May 02 Watch Political Checklist: Bin Laden Death A Boost for Obama Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian examine the impact of bin Laden's death… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Pakistani Legislator Stands Up to Extremists Over Blasphemy Law In Pakistan, calls to reform a blasphemy law have resulted in the assassination of two key moderate politicians. Margaret Warner talks to Pakistani Parliament member Sherry Rehman, who has challenged the law and become the focus of several protests and… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Reports Economic Growth Across U.S. In other news Wednesday, a Federal Reserve report said the U.S. economy improved in every part of the country. In Pakistan, intelligence officials reported U.S. drone aircraft killed six suspected Taliban fighters near the Afghan border. The attacks come two… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Washington, Islamabad Clash Over U.S. Covert Activity in Pakistan Longtime anti-terrorism ally Pakistan demanded the U.S. limit covert activities inside the country. The escalating war of words comes after U.S. drone strikes killed 40 civilians and a CIA contractor who killed two Pakistanis was released. Gwen Ifill discusses the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Japan Raises Nuclear Crisis Level, Pakistan Demands Cut in CIA Presence By News Desk Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has raised the level of the nuclear crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to a seven, matching the level used to describe Chernobyl. Officials said the increase was a description of the… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch News Wrap: Gadhafi's Forces Strike Rebel-Held Cities in East, West In other news Monday, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued an assault on two rebel-held cities. At the U.N., the Security Council failed to reach a consensus on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya. Also, a suicide bomber… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi Government Attempts to Minimize Protester Turnout In other news Friday, major new protests were held across much of the Middle East, including Egypt, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. Iraq's government even imposed a vehicle ban, trying to limit turnout. Also, several thousand people protested in Turkey… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi Protests for Better Government Services Turn Violent In other news Friday, protests flared across the Arab world with some demonstrations resulting in violence. Iraqis demanding better government services clashed with security forces, and Cairo's Tahrir Square was filled with protesters urging democratic reforms. Protests also continued in… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch News Wrap: Fighting in Southern Sudan Kills More Than 100 In other news Friday, more than 100 people died in Southern Sudan after a breakaway group ended a cease-fire and carried out attacks in two towns. Southern Sudan will become an independent nation in July. In Pakistan, an American diplomat… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch News Wrap: Demonstrators in Iraq Demand End to Corruption, Prisoner Abuse In other news Thursday, more than 3,000 Iraqis protested prisoner abuse and court-system corruption in the streets of Baghdad. The demonstrations were one of the biggest since political unrest began in Egypt and Tunisia. In northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber… Continue watching