World Apr 24 Opposition Politician Imran Khan: How to Fix Pakistan’s Corruption, Terrorism ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | From his veranda, cricket player-turned-politician Imran Khan recently told a group of visiting U.S. journalists that if he were in charge of Pakistan, he would introduce a streamlined, non-corrupt government and withdraw all troops from Pakistan's troubled…
World Apr 23 Did Kony 2012 Live Up to the Hype? Some Posters Spotted Around Town A 30-minute video that went viral this spring highlighted the atrocities of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and asked viewers to blanket their towns with "Kony 2012" posters on Friday night to help spread the word.
World Apr 20 Before His Death, Dawn Editor Razvi ‘Wouldn’t Leave Pakistan for the Moon’ KARACHI, Pakistan | Two days before his brutal death, Dawn editor Murtaza Razvi replied to my email asking why he and his family chose to live in Pakistan despite its many challenges.
World Apr 17 With strikes and rolling blackouts, life in Karachi reflects Pakistan’s larger ills KARACHI, Pakistan | There's a bridge in Karachi called "Native Jetty" where people go to jump to their deaths. Others frequent the same spot to toss dough balls into the water for luck. This juxtaposition of hope and despair is…
World Apr 17 Pakistan in Photos: Land of Contrasts Life slows down during a strike in Karachi, Pakistan, but revs back up again the following day at the Sunday Bazaar.
World Apr 16 Legalizing Drugs: Why Some Latin American Leaders Are OK With It In Latin American countries where drug violence rages, leaders are increasingly pushing for a dialogue on drug policy and raising the option of decriminalizing drugs.
World Mar 29 In Myanmar, Political Opposition Stretches Its Legs In plenty of other countries, a political rally is a familiar sight. But not so in Myanmar, also known as Burma, until last year when the government began loosening some long-held rules.
World Mar 29 Opposition Rallies in Myanmar Kira Kay and Jason Maloney of the Bureau for International Reporting reported for the NewsHour on the changing political scene in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. View photos of an opposition political rally they attended.
World Mar 16 U.S. Ambassador Crocker: Safe Havens in Pakistan Pose ‘Real Threat’ U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker told NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown Friday that while safe havens for Taliban extremists in Pakistan continue to pose a "real threat," steps the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are taking to improve…
World Mar 15 Afghan’s President Karzai ‘Pulled in Conflicting Directions’ A rocky few weeks for the United States in Afghanistan got even rockier Thursday with two simultaneous though presumably unrelated events.