Apr 06 Watch Iraq’s Uptick in Violence Renews Stability Concerns Gwen Ifill gets an update from a New York Times reporter about what the deadly wave of bombings in Baghdad could mean for stability in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch News Wrap: Obama Addresses Afghanistan Corruption In other news Monday, President Obama returned from a surprise trip to Afghanistan where he met with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul to discuss anti-corruption efforts and Iraq's prime minister continued to push for a recount after he trailed in… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Iraq’s Former Prime Minister Edges al-Maliki in Vote Iraq's electoral commission named former prime minister and secular candidate Ayad Allawi the winner of the parliamentary elections. The announcement coincided with violence that killed forty people. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Gen. Odierno: ‘People of Iraq Have Embraced Democracy’ As Iraq counts the ballots from Sunday's parliamentary election, Jim Lehrer talks to Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, about how a new government may impact the security situation and the drawdown of U.S. troops. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Iraqis Vote in Pivotal Election, Undaunted by Deadly Attacks Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election topped 60 percent, despite a wave of attacks targeting the polls that killed at least 38 people. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Other News: Iraqi Election Postponed One Month In other news, the United Nations reported that Iraq will delay its national elections by one more month, and China, India, Brazil and South Africa refused to cut carbon emissions by 2050. Continue watching
Nov 29 Hondurans Vote for New President, Hoping to Leave Political Chaos Behind By Larisa Epatko Hondurans voted for their next president Sunday, with exit polls showing a sizable lead for the opposition party. In addition to a change in party leadership, many voters expressed the need to put the country's political troubles behind them. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch U.N. Exits Afghanistan Following Deadly Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan, the U.N. announced that it is pulling back 600 employees after a deadly attack on staff. Margaret Warner has more from Kabul. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch GOP Touts Different Sort of ‘Change’ in Va., N.J. Wins Judy Woodruff speaks with Amy Walter, editor of The Hotline, and Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Report, about the political implications of Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Continue watching
Oct 19 Election Commission Finds ‘Great Deal of Fraud’ Across Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko An investigation into allegations of fraud at polling sites in Afghanistan led a U.N.-backed commission to recommend disqualifying hundreds of thousands of votes. Continue reading