World May 06 Political Maneuvering, Coalition-Building Continue in Iraq Since March 7 elections handed the ruling government a narrow defeat, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has announced a new Shiite coalition that gives it more seats than the secular coalition led by former premier Iyad Allawi but still four seats…
World May 05 With One Day to Go, Election Still Up in the Air in Britain Britain's major party leaders spent the final hours leading up to Thursday's general elections campaigning for the support of an estimated 4 million undecided voters.
World May 04 Thai Protesters Consider Offer of Early Elections, But Wary of Leaving Camp Thailand's Red Shirt protesters on Tuesday cautiously welcomed the government's proposal to hold early elections on Nov. 14 in exchange for the protesters leaving their encampment in downtown Bangkok, which has disrupted business and civilian life for two months.
World May 03 Iran Calls for World Without Nuclear Arms; U.S. Touts ‘Practical Solutions’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking Monday at a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, called for a world free of nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke several hours later, urged nations to focus on practical…
World Apr 30 Belgium Moves to Ban Burqas in Public Belgium is heading toward becoming the first European country to ban women from wearing burqas in public after its Parliament voted Thursday to ban the Muslim full-face veil.
World Apr 30 A Return to Vietnam and Reflections on a Divisive War This week marks 35 years since the end of the conflict in Vietnam. Throughout the week, we've talked to authors, a photographer who covered the war, and Vietnamese-Americans who recently returned to their country of birth.
World Apr 28 Thai Protesters Clash With Troops at Barricade Anti-government protesters in Thailand trying to dismantle a military blockade on the outskirts of Bangkok clashed with security forces Wednesday. One soldier was killed -- apparently by friendly fire -- and 18 people were wounded.
World Apr 27 35 Years After Vietnam War: The Path Back Home NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro recently reported from Vietnam on the stories of several Vietnamese-Americans, who returned to their country of birth, and what they found once they got there.
World Apr 26 Sudan’s President Bashir Wins Another Term Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir won re-election, according to official results released Monday, in elections held earlier in the month that independent monitors said fell short of international standards.
World Apr 23 Coordinated Bombings Kill Dozens at Shiite Sites in Iraq A series of apparently coordinated explosions near Shiite mosques and the offices of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 150 in Iraq on Friday.