Sep 08 Watch Election Concerns Threaten Future Stability in Afghanistan Judy Woodruff reports on new allegations of fraud in last month's Afghan presidential election and talks to experts about implications for the future. Continue watching
Sep 02 Bombing Kills Key Afghan Intelligence Official as Election Tensions Linger By Dave Gustafson The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide bombing Wednesday that killed Afghanistan's deputy chief of intelligence and at least 22 other people outside a mosque in the provincial capital Mehtar Lam, east of Kabul. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch After Election, Japan Braces for New Political Landscape A day after a historic election in Japan that saw the nation's ruling party removed from power for just the second time in postwar history, the newly elected majority began planning for the creation of a new government. Regional experts… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Japan Begins New Era as Voters Oust Ruling Party Voters in Japan handed a landslide victory to the opposition party that has promised to reverse the nation's struggling economy and to redefine Tokyo's relationship with Washington. Japanese experts reflect on the developments. Continue watching
Aug 31 Japanese Election a Major Turning Point for World’s No. 2 Economy Voters in Japan on Sunday rejected their incumbent political party for just the second time in postwar history, choosing instead a party that promised to reverse the nation's struggling economy and to redefine Tokyo's relationship with Washington. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: 2 U.S. Soldiers Die in Iraq Roadside Bombing In other news, two U.S. soldiers died Friday in Iraq from wounds sustained in a roadside bomb attack, and a new report from the U.N. shows that Iran has not suspended its nuclear weapons program. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Other News: Bomber Kills 19 Pakistani Border Guards In other news, 19 border guards were killed Thursday when a security checkpoint in Pakistan was hit by a suicide bomber, and an American service member was killed in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Aug 21 Controversial Afghan Law Leaves Shiite Women’s Rights in Question Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces continued international and domestic pressure to further overhaul a controversial law affecting Shiite women that critics say he passed to secure votes from conservatives in this week's election. Continue reading
Aug 19 Series of Blasts Kills 75, Wounds 300 in Baghdad By Tom LeGro A wave of explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 75 people and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Sudan’s Bashir Addresses ICC Charges, Darfur’s Woes Sudanese President al-Bashir faces an international warrant in