Jan 26 Could Greece Fire Off a Global Credit Freeze? Pedestrians pass an entrance to the Greek finance ministry in Athens. European stocks declined from a five-month high as the region's finance ministers failed to agree on a debt-swap deal for Greece and called for a greater contribution from… Continue reading
Jan 25 Is There a Big Relief Rally Under Way? The European Central Bank's new headquarters, still under construction, right, are seen alongside other buildings within the city, across from the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Some might be expecting comment on… Continue reading
Jan 23 Marcia Coyle: Court Moves ‘Carefully’ to Balance Rights in GPS Ruling By Elizabeth Summers The Supreme Court's decision Monday -- saying police must have a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to vehicles -- shows the court "wants to move carefully" in weighing the privacy rights of individuals against law enforcement's need for… Continue reading
Jan 09 Could the U.S. Follow in the Eurozone’s Footsteps? German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday at the Chancellery in Berlin. The two leaders discussed the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users… Continue reading
Dec 23 Unlikely Education Leader Links Business and Schools in Morocco Former President Clinton and Moroccan education advocate Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi at the Clinton Global initiative. Photo courtesy Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi. Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi is one of those people with a knack for getting what he wants, at times without even… Continue reading
Dec 21 Reporter’s Notebook: Morocco Battles HIV, Stigma Through Mosques Ray Suarez with Imam Mohamed Ziani, who helps train other imams to talk about HIV in their communities. The first report in the NewsHour's Morocco series airs on Wednesday night's broadcast. Watch a video preview of the stories. Continue reading
Dec 20 Why the Euro Might Not Be Good For Greece A Greek 500 drachma banknote sits atop euros. Photo by Peter Phipp via Getty Images. Today's post tries to answer a number of questions that have come in over the past few weeks along the lines of, "What's going… Continue reading
Dec 19 Morocco Avoids Arab Spring Violence, but Progress Is Mixed on Reforms Ray Suarez in front of the Parliament of Morocco in Rabat, the location of mass protests earlier this year. The NewsHour's Morocco series begins Tuesday, watch a preview on our global health site. In 2009, a Moroccan newsmagazine… Continue reading
Dec 16 Preview: Is Morocco’s ‘Evolution Not Revolution’ Working? When a series of revolts known as the Arab Spring swept through northern Africa this year, taking down government after government, Morocco was not immune to the unrest. Protesters filled the streets for weeks in February and March… Continue reading
Nov 24 European Bond Scare: Germany Edition Trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany. Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images. The U.S. markets lie as still today as the birds on America's platters, but the same cannot be said for fluttering Europe, or anywhere else… Continue reading