May 29 Watch News Wrap: al-Qaida's No. 2 Afghan Killed in Airstrike, NATO Says In other news Tuesday, al-Qaida's Sakhr al-Taifi has been killed in a NATO airstrike, according to alliance officials. He had commanded foreign militants in Afghanistan. Also, search teams dug into new piles of rubble in northern Italy after a second… Continue watching
May 11 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan by Man in Afghan Army Uniform In other news Friday, an American soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Also, in Greece, political leaders failed in a third attempt to form a government after Sunday's… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Team Says Iran Trip Yielded Little Nuclear Knowledge In other news Wednesday, a team from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency ended a two-day mission to Iran, but the delegation's head said talks failed to yield any significant progress. Also, nearly 50 people were killed in Argentina when a… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch News Wrap: After Standoff, Congress OKs Payroll Tax Cut Extension In other news Friday, Congress voted to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans two weeks before the cuts were due to expire. Also, a 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested after allegedly planning to detonate a suicide bomb… Continue watching
Feb 15 Author Beppe Severgnini on What Makes Italians Tick During Crisis By Margaret Warner Italian author Beppe Severgnini and Margaret Warner in Crema, Italy. On our recent foray to Germany and Italy to explore the political and social dimensions of the European debt crisis, one person we felt we had to see to… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Italy: Amid Eurozone Crisis, 'Going the Greece Way' Would Be Disastrous Italy: Amid Eurozone Crisis, 'Going the Greece Way' Would Be Disastrous… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Protests in Greece Take Aim at Europe's Demands for More Cuts Protests in Greece Take Aim at Europe's Demands for More Cuts… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Italy's Premier Mario Monti: Time to Focus on Growth in Europe Time to Focus on Growth in Europe, Italian Prime Minister Says… Continue watching
Feb 03 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Italian Prime Minister on the Financial Crisis By Larisa Epatko As European countries continue to struggle with how to resolve the region's financial crisis, one of the key voices in that effort is set to make an appearance on Tuesday's NewsHour. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti plans to sit down… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch What Does Italy's Sinking Ship Mean for the Cruise Industry? At least six people died after a cruise ship capsized off the coast of Italy Friday. Ray Suarez discusses some of the legal and safety issues stemming from the disaster with longtime travel writer Rudy Maxa, currently the host of… Continue watching