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
Dec 16 Watch Gen. Keane: Pakistani Government, Military 'Willingly Support' Taliban President Obama said gains against al-Qaida in Afghanistan are "considerable" but "fragile and reversible" as part of a new war strategy review. Jim Lehrer gets views from Andrew Wilder of the U.S. Institute of Peace and retired Gen. Jack Keane… Continue watching
Dec 16 Quick Take: Afghan Policy Review By Larisa Epatko President Obama announced Thursday the release of the annual review of his Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, calling it a "very difficult endeavor," but saying the U.S. is "on track to achieve our goals."… Continue reading
Dec 16 President Obama: 'More Difficult Days Ahead' in Afghanistan President Obama addressed the White House's major review of the war in Afghanistan Thursday, praising progress in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban but emphasizing that the United States' involvement there "continues to be a very difficult… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Intel Agencies Offer Gloomy View of Afghan War Elisabeth Bumiller of the New York Times talks with Margaret Warner about an upcoming review of the war in Afghanistan, and what intelligence reports reveal about the region. Continue watching