World Feb 17 Shooting of U.S. Agents in Mexico Renews Drug War Tensions The shooting death of a U.S. special agent and injury of another has put added strain on an already-violent drug standoff in Mexico as authorities in both countries investigate the crime.
World Feb 17 Costa Rican Art Returning Home About 4,500 pieces of Pre-Columbian artifacts, including ceramic bowls and animal-shaped vessels, taken from Costa Rica are returning soon to their country of origin.
World Feb 15 Clinton: Internet Barriers Have ‘Moral, Political and Economic’ Costs Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to task governments, including those in China, Myanmar and Iran, for curbing Internet freedoms of their citizens, while defending the Obama administration's stance on the leaked WikiLeaks documents in a speech Tuesday.
World Feb 14 Q&A: Following Upheaval in Egypt, Are Other Countries Next? After government-toppling protests in Tunisia and Egypt, other "people power" protests are popping up around the region.
World Feb 11 Mubarak Stands Down, What Comes Next? Analysts React. Following President Hosni Mubarak stepping down on Friday, analysts weighed in on the country's next steps as he hands over powers to the military.
World Feb 11 Timeline: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s President for Three Decades, Resigns One of the Arab world's longest-serving leaders, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, stepped down Friday after 18 days of protests that continued to gain steam until the opposition's No. 1 demand -- his departure -- was met.
World Feb 09 Egypt’s Banks, Restaurants, Pyramids Open… But When Will Tourists Return? Business owners near Cairo's Tahrir Square, where anti-government demonstrators have congregated for two weeks, and in the legendary bazaar and tourist haunt Khan el-Khalili are ready for life to return to normal, but continuing protests are dashing those hopes.
World Feb 07 What Is the Role of the Military in Egypt’s Transition? The Egyptian military was the subject of international attention during the massive protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. And now as the country looks to transition to a new government, people are closely watching how its role might change.
World Feb 04 Mubarak in 1993: Egypt ‘Keen’ on Democracy, but It Takes Time As protests continue in Cairo calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, we turned to the NewsHour video vault for some additional perspective on the Egyptian leader's background.
World Feb 03 Resource: 30 Years of Uprisings The upheaval in Egypt is reminiscent of past protest movements and rebellions that have produced varying results. Some have brought down governments and transformed societies, others have dissipated or been crushed. We highlight some of them here.