Sep 20 Monday: Afghan Elections Marred by Fraud, Violence; Bombs Kill 36 in Iraq Afghan election workers move ballot boxes to the Independent Election Commission warehouse in Kabul on Monday. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images. The Free and Fair Elections Foundation of Afghanistan, an independent observer group, is voicing "serious concerns" about… Continue reading
Sep 16 Mexico Dispatch: Even in Wine Lover’s Paradise, Drug War Takes Its Toll By jsierra VALLE DE GUADALUPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Not even a place that could be considered Eden has been able to escape the war on drugs. Tucked on a green, hilly area 60 miles south of the U.S. border, Guadalupe… Continue reading
Sep 16 Flamboyant Executive of Possibly Defective Military Body Armor Convicted of Fraud Paul Solman: Another day, another update to follow the Mott’s applesauce strike. This, an update to one of our rare NewsHour investigative reports — on arguably deficient body armor for our troops, and corruption in the contracting process. Continue reading
Sep 15 Mexico Dispatch: Tijuana Is No Juarez, Residents Say TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Toiling with a pile of wood planks in his garage turned woodshop, 46-year-old Roberto Carrillo exclaims without hesitation: "Tijuana is not Ciudad Juarez. We don't have the level of violence that you read… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Drug War Casts a Shadow on Mexican Bicentennial Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan talks with Ray Suarez about Mexico's bicentennial celebrations amid the backdrop of ongoing drug war violence and economic woes. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch American Released From Iranian Prison, 2 More Still Jailed Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers who were arrested and accused of spying by Iran, was released from prison on $500,000 bail after being held for 410 days. The fate of the two others remains in limbo. Continue watching
Sep 14 Mexico Dispatch: Perception vs. Reality at One Beach Town ROSARITO BEACH, Mexico | Walking or driving down boulevard Benito Juarez, the main street of Rosarito Beach, gives no hints of the struggles this tourist community has been fighting for the past four years. As the sun sinks over… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Iran Frees One Jailed American: Will Other 2 Face Trial? Iran has freed one of three Americans held in the country for more than a year on accusations of spying. Jeffrey Brown talks to two analysts on the region for insight into Tehran's decision. Continue watching
Sep 13 Monday: Abdulmutallab Due in Court; U.N. Nuclear Head Criticizes Iran Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines international flight on Christmas Day is returning to court Monday, following reports that his lawyers have talked to prosecutors several times about a… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch News Wrap: Suicide Bomb Kills 17 at Russian Market In other news Thursday, a bomb packed with metal bars and bolts tore through an entrance to a busy market in Russia killing at least 17. In Iran, American hiker Sarah Shourd is scheduled to be set free on Saturday… Continue watching