo, who refuses to cede power after losing elections, is hiding.

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

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

	April 7, 2011 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.

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

	April 7, 2011 Discarded Plastic Bottles Put to New Use in Schools A project to build a school using empty plastic bottles brought together a community in Guatemala. The idea now is spreading to other sites.

	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 7, 2011 GlobalPost Reporter James Foley Detained in Libya Our partners at GlobalPost have announced that Libyan forces backing Moammar Gadhafi detained one of their correspondents, James Foley, along with three other journalists while they were reporting near the city of Brega.

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

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

	April 7, 2011 Libyan Rebels Say NATO Strike Hit Their Fighters, Japan Searches for Victims Libyan rebels say that an accidental strike near Ajdabiya destroyed several of their tanks and killed opposition troops.

	April 6, 2011 Will Haitians, International Community Rally Around President-Elect? Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly faces immense challenges when he assumes control of the impoverished country still struggling to recover from the January 2010 earthquake. Ray Suarez talks with TransAfrica Forum's Nicole Lee and the U.S. Institute of Peace's Robert McGuire about the battles ahead for Martelly.

	April 6, 2011 Haiti's President-Elect Promises Reconciliation After Tumultuous Election Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly, a pop singer known as Sweet Micky, vowed to unite Haiti after being declared the winner of a tense -- and sometimes violent -- election campaign. Martelly won 68 percent of the runoff vote to defeat Mirlande Manigat, a senator and former first lady. Ray Suarez reports.

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

	April 6, 2011 Gbagbo's Home Under Attack in Ivory Coast; Japan: Leak Into Pacific Stopped Forces loyal to democratically elected President Alassane Ouattara have launched an assault on the home of incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to leave office since November elections, ratcheting up pressure on Gbagbo to negotiate a surrender with the United Nations.

	April 5, 2011 'Huge Step up for Democracy' in Arab World Revolts: Who's Next? How will the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa impact the wider world? Margaret Warner discusses the political turmoil with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Jessica Mathews, Time Magazine's Romesh Ratnesar and former United Nations official Mark Malloch Brown.

	April 5, 2011 Tunisian Fruit Seller's Death Helped Unleash Arab World Turmoil Shortly after the story of a young fruit seller who set himself on fire after being harassed by police began circulating on the Internet, protests erupted in Tunisia and ousted the country's longtime president before spreading to Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya and elsewhere. Margaret Warner reports on the protests' wider impact.

	April 5, 2011 What's Next for Ivory Coast's Gbagbo, Government, People? Diplomats worked to end the bloody conflict gripping the West African nation of Ivory Coast after months of political unrest. Ray Suarez discusses the situation with the National Endowment for Democracy's Dominique Dieudonne, who was in Ivory Coast for the elections, and Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center.

	April 5, 2011 Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Under Increasing Pressure to Step Down The embattled city of Abidjan was mostly quiet as French and United Nations officials ordered a ceasefire and began negotiations with Laurent Gbagbo to surrender presidential powers, which he's held to since elections declared rival Alassane Ouattara victorious. Ray Suarez reports.

	April 5, 2011 News Wrap: Libyan Rebels Retreat From Brega Under Heavy Shelling In other news Tuesday, Libyan rebels retreated toward Benghazi as Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked with rocket and mortar fire. A rebel leader said NATO isn't doing enough to protect the opposition forces. Clashes between pro- and anti-government groups at least killed three people in Yemen.

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

	April 5, 2011 Latino Weight Boom on the Horizon If we consulted the health statistics, we might not be too surprised to find that the United States has the highest rate of obesity, at 30.6 percent. What country, would you guess, is number two? It's Mexico, with an adult obesity rate of 23 percent.

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

	April 4, 2011 Pop Singer to Become Haiti's Next President, Preliminary Results Show Preliminary results released Monday in Haiti's presidential run-off election show musician Michel Martelly as the winner with more than 67 percent of the vote.

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

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

	April 4, 2011 News Wrap: Libyan Rebels Move on Brega as Reports Hint at Diplomatic Resolution In other news Monday, Libyan rebels recaptured parts of Brega, the embattled oil town, as reports surfaced of a diplomatic plan for Moammar Gadhafi's sons to assume control of the country. At least 15 people were killed in Yemen when security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters.

	April 4, 2011 Yemen on the Edge: A Primer in 8 Must-Reads Protests continue to rile Yemen, one of the nations in the Middle East rattled by the revolts sweeping the region. Get up to speed with eight key stories and videos.

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

	April 4, 2011 Libyan Rebels Advance Toward Brega, Gadhafi Envoy in Europe Rebel forces took parts of strategic oil port city Brega on Monday but were beaten back by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a barrage of shelling. A Gadhafi envoy hopes to hold talks in Turkey toward a possible diplomatic solution.

	April 1, 2011 New York Times Journalists Recall 'Medieval' Captivity in Libya Margaret Warner talks to New York Times journalists Anthony Shadid and Lynsey Addario about their recent captivity in Libya while they were covering heavy fighting in the country.

	April 1, 2011 Gadhafi's Troops Shell Rebel Cities as Officials Pursue Diplomatic Resolutions Government forces shelled opposition troops in several key rebel-held cities as talks of a ceasefire emerged from eastern Libya. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the latest from Benghazi.

	April 1, 2011 News Wrap: U.N. Workers Among Dead as Afghan Koran-Burning Protest Turns Violent In other news Friday, a protest in Afghanistan against a Koran burning turned violent and rival protesters filled the streets in Yemen.

	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.

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

	April 1, 2011 Libya Opposition Says It Would Agree to Conditional Cease-fire Libyan rebels sit at the back of a pick-up truck before leaving Ajdabiya to the front line near the oil town of Brega on Friday.



	MARCH March 31, 2011 Ivory Coast Violence Escalates as President-Elect's Fighters Capture Key Cities Violence erupted in Ivory Coast as fighters supporting Alassane Ouattara captured several cities and moved on Abidjan, the last major stronghold of Laurent Gbagbo. Ouattara and incumbent President Gbagbo have battled since Oauttara decisively won the November election, but Gbagbo has refused to concede. Margaret Warner reports.

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

	March 31, 2011 'Valuable' Libyan Defections Aid Coalition as CIA Assesses Rebels' Intentions As Washington debates arming Libyan rebels, reports quoting unidentified officials say CIA teams are now operating in rebel-held eastern Libya. Jeffrey Brown discusses the U.S. role in Libya with Luis Rueda and Paul Pillar, both former CIA intelligence officers with extensive Middle East experience.

	March 31, 2011 Gadhafi's Forces, Rebels Clash Over Key City as Second Top Official Resigns Libyan rebels suffered a third straight day of setbacks as troops loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi recaptured more territory along the coast. Geraint Vincent of Independent Television News reports from the front lines near the oil town of Brega, and Jeffrey Brown reports on the resignation of two top officials.

	March 31, 2011 Bahraini Official Defends Crackdown on Protesters Demonstrations that began in mid-February drew worldwide attention to the small Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, one of a series of Arab countries to be swept up in a wave of protests. Margaret Warner spoke to Shaikh Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa of Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority about the government response to the unrest.

	March 31, 2011 Fighters in Ivory Coast Push Into Abidjan Forces loyal to democratically elected president Alassane Ouattara are pressing into Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan in a bid to wrest control of the country from incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to relinquish his post.

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

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

	March 31, 2011 CIA Operatives Working in Libya; NATO Assumes Leadership NATO officially assumed leadership over air operations in Libya Thursday. The British government is questioning Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa, who flew to London in apparent defection. U.S. officials acknowledged sending CIA operatives to Libya to assess the opposition.

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

	March 30, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian President Refuses to Lift Decades-Old State of Emergency In other news Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad offered no concessions to a wave pro-democracy protests sweeping the country for more than a week. Assad was widely expected to lift a decades-old emergency law. Also, huge crowds assembled across Yemen demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

	March 30, 2011 Arming Libya's Rebels: Overdue Idea or 'Disaster in the Making'? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the U.S. has not yet decided whether to send weapons to Libya's struggling opposition movement. Jim Lehrer discusses the arms issue with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and Mansour El-Kikhia of the University of Texas at San Antonio.

	March 30, 2011 Gadhafi's Troops Pummel Rebels as Key Libyan Official Defects to London Momentum on the ground in Libya continued to shift in favor of Moammar Gadhafi's forces as a Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, a key official in his government, defected and sought refuge in London. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from the front lines.

	March 30, 2011 Q&A: Violent Attack in Tikrit Raises Questions About Security in Iraq A violent, five-hour long attack Tuesday on a government building in Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, claimed at least 57 lives and prompted new questions about the strength of security in Iraq.

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

	March 30, 2011 Obama: Gadhafi Will 'Ultimately Step Down'; Rebels Turned Back at Key Cities In yet another reversal in the back-and-forth battle between forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and opposition militias, government tanks shelled the oil port city of Ras Lanouf, forcing rebels back at a city they had retaken days earlier. President Obama told NBC News that Gadhafi will "ultimately step down."

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

	March 29, 2011 Message Received? Obama Weaves Warning for Syria, Yemen, Bahrain Into Speech Commentators and bloggers are buzzing today with critiques of President Obama's speech on Libya. He's taking hits for the questions he didn't answer -- What happens if Gaddafi stays in power? -- and for the broader issues he didn't address -- Where's the "Obama Doctrine"?

	March 29, 2011 News Wrap: Syria's Cabinet Resigns Amid Protests In other news Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignation of his entire Cabinet. The move came after more than week of pro-democracy protests demanding greater freedoms. In Iraq, at least eight attackers killed as many as 56 people and wounded nearly 100 in Tikrit, hometown of Saddam Hussein.

	March 29, 2011 Gadhafi's Exit Remains Central to U.S., Coalition Strategy in Libya As Washington offered divided responses to President Obama's Libya speech, coalition leaders gathered in London to discuss the mission in Libya. Judy Woodruff discusses Libya with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who serves on the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who serves on the Foreign Relations Committee.

	March 29, 2011 Coalition Leaders Meet in London as Libyan Opposition Forces Retreat from Sirte After several days of gains on the back of coalition missile strikes, opposition forces retreated from Sirte, the hometown of Moammar Gadhafi, under heavy fire from government troops. Independent Television News's Lindsey Hilsum reports on the fighting from the front lines.

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

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

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

	March 29, 2011 Battle Rages at Sirte, Italy to Propose Exile for Gadhafi Government tanks repelled a rebel assault on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, sending opposition militias back with a barrage of rockets.

	March 28, 2011 Obama: History Is Not on Gadhafi's Side; Libyans Will Determine Own Destiny In a prime-time speech Monday evening, President Obama addressed the nation on the U.S. mission in Libya and the military's continuing role in coalition airstrikes protecting civilians from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Here is the full text of his speech.

	March 28, 2011 Obama's Libya Address: Confronting a 'Known Messy Situation' President Obama delivers a prime-time speech Monday on the U.S. mission in Libya. Gwen Ifill discusses the stakes of the speech with Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus and Politico columnist Roger Simon.

