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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.