Jan 18 Watch As Hu Visits U.S., South Korea Looks to Chinese Influence to Rein in North Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. is being closely watched for what might be said about North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The U.S. and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance after two attacks… Continue watching
Jan 18 Sunken Cheonan Ship Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South friction. The NewsHour visited the ship in drydock 10 months later. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Tour of Korea’s Demilitarized Zone Tour of Korea's Demilitarized Zone… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Korean Tensions Keep Military on High Alert Margaret Warner reports from South Korea on the state of military tensions on the peninsula. It's the first in a series of reports from Seoul. Continue watching
Jan 14 On Friday’s NewsHour… TUNISIA UPHEAVAL | Amid demonstrations unprecedented during his more than two decades in office, authoritarian Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was forced to step down as thousands converged on the interior ministry building in the capital of Tunis. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch U.S. Turns to China for ‘Real Action’ on North Korea, Other Issues Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea in a major policy address Friday. Margaret Warner, in Seoul, speaks with South Korea's national security adviser, and describes South Korea's tougher line toward the North,… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Doctors Encouraged by Giffords’ Recovery Progress In the day's other headlines, recovery and remembrance continued in Tucson and a memorial service took place in Washington for Richard Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat who died in December. Continue watching
Jan 14 Of Symbols and Meaning: Part Two Last week in this space, I mused about how quick we can be to over interpret events and ascribe tenuous meaning to actions that so often defy explanation. Less than 48 hours after I posted that column, 19 people… Continue reading
Jan 14 Brazil Floods Death Toll Rises, Tunisian Protesters Call for President To Step Down (In-depth coverage of the Tucson tragedy.) Death Toll Rises to More Than 500 in Brazil After Floods, Mudslides A man stands at his doorway observing the wreckage caused by mudslides and flooding in Teresopolis, some 100 km from… Continue reading
Jan 13 On Thursday’s NewsHour… ARIZONA TRAGEDY | Mourners remembered 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green in first of the funerals for the six victims killed in the Tucson shooting. Doctors treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. said she continued to show signs of recovery. JARED LEE… Continue reading