World Mar 14 George Clooney on Sudan: ‘It Gets in Your Bloodstream’ With violence putting people in the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan in peril, actor and human rights activist George Clooney said Wednesday in an interview with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that it was only right to bring attention to the…
World Mar 13 Obama: U.S. Firms ‘Need Access’ to China’s Coveted Rare Earth Minerals Most of the prized minerals needed to make high-tech products such as hybrid car batteries and cell phones come from China. But limits China is placing on those materials are making it harder for U.S. manufacturers to compete, said President…
World Mar 12 Shootings Renew Debate Over U.S., NATO Presence in Afghanistan On Sunday, an American Army staff sergeant allegedly left his base in southern Afghanistan, went into homes in a nearby village, and shot and killed at least 16 people including women and children. The soldier, now in U.S. custody, is…
World Mar 09 Tracking Japan’s Tsunami Debris Although a year has passed since Japan's tsunami sucked tons of wood, nets and other debris into the Pacific Ocean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to track the rubble and urges others to do so to help focus…
World Mar 08 International Women’s Day 2012: Recognizing Progress, Voicing Support At an International Women's Day event in Washington, D.C., first lady Michelle Obama emphasized a message she said she hoped all women would hear: "Injustice will not stand. We will not stay silent in the presence of evil. ... You…
World Mar 08 ‘Kony 2012’ Video About Vicious Rebel Leader Raises Awareness, Criticism A video made by the activist group Invisible Children has recently taken flight on the Internet. It lays out a plan for a publicity blitz to inform the public about a brutal rebel leader who operated in northern Uganda, Joseph…
World Mar 08 Celebrating Women in 2012 International Women's Day 2012 was spent playing soccer, holding candlelight vigils and hosting fashion shows around the world.
World Mar 06 Tibetans Turn to Setting Themselves on Fire to Protest China’s Rule Fed up with the Chinese government's tactics aimed at stemming unrest, some Tibetans have turned to a gruesome show of public protest -- burning themselves.
World Mar 05 Reading the Tea Leaves at Obama and Netanyahu’s Meetings President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meetings this week were interesting to regional watchers as much as for what they didn't say as what they did.
World Mar 02 On Sunday: Web Coverage of Russia’s Presidential Election Russians vote Sunday in a presidential election that many expect will bring Vladimir Putin back into office. Protesters, angry at the way they say parliamentary elections in December squeezed out opposition candidates, have vowed to continue demanding reforms and a…