Sep 01 Russia Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Leaders Meet, U.S. Marks One Month With No Military Deaths in Iraq Representatives from 60 countries, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and representatives from China and Russia, gathered in Paris Thursday for a major conference on Libya's transition, 42 years to… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Honor Roll for August 31, 2011 A silent tribute to U.S. soldiers killed while on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Aug 31 Report: More Than $30 Billion Wasted in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars A bipartisan panel known as the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan sent its final report to Congress Wednesday, detailing at least $30 billion -- and possibly as much as $60 billion -- in wasteful spending… Continue reading
Aug 31 Photojournalism Project Aims to 'Open Window' to Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Most of the stories coming out of Afghanistan have to do with war and suffering, but one photojournalism project is designed to shift the focus and to show the world what people's day-to-day lives are like. Continue reading
Aug 31 Capturing Daily Life in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Afghan journalist Farooq Jan Mangal took these photos in his hometown, Khost, to show what his daily life is like. The project is run by the Denmark-based non-profit organization International Media Support. Continue reading
Aug 30 '30 Mosques' Explores Where Muslim Americans Fit in Modern Society EmbedVideo(1356, 482, 304); Earlier this month, two Muslim Americans embarked on a 12,000-mile Ramadan road trip across the United States to explore the relevance of Islam a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks. Aman Ali and… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch '30 Mosques' Highlights Muslim Americans Across the Country '30 Mosques' Highlights Muslim Americans Across the Country… Continue watching
Aug 29 U.S. Drone Attacks on Suspected Terrorists Stir Controversy Drone photo by Wikipedia commons. The reported death of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has brought new attention to America's reliance on unpiloted drone strike missiles as an effective way to go after terrorists, but also new animosity between… Continue reading
Aug 26 Shields and Brooks on Rick Perry's Rise, Cheney's Book and Peyton Manning It has been forever and a day since we got the band back together. By that, I mean of course syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to talk about the politics of sport and the… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall, After Decades of Planning This weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene, but the public has already had an opportunity to reflect on the newest monument in Washington. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching