Aug 31 The Best and Worst Countries for Babies By Talea Miller From1990 to 2009, annual newborn deaths decreased from 4.6 million to 3.3 million worldwide. Find out which countries with a population over 1 million performed best and which were the worst. 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 Watch Real-Life Thriller Explores al-Qaida Triple Agent's CIA Infiltration, Bombing In the real-life thriller, "The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA," author Joby Warrick examines the unlikely story of an operative who infiltrated the CIA and detonated a suicide bomb at a U.S. base in Afghanistan. Margaret… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Deadly 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Change U.S. Tactics in Afghanistan 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Spur Changes in U.S. Afghan Operations… Continue watching
Aug 08 World Week Ahead: Reaction to the Credit Downgrade; Afghanistan Helicopter Probe By Larisa Epatko World markets took a tumble Monday after the United States received a credit rating downgrade Friday night, and the investigation continued into the downing of a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 06 30 Americans Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Updated 8:00 p.m. ET | The U.S.-led coalition said in a statement that 30 American service members, a civilian interpreter and seven Afghan commandos were killed in the helicopter crash early Saturday. Posted 2:28 p.m. ET |… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Wall Street Fades in Run-Up to Debt Ceiling Vote In the day's other top news, Wall Street sagged over the debt ceiling debate and a Muslim-American soldier has admitted to planning an attack on Fort Hood in Texas. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch News Wrap: Kandahar Mayor Assassinated in Suicide Bombing In other news Wednesday, the mayor of Kandahar was assassinated in southern Afghanistan when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a heavily fortified government compound. Also, the prime minister of Norway announced that an independent commission would investigate how… Continue watching