World Aug 18 Secretary Clinton: 'Time for Assad to Get out of the Way' // After months of protests in Syria and a brutal crackdown by the government of President Bashar Assad, the Obama administration has called on Assad to leave office. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that "for months the world…
World Aug 18 Attacks in Israel Kill 6, Injure Dozens; Biden Praises U.S. Ties With China At least six people are dead and dozens more wounded after heavily armed gunmen launched three successive attacks targeting a civilian bus, military vehicle and another car in southern Israel near the border with Egypt on Thursday. A spokeswoman…
World Aug 16 Insurgents Kill 7 Near Baghdad, Gadhafi's Forces Launch Scud Missile at Rebels Following on the heels of a series of bombings in more than a dozen Iraqi cities Monday that killed more than 60 people, insurgents dressed in military uniforms pulled seven people from a Sunni mosque in Youssifiyah and executed…
World Aug 15 Libyan Rebels Claim Advances Near Tripoli Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are locked in a battle with rebel troops for control of Zawiya. The rebels had advanced into the city 30 miles west of Tripoli over the weekend, but there are signs the…
World Aug 15 60 Killed in Bomb Attacks Across Iraq Coordinated explosions in more than a dozen cities in Iraq killed at least 60 people Monday morning. The devices were implanted in cars, on roadsides, light poles and in the vehicle of a suicide bomber. The attacks come as…
World Aug 12 European Markets Rebound With All Eyes on Wall Street Trader at Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images European markets rebounded Friday as a short-selling ban on financial shares in four eurozone countries seemed to have a positive effect. Regulators in France, Italy, Spain and…
Politics Aug 11 Ask Political Editor David Chalian Your Questions on Iowa Straw Poll, 2012 With the Iowa Straw Poll set for this weekend and news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be contending for the Republican presidential nomination, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian is taking your questions about the state of the…
Economy Aug 11 European Stocks Dip Over French Bank Concerns A rollercoaster week for the global stock market showed no signs of stabilizing on Thursday, as European stocks showed a downward trend on concerns over French banks and continued sovereign debt crises on the continent. The bad news from…
World Aug 10 Cameron: U.K. 'Absolutely Intent' on Ending Riots As riots continued to grip London four days after a peaceful demonstration over the shooting of a 29-year-old man by police quickly turned into violence and looting, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed in a television address that his government…
Economy Aug 05 July Job Numbers by the Solman Scale The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring increased in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent. Below you'll find our Solman Scale jobs graphic, a different way to examine the larger picture of unemployment though a series…