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

	March 28, 2011 News Wrap: Syrian Security Forces, Protesters Clash in Several Cities In other news Monday, security forces in Syria confronted protesters and used tear gas to disperse crowds. About 4,000 people demonstrated in Daraa, where protests began a week ago. In Yemen, an explosion at a weapons factory killed at least 78 people.

	March 28, 2011 Libyan Rebels Advance on Moammar Gadhafi's Hometown Rebels advanced to the outskirts of Sirte, the hometown of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and a key stronghold for his government forces. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from near Sirte, where fighting between rebels and Gadhafi's forces has intensified.

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

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

	March 28, 2011 World Week Ahead: Syria's Rebellion; Next Steps in Libya; Haiti's Runoff Even as President Obama addresses the nation on Libya Monday night, revolutions are roiling in other countries where the United States has bigger interests and issues -- Yemen and Syria.

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

	March 28, 2011 Rebels Take Back Several Key Cities; Advance on Gadhafi's Home Town, Sirte Rebels have retaken the contested cities of Brega, Ras Lanouf and Ajdabiya and are now advancing toward Sirte, Gadhafi's hometown, aided by continued international air strikes. Qatar became the first Arab nation to diplomatically recognize the opposition movement as the legitimate government of Libya.

	March 26, 2011 Rebels Retake Ajdabiya; President Obama to Address Nation on Libya The Libyan military withdrew from Ajdabiya Saturday, and rebels retook control of the key eastern city, following Western air strikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, said a deputy foreign minister.

	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 To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code Spencer Michels reports on a California nonprofit using high-tech tools to document patterns of brutality and combat human rights abuses across the globe.

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

	March 25, 2011 Coalition Airstrikes Help Some Libyans Flee Fighting for First Time The battle in Libya turned to a key eastern city as coalition warplanes bombed Moammar Gadhafi's forces, who attempted to wrestle the city from rebel control. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the day's events.

	March 25, 2011 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Corleone Correlations After weeks of appearing immune to Arab world protests, Syria faces escalating unrest as soldiers opened fire on demonstrators. Jeffrey Brown discusses the protests with former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Theodore Kattouf and democracy activist and blogger Ammar Abdulhamid, who was exiled in 2005.

	March 25, 2011 Syrian Troops Fire on Demonstrators in Several Cities The Syrian government faced its strongest challenge in years as protests escalated and government troops opened fire on demonstrators in several cities. In the city of Daraa, where protests grew all week, witnesses said up to 50,000 people flooded the city square chanting and waving Syrian flags. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	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 Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan According to two new reports by a leading Afghanistan watcher at the Naval Postgraduate School, "the Taliban blow us away" in getting its message out to the Afghan public by using poetry and music -- means the United States does not understand or take into account.

	March 25, 2011 Egypt 'Quickly' Moves Toward Democracy Egypt's march toward democracy -- from protests in January to President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in February and constitutional changes in March -- was more like a sprint.

	March 25, 2011 Gunfire Reported in Protests in Syria, Government Promises Reforms Protesters in the Southern Syrian city of Daraa have reportedly been fired on by government troops, according to Associated Press reports, as thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across the country Friday.

	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 24, 2011 Dignity, Justice Among Goals of Yemeni Protesters Seeking President's Ouster Judy Woodruff talks to Nadia Abdulaziz Al-Sakkaf, editor and publisher of the Yemen Times, about the ongoing protests calling for the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

	March 24, 2011 Ally Yemen's Violence, Instability Creates Worries for U.S. In what has become a familiar narrative in the Arab world, clashes between Yemeni government troops and protesters demanding the resignation of longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh have become increasingly violent. Judy Woodruff reports.

	March 24, 2011 News Wrap: Libya Reportly Asked Oil Companies to Pay Lockerbie Fine In other news Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Libyan government allegedly demanded that oil companies operating there pay its $1.5 billion fine in the Pan Am jetliner bombing over Scotland. Also, facing growing protests, the Syrian president pledged to consider lifting some restrictions on civil liberties.

	March 24, 2011 Keane: Coalition Needs to Put Forces on Ground in Libya to Work With Rebels NATO agreed Thursday to assume part of the military operations against Libya -- enforcement of the no-fly zone -- after days of debate among its members. Jeffrey Brown assesses the progress in the Libya campaign and the upcoming NATO handoff with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and the RAND Corporation's Frederic Wehrey.

	March 24, 2011 NATO to Enforce No-Fly Zone as Libyan Rebels Seek Anti-Tank Weapons The international campaign of airstrikes against Moammar Gadhafi's forces extended deep into Libya as rebels reported advances in the embattled port city of Misrata. John Ray of Independent Television News reports on the day's events from Tripoli.

	March 24, 2011 View From Rio: How Brazil Pays the Price for 'Economic Miracle' When President Obama visited Brazil this week, he touted the two countries' similarities and the mutual benefits of economic cooperation. But while Brazil is enjoying an economic renaissance, its residents are experiencing some growing pains along the way.

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

	March 24, 2011 South Africa Still Struggling with Deadly TB-HIV Epidemic On World Tuberculosis Day, Ray Suarez reflects on reporting on the toll of the deadly airborne disease in South Africa in 2009, as one of his first stories with the global health unit, and gets an update from the South African health minister.

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

	March 24, 2011 Gadhafi Pressing Key Cities as Coalition Strikes Ground Forces Despite an intense campaign of international air strikes, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued to barrage the western city of Misrata and other key parts of the country Thursday. NATO allies enforcing a no-fly zone are seeking greater involvement from Arab League nations.

	March 23, 2011 Fearing Wave of Unrest, Morocco's King Proposes Constitutional Changes Ray Suarez reports on the North African nation of Morocco, where the country's king is attempting to stave off protests with a series of constitutional reforms.

	March 23, 2011 After Japan Crisis, What's Next for U.S. Nuclear Policy, Plants? As Japan struggles to bring the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor under control, new questions are surfacing on where U.S. nuclear development stands. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

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

	March 23, 2011 Hart Calls for Obama Doctrine, Coleman Predicts 'Trouble' if Gadhafi Stays Jim Lehrer talks with two former senators about President Obama's decision to use military force to counter Moammar Gadhafi's troops in Libya. Democratic Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado is a scholar-in-residence at the University of Colorado, and Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota is CEO of the American Action Network.

	March 23, 2011 Denis McDonough: 'We're Not Talking About An Exit Strategy' in Libya Gwen Ifill gets an update from Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough on the coalition's air campaign in Libya, ground fighting between Moammar Gadhafi's troops and opposition forces, and the administration's talks with allies.

	March 23, 2011 Coalition Missiles Target Libyan Ground Forces Coalition airstrikes grounded Moammar Gadhafi's air force and pounded targets in Tripoli, Libya's capital. Martin Geissler of Independent Television News reports from eastern Libya on the retreat of government forces from several cities there.

	March 23, 2011 Keane: Small Number of Ground Forces Needed in Libya for Targeted Air Strikes The retired Army general who was a major advocate of the Iraq troop surge in 2007 says some U.S. ground forces may be needed to help counter troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are killing civilians in the Libya conflict. The Obama administration has adamantly insisted no ground troops would be involved in Libya.

	March 23, 2011 Political Checklist: Health Reform's Uncertain Future and Conflict in Libya The Political Checklist is back this week, and Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian look into how public opinion regarding President Obama's signature health insurance reform law is reverberating in American politics one year after it was signed into law.

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

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

	March 23, 2011 Gadhafi, Rebels Engage in Intense Ground Fighting, Allies Seek Next Steps Despite a five-day-old no-fly zone enforced by an international coalition, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared to escalate their campaign against opposition groups in the cities of Misrata and Ajdabiya.

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

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

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

	March 22, 2011 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 News Wrap: Protesters Reject Yemen President's Offer to Step Down By End of 2011 In other news Tuesday, the opposition in Yemen rejected an offer by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down by the end of this year. Saleh refused to step down earlier, despite escalating protests. Hundreds of Syrian protesters marched in the southern city of Daraa for the fifth straight day calling for political reforms.

	March 22, 2011 Libyan Envoy Aujali: Gadhafi Has 'No Place to Go' Jeffrey Brown talks to Ali Suleiman Aujali, who was once Moammar Gadhafi's envoy to Washington, but denounced the leader when violence broke out and maintains ties to rebel leaders in Benghazi.

	March 22, 2011 Libya's Gadhafi Vows to Fight On; U.S. Jet Crashes, but Crew Survives Coalition forces targeted Libyan targets for a fourth straight day as Moammar Gadhafi's forces stepped up shelling on rebels in two western towns. John Ray and Martin Geissler of Independent Television News report on the latest from Libya.

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

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

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

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

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

	March 21, 2011 Turmoil in Arab World: Deepening Divisions or Turning a New Page? Jim Lehrer discusses the continued unrest across the Arab world with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser in the Carter administration, and Brent Scowcroft, who held the same post in the George H.W. Bush administration.

	March 21, 2011 In Yemen, 'Too Many Guns and Too Many Grievances' as President Clings to Power Yemen's longtime ruler, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, faces a growing opposition movement as several top military, diplomatic and political officials defected to join protesters demanding his resignation. Ray Suarez discusses the unrest with Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

	March 21, 2011 In Egypt, 'Vibrant' Political Culture Budding After Voters Approve Reforms An overwhelming majority of Egyptian voters approved a referendum on constitutional amendments that paves the way for presidential and parliamentary elections. Jeffrey Brown talks to Georgetown University's Samer Shehata about what's next for Egypt after Sunday's record turnout at the polls.

	March 21, 2011 News Wrap: At Least 7 Killed in Syria as Army Deploys to Stop Unrest In other news Monday, the Syrian army deployed to the city of Daraa, where at least seven people were killed in protests. Riot police also dispersed a small crowd that gathered after the funeral of a protester. Also, the Bahraini king accused foreigners of subverting his kingdom, where protesters have staged weeks of rallies.

	March 21, 2011 U.S. Military Takes Lead Role in Libya, But Endgame Remains Unclear Gwen Ifill discusses the new international coalition's military mission in Libya with retired Maj. Gen. Dutch Remkes, a 32-year Air Force veteran who helped oversee the no-fly zone in Iraq, and the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley, who served at the National Security Council during the Clinton administration.

	March 21, 2011 Coalition Airstrikes Target Gadhafi's Forces, Build No-Fly Zone Over Libya Coalition forces hit Libya with more than a dozen more cruise missiles in an effort to impose a no-fly zone over the country and stop Moammar Gadhafi's forces from attacking civilians. Jonathan Miller and Martin Geissler of Independent Television News report on the ongoing battle between rebels and Gadhafi's forces.

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

	March 21, 2011 Gadhafi's Forces Are Top Target for Allied Strikes in Libya U.S. and European forces continued their campaign of air attacks on military installations and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, while a top French official predicted Monday that the intervention could last "awhile."

