World Dec 23 In Iran, Memorials for Dissident Cleric Morph Into Protests Opposition protests and a smattering of anti-government counter-demonstrations continued in Iran on Wednesday, three days after the death of the country's most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri.
World Dec 21 Iranians Mourn Passing of Dissident Cleric Iranians amassed in Qom on Monday to mourn the loss of dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, considered the spiritual voice of the opposition movement.
Science Dec 21 Mauna Loa Birthplace of Global CO2 Monitoring As nations move forward with managing carbon dioxide emissions, how will they track their progress? The answer comes in part from a global network of CO2 sampling sites that was born decades ago at Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
World Dec 17 Reversal of Amnesty Law Roils Pakistani Politics A day after Pakistan's Supreme Court overturned an amnesty law for thousands of politicians, including President Asif Ali Zardari, opposition groups renewed pressure on the president to resign.
World Dec 15 Mexico’s Drug-Related Violence Continues to Escalate The Mexican government's stepped-up efforts to clamp down on the drug trade are causing drug-related violence to explode in the country. Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost accompanied the Mexican army on some of its drug-fighting operations and describes them here.
World Dec 11 Swiss Minarets Ban Prompts Neutrality Questions, Talk of Rollback A majority of the Swiss people voted Nov. 29 to block the construction of minarets, tall spires typically associated with Islamic mosques. The move raised questions about Switzerland's historic tolerance and prompted criticism from some in the international community.
World Dec 10 Obama Defends Afghan War in Peace Prize Acceptance Speech President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel peace prize Thursday in Norway, saying compared to past recipients "my accomplishments are slight," and acknowledging he leads a nation in the middle of two wars.
World Dec 09 Chicago Man Pleads Not Guilty to Helping Mumbai Attackers A Chicago man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assisting with last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai and plotting an armed assault on a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
World Dec 08 Bombings Shake Iraq as March Elections Set A string of bombings in Baghdad killed more than 100 people Tuesday and raised new doubts about Iraq's security ahead of the country's parliamentary election, now set for March 7.
World Dec 04 From Brussels: Secretary Clinton on NATO Troop Pledge On tonight's NewsHour, Margaret Warner interviews Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from Brussels, where 25 NATO allies agreed to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan.