World Jun 08 North Korea’s Kim Jong Il Rearranges Top Posts The brother-in-law of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was promoted to a top leadership role in the country, in a move viewed by some analysts as clearing the way for the succession of Kim's third son.
World Jun 07 World Cup 2010: Places to Track the Action Online The 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament officially kicks off Friday when Mexico plays host country South Africa. We've compiled some of our favorite World Cup-related blogs, Web sites and resources.
World Jun 07 Seven Convicted in Deadly 1984 Bhopal Gas Leak in India A court in India has convicted seven former executives of a Union Carbide subsidiary of "causing death by negligence" for a gas leak at a company plant that killed an estimated 15,000 people in the 1980s.
World Jun 04 Afghan Conference Backs Plan for Peace Talks With Taliban More than 1,500 tribal elders, business and religious leaders and other members of Afghan society — assembled in the capital for a three-day peace “jirga” or conference — on Friday endorsed President Hamid Karzai’s plan calling for negotiating with the…
World Jun 02 Japan Seeks Political Stability After Another Prime Minister Resigns Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama quit Wednesday after eight months in office, amid a campaign-funding scandal and backlash from his decision not to relocate a U.S. Marine air base off Okinawa island.
World Jun 02 Q&A: Haiti’s Rebuilding Challenges Four Months After Quake As Haiti continues to rebuild more than four months after a devastating earthquake killed 200,000 people and wiped out much of the capital city, the country still faces a number of immediate and longer-term challenges.
World Jun 01 Extended Interviews: Turkish Foreign Minister and Israeli Ambassador As fallout continued Tuesday from the Israeli raid on Turkish-flagged ships bound for Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gabriela Shalev gave the NewsHour their takes.
World May 31 Santos Takes Sizable Lead in Colombia’s Presidential Race In what was originally considered a closely contested race for president in Colombia, former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos ended up taking a comfortable lead against eccentric former Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus in Sunday's first-round vote.
World May 31 Conservative Parties Gain Traction in Czech Elections Concerns over the economic crisis in Greece helped give a leg up to conservative parties in the Czech Republic's parliamentary elections over the weekend. The parties are now working to build a coalition to tackle the country's budget deficit.
World May 28 Countries Agree to Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone in Mideast The 189 nations participating in a month-long conference to review the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty agreed on the final day Friday to work toward a nuclear weapon-free zone in the Middle East.