Jan 05 Watch News Wrap: Another Wave of Bombings in Iraq Kills at Least 78 In other news Thursday, another wave of bombings struck in Iraq, killing at least 78 people. It was the second such coordinated attack since U.S. troops left the country last month. Also, the government of Myanmar announced that the party… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Obama, Clinton Have 'a Lot at Risk' in Delicate Relationship With Burma Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Southeast Asian nation of Burma on Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the significance of the isolated country's first visit by a U.S. secretary of state in 50 years with William Wan of The Washington… Continue watching
Nov 30 Myanmar's Pro-democracy Leader Grasping Opportunities, Taking Risks By Larisa Epatko Myanmar's journey from isolation advanced Wednesday with the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and positive words from the country's most well-known face of its pro-democracy movement. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Will Myanmar's Move Toward Reforms Last? In an effort to warm relations between the U.S. and the Asian nation of Myanmar, President Obama announced he will send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton there next month. Margret Warner discusses the renewed ties with retired Foreign Service officer… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch U.S. Dispatches Secretary Clinton to Myanmar U.S. to Send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Myanmar… Continue watching
Nov 18 U.S. to Re-engage Myanmar to Encourage Fledgling Reforms By Larisa Epatko The former top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar has called the latest overture to that isolated nation a "historic opportunity." But a top human rights organization official expressed concern that the Obama administration might be moving too quickly and that the… Continue reading
Nov 16 Cheaper Cell Phones, Fewer Restrictions Ease Daily Life in Myanmar By Larisa Epatko Myanmar's repressive regime is showing signs of relaxing restrictions not only in the political and diplomatic realm but in the day-to-day lives of its people, according to Patrick Winn, who recently traveled to Myanmar to do a series of reports… Continue reading
Jun 21 Refugee Hot Zones Around the World By Talea Miller The UN Refugee Agency released new 2010 data on the countries hosting the largest numbers of refugees and the countries producing large refugee populations. Continue reading
Nov 03 In Myanmar, Aid Groups Assess Damage from Cyclone Giri By Larisa Epatko Relief organizations responding to Cyclone Giri, which pounded western Myanmar on Friday, are finding homes and schools swept away and a need for emergency food and water in the saltwater soaked islands. Continue reading
Sep 30 Thursday on the NewsHour: City of Asylum/Pittsburgh By Tom LeGro City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a six-year-old program that provides shelter to foreign literary writers who have encountered dangers in their homeland. Watch online exclusive videos of the writers reading their work. Continue reading