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

	March 20, 2011 U.S., Coalition Forces Press Libya; Gadhafi Promises a 'Long War' With military operation Odyssey Dawn underway in Libya, the country's embattled leader, Moammar Gadhafi, vowed a "long war" with his adversaries on Sunday.

	March 19, 2011 French Military Jets Enforce No-Fly Zone, Gadhafi Warns on Intervention French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced plans Saturday for military action to protect civilians in Libya amid combat between leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and rebel fighters.

	March 18, 2011 Egyptian Voters Consider Constitutional Changes: Examining the Proposals Egyptians vote Saturday on a slate of constitutional changes in time for parliamentary elections in June and presidential elections in August. Some people say the amendments don't go far enough and are urging a "no" vote, while others say they are good enough for now.

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

	March 18, 2011 Where Does Syria Stand Amid Wave of Arab World Protests? Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the view of Arab world unrest from Syria, a country that until recently remained silent in the wave of uprisings challenging governments and demanding reforms across the Middle East and North Africa.

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

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

	March 18, 2011 News Wrap: Snipers Kill Dozens of Protesters in Yemeni Capital In other news Friday, snipers opened fire on huge crowds of protesters after Friday prayers in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Doctors said at least 46 people were killed, but the government placed the death toll at 25. In Syria, security forces attacked protesters in several cities, and witnesses said at least three people were killed.

	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 Gadhafi Claims Cease-Fire in Libya as U.S., Other Powers Prep No-Fly Zone As the U.S. and other nations prepared to enforce a no-fly zone approved by the U.N., President Obama warned Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to cease all attacks on civilians immediately. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Tripoli, and Hari Sreenivasan talks with GlobalPost's James Foley in Benghazi.

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

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

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

	March 18, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: Syria's 'Red Lines' The exasperating delays notwithstanding, we did manage to get a decent snapshot of conditions in the country. Syria is among a handful of countries (North Korea and Myanmar are others) where just being allowed in is a coup.

	March 18, 2011 Police Open Fire in Yemen; Dozens Reported Dead Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the capital city, Sanaa, where police opened fire and killed several dozen people and injured an estimated 100. Security forces reportedly fired from rooftop vantage points on demonstrators.

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

	March 18, 2011 Libya Announces Cease Fire After U.N. Vote, N.Y. Times' Journalists Found Libya's foreign minister Moussa Koussa said Friday that the government of Moammar Gadhafi is suspending military operations after the U.N. Security Council approved a no-fly zone on Thursday evening.

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

	March 17, 2011 Satellites Offer New Window Into Documenting, Preventing Genocide Tom Bearden reports on the push to use private satellites to document genocide from space.

	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 17, 2011 U.N. Security Council Passes Sweeping Measure to Rein in Gadhafi Ray Suarez talks with Colum Lynch, United Nations correspondent for the Washington Post, about the U.N. Security Council's vote to approve a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" in Libya.

	March 17, 2011 Gahafi's Troops Advance on Rebel-Held Cities as U.N. OKs No-Fly Zone Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday surrounded Ajdabiya, a key rebel-held city, as they continued heavy shelling that killed at least 30 people. Gadhafi's warplanes also began air attacks on Benghazi as the United Nations Security Council voted to approve a no-fly zone over Libya. Ray Suarez reports.

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

	March 17, 2011 News Wrap: Police in Yemen Raid Protesters' Camps, Injuring 80 In other news Thursday, police in Yemen attacked protesters' camps and injured more than 80. In Bahrain, police arrested six leading activists in the opposition movement. In the U.S., the Senate approved a spending bill that includes $6 billion in spending cuts and funds the federal government for three more weeks.

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

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

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

	March 17, 2011 Photographer Reflects on 'Epic' Libya Battles, Revolution in the Arab World Photographer John Moore is no stranger to combat. In an interview he describes his recent assignments in Egypt, Bahrain and Libya.

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

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

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

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

	March 16, 2011 Gadhafi's Troops Rally Against Rebels: What's Next for Libya? Jeffrey Brown talks to Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle about what's next for Libya as Moammar Gadhafi's troops rally to recapture key rebel-held cities.

	March 16, 2011 In Libya, 'Everyone Is Frightened' as Gadhafi's Forces Drive Toward Benghazi Opposition forces in Libya appear to be losing significant ground in the battle against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's troops. Thousands of people in eastern Libya fled as pro-government forces, which continued assaults on the rebel stronghold of Ajdabiya, advanced. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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

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

	March 16, 2011 Gadhafi Troops Split Rebel Forces; Reporters Missing in Libya Libyan rebels parade with their guns in the streets of the eastern Libyan coastal town of Tobruk near the border with Egypt on March 16, 2011, as the forces of Libya's strongman Moammar Gadhafi pressed rebels in the west on and threatened their eastern bastion of Benghazi.

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

	March 16, 2011 The 'Fukushima 50': Nuclear Workers Stay Behind to Brave Plant's Woes As the nuclear crisis continued in Japan Wednesday, the world's attention turned to small corps of thus far anonymous workers who make up the last line of defense against a nuclear catastrophe at the earthquake and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.

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

	March 16, 2011 Six Dead in Fresh Bahrain Clashes Six people died Wednesday in a fresh round of clashes in the Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain.

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

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

	March 15, 2011 Margaret Warner: How the No-Fly Zone Floundered As forces loyal to Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi drew closer Tuesday to encircling Libyan rebels in Benghazi, President Obama met with his top national security team. But by the time they come up with any effective strategy, the one-month-old Libyan insurgency could be toast.

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

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

	March 15, 2011 News Wrap: Germany Shutters Aging Nuclear Reactors to Reconsider Energy Policy In other news Tuesday, Germany closed seven aging nuclear reactors to reconsider its nuclear policies. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said it's too early for the U.S. to alter its stance toward nuclear energy. Fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan sent global markets tumbling, led by the Tokyo Stock Market dropping 11 percent.

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

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

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

	March 15, 2011 In Japan, Fears of Radiation Exposure Grow as Nuclear Crisis Worsens Japan's nuclear crisis continued Tuesday, as cooling systems continued to break down at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in earthquake and tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan.

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

	March 15, 2011 Libyan Rebels Scramble as Gadhafi's Forces Retake Zwara Rebels fighting to hold their last city west of Tripoli, Libya, are scrambling to retreat after Moammar Gadhafi's forces overwhelmed the city of Zwara, 30 miles from the Tunisian border.

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

	March 14, 2011 What Role Will Saudi Troops Play in Neighboring Bahrain? Following a month of protests challenging the power of Bahrain's ruling monarchy, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states sent at least 1,000 troops into the neighboring nation on Monday. Margaret Warner talks to Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution about the move and Saudi efforts to quell revolutions in the Gulf.

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

	March 14, 2011 News Wrap: Gadhafi's Forces Strike Rebel-Held Cities in East, West In other news Monday, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued an assault on two rebel-held cities. At the U.N., the Security Council failed to reach a consensus on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya. Also, a suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at a military recruiting center in Afghanistan's Kunduz province.

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

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

	March 14, 2011 Arab States Band Together to Squelch Protests in Bahrain The United Arab Emirates sent 500 police to Bahrain to join a regional force aimed at quelling growing protests in the small Persian Gulf state.

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

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

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

	March 14, 2011 Gadhafi Forces Launch Fresh Airstrikes, Fierce Fighting in Brega Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued their assault on rebel strongholds in the eastern part of the country, pounding the oil port city of Brega with airstrikes and converging on opposition forces with tanks and warships. Rebels still claim to have control over the port.

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

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

	March 12, 2011 Arab League Backs No-Fly Zone in Libya On Saturday, the 22-nation Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council to implement a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces from more air attacks on the Libyan people.

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

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

	March 11, 2011 Obama News Conference Tackles Libya's Revolt, Budget Stalemate In a White House news conference originally intended to address rising gas prices, President Obama also discussed U.S. response to Libya and the federal budget stalemate. Jim Lehrer reports.

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

	March 11, 2011 News Wrap: Gadhafi's Forces Pushing to Retake Oil Port of Ras Lanouf In other news Friday, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces continued assaults on opposition forces in the east. Government troops attacked the key oil port of Ras Lanouf for a second day. Also, police in Saudi Arabia stopped attempts at protests in the capital, but hundreds demonstrated in the eastern part of the country.

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

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

	March 11, 2011 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 11, 2011 Afghan Civilian Casualties Database Appears in Unexpected Place: Science In January, 2011, the military released an entire database of civilian casualties to the journal, Science -- a first for a science magazine.

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

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

	March 11, 2011 In News Conference, Obama Addresses Disaster in Japan, Oil Prices, Libya In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking.

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

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

	March 10, 2011 Rep. Granger: Scope of Foreign Aid Misunderstood, But Budget Cuts Needed Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, speaks with Judy Woodruff about U.S. spending on foreign aid. Granger chairs the House subcommittee that appropriates foreign aid funding.

	March 10, 2011 News Wrap: Pro-Gadhafi Forces Claim to Recapture Key Oil Port In other news Thursday, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi claimed to have recaptured the key oil port of Ras Lanouf, which rebels seized a week ago. Gadhafi's forces attacked the port with tanks and warplanes. Meanwhile in Brussels, NATO officials announced an around-the-clock surveillance of Libyan airspace.

	March 10, 2011 Foreign Aid Facing Proposed Cuts and a Public Perception Problem Calls for belt tightening and budget slashing abound on Capitol Hill as members of Congress debate not one but two contentious spending measures -- government spending for the remainder of financial year 2011 and the president's budget proposal for 2012.

	March 10, 2011 In Egypt, Excitement Dampened by Continued Violence Following Egypt's revolution that brought down former president Hosni Mubarak a month ago, Egyptians are cautiously optimistic about the movement toward democracy, but sporadic violence continues to hamper the process, reports Jon Jensen, GlobalPost's correspondent in Cairo.

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

	March 9, 2011 Judy Woodruff: Behind the Scenes at an Interview With 3 Powerful Women Judy Woodruff offers a behind-the-scenes look at her Wednesday interview with CARE's president, Dr. Helene Gayle, former first lady Laura Bush and Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, around the observance of International Women's Day.

	March 9, 2011 Laura Bush, Melinda Gates, CARE President on Women's Issues, U.S. Foreign Aid In recognition of International Women's Day this week, Judy Woodruff speaks with former first lady Laura Bush, Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CARE President Helene Gayle about issues facing girls and women around the world, and how programs to address those issues fit into the U.S. foreign aid picture.

	March 9, 2011 News Wrap: At Least 13 Dead After Sectarian Violence Erupts in Egypt In other news Wednesday, at least 13 people were killed and 140 wounded in new sectarian violence in Egypt as Muslims attacked Christian demonstrators. The Christians were protesting the burning of a church. Also, a suicide bomber killed at least 36 people at a funeral in northwest Pakistan.

