Jul 05 Watch Biden Visits Baghdad Over Holiday Weekend As Political Deadlock Continues Vice President Joe Biden spent this Independence Day weekend in Baghdad meeting with Iraqi leaders, urging for the formation of a new government as a post-election stalemate continues after almost four months. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch News Wrap: Afghanistan Claims a Dozen International Troop Lives in July In other news Monday, 3 U.S. troops and a British Soldier were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan, making a dozen international troops fatalities in the first five days of July. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Poland Begins Delicate Political Rebuilding After Deadly Plane Crash After the devastating air crash that killed Poland's president and many other top officials, Ray Suarez talks to the country's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, about receiving the tragic news, the country's political future and emerging international relations challenges. Continue watching
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