Nov 17 Watch News Wrap: Pelosi, Boehner Re-Elected to Lead Parties in House In other news Wednesday, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi won enough votes from her Democratic colleagues to keep the party's top spot in the next Congress when the GOP takes over control. As expected, GOP Minority Leader John… Continue watching
Nov 16 Was Ireland’s Financial Crisis Predictable? He told you so. Ken Rogoff is one of this page's favorite economists. Long known for being ahead of the curve, Rogoff was a National Master of chess at age 14 and dropped out of high school… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch News Wrap: Markets on Edge Over Ireland’s Growing Debt Crisis In other news Tuesday, European Union finance ministers met to discuss a possible bailout for Ireland, whose banks have more than $60 billion in real estate debt. In Haiti, the death toll from cholera passed 1,000 as two died in… Continue watching
Nov 16 Swiss to Vote on Deporting Criminals By Larisa Epatko BASEL, Switzerland | The small nation of Switzerland, which already has a higher immigrant population than most of its neighbors, is about to vote on a measure that could be another bellwether of anti-immigration sentiment spreading across the European continent. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch News Wrap: Irish Officials Confirm Debt Talks, Say Bailout Not Needed In other news, Ireland's debt soared after it rescued five banks from huge real estate losses, but officials there insist the country doesn't need a bailout. Meanwhile, European Union officials reported the Greek government has much more debt than first… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Are There Sufficient Security Measures In Place For Cargo Planes? Jim Lehrer talks to terrorism expert Richard Clarke and Air Security Analyst Rafi Ron about the security measures in place for cargo planes and if they are sufficient in light of recent terror attempts. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Travelers in Europe Issued More Warnings After Suspected Terror Threats The Obama administration warned Americans to be aware of their surroundings while traveling in Europe. The U.S. and several other countries issued travel alerts to tourists after reports surfaced last week of planned terror plots in Europe. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Europe on Alert After Suspected Terror Plot Uncovered Governments around the world have responded to the news of a suspected terror threat in Europe. Angus Walker of Independent Television News has more. Continue watching
Sep 29 In Europe, Protesters Rail Against Budget Cuts By Larisa Epatko Tens of thousands of protesters marched Wednesday in Brussels and trade unions planned strikes in Spain over planned austerity measures that are aimed at preventing an economic crisis in Europe, though critics say they would harm the poor. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch French Expulsion of Gypsies Leads to Tension in Europe The French government's decision to deport Roma immigrants back to Romania and Bulgaria has rankled some of France's European neighbors. Ben Barnier of Global Post reports on the controversial decision. Continue watching