	March 9, 2011 If Gadhafi Falls, Who Would Govern Libya and How? As foreign countries and international organizations continue to consider options for ending the violence in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi denounced the idea of implementing a no-fly zone. Jeffrey Brown talks with former State Department officials Richard Haass and Anne-Marie Slaughter about what could happen if world powers intervene.

	March 9, 2011 In Libya's East, Rebels Conduct Hit-And-Run Raids on Better-Armed Forces Moammar Gadhafi said Libyans will "fight back" if other nations impose a no-fly zone over the country as his air force used strikes against opposition forces east of Tripoli. Jonathan Rugman and Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News report from inside Libya on the ongoing violence.

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

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

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

	March 8, 2011 In Guatemala, Family Planning Clashes with Religion, Tradition In rural Guatemala, it is not unusual for women to have as many as 10 children, beginning in their teens and continuing into their 40s. That can take a big physical toll on mothers. Ray Suarez reports on the cultural, religious and logistical obstacles tied to teaching women about using birth control in a traditional society.

	March 8, 2011 News Wrap: Yemeni Police Fire on Protesters, Injuring 50 In other news Tuesday, police in Yemen opened fire on demonstrators, injuring at least 50 as protests continued across the Middle East. In Bahrain, three Shiite groups said they formed a movement to turn the Sunni monarchy into a republic. Coptic Christians in Egypt rallied in Cairo for an end to discrimination against them.

	March 8, 2011 Libyan Rebels' Hold on Zawiya Buckling After 5 Days of Attacks Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stepped up attacks on rebels in cities and oil fiends across the country as President Obama reiterated calls for Gadhafi to step down. Lindsey Hilsum and Bill Neely of Independent Television News report on the violence from inside Libya.

	March 8, 2011 Slide Show: Women Show Solidarity at Events Around the Globe Women came together on March 8 to express a message of solidarity on International Women's Day by dancing in Iraq, protesting in Ivory Coast and dressing as men in Lebanon.

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

	March 8, 2011 The Congo and Beyond: Join a Live Chat on Empowering Women Join Hari Sreenivasan Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET for an online panel discussion, hosted by the PBS NewsHour and Independent Television Service (ITVS), about violence against women in the Congo and beyond.

	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 'Epicenter of Violence': Guatemala Combats Brutality Toward Women Guatemala has become an epicenter of violence in Central America, and violence against women in particular has hit record levels. Ray Suarez and the NewsHour's Global Health Unit have the first of two reports from Guatemala with a look at programs aimed at stopping a long history of domestic violence.

	March 7, 2011 Should U.S. Tap Strategic Reserves Amid Middle East Unrest, Rising Oil Prices? The average U.S. gas price is up 14 cents a gallon over last week, due in part to unrest in Libya and elsewhere. Gwen Ifill discusses what factors shape oil prices and what the U.S. could do to help control supply and prices with Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress and "Oil on the Brain" author Lisa Margonelli.

	March 7, 2011 News Wrap: Bahraini Shiites Seek U.S. Help in Quest for More Political Freedom In other news Monday, protests continued in Bahrain and Yemen, and American Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Afghans that the U.S. is not interested in keeping bases there permanently.

	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 7, 2011 Libyan Rebels Hold Oil Port of Ras Lanuf, But for How Long? Pro-Gadhafi and opposition forces continued to clash Monday in Libya. An air strike against opposition fighters attempted to push back rebels as they advanced toward Tripoli. Bill Neeley and Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News report.

	March 7, 2011 Political Checklist: Obama's Options in Libya, Late Start to 2012 Cycle On this week's edition of the Political Checklist, David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff look at how the White House is handling the situation in Libya and the option of opening American oil reserves to keep gas prices down.

	March 7, 2011 World Week Ahead: Libya's Revolt; Women's Issues; Guatemala Series Violence from nations as disparate as Libya and Guatemala will dominate the international week ahead for the NewsHour.

	March 7, 2011 Warplanes Strike Libyan Rebels Advancing West Libyan rebel fighters take cover as a bomb dropped by an airforce fighter jet explodes near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras Lanouf on March 7, 2011.

	March 4, 2011 Libya's Turmoil Rages: Should World Powers Intervene? As the U.S. and international community assess what their military and policy options are with Libya, Judy Woodruff discusses the possibilities with Omar Turbi, a Libyan-American human rights activist, and retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, who commanded no-fly zones over Iraq during the 1990s.

	March 4, 2011 News Wrap: Iraqi Government Attempts to Minimize Protester Turnout In other news Friday, major new protests were held across much of the Middle East, including Egypt, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. Iraq's government even imposed a vehicle ban, trying to limit turnout. Also, several thousand people protested in Turkey over the arrests of eight journalists.

	March 4, 2011 Libyan Protester: 'I'm Prepared to Die to Get My Freedom' The rebellion against Moammar Gadhafi continued Friday as rebels in eastern Libya fought to expand their territories while pro-Gadhafi forces tried to retake a key town west of Tripoli. Jonathan Rugman and Emma Murphy of Independent Television News report.

	March 4, 2011 Preview: Series on Women's Health and Safety in Guatemala The NewsHour will begin airing a two-part series on Monday, March 7, on the high levels of brutal violence against women in Guatemala and efforts to educate communities about family planning and maternal health.

	March 4, 2011 Gap Widens Between Those Who Served and Those Who Have Not Harvard and its graduates have made a lot of history since the college's founding in 1642. On Friday, Harvard made a bit more, when it formally welcomed the return of military reserve officer training (ROTC) to the campus after an absence of nearly 40 years.

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

	March 4, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines People desperate to leave Libya and the violent clashes between rebel groups and Moammar Gadhafi's forces streamed to the Tunisia border this week, with as many as 10,000 to 15,000 people crossing each day.

	March 3, 2011 As Drug War Rages, What Could Obama, Calderon Do Differently? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Eric Olson, senior associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, about the White House meeting between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the continued toll of the drug-related violence in Mexico.

	March 3, 2011 Obama, Mexico's Calderon Vow to Step up Drug War Cooperation In a visit to the White House, Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama, who pledged to increase U.S. cooperation in trying to bring the violent drug war plaguing both sides of the border under control. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

	March 3, 2011 In California, Rising Health-Insurance Premiums Spark Outcry Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on increases in health-insurance premiums in California and the resulting outcry for government investigation.

	March 3, 2011 News Wrap: First-Time Claims for Unemployment Benefits Hit 3-Year Low In other news Thursday, first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest number in three years. Hiring in the service sector grew at the fastest rate since 2006. Also, a retired FBI agent who disappeared in Iran while working as a private investigator may be alive and being held in southwest Asia.

	March 3, 2011 Libya's Ambassador Urges Obama to Issue No-Fly Zone, Be Firm With Regime Jeffrey Brown talks with Ali Suleiman Aujali, the Libyan ambassador to the United States appointed by Moammar Gadhafi in 2009. Aujali denounced the Libyan leader and says he now represents the voice of the people.

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

	March 3, 2011 Obama Urges Gadhafi to Step Down; International Criminal Court Launches Inquiry President Obama issued his strongest statement yet on Libya, saying Moammar Gadhafi must step down and leave the country. James Mates, Jonathan Miller and Alex Thomson of Independent Television News report on the latest developments in Libya and a new investigation launched by the International Criminal Court.

	March 3, 2011 Guide to the Gadhafis Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi may be the face of Libya's decades-long, iron-fisted dictatorship. But his family members have also played significant roles in various aspects of Libyan society, military and economy.

	March 3, 2011 Obama, Calderon Assess Drug War, Economy and a '21st Century Border' In a news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama praised a "new era of respect, cooperation and partnership between our two countries," pointing to the "strong bond between our two societies.

	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 3, 2011 Drug Violence Batters Tourism, Law Enforcement in Mexico Soldiers and Federal Police in Apatzingan, Mexico During the week of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's visit with President Obama, at least 17 bodies were unearthed in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero and gunmen killed four in Ciudad Juarez in the latest drug-fueled violence.

	March 3, 2011 As Mexico's Calderon Visits White House, Drug Violence Tests Alliance Against the backdrop of rampant drug war-fueled violence, the recent killing of a U.S. immigration agent and revelations from leaked cables, Mexican president Felipe Calderon is in Washington for a series of meetings with President Obama and members of Congress and the U.S. business community on Thursday.

	March 2, 2011 Benghazi-Born Poet Mattawa Reflects on Growing up Under Gadhafi Jeffrey Brown talks to Libyan-born poet Khaled Mattawa about life under Moammar Gadhafi and the recent crisis in his homeland.

	March 2, 2011 No-Fly Zone Option Examined as Libyan Fighting Intensifies As violent clashes between pro-Gadhafi militias and rebels continue to escalate, the international community searches for ways to quell the possibility of a humanitarian disaster. Margaret Warner talks with Time Magazine's Mark Thompson about no-fly zones and other U.S. military options in Libya.

	March 2, 2011 Libyan Rebels Fend Off Pro-Gadhafi Forces as Refugees Flood Borders Libyan rebels clashed with militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi as the embattled leader warned of further bloodshed if the international community interferes in the country's affairs. James Mates, Jonathan Rugman and Alex Thomson of Independent Television News report on the latest from Libya and its borders.

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

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

	March 1, 2011 Margaret Warner: Echoes of Egypt in Libyans' 'Dignity Revolution' It was late in the evening in Zawiyah just west of Tripoli -- after the town had endured a horrifying assault by Libyan government forces earlier Tuesday -- when I finally reached someone who was willing to speak in a taped telephone call about what he'd seen.

	March 1, 2011 News Wrap: Amid Biggest Protests, Yemeni President Accuses U.S. of Instigation In other news Tuesday, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh accused the U.S. of directing unrest in his country from an operations room in Israel. A U.S. State Department spokesman denied the charge, and hundreds of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets for the largest day of protests. Protests also continued in Iran and Oman.

	March 1, 2011 Eyewitness to Libya's Turmoil: 'We Need the World's Help' Libyan government forces battled unsuccessfully for six hours to reclaim Zawiyah, a key rebel-held city 30 miles from the capital of Tripoli. Margaret Warner talks with a resident about the battle and what people in Libya are saying about the international response to Moammar Gadhafi's refusal to resign.

	March 1, 2011 Libyan Rebels, Gadhafi's Forces Battle as Refugees Swarm Border Crossings Pro-government militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi continued to battle Libyan rebels as more refugees fled to borders with Tunisia and Egypt, sparking fears of a humanitarian crisis. Alex Thomson and Bill Neely of Independent Television News report on the latest developments in Libya and neighboring nations.

	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.

	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.

	March 1, 2011 In Shadow of Libya, Protests Continue in Yemen, Oman, Bahrain As world attention has become more focused on the dramatic upheaval rocking Libya, demonstrators have maintained pressure on governments elsewhere in the region, including Yemen and Bahrain, both allies of the U.

