Jul 07 RIP News of the World: A Reporter's Reflection A visitor leaves the headquarters of News International Newspapers in London. Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Once upon a time, the British news business lived on one famous London street -- Fleet Street -- stretching just a… Continue reading
Jul 07 Scandal-Plagued News of the World to Shut Down Sunday By News Desk An ad for News of The World, a newspaper published by News International Newspapers Ltd and a subsidiary of News Corp., is displayed at a store in Canvey Island, U.K., on Thursday. Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. News… Continue reading
Jul 06 President Reverses Policy on Condolence Letters Soldiers in Afghanistan. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama will begin sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide in combat zones, he announced Wednesday. The decision reverses a longstanding policy… Continue reading
Jul 06 Somali Terror Suspect in U.S. Court, 9 Feared Dead in Afghanistan Plane Crash By News Desk A Somali man, Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, appeared in a New York City courtroom, months after he was detained in the Gulf of Aden on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities. He faces charges of aiding al Qaida -- specifically… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Twin Bombings Near Baghdad Cast Doubts on Iraq's Fragile Security In the city of Taji, some 20 miles north of Baghdad, two successive suicide bombings killed at least 37 and wounded another 50 on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the recent increase in violence and what it means for Iraqi security… Continue watching
Jul 05 Bombings in Iraq Kill 35, Lagarde Takes Over at IMF By News Desk Two bombs in the town of Taji killed at least 35 people on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, with dozens more wounded in the latest in a string of attacks coinciding with the debate over whether to ask U.S. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Honor Roll for July 4, 2011 A silent tribute to U.S. soldiers killed while on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Report: Female Journalists Facing More Risks, Intimidation Abroad A new report sheds light on sexual attacks on journalist working overseas. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with Lauren Wolfe of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Continue watching
Jun 30 New Counterterrorism Plan Too Narrow, Some Analysts Say By Larisa Epatko One day after the White House released its counterterrorism strategy to conquer al-Qaida and its partners, the Defense Department announced the death of a leader of the Haqqani terrorist network. Continue reading
Jun 29 President Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks President Obama held his last news conference in March. Photo by Pete Souza/White House. Watch President Obama's News Conference Live at 11:30 a.m. ET The last time President Obama held a major news conference, a devastating earthquake… Continue reading