World Nov 27

By Robert McMahon, editor, and Jonathan Masters, online editor/writer for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 27. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images.The creation of an independent…

Nation Nov 27

On Tuesday's NewsHour: The pressure to solve the looming fiscal crisis U.S.-Mexico drug policy on the table at the White house America's long history of borrowing money And, tons of bank notes are ferried from Moscow to…

World Nov 23

The Iranian flag flies at the Iranian permanent mission to the United Nations in Vienna. Photo by Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images. On Friday's NewsHour, special correspondent Spencer Michels reports on allegations the Iranian government is arresting people for criticizing…

World Nov 23

In the same week as he successfully mediated a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi granted himself new political powers, sparking rallies both for and against him on Friday. The Islamist leader gained praise from…

World Nov 20

Photo of Hamas flag by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images. By Jonathan Masters, online editor/writer for the Council on Foreign Relations What Is Hamas? Hamas is the largest and most influential Palestinian militant movement that, along with the…

Nation Nov 19

On Monday's NewsHour: The Middle Eastern conflict rages on, as Israeli airstrikes continue to pound Gaza City Margaret Warner's inside look at the Syrian opposition and help it gets from Turkey President Obama's historic visit to Myanmar And, Maine's newest…

Nation Nov 16

On Friday's NewsHour: Israel prepares for a possible ground offensive in Gaza and Hamas rockets target Jerusalem The legal fallout after Colorado voters approved the recreational use of marijuana David Brooks and Ruth Marcus Plus, Margaret Warner on the view…

Nation Nov 15

On Thursday's NewsHour: Oil giant BP will pay $4.5 billion and plead guilty to felony charges connected to the 2010 Gulf Coast spill The stepped-up conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza China's new leader Xi Jinping Plus, what humans…

World Nov 14

Transportation in parts of Europe was at a standstill Wednesday as strikers forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and many train routes in Spain and Portugal. Demonstrators railed against government cuts in major cities across the…

Nation Nov 14

On Wednesday's NewsHour: President Obama's first full-fledged news conference since March The latest on the scandal involving CIA director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen The deadly toll of the meningitis outbreak Plus, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan…