Nation May 04 Psychiatric Community Still Divided Over Idea of Changing PTSD's Name With just a year to go before the American Psychiatric Association finalizes the revisions to its dictionary of mental health illness, efforts to rename post-traumatic stress disorder as an injury are ratcheting up.
World Apr 30 Who Is Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng? Chinese guards march outside the U.S. embassy compound in Beijing. Photo by Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images. The whereabouts of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng remain unclear Monday. He escaped house arrest in his village last week and reportedly sought asylum at…
World Jan 27 Senate Minority Leader McConnell Sees 'Amazing Change' in Myanmar // One of the Senate's leading hard-liners on Myanmar, Sen. Mitchell McConnell, R-Ky., told NewsHour Capitol Hill Correspondent Kwame Holman that he is very hopeful about the political reforms that are now underway in that country. McConnell, who just recently…
Nation Nov 04 Army General Calls for Changing Name of PTSD Some members of the Army hope that renaming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, as an injury will encourage more soldiers to seek help.
Nation Sep 20 The End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' // As of Tuesday, gay troops will no longer have to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being drummed out of the military. Six months ago, President Obama repealed the law that forbid gays from openly serving and…
Nation Jul 14 U.N. Report: Apache Helicopters to Blame for Afghan Civilian Deaths Photo by Getty Images Despite recent statements from top Obama administration civilians and military brass that progress is being made in Afghanistan, the United Nations reported Thursday that "civilians experienced a downward spiral in protection" in the first six…
World Jun 03 Indonesia: Land of Contrasts PBS NewsHour producer Dan Sagalyn traveled to Indonesia in May 2011 to learn more about the Southeast Asian country -- the world's fourth most populous nation -- and the issues it faces today.
World May 26 Corruption Challenges Indonesia's Government Pervasive corruption in Indonesia poses a challenge to the government and is threatening the country's transition to democracy, some say.
World May 23 In Indonesia, Mixed Views of Osama Bin Laden When asked about al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden after his death, Indonesians expressed a variety of views, from those who praised his work to those who said he misrepresented Islam, and still others who felt he should have been tried…
Nation Dec 16 Taliban 'Protection Money': Supply Line Strategy or Stability Underminer? When President Obama announced he was sending more troops to Afghanistan, he said he wanted them there as quickly as possible. The challenges to moving troops and supplies into a rugged country in such a tight timeframe soon became apparent.