Dec 30 In Photos: 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 23 Watch Embassy Parcel Bombs in Rome Ratchet up Security Concerns Parcel bombs at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome injured two people and raised security fears at the height of holiday travel. Margaret Warner has more. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Winter Weather Continues to Foil Travel Plans in Europe For the fourth straight day, hundreds of thousands of air travelers were stuck around the world due to snow storms in Europe. Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News reports from London's Heathrow Airport. Continue watching
Dec 20 Snow Smothers Plans in Europe By Larisa Epatko An early onslaught of snowy weather in northern Europe has closed airports, stranded motorists and canceled Lady Gaga's concert plans (once again) in Paris. Continue reading
Dec 20 Europe's Snowy Scenes By Larisa Epatko An early onslaught of snowy weather in northern Europe has closed airports, railways and streets, stranding thousands of would-be travelers. Continue reading
Dec 09 British Parliament Approves Controversial Tuition Hikes By Larisa Epatko Surrounded by student protests outside, British lawmakers voted Thursday to triple the university tuition fee cap in a move meant to help stabilize the country's ailing economy. Continue reading
Dec 01 Million Dollar Question: How Can 'Europe' Bail Out 'Europe'? By Paul Solman I'm OK, EuroK? Maybe not. Here's an Australian parody video of what you might call "EuroK thinking." It's making the rounds in Europe at the moment. (The link was sent by a friend in Spain.)… Continue reading
Dec 01 Million Dollar Questions: Who's Bailing Who Out? By Elizabeth Shell I'm OK, EuroK? Maybe not. Here's an Australian parody video of what you might call "EuroK thinking." It's making the rounds in Europe at the moment. (The link was sent by a friend in Spain.)… Continue reading
Nov 22 Ireland's Bailout Plan Aims to Ease Broader Economic Crisis By Larisa Epatko Ireland, the European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed over the weekend to an 80 billion to 90 billion euro ($109 billion to $123 billion) financial bailout plan to help Ireland's ailing economy and prevent the broader economic crisis from… Continue reading
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