World May 30 World Week Ahead: Vatican’s Study on HIV; Mediation Talks in Libya In this week's top news from around the globe, the NewsHour has a team in Vatican City, reporting on a meeting about the care of people with HIV/AIDS. And later in the week, the U.N. Security Council meets on the…
Nation May 30 Obama Names Army Gen. as Chief Military Adviser Army Gen. Martin Dempsey is expected to replace Adm. Mike Mullen as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
World May 27 G-8 Pledges $40 Billion to Arab Spring, Clinton Seeks to Ease Pakistani Tensions Group of Eight heads of state and government, and other invited world leaders, pose for the family photograph during the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Deauville, France, on Friday, May 27, 2011.(Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Bloomberg via Getty Images) Leaders…
Politics May 26 Supreme Court Upholds Ariz. Law on Employing Illegal Immigrants Updated 1:25 pm. EDT | The Supreme Court has upheld a 2007 Arizona law that targets businesses that hire illegal immigrants. The court's 5-3 ruling means that states have leeway to punish employers and, by implication, not infringe on federal…
World May 26 Mladic Arrested for War Crimes in Serbia, Explosions Kill 28 in Yemen Ratko Mladic, long-sought by prosecutors for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, was arrested in Serbia after being on the run for more than a decade. The massacre is among the most notorious event of the war in…
World May 25 Obama, Cameron Pledge to ‘Turn Up the Heat’ on Gadhafi Updated 12:15 p.m. ET In a joint news conference Wednesday in London, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said they would maintain pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, despite an ongoing military stalemate between government…
World May 23 Obama Kicks Off European Tour, Militants Raid Karachi Military Base President Obama is in Moneygall, Ireland, for the first stop in his six-day European tour, a town where his great-great-great grandfather reportedly was raised.
World May 20 U.S.-Pakistani Officials Work to Hit ‘Reset’ Button U.S.-Pakistani relations threatened to take a nosedive after the finding and killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, and officials in both countries have been working to sort out the future of the allies' relationship.
World May 20 Obama, Netanyahu Discuss Peace Process in White House Meeting President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) President Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Friday, one day after a major…
World May 20 Obama, Israel’s Netanyahu Set to Meet, Attack on U.S. Vehicle in Pakistan Kills 1 President Obama listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in July 2010. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. President Obama will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Friday, one day after a…