World Jan 13 Gen. Sharp: U.S., Allies Could Neutralize N. Korean Missile If Defense Secretary Robert Gates' prediction this week is correct, and North Korea is developing a missile -- nuclear or otherwise -- that can hit the United States, U.S. and allied forces are prepared to neutralize it, Gen. Walter "Skip"…
World Jan 07 Q&A: South Sudan’s Independence Vote Residents of southern Sudan vote Sunday in a long-awaited referendum on whether to split from the north and form their own country. Analysts expect the oil-rich south will choose independence in the Jan. 9 referendum, which lasts a week, possibly…
World Jan 04 NewsHour Travels to South Korea Amid Military Tensions With Korean peninsula tensions at an all-time high, senior correspondent Margaret Warner and a PBS NewsHour team head to South Korea this month to report on military and social issues.
World Jan 03 The World: Stories We’re Watching in 2011 From rising tensions on the Korean peninsula to the potential birth of a nation in Africa, the following are stories the NewsHour's foreign affairs beat is tracking in the coming year.
World Jan 01 World Events of 2010 It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths.
World Dec 30 In Photos: World Events of 2010 It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths.
World Dec 30 In Sudan, a Smudge Could Affect Outcome of Vote As Sudan prepares for a vote in January on whether the south will split from the north, one of the African nation's challenges is how to inform an electorate with a high illiteracy rate on how to vote.
World Dec 28 In Kenya, Generating Wealth – One Cow at a Time With mainstream banks and microfinance organizations mainly helping business startups in urban Kenya, a group called Juhudi Kilimo decided to focus on rural small-holder farmers.
World Dec 21 New START Arms Deal: The Basics The Senate appears to be moving toward ratifying the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. Here's a fresh look at the basics of the pact.
World Dec 21 U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Rise Over Envoy Flap Tensions are stirring once again between Venezuela and the United States after the South American country formally moved to block a U.S. ambassador from taking residence there.