Mar 30 Watch Afghanistan Pushed to Confront Corruption President Obama addressed political corruption in Afghanistan during a surprise visit to Kabul this week. Judy Woodruff reports on U.S. pressures to officials to enforce fair governance. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Turning the Corner on Corruption in Afghanistan Judy Woodruff talks to Ali Jalali, Afghanistan's former interior minister, and Clare Lockhart, a former United Nations adviser to Afghanistan, about whether President Hamid Karzai is following up on his promises to curtail corruption. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch News Wrap: American Pleads Guilty in Mumbai Attacks In other news Thursday, a Chicago man pleaded guilty to helping plan the 2008 terror attacks in India, and the Pennsylvania woman known as 'Jihad Jane' was arraigned for allegedly plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Criticism of Climate Change Science Heats Up The United Nations has ordered an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change amid a growing backlash over mistakes found in its Nobel Prize-winning report on the science behind global warming. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch News Wrap: Biden Declares Palestinian Statehood a U.S. Priority In other news Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank as the international community pressures Israel to stop expanding settlements in east Jerusalem. Also, there are reports that much of the U.N.'s food aid… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Nigeria's Government Struggles to Restore Order after Massacre The Nigerian military is asking for patience as it tries to contain the escalating violence that left as many as 500 people dead Sunday. Gwen Ifill talks to American University's Patrick Ukata and the president of The Fund for Peace,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch U.N. Calls for Justice after Nigerian Sectarian Massacre The United Nations and human rights groups are calling for swift punishment in Nigeria after a bloody clash between Muslims and Christians that left as many as 500 people dead on Sunday, as the country's unstable government tries to contain… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch U.S. Refocuses Policy Approach in Latin America With Brazil's global status on the rise, the United States is re-evaluating its approach to Latin American policy. Margaret Warner reports on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to several South American nations. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Mission Chief Urges Taliban Talks In other news Thursday, the head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan conceded that peace with the Taliban is "unachievable" without a change in strategy, and a German court convicted four Islamic extremists for plotting to attack Americans. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch U.N. Under-Secretary General Updates Needs in Haiti Nearly 600,000 people are still without shelter as the rains begin to fall in Port-au-Prince. Ray Suarez speaks to Under-Secretary General John Holmes of the United Nations about Haiti's long journey of rebuilding ahead and the state of the relief… Continue watching