Jan 28 Watch News Wrap: Economic Growth Reading, Egypt's Turmoil Rattle U.S. Markets In other news Friday, unrest in Egypt and lower-than-expected economic growth shook the U.S. stock markets. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 166 points, and the Nasdaq lost 68 points. In Tunisia's capital, protesters clashed with police near the prime… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch News Wrap: Lieberman Confirms Departure From Senate In other news Wednesday, former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman officially announced that he will not run for a fifth Senate term in 2012. Lieberman, who won re-election as an independent said it's time to move on. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Lebanon's Governing Coalition Collapses Cabinet ministers from Hezbollah resigned from Lebanon's governing coalition and Haiti marked one year since a powerful earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch News Wrap: Floodwaters Cover Large Swaths of Australian Outback In other news Monday, 22 cities and towns in the Australian state of Queensland have been inundated with floodwaters, prompting military airlifts of food and medical supplies. Also, police were pursuing a possible al-Qaida role in the deadly bombing of… Continue watching
Jan 01 World Events of 2010 By Larisa Epatko It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Two NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Friday, two more NATO troops were killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total of foreign troops killed there this year to 711. American deaths this year now total 498. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch News Wrap: Iraq May Be Closer to Forming New Government In other news Monday, a new Iraqi government might soon be a reality as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki submitted a list of potential Cabinet members to Parliament, some nine months after national elections. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's Parliament is preparing to convene… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Pakistan's Extremist Havens: What Options Does U.S. Have? Though a longtime U.S. ally, Pakistan has been accused of harboring extremists within its borders, complicating U.S.-led efforts in neighboring Afghanistan. Margaret Warner discusses the complex alliance with Shuja Nawaz of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Christine Fair… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Pakistan's Insurgent Havens Strain Ties With U.S. Though a longtime U.S. ally, Pakistan is accused of harboring extremists within its borders. Margaret Warner has more on how the U.S. has tried to prod Pakistan into eliminating havens for insurgents. Continue watching