May 05 Watch In Britain, Coalition Government Eyed Ahead of Parliamentary Elections British voters are preparing to weigh in at the polls in the country's general election on Thursday. Simon Marks previews the heated election as three political parties vie for a majority in Parliament. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch U.K. Prime Minister Candidates Square Off over Foreign Policy Three top candidates for prime minister in Britain's tightly contested parliamentary election shared the stage to discuss foreign policy in the second of three televised political debates. Simon Marks reports from London on the political footing for the three parties… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch UK Candidates Look to Sway Voters with Premier TV Debate As Britain's three candidates for prime minister wage heated campaigns ahead of the May election, Simon Marks reports from London on the politics behind the country's very first American-style public debate. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Poland Mourns Leaders Killed in Plane Crash Ray Suarez reports on the national tragedy unfolding in Poland after its president and other government officials were killed in a plane crash over the weekend. Continue watching
Dec 08 Bombings Shake Iraq as March Elections Set By Larisa Epatko A string of bombings in Baghdad killed more than 100 people Tuesday and raised new doubts about Iraq's security ahead of the country's parliamentary election, now set for March 7. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Medvedev’s First Year in Office Brings Surprises, Scrutiny In the first report of a series from Russia, Margaret Warner takes a closer look at the country's political leadership, focusing on President Dmitry Medvedev's first year in office and the role of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the government. Continue watching
Jun 04 With Labor Party Reeling, Brown Braces for Leadership Fight By Admin, PBS News Hour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is fighting off a reported campaign to oust him in the wake of a financial scandal that has damaged Labor Party popularity and caused four of his ministers quit. Continue reading
Apr 27 South Africa’s Zuma Faces Recession, Corruption Challenges By PBS News Hour The African National Congress swept to victory in South Africa's parliamentary elections last week, and the nation's presumed next president, Jacob Zuma, promised to improve public services and fight corruption. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch In South Africa, Zuma Poised to Assume Presidency As South Africans cast ballots Wednesday in a parliamentary election that will determine a new president, forecasts show the ruling party's Jacob Zuma is likely to win. NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault describes the challenges that will confront the nation's new leader,… Continue watching
Apr 16 Backlash Continues Over Afghan Women’s Law By PBS News Hour Some 300 women gathered on the streets of Afghanistan's capital this week to protest a controversial new law that critics say legalizes marital rape and restricts a woman's right to work outside the home. Continue reading