Nov 08 Watch News Wrap: 3 NATO Troops Killed, More Trainers Sought in Afghanistan A bomb blast killed a NATO soldier in Eastern Afghanistan and two more died Sunday after attacks in the same area. Meanwhile, the head of NATO's training mission called for 900 more trainers to assist in transitioning security to Afghan… Continue watching
Nov 08 On Monday's NewsHour... OBAMA SUPPORTS INDIA'S SECURITY COUNCIL BID | The president backed India's bid to have a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council during his first stop on a 10-day trip to Asia. Deepa Ollapally, of George Washington University, and… Continue reading
Nov 08 Russian Journalists Victims of Violent Attacks A second Russian journalist was assaulted Monday near Moscow, two days after a brutal attack left a well-known political reporter in a coma. Both men have reported on a wide range of issues and no motive has been determined yet,… Continue reading
Nov 08 Obama Emphasizes Cooperation During India Visit President Obama inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential palace in New Dehli on Nov. 8, 2010. President Obama is wrapping up a three-day stop in India, the first country he is visiting in… Continue reading
Nov 08 Obama in India; BP Oil Spill Hearings Begin; Myanmar's Junta Holds Election President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose after a joint press conference at Hyderabad House on Nov. 8, 2010, in New Delhi, India. President Obama is spending a second day in New Delhi, where he is addressing… Continue reading
Nov 05 Shields and Brooks on Obama Overseas, Olbermann, October Classics By Hari Sreenivasan In the sport of politics and the politics of sport, as we say, we talk in this week's Doubleheader about President Obama's trip to Asia and whether it can be effective spurring job growth considering how central issue was… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch Tensions Flare in India, Pakistan Over Kashmir Valley New violence has erupted in Kashmir, where a crackdown on protests against Indian rule has intensified in recent months. It is the latest in decades of unrest in this territory, where power is divided between India and Pakistan but there… Continue watching
Nov 05 On Friday's NewsHour... U.S. ADDS NEW JOBS IN OCTOBER | The Department of Labor released new statistics that show some job creation, but the unemployment rate remains steady at 9.6 percent. Judy Woodruff looks at what the numbers mean with economists Paul… Continue reading
Nov 05 Congress Loses Hundreds of Years of Experience - But Majority of Incumbents Stick Around View all Incumbent Losses [Google Spreadsheet] Fifty-three members of the House of Representatives lost their jobs Tuesday in an election that moved 60 seats (including wins in open seats) into Republican control. Excluding the freshmen and sophomore… Continue reading
Nov 05 Hurricane Descends on Haiti; U.S. Adds 150k Jobs; Mount Merapi Erupts Again People wait for United Nations trucks Thursday in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Tropical Storm Tomas strengthened to a hurricane, bringing heavy rain and 85 mile per hour winds over Haiti as residents struggled to evacuate. Many… Continue reading