	March 1, 2011 Students Experience Hunger to Raise Money for Haiti Dozens of youth groups in Denver participated in a World Vision program, where they volunteered and fasted to experience a little of what it's like to live in poverty.

	March 1, 2011 Rebels, Government Forces Battle in Zawiya, Refugees Flood Into Tunisia, Egypt In Zawiya, the rebel-controlled city closest to Libya's capital, Tripoli, fighters repelled an overnight assault by pro-government forces as territorial control remained entrenched on both sides. Tunisia and Egypt have been overwhelmed by refugees fleeing the upheaval.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 28, 2011 For Iranian TV Viewers, 'Parazit' Offers Reprieve From Static Jeffrey Brown talks with the creators of "Parazit," a web-based Farsi-language program that combines Iranian politics with comedy in the style of "The Daily Show," an American political satire television show.

	Feb. 28, 2011 'Time for Gadhafi to Go': World Leaders Weigh Response to Libya Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said all options, including sanctions and no-fly zones, are on the table in dealing with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Margaret Warner talks about the government's response with the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley and Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

	Feb. 28, 2011 New Violence Grips Libya, Diplomats Meet in Geneva Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a group of diplomats that "it's time for Gadhafi to go," as several countries moved to impose sanctions and other measures on Gadhafi, his family and senior Libyan officials. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on new violence and protests from Libya's capital, Tripoli.

	Feb. 28, 2011 World Week Ahead: Libya Dominates Agendas; Mexico's Calderon Visits U.S. The revolt against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is expected to dominate the news agenda, both in Washington and abroad.

	Feb. 28, 2011 Students Use Invention to Help Haitians Get Clean Water Helping an orphanage in Haiti gain access to clean water gave some high school students the chance to put their engineering know-how to good use.

	Feb. 28, 2011 Opposition Holds Large Portions of East, Clinton Calls on Gadhafi to 'Step Down' Amid growing international condemnation, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continues to fight protesters and opposition forces, who along with defecting army units now hold large swaths of territory in the eastern part of the country.

	Feb. 27, 2011 Libyan Anti-government Forces Brace for New Fight; U.N. Imposes Sanctions The latest signals of violence near Tripoli come as the international community ratcheted up its response to the Libyan crisis, with a new round of U.N. sanctions.

	Feb. 25, 2011 News Wrap: Iraqi Protests for Better Government Services Turn Violent In other news Friday, protests flared across the Arab world with some demonstrations resulting in violence. Iraqis demanding better government services clashed with security forces, and Cairo's Tahrir Square was filled with protesters urging democratic reforms. Protests also continued in Bahrain and Yemen.

	Feb. 25, 2011 Tripoli Eyewitness: 'As We Prayed, We Heard Gunshots' This dispatch from Tripoli comes from a Libyan man who goes by the name Niz. We were connected with him by Libyan-American analyst Hafed Al-Ghwell during our reporting on the situation for Friday's NewsHour.

	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. 25, 2011 Matching Medical Supplies With Communities in Need One man's promise in Brazil leads to a lifetime of helping poor clinics all over the world with their medical needs.

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

	Feb. 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. 25, 2011 At Least 6 Killed in Iraq Protests, NATO Accused in Afghan Civilian Deaths Thousands of marchers took to the streets in several Iraqi cities, clashing with security forces and gathering at government buildings.

	Feb. 25, 2011 Opposition Heads into Tripoli, Gadhafi's Crackdown Escalating 'Alarmingly' A violent crackdown continues in Libya and protesters clash with security forces in the capital, Tripoli.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Libya's Instability, Worries Over Regional Contagion Rattle Oil Markets Libya exports more than 1.5 million barrels of oil a day to the world, but violence has pushed oil prices to the highest level in more than two years. Judy Woodruff talks to Raad Alkadiri of PFC Energy, a global energy advisory group, and Carl Larry of Oil Outlooks and Opinions, a Houston-based research and consulting firm.

	Feb. 24, 2011 News Wrap: Saudi Arabian College Student Charged in Texas Bomb Plot In other news Thursday, a Saudi Arabian college student was charged in connection with a bomb plot that allegedly included targets such as the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. In Britain, a judge cleared the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden, where he is charged with sex crimes.

	Feb. 24, 2011 Libya's Bloody Struggle Tests Loyalty of Gadhafi's Forces Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clashed with protesters in several key cities across Libya as other nations continued evacuating their citizens. Jim Lehrer speaks with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle and Andrew McGregor of the Jamestown Foundation about the relative military might of Gadhafi's forces and the opposition.

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

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

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

	Feb. 23, 2011 Once Safe, Mexico's Monterrey Becoming 'City of Massacres' Bill Neely of Independent Television News continues his series of reports on Mexico's battle against drug cartels with a look at how Monterrey, the nation's richest city, is falling victim to widespread violence.

	Feb. 23, 2011 If Libya Spins out of Control, 'It Could Be a Massive Loss of Life' As the Libyan government continues to use violence against protesters, the international community is debating ways to respond. Jeffrey Brown talks about the options with Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch, Georgetown University's Charles Kupchan and Maurizio Molinari of the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

	Feb. 23, 2011 Getting to Know Gadhafi: Examining the Quirks, Intellect of Libya's Strongman Jim Lehrer talks about the legacy and personality of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi with longtime Middle East correspondent Jim Hoagland of the Washington Post and the Middle East Institute's David Mack, who was a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli during the 1969 revolution that brought Gadhafi to power.

	Feb. 23, 2011 Gadhafi's 42-Year Rule of Libya a Mix of Iron Rule, Eccentricities Moammar Gadhafi's rule of Libya has been characterized by his eccentric appearances and support for terrorism, including ties to the 1988 bombing of Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Jim Lehrer takes a look back at his history.

	Feb. 23, 2011 News Wrap: Protests Continue in Bahrain, Yemen as Saudis Work to Avoid Unrest In other news Wednesday, protests continued across the Arab world as new unrest developed in Greece and India. Protesters in Yemen held their ground after their camp was attacked by pro-government forces. In Saudia Arabia, King Abdullah announced a series of pay raises in benefits to stave off protests in his country.

	Feb. 23, 2011 Obama Says All Options Are on Table for Libya Response Libya's capital of Tripoli descended further into chaos Wednesday as pro-government militias roamed the city and new "credible" estimates placed the death toll from the crackdown at 1,000. Alex Thompson of Independent Television News reports on the latest developments in Libya.

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

	Feb. 23, 2011 In 1985 NewsHour Interview, Libya's Gadhafi Was 'Not Afraid' of Coup As pressures to unseat Moammar Gadhafi continue in Libya, we looked into the NewsHour's video vault to learn more about the flamboyant, controversial leader.

	Feb. 23, 2011 Guinea Worm: Parasitic Infection Nearing Extinction Officials said this week that the effort to eradicate the Guinea Worm parasite -- a scourge that dates back to Biblical times -- is now 99 percent complete. Now that Niger and Nigeria have been declared guinea worm-free, the parasitic infection just needs to be eliminated from Ghana, Mali and Sudan. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

	Feb. 23, 2011 Turmoil Grows in Libya, International Pressure Mounts on Gadhafi Unrest continued to grip Libya Wednesday as gunfire could be heard in the capital, Tripoli, while defecting army units and protesters reportedly held large swaths of the eastern half of the country, including the city of Benghazi.

	Feb. 22, 2011 Frontline Examines Muslim Brotherhood's 'Strong, Layered' Role in Egypt The Muslim Brotherhood, long banned in Egypt and framed by ousted President Mubarak as an extremist group, is shaping its role in post-Mubarak Egypt. The NewsHour has an excerpt of a segment that airs Tuesday night on Frontline, and then Jeffrey Brown talks with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott, who reported the story.

	Feb. 22, 2011 For Somali Pirates, Killing 4 U.S. Hostages an Abnormal Action Somali pirates killed four Americans who had been taken hostage aboard their yacht as U.S. forces followed the vessel. Gwen Ifill examines the problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa with Martin Murphy, a visiting fellow at the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies at King's College in London.

	Feb. 22, 2011 News Wrap: Protests Continue in Bahrain, Yemen In other news Tuesday, demonstrations calling for leaders' resignations continued in Bahrain and Yemen. In New Zealand, the hunt for survivors began after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated Christchurch, the country's second-largest city, and killed at least 65 people.

	Feb. 22, 2011 Gadhafi Warns 'Everything Will Burn' if Libya's Protests Continue Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is refusing to step down as international condemnation of the violent crackdown on protesters grows. Jeffrey Brown talks about the growing unrest in the North African nation with Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress.

	Feb. 22, 2011 Preview: Picturesque Guatemala Overwhelmed by Violence, Poverty Senior correspondent Ray Suarez talks to Hari Sreenivasan about his reporting trip to Guatemela, where violence against women is systemic and widespread. The country is also hard hit with malnutrition and high rates of infant and maternal mortality.

	Feb. 22, 2011 Frontline, GlobalPost Offer a Closer Look at Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood PBS' Frontline airs a report Tuesday night called "Revolution in Cairo" on Egypt's youth movement, which mobilized under the radar of the secret police by using social media, including Twitter and Facebook.

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

	Feb. 22, 2011 Libyan Government Cracks Down on Protests, Gadhafi Appears on TV Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on state television to dispel rumors that he had left the country, instead remaining defiant and calling foreign media outlets "dogs" as violence continued in Tripoli, Benghazi and throughout the country.

	Feb. 21, 2011 Frontline: Young Woman Becomes the Face of a Revolution Frontline followed 24-year-old Gigi Ibrahim, one of the young Egyptians who led the protests that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak, as the movement accelerated and she struggled to explain her involvement in the protests to her family.

	Feb. 21, 2011 For Egypt's Women, Harassment Remains Part of Daily Life Margaret Warner talks with the World Bank's Nihal Elwan and American University's Diane Singerman about the street harassment Egyptian women face in their daily lives.

	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. 21, 2011 Protests, Violence Spread in Libya as Gadhafi Clings to Power Violence spread to Tripoli, Libya's capital, as longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi fought to hold onto power. Simon Israel of Independent Television News reports on the turmoil. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle and Libyan-American activist Najla Abdurrahman about what's next for Libya.

	Feb. 21, 2011 More Than 200 Killed in Growing Libya Protests Moammar Gadhafi, in power since 1969, is under intense pressure as security forces have clashed with large demonstrations in Benghazi and Tripoli, the two largest cities in Libya.

	Feb. 20, 2011 In Libya, Unrest Grows as Government Forces Fire on Mourners Protests in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi's 40-year regime are continuing, despite government forces on Sunday reportedly firing upon funeral processions of those who have died in anti-government demonstrations.

	Feb. 18, 2011 In Bahrain, Will Violent Crackdown Break or Bolster Opposition? Protesters defied a ban on mass demonstrations Friday in Bahrain, holding funeral processions for those killed in clashes. Growing unrest could also be seen in Libya and Yemen. Jeffrey Brown gets perspective on the violence and the king of Bahrain's proposal for dialogue with the opposition with Gary Sick of Columbia University.

