World Aug 08 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.
World Aug 05 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.
Nation Aug 04 Obama Turns 50: What Were Other Presidents Doing at That Age? President Obama celebrates his 50th birthday Thursday with the passage of the debt ceiling compromise earlier in the week likely not far from his mind.
Nation Aug 03 Presidents at Age 50 As President Obama turned 50 on Aug. 4, we took a look at what some past presidents were doing at the same age: from George Washington, who was trying to quell a possible mutiny among war-weary soldiers, to George W.
World Aug 03 In Egypt, Mixed Emotions Over Mubarak Trial The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began Wednesday as pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters rallied outside the temporary courtroom -- a sign of the country's overall divided view of the trial, according to some analysts.
World Aug 01 Inside a Mexican Cartel: Drug Smuggling in the United States In a series written for the Los Angeles Times, Richard Marosi reports on cocaine smugglers in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as Drug Enforcement Administration agents set about tracking them.
World Aug 01 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Goes to Trial; EU Reacts to Syria Crackdown Attention once again returns to the Middle East and North Africa this week with two major developments: the start of the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and international reaction to Syria's most recent crackdown on anti-government protesters.
World Jul 28 Lagarde Warns Dollar Could Decline if U.S. Debt Deal Not Reached The International Monetary Fund's managing director Christine Lagarde said Thursday in a PBS NewsHour interview that if U.S. lawmakers can't reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, one of the global impacts could be a loss of confidence in the…
World Jul 27 Special Report: Thailand’s Islamic Rebellion Our partners at GlobalPost explore the increasingly dangerous separatist movement in southern Thailand and how people are responding in a series of reports posted this week on its website.
World Jul 26 In Ireland, Words of Prime Minister ‘Touched a Chord’ With Public Ireland's prime minister drew much praise throughout the heavily Catholic country when he criticized the Vatican for putting Church law above state law when dealing with child abuse allegations.