Nov 05 Watch Tensions Flare in India, Pakistan Over Kashmir Valley New violence has erupted in Kashmir, where a crackdown on protests against Indian rule has intensified in recent months. It is the latest in decades of unrest in this territory, where power is divided between India and Pakistan but there… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Job Creation Focal Point of Obama’s Asia Trip President Obama began a 10-day trip to Asia Friday. Margaret Warner gives a preview of his itinerary and goals for this trip with two officials from past administrations, Douglas Paal and Wendy Sherman. Continue watching
Oct 26 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the end of the Sony Walkman and the passing of television cartoonist Alexander Anderson Jr., creator of Rocky the flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose. Continue reading
Sep 24 India’s Games Go On, Despite Questions of Readiness By Larisa Epatko The Commonwealth Games -- former British colonies' version of the Olympics -- begin Oct. 3 in India, but preparations have been muddled by a collapsed pedestrian bridge, filthy athletes' village and the shooting of two tourists in New Delhi. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Cholera Death Raises Fears in Flood-Ravaged Pakistan Shortages of food and water are still prominent in flooded areas of Pakistan, however more aid arrived from neighboring countries. An aid plane landed in Punjab from China, and Pakistan accepted $5 million aid offer India. Continue watching
Aug 02 Monday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan A roundup of arts and culture headlines. Continue reading
Jun 07 Seven Convicted in Deadly 1984 Bhopal Gas Leak in India By Larisa Epatko A court in India has convicted seven former executives of a Union Carbide subsidiary of "causing death by negligence" for a gas leak at a company plant that killed an estimated 15,000 people in the 1980s. Continue reading
May 28 Watch News Wrap: Mosque Attacks Kill 80 in Pakistan In other news Friday, gunman killed 80 people today in Lahore, Pakistan in attacks on mosques during Friday prayers and the number of Americans killed in Afghanistan reached 1,000 when a soldier was killed in a roadside bombing. Continue watching
May 03 Watch News Wrap: 22 Dead, Thousands Displaced by Flooding in Southeast U.S. In other news Monday, the death toll reached 22 after severe flooding from weekend storms in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. Also, a boil-water advisory continues for nearly 2 million people around Boston after a water main break. Continue watching