	Feb. 18, 2011 Analysts: Bahrain Conflict Not Necessarily Sectarian Demonstrations erupting in Bahrain reflect a mainly Shiite population's discontent with the Sunni ruling family, but some analysts are cautioning against describing the strife as simply sectarian.

	Feb. 18, 2011 From Reeds to Roads: Bamboo Bikes in Ghana The answer to building sturdy, light, sustainable bikes in Africa can be found in the nearby reeds.

	Feb. 17, 2011 'Bravest Woman in Mexico': 21-Year-Old Police Chief Takes Aim at Cartels Bill Neely of Independent Television News continues his series on Mexico's war against violent drug cartels with a profile of a 21-year old, whose first job is serving as one town's chief of police.

	Feb. 17, 2011 News Wrap: China Warns U.S. Not to Impose Will Through Internet Freedom Push In other news Thursday, China's foreign minister warned the U.S. not to interfere in its affairs after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new $25 million campaign promoting Internet freedom. Also, in a new U.S. intelligence estimate, Iran's leaders are divided over how far to push the country's nuclear program.

	Feb. 17, 2011 A Month Into 'Arab Awakening,' Governments Now 'Afraid of the Public' Jeffrey Brown examines the broad themes in the regional upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa with Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars, and University Of Maryland professor Shibley Telhami.

	Feb. 17, 2011 In Bahrain, Conflicting Views on Deadly Police Raid From Government, Protesters The capital of Bahrain was under military lockdown Thursday evening after riot police smashed protesters' main camp. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports.

	Feb. 17, 2011 Shooting of U.S. Agents in Mexico Renews Drug War Tensions The shooting death of a U.S. special agent and injury of another has put added strain on an already-violent drug standoff in Mexico as authorities in both countries investigate the crime.

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

	Feb. 17, 2011 Costa Rican Art Returning Home About 4,500 pieces of Pre-Columbian artifacts, including ceramic bowls and animal-shaped vessels, taken from Costa Rica are returning soon to their country of origin.

	Feb. 17, 2011 Libya Protesters Call for 'Day of Anger,' Boat Sinks in Vietnam, Killing 12 Anti-government protesters in Libya are calling for what organizers call a "day of anger" as dissent grows in the North African nation, part of the latest spate of unrest in the region, including a crackdown in the Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain early Thursday.

	Feb. 17, 2011 NPR's Andy Carvin on Tracking and Tweeting Revolutions We caught up with NPR's Senior Strategist Andy Carvin between his 400+ tweets a day for a chat about his Twitter stream.

	Feb. 17, 2011 Bahrain Cracks Down on Protesters Riot police broke up a protest camp in Manama, Bahrain, the island nation's capital, early Thursday, killing three people and injuring hundreds.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Juarez: 'The Most Lethal Place on Earth' Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports on Mexico's continuing violent drug wars after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent working with Mexican authorities was killed on Tuesday.

	Feb. 16, 2011 How Did Egypt's Government Halt Internet Access? Jeffrey Brown talks with The New York Times' James Glanz and Georgetown University's Michael Nelson about the logistics and motives behind the Egyptian government's Internet blackout during the political uprising.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Egypt Protests' Death Tally at Least 360; Labor Strikes Continue Labor strikes continued across Egypt as the country's Health Ministry said at least 360 people were killed during the 18 days of unrest that resulted in the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Feb. 16, 2011 News Wrap: Israel Says Iran About to Send Warships to Syria In other news Wednesday, Israel warned that Iran is preparing to send two warships to Syria via the Suez Canal. The Egyptian body that oversees the canal denied the claim. The GOP-led House moved ahead with a bill eliminating $61 billion from this fiscal year's government spending despite a veto threat from President Obama.

	Feb. 16, 2011 In Bahrain, Protesters Look to Tap Into 'Regional Momentum' Margaret Warner talks with Rutgers University's Toby Jones and Simon Henderson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's about the continued political unrest in the tiny nation of Bahrain, and the implications for the U.S., which has a naval base there.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Protests Intensify, Spread in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen Following in the footsteps of Tunisia and Egypt, several nations in the Arab world have erupted in anti-government protests. Demonstrators took to the streets in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Bahrain. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the protests in Libya.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Egypt Moves Toward Reforms, But Labor Protests Grow An Egyptian police man shouts as he and others take to the streets during a protest in al-Mansuriya on Feb.

	Feb. 16, 2011 New Wave of Protests Hit Arab Nations A fresh spate of protests taking place in Arab countries is raising questions about whether other North African and Middle Eastern governments may see upheaval mirroring what was seen in Tunisia and Egypt.

	Feb. 16, 2011 Costa Rican Artifacts Returning Home In 2011, the Brooklyn Museum plans to return to Costa Rica about 4,500 pre-Columbian artifacts taken legally around the last turn of the century. Here are some examples.

	Feb. 15, 2011 As Unrest Shakes Middle East, Will Iran's Opposition Movement Gain Traction? As President Obama urged leaders not to use violence on protesters, hard-line Iranian Parliament members called for anti-government demonstration leaders to be executed. Jeffrey Brown discusses whether protests there will lead to reforms with the New America Foundation's Afshin Molavi and U.S. Institute of Peace's Robin Wright.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Egypt-Inspired Protests Echo in Middle East as Obama Urges Nonviolence Inspired by the demonstrations that ousted Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, protesters in Bahrain, Iraq, Iran and Yemen took to the streets Tuesday demanding political reforms and greater freedoms. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on unrest in Bahrain.

	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 Fresh Iran Protests Highlight Dormant Opposition The show of force by tens of thousands of Iranians on the streets of Tehran Monday and early Tuesday has demonstrated that the opposition movement is still alive, despite the government's violent efforts to suppress it over the last two years.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Clinton: Internet Barriers Have 'Moral, Political and Economic' Costs Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to task governments, including those in China, Myanmar and Iran, for curbing Internet freedoms of their citizens, while defending the Obama administration's stance on the leaked WikiLeaks documents in a speech Tuesday.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Teaching Egypt: Lessons in Democracy, Culture, Technology As PBS NewsHour continues to cover the latest events in Egypt and beyond, our site for students and teachers, PBS NewsHour Extra, partnered with Independent Television Service) to pull together some unique perspectives on the situation for a live online discussion Tuesday, Feb.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Watch Live and Discuss: Secretary Clinton Speaks About Internet Freedom Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to speak Tuesday afternoon about Internet freedom around the world.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: The Family Planning Frontier in Guatemala A week of travel in Guatemala is a feast for the eyes: stunning volcanic peaks covered in a carpet of green -- cabbages, coffee, melons, bananas growing on impossibly steep hillsides -- and people working hard to wrestle a living out of the ground.

	Feb. 15, 2011 Early Takes on Egypt's Revolution It used to take decades for academics to sort out revolutions. Now academics blog on revolutions as they are taking place.

	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. 14, 2011 Social Media and Satellite TV: A One-Two Punch Against Mubarak As unrest ripples through the Middle East, Jeffrey Brown talks with Washington State University's Lawrence Pintak, Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara, Georgetown University's Adel Iskander and correspondent Margaret Warner, who just returned from Egypt, about how traditional media and social media factored into the uprisings.

	Feb. 14, 2011 Debate Continues Over Social Media's Role in Egyptian, Arab World Protests The role of social media continues to be discussed as a possible key factor in Egypt's ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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

	Feb. 14, 2011 Q&A: Following Upheaval in Egypt, Are Other Countries Next? After government-toppling protests in Tunisia and Egypt, other "people power" protests are popping up around the region.

	Feb. 14, 2011 Iranian Protesters Clash With Police Thousands of Iranian protesters clashed with police in central Tehran's Enghelab, or Revolution, square Monday in the largest opposition show of force in more than a year.

	Feb. 11, 2011 News Wrap: Fighting in Southern Sudan Kills More Than 100 In other news Friday, more than 100 people died in Southern Sudan after a breakaway group ended a cease-fire and carried out attacks in two towns. Southern Sudan will become an independent nation in July. In Pakistan, an American diplomat was charged with murder in connection with the shooting deaths of to Pakistanis in Lahore.

	Feb. 11, 2011 After Egypt's 'Cosmic' Day, Will Army Usher in Democratic, Civilian Government? As President Mubarak steps aside and the military assumes control, Egypt faces numerous obstacles as it transitions to democracy. Jeffrey Brown talks with Harvard University's Tarek Masoud, Tufts University's Rami Khouri and Hisham Melhem of Al-Arabiya TV about what's ahead for Egypt's political scene.

	Feb. 11, 2011 'Jubilant,' 'Ecstatic' Atmosphere in Egypt as Mubarak Steps Down Egypt erupted in celebration after President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and transfer of presidential power to the Armed Forces. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo that despite the jubilation, the protesters plan to remain in Tahrir Square to keep pressure on the army to follow through on reforms.

	Feb. 11, 2011 Mubarak Stands Down, What Comes Next? Analysts React. Following President Hosni Mubarak stepping down on Friday, analysts weighed in on the country's next steps as he hands over powers to the military.

	Feb. 11, 2011 Margaret Warner: 'A Wild Scene' in Cairo's Streets Correspondent Margaret Warner and her crew have spent much of the past two days in the streets of Egypt. She spoke by phone with correspondent Kwame Holman about the sights and sounds in Cairo after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down and discussed what needs to be done to get the nation up and running again.

	Feb. 11, 2011 Mubarak Steps Down; Twitter, Internet Erupt With Responses Reaction to the announcement from Egypt

	Feb. 11, 2011 Timeline: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's President for Three Decades, Resigns One of the Arab world's longest-serving leaders, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday after 18 days of protests that continued to gain steam until their demand for his departure was met. View milestones of Mubarak's life and career.

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

	Feb. 10, 2011 Amid Combustible Atmosphere in Egypt, 'There Could Be a Showdown' Jim Lehrer speaks with two former presidential national security advisers about the impact of Egyptian President Mubarak's speech and continuing political unrest on U.S.-Egypt relations. Stephen Hadley served under President George W. Bush, and Zbigniew Brzezinski held the post in the Carter administration.

	Feb. 10, 2011 After 'Vague' Mubarak Speech, What's Ahead for Him, VP, Army? Jeffrey Brown speaks with Georgetown University's Samer Shehata and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the speeches by Egyptian President Mubarak and Vice President Suleiman, and what's ahead in Egypt's unrest and transfer of political power.

	Feb. 10, 2011 Protesters Look to Step Up Pressure on Mubarak as Concerns of Violence Resurface From Cairo, Margaret Warner reports on the day's protests in Tahrir Square and reactions to President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he's handing over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, but not resigning immediately as many had expected.

