Aug 11 Watch Systemic Rape, Fighting Threaten Congo's Future Secretary of State Clinton condemned sexual abuse by Congolese soldiers and rebels against civilians. A women's rights advocate describes the scope of the atrocities. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Amid Clinton Visit, a Look at Persistent Troubles in Congo A report looks at international peacekeeping efforts in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited this week. Continue watching
Aug 11 GM Unveils 230 MPG Claim for Chevy Volt General Motors announced Tuesday that its long-awaited Chevrolet Volt hybrid, a battery- and gas-powered electric vehicle, can get 230 miles per gallon in city driving, dwarfing every other car on the market in fuel efficiency. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Other News: U.S. Commander Warns of Taliban Gains In other news, a top U.S. military official warned that the Taliban has the upper hand in Afghanistan. Also, a typhoon tore through Taiwan over the weekend. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit Agenda From drug violence to H1N1 flu, President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tackled a long list of issues at a summit Monday. Continue watching
Aug 10 Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit President Barack Obama met with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Guadalajara Monday to discuss H1N1 flu prevention and efforts to combat a deadly cross-border drug trade. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Bombings in Iraq Stoke Fears of More Sectarian Violence In Iraq, 48 people were killed and 250 others wounded today in the latest string of attacks against Shiites. ITN's Channel 4 news correspondent Jonathan Rugman reports. Continue watching
Aug 07 During August, Public Weighs in on Reform The Senate remained in session this week, but as House members headed home to their districts the focus of health care reform efforts moved off Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Aug 07 Taliban Leader Believed Dead in U.S. Strike A drone-fired missile appears to have killed a top Taliban commander in Pakistan, both U.S. officials and militants believe. Continue reading
Aug 07 U.S. Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly to 9.4% By Dave Gustafson For the first time since April 2008, the U.S. unemployment rate fell slightly in July, to 9.4 percent, down from 9.5 percent in June. Continue reading