Jan 15 Watch U.S., World Assembling Help for Haiti Kwame Holman reports on how the United States is responding to help Haiti, and then Jeffrey Brown talks to a Los Angeles Times reporter about international efforts on the ground. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Staggering Death Toll Continues to Climb in Haiti The scene in Port-au-Prince worsened with casualty estimates climbing and survivors begging for relief. Independent Television News reports on the staggering human toll of the earthquake. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Haiti’s Cruel Twist of Fate Just as Haiti was beginning to turn the economic corner, disaster struck. Judy Woodruff examines how the timing of the earthquake is especially catastrophic considering the country's slow recovery from its rocky past. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Clinton: U.S. Committed to Haiti’s Recovery Jim Lehrer speaks with former President Bill Clinton about the U.S. response to the Haitian earthquake, and its pledge to provide $100 million in aid. Continue watching
Jan 13 Thousands Feared Dead as World Rushes to Respond to Haiti Disaster By Larisa Epatko The damage and casualties caused by a major earthquake that hit Haiti Tuesday continued to unfold a day later, and thousands were feared dead or trapped in the rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's president said. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch U.S. Pledges ‘Full Support’ to Earthquake Victims in Haiti Margaret Warner explores how international groups are mobilizing emergency help for Haiti, and then Jim Lehrer speaks with Dr. Rajiv Shah of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Reopens Embassy in Yemen In other news Tuesday, the U.S. reopened its embassy in Yemen after security concerns forced a two-day closure, and "rising threats and attacks" pushed the United Nations World Food Program to suspend aid to approximately 1 million people in southern… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch In Afghanistan, Cabinet Fight Clouds Reform Efforts Afghanistan's parliament delivered a stinging rebuke to President Hamid Karzai on Saturday after rejecting 17 or his 24 cabinet nominees. Margaret Warner speaks with Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S., Said Jawad, about what the vote means for his country's already… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Other News: Iraqi Election Postponed One Month In other news, the United Nations reported that Iraq will delay its national elections by one more month, and China, India, Brazil and South Africa refused to cut carbon emissions by 2050. Continue watching
Nov 30 U.S., Europe Respond Angrily to Iran’s Threat to Build More Nuclear Plants By Online DA Iran has refused to comply with a United Nations demand to halt enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities, and escalated the specter of new sanctions by declaring it would build 10 more plants. Continue reading