	Feb. 10, 2011 Mubarak Defies Resignation Anticipation, Protesters Pledge Big Crowds Friday Labor strikes spread throughout Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak handed over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman but refused to step down until the fall -- further frustrating masses of protesters in Cairo. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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

	Feb. 10, 2011 Watch Live: Protesters in Tahrir Square As protests in Egypt stretched into their 17th day, a large crowd gathered Thursday night in Cairo's Tahrir Square amid Egyptian state TV reports that President Hosni Mubarak will address the nation from his palace in Cairo.

	Feb. 10, 2011 Suicide Bomber Kills 31 in Pakistan, India and Pakistan Agree to New Talks A suicide bomber, reportedly a teenager dressed in a school uniform, blew himself up at an army facility in the northwestern region of Pakistan.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Turmoil Over Detained Diplomat Jeopardizes U.S.-Pakistan Dialogue Jeffrey Brown talks to Pamela Constable, a longtime Washington Post reporter in Pakistan, on the brewing tensions between Washington and Islamabad over diplomatic immunity and self-defense in the case of an American diplomat arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis.

	Feb. 9, 2011 In Pakistan, U.S. Diplomat's Arrest Related to 2 Deaths Stirs Tensions In late January, an American diplomat was arrested for his alleged role in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis. Jeffrey Brown reports on the brewing tensions between Washington and Islamabad over diplomatic immunity and supposed self-defense.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Suez Labor Strikes Augment Protests as Unrest Continues Across Egypt For the 16th straight day, protesters gathered across Egypt, ignoring a warning from the vice president that tolerance for protests was wearing thin. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the continued unrest and the several deaths during the demonstrations.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Foreign Minister Says Sudden Change Would Bring Risks From Cairo, Margaret Warner talks with Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit about the country's transition of power and the U.S. response to the weeks of unrest there. Gheit said Egypt's government needs to be able to stabilize the country before emergency law can be lifted.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Egypt's Banks, Restaurants, Pyramids Open... But When Will Tourists Return? Business owners near Cairo's Tahrir Square, where anti-government demonstrators have congregated for two weeks, and in the legendary bazaar and tourist haunt Khan el-Khalili are ready for life to return to normal, but continuing protests are dashing those hopes.

	Feb. 9, 2011 Egypt's Foreign Minister Tells U.S. Not to Impose Its Will In an interview with the PBS NewsHour's Margaret Warner, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Wednesday that it would be better for the United States to encourage Egypt in its changes rather than impose its will.

	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. 9, 2011 From the Field: Opening Horizons for Guatemala's Girls ANTIGUA, Guatemala-- For girls living in the rural, indigenous communities of Guatemala, it is not unusual to leave school by the age of 12, be married by 15, and give birth for the first time while still a teenager.

	Feb. 8, 2011 Will Egypt's Army Be a Change Agent or Maintain Status Quo? As the Egyptian government continues negotiations with opposition leaders, the army remains the trump card in the transition of political power. Gwen Ifill speaks with former Pentagon official Matthew Axelrod and Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland about the army's evolving role in Egypt's unrest and its future.

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

	Feb. 8, 2011 Egypt Mediator: U.S. Should Support Liberty, But Not Interfere Too Much An estimated 250,000 people gathered in Cairo after the release of a Google executive re-energized anti-government demonstrations. Margaret Warner speaks with Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American professor and Nobel laureate chemist, who is serving as an unofficial mediator between the government and the protest's organizers.

	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. 7, 2011 News Wrap: Unrest Spreads to Iraq as Protesters Call for Jobs, Electricity In other news Monday, Iraqis protested a lack of electricity and jobs and an end to corruption in demonstrations this weekend. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected the use of violence against protesters. In southern Sudan, more than 98 percent of voters favored independence from the North in a January referendum.

	Feb. 7, 2011 In Egypt's Political Transformation, Who Speaks for Whom? Jeffrey Brown discusses negotiations between opposition leaders and the government of President Hosni Mubarak with Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and columnist Mona Eltahawy.

	Feb. 7, 2011 Egypt's Government Makes New Concessions But Protests Persist The Egyptian government moved Monday to defuse protests, offering public-sector workers a pay raise. Margaret Warner looks at the roots of the crisis in Egypt and what lies ahead, as seen by players inside and outside the city's central square.

	Feb. 7, 2011 What Is the Role of the Military in Egypt's Transition? The Egyptian military was the subject of international attention during the massive protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. And now as the country looks to transition to a new government, people are closely watching how its role might change.

	Feb. 7, 2011 Trial Begins for Hikers Detained in Iran, WikiLeaks Founder Assange in Court Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal in May 2010.

	Feb. 7, 2011 From the Field: Violence Against Women in Guatemala Rosa Franco de Veliz holds a photo of her daughter, Maria-Isabel, in her home in Guatemala City.

	Feb. 5, 2011 Would-Be Egypt Crisis Broker Finds It Heavy Going CAIRO, Egypt \| We're sitting in the lobby lounge of an upscale Cairo hotel. Holding court in one corner is the 1999 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry. He's a NewsHour fan, and invites us to join him for tea.

	Feb. 4, 2011 U.S., Arab Leaders Walk Fine Line as Egypt's Power Center Remains Uncertain As demonstrators continue calls for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, the U.S. faces diplomatic challenges in its relationship with Egypt. Judy Woodruff speaks with Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Marc Lynch of George Washington University and Hisham Melhem of al-Arabiya TV.

	Feb. 4, 2011 Egypt Activist: As Mubarak Clings to Power, People Become More Disappointed Tens of thousands of protesters convened in Cairo for what was called a "day of departure" for President Hosni Mubarak, but he continues to reject calls to leave office immediately. Writer and blogger Wael Nawara, a key opposition figure, tells Margaret Warner that Mubarak "is putting the country's interests at great risk."

	Feb. 4, 2011 Mubarak in 1993: Egypt 'Keen' on Democracy, but It Takes Time As protests continue in Cairo calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, we turned to the NewsHour video vault for some additional perspective on the Egyptian leader's background.

	Feb. 4, 2011 Egypt Coverage Divide Seen Among Patchwork Nation Community Types The scenes playing out in Egypt and across the Arab world are not just dramatic, they are remaking the region and U.S. policy for years to come. And yet, when we look around a selection of our communities in Patchwork Nation, we see a lot of indifference.

	Feb. 4, 2011 'The Proud Leader of a Proud Nation': Mubarak and Egypt in the WikiLeaks Cables Seventy-six State Department cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo have been released by WikiLeaks since November of last year. They offer a pragmatic portrait of President Mubarak, the Egyptian government, and the politics in the Arab world. Below are some excerpts.

	Feb. 4, 2011 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Aid to Egypt, Obesity and Cancer Backers of Egyptian President Mubarak on the streets of Cairo.

	Feb. 3, 2011 In Lebanon, Assassination Inquiry Proves Divisive, Could Rekindle Unrest Special correspondent Kira Kay reports from Beirut about how an international tribunal's investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 other people might help end the nation's political violence or shatter the fragile stability after decades of civil war.

	Feb. 3, 2011 Turmoil Grips Egypt as Mubarak Plots Next Move Chaos continued to escalate in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak told ABC News that stepping down now would create further turmoil. Judy Woodruff has more with Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation, Samer Shehata of Georgetown University and Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations.

	Feb. 3, 2011 'Great Sense of Threat and Menace' in Egypt's Chaos Margaret Warner, newly arrived in Cairo, gives her assessment of events on the ground in Egypt as thugs, who many believe are linked to the government, attack protestors, journalists and Westerners.

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

	Feb. 3, 2011 Latest Egypt Clashes Leave at Least 5 Dead Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq apologized for the uncontrolled violence in Cairo's Tahrir Square that left five dead and injured hundreds, promising an inquiry into the "fatal error" as clashes escalated between anti-government demonstrators and pro-Mubarak elements.

	Feb. 3, 2011 Central U.S. Copes With Aftermath of Storm, Mass Protests in Yemen Airports in Chicago and other major cities in the Midwest are beginning to resume flights after a massive winter storm dumped up to two feet of snow in the region, halting flights and stranding cars.

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

	Feb. 2, 2011 Mubarak Supporters' Offensive Heightens Volatility in Egypt Supporters of President Mubarak and Egypt's ruling party went on an offensive Wednesday. The ensuing clashes left hundreds injured. Jeffrey Brown discusses the volatility of the situation with Nader Hashemi of the University of Denver, Leslie Campbell of the National Democratic Institute and Cornell Law School's Chantal Thomas.

	Feb. 2, 2011 In Egypt, Hundreds Hurt as Factions Clash in Cairo Streets Fighting raged into the night in Cairo as pro-Mubarak elements clashed with anti-government demonstrators. Rocks, bottles, firebombs and tear gas filled Tahrir Square as the army stayed on the perimeter. ITN correspondents report from Egypt's capital and Alexandria, plus Jeffrey Brown speaks with reporter Matt Bradley.

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

	Feb. 2, 2011 Live Video: Scenes from Egypt Given the important nature of events on the ground in Egypt, the PBS NewsHour is live streaming coverage through a combination of sources that may include Egypt TV, ABC, APTN and Al Jazeera English's channel to our Web and mobile audiences.

	Feb. 2, 2011 After Jubilation of Vote, South Sudan Faces Reality of Country Formation Southern Sudanese voted overwhelmingly to split from the North and become their own country in a referendum last month, but the young nation now confronts towering challenges of government structure and constitution creation, regional specialists say.

	Feb. 2, 2011 Winter Storm Grips U.S., Yemeni President Says He Won't Run Again A massive storm has blanketed the United States from parts of Kansas to New Hampshire, bringing snow and subzero temperatures and creating hazardous road conditions.

	Feb. 1, 2011 In Egypt, Who Will Emerge to Negotiate Over Nation's Political Future? Jeffrey Brown looks at the makeup of the opposition in Egypt with Michele Dunne, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Mona Eltahawy, a longtime reporter in the Middle East; and Tarek Masoud, an assistant professor of public policy at Harvard University who just returned from Egypt.

	Feb. 1, 2011 In Egypt, Disparate Groups of Protesters Unite in Hopes of Ousting Mubarak Protesters filled the streets of Cairo again Tuesday, demanding the resignation of President Mubarak, but the crowds seeking that singular goal drew from diverse backgrounds. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Feb. 1, 2011 News Wrap: More Than 200 Killed in Tunisian Unrest, U.N. Reports In other news Tuesday, U.N. officials reported that more than 200 people have been killed and 500 injured during unrest in Tunisia that ousted the president. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported that the safety of U.S. government employees in Iraq is at a "critical juncture" after troops leave at the end of 2011.

	Feb. 1, 2011 Kerry: U.S. Needs New 'Egyptian-People-Centric Policy' Ray Suarez speaks with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., about the situation in Egypt and the U.S. government's fine line between the longstanding alliance and supporting democratic reforms. In a New York Times editorial, Kerry called on President Hosni Mubarak to step aside.

	Feb. 1, 2011 Egypt's Mubarak Signals Eventual Exit, But Will Protesters Be Satisfied? As protests in Egypt continue to grow in strength and size, President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for re-election. Jeffrey Brown speaks with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof for an on-the-ground view, and Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the latest developments.

	Feb. 1, 2011 Crowds Grow in Egypt Protests, Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet Jordan's King Abdullah II dismissed his cabinet in the face of street protests, which were mainly aimed at the country's prime minister. Blinding snow and subzero temperatures have prompted storm warnings in eight states in the midwestern U.S.



	JANUARY Jan. 31, 2011 In Egypt, Social Media Tools Act as Protest Catalyst Despite Government Meddling The Egyptian government has not limited its crackdown on protests to security presence in the streets. Ray Suarez speaks with two analysts about how the battle over phone and Internet service has highlighted the role of communication technology in organizing and fueling the demonstrations.

	Jan. 31, 2011 What Would a Political 'Transition' in Egypt Look Like? Amid the calls for leadership change in Egypt are questions of what a new government would look like and who would lead it. Margaret Warner explores the possibilities with Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to Egypt, Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund.

	Jan. 31, 2011 With Egypt, U.S. Juggles Longtime Alliance, Protesters' Calls for Reform More than 1,200 Americans have left Egypt, with more expected to depart in the coming days. As the U.S. government reacts to the uprising facing its longtime Middle Eastern ally, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have called for an "orderly transition" to a more democratic government. Kwame Holman reports.

	Jan. 31, 2011 Massive Demonstrations Planned as Mubarak OKs Talks With Opposition Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the crowds of protesters gathered Monday in Cairo and plans for Tuesday demonstrations that organizers hope will bring more than 1 million people into the streets. Then Lindsey Hilsum of ITN reports from Alexandria in northern Egypt, where protests are also taking place.

	Jan. 31, 2011 Watch Live Monday: NewsHour Coverage of the Egypt Protests Tune in here at 6 p.m. ET to watch a live stream of the NewsHour's coverage of Egypt on Monday's program.

	Jan. 31, 2011 Supporters in U.S. Worry About Demonstrators Back Home in Egypt Dozens of supporters of the demonstrators in Egypt gathered on Sunday afternoon in front of the White House. Holding banners and Egyptian flags, they chanted, "One, two, three, Mubarak has to flee."

	Jan. 31, 2011 Protests Continue in Egypt, Investigation Into Afghan Bank Shows Massive Fraud A week after protesters first converged on downtown Cairo, tens of thousands continue to march and call on President Hosni Mubarak to step down after 30 years in office.

	Jan. 30, 2011 In Egypt, ElBaradei Calls for President Mubarak to Leave Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei marched with thousands of anti-government protesters in Egypt's capital Cairo Sunday as demonstrations demanding regime change continued for a sixth day.

	Jan. 29, 2011 Egyptian Protesters Return to Streets, Mubarak Names Vice President Protesters returned to the streets of Cario and other cities in Egypt Saturday, renewing calls for embattled President Hosni Mubarak to step down.

	Jan. 28, 2011 Shields and Brooks on Obama 'Recalibrating' Stance on Egypt, State of the Union Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's top developments, including the Obama administration "recalibrating" the U.S. stance on the growing political unrest in Egypt and the president's messages in his latest State of the Union address.

	Jan. 28, 2011 As Egypt's Protests Spread, All Eyes on Army's Allegiance, Next Moves Judy Woodruff examines the U.S. response to the crisis in Egypt with Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, who just returned from Egypt; Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University, and Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of the African and Middle East division at the Library of Congress.

	Jan. 28, 2011 News Wrap: Economic Growth Reading, Egypt's Turmoil Rattle U.S. Markets In other news Friday, unrest in Egypt and lower-than-expected economic growth shook the U.S. stock markets. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 166 points, and the Nasdaq lost 68 points. In Tunisia's capital, protesters clashed with police near the prime minister's office, where demonstrators have been holding a sit-in.

	Jan. 28, 2011 Reporter in Cairo: 'They Want a New President, a New System' Margaret Warner speaks with John Ray of Independent Television News about what he's been seeing and hearing on the streets of Egypt's capital as protests -- as calls for the president's ouster -- have grown more intense.

	Jan. 28, 2011 Despite Curfew and Communication Blockages, Protests Escalate in Egypt Thousands of Egyptian protesters defied a nationwide curfew in Cairo and other cities, continuing clashes with police. Military forces were deployed, but some were greeted by protesters. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the mayhem and calls for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's reign.

	Jan. 28, 2011 Military Deploys in Cairo Amid Growing Protests Updated at 12:15 ETSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the U.

	Jan. 28, 2011 Massive Protests Across Egypt, Economy Sees 4th Quarter Rise in GDP Demonstrators in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria have continued their anti-government protests despite the government's warning of "decisive measures," the arrest of more than 1,000 people and the disabling of internet and mobile phone access.

	Jan. 28, 2011 Protests Rage in Egypt Tens of thousands of protesters in Egypt, seeking an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, clashed with police in the capital Cairo and elsewhere.

	Jan. 27, 2011 As Protests Continue in Egypt, How Should U.S. Respond? Jeffrey Brown talks to Graeme Bannerman of the Middle East Institute and Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch about how the United States should proceed in light of the unrest in Egypt and whether the anti-government sentiment cropping up in several countries could have a domino effect in others.

	Jan. 27, 2011 Anti-Government Unrest in Egypt Continues as Protests Spread to Yemen In Egypt, demonstrations stretched into a third day as protesters called on President Hosni Mubarak to step down. In Yemen, thousands took to the streets in Sanaa to call for the ouster of their president. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo on the wave of unrest in the Middle East.

	Jan. 27, 2011 News Wrap: Car Bomb at Iraqi Funeral Kills Dozens as Wave of Violence Continues In other news Thursday, at least 48 people were killed and more than 120 wounded after a car bomb tore through a funeral in a predominantly Shiite section of Baghdad. Increasing violence in Iraq has killed more than 200 people this week. In South Africa, former President Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized for a collapsed lung.

	Jan. 27, 2011 Exclusive \| Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest In an exclusive interview with Jim Lehrer, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the U.S. attitude toward intensifying anti-government protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, plus the White House's agenda for the economy and gun control, disagreements with Republicans and his relationship with President Obama.

	Jan. 27, 2011 Egypt Gears Up for More Protests The Tunisia-inspired protests in Egypt demanding the end to President Hosni Mubarak's rule continued Thursday and, if organizers' predictions are correct, will continue in even greater force on Friday after mid-day prayers.

	Jan. 27, 2011 Yemenis Join Egyptians, Tunisians in Protests, Bomb Kills 35 at Iraqi Funeral Inspired by the protests in Tunisia that ousted the country's president and by the demonstrations in Cairo, thousands of Yemenis marched in the capital, Sanaa, carrying signs and calling for its president of more than three decades, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to leave office.

	Jan. 26, 2011 In Chaos of Post-Earthquake Haiti, Artists Create Poetry Amid Rubble On his recent reporting trip to Haiti, Jeffrey Brown explored the story of Haitian poets and artists surviving -- and creating -- amid the rubble of last year's earthquake.

	Jan. 26, 2011 What Impacts Do Egypt's Protests Have Beyond Its Borders? Judy Woodruff looks at what the protests in Egypt and Tunisia mean for the Muslim world and beyond with Tarek Masoud of Harvard University.

	Jan. 26, 2011 In Egypt, Protests Continue Despite Blocked Access to Communication Channels Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo on the political demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak as Egyptian officials try to dissuade further protests.

	Jan. 26, 2011 News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the economy and will continue buying Treasury Bonds as part of a $600 billion program.

	Jan. 26, 2011 Help Translate the State of the Union We're collaborating with the team at Universal Subtitles on a unique project around this year's State of the Union.

	Jan. 26, 2011 Egypt Warns Against Further Protest, Tunisia Seeks Arrest of Former President Egypt's interior ministry has warned against further political demonstrations, saying they will be met with arrest and prosecution.

	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. 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 Police Struggle to Contain Cairo Protests Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Egypt's capital in an unusual spate of anti-government protests, spurred by online postings in the wake of mass protests in Tunisia that unseated its president.

	Jan. 25, 2011 WikiLeaks Cables Help Uncover What Made Tunisians Revolt A set of 10 diplomatic cables released by whistleblower website WikiLeaks offers some insight into the recent upheaval in Tunisia and starts to answer the question of why so many Tunisians took to the streets to topple their leader.

	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 News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Target Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq In other news Monday, twin car bomb explosions killed at least 18 people south of Baghdad. Many of the dead were Shiite pilgrims traveling outside Karbala for annual religious rituals. In Tunisia, protests continued in the capital after allies of the former president kept leading roles in the newly formed interim government.

	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 Global Fund Defends Corruption Policies The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Monday it has "zero tolerance" for corruption, and downplayed a media report claiming flagrant misuse of funds within some projects backed by the organization.

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

	Jan. 21, 2011 News Wrap: At Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Not Negotiable In other news Friday, representatives from six world powers met in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Iranian delegates said they were off to a positive start but would not consider a freeze on uranium enrichment, claiming again that the program is for peaceful purposes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	Jan. 17, 2011 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. 15, 2011 S. Korean National Security Adviser: N. Korean Regime Faces Internal 'Demise' SEOUL, South Korea \| After last year's attacks on a South Korean warship and civilian-populated island - and with thousands of North Korea's artillery pieces and much of its million-man army just 30 miles up the road - you'd think the government in Seoul would be responding positively to the North's latest "let's talk" gambit.

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

	Jan. 14, 2011 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. 13, 2011 Haiti Slow to Rebuild in Aftermath of Devastating Quake Jeffrey Brown traveled to Haiti to look at the struggle to rebuild and recover a year after a massive earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince and nearby area.

	Jan. 13, 2011 Death Tolls Rise in Tunisian Clashes, Brazil's Floods Sudden flooding and mudslides killed at least 400 people in Brazil, and many more are still missing. In Tunisia, President Ben Ali offered concessions to try to quell growing protests that have left at least 23 people dead.

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

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

	Jan. 11, 2011 After Haiti Quake, Using Science to Build Sturdier Buildings As Haiti recovers from the devastating earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince one year ago, researchers are examining how the country can lessen the damage from another disaster using building science. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

	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. 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 Haiti, Hardships Plentiful as Earthquake Anniversary Nears Jeffrey Brown begins a week of reports from Haiti, one year after a major earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other parts of the country. Many residents remain in tent camps, where they are still struggling to rebuild their lives and the constant threat of cholera has compounded the loss of life.

	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. 6, 2011 Gates on Pentagon Cuts, Implementing DADT, China's Military Build-up As federal deficits rise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is looking to cut spending by close to $100 billion in the next five years, a sign that even the Pentagon's massive budget is subject to government-wide belt tightening. He discusses the new budgetary measures, his China trip and "don't ask, don't tell" with Jim Lehrer.

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

	Jan. 4, 2011 In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

	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.

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