World May 05 Ivory Coast Top Court Calls Ouattara President After Months of Resistance Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images) The highest court in Ivory Coast reversed course Thursday and proclaimed Alassane Ouattara president after five months of fighting in the West African nation and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Ouattara was elected…
Nation May 05 Obama in NYC: ‘When We Say “We Will Never Forget,” We Mean What We Say’ Marking the death of Osama bin Laden at the site of the terrorist's biggest attack, President Obama placed a wreath Thursday at Ground Zero in New York. He said that bin Laden's killing on Sunday "sent a message around…
Politics May 04 A historical timeline of Afghanistan The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions.
World May 02 Bin Laden Is Dead: Updates, Reaction and Analysis Updated 9:10 p.m. ET | On tonight's program, Ray Suarez reports on reactions to Osama bin Laden's death. Special correspondent Saima Mohsin reports from Abbottabad, Pakistan, on locals' amazement that the world's most wanted man was living in…
Nation May 02 Look Inside Osama Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Compound Ahead of a Monday morning briefing about the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the U.S. government released some graphics that shed new light on the compound where the most-wanted terrorist had been hiding for years. Here's an illustration…
World May 01 Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Says Osama bin Laden seen in an undated photo taken from a television image (Photo by Getty Images) Updated 10 a.m. ET, May 2 For more updates, reaction and analysis on bin Laden's death, follow our live blog here. Updated…
World Apr 29 Reports: 42 Killed in Latest Protests Across Syria 2:15 p.m. ET | The latest estimates from human rights groups stand at 42 dead on Friday. Updated 12:50 p.m. ET | According to Syrian human rights groups quoted by the Associated Press, 24 people have been killed…
World Apr 29 President Obama Tours Storm Damage in Alabama, Death Toll at 300 12:45 p.m. ET | President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this." The president vowed residents would be given aid to help recover from the…
Nation Apr 28 Economist Film Project: Death at Birth in Nigeria We're announcing the start of something new: A partnership with the Economist magazine to showcase the art of filmmaking, called the Economist Film Project. Together, the NewsHour and the Economist have chosen examples of interesting, independently-produced documentaries from around…
Science Apr 27 You Talk To Endeavour: Ask NASA Crew Questions for a LIVE Interview *Update, May 17 | * - The live interview has been moved up to occur between 6 and 6:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 19. Updated May 9 | NASA has delayed the launch of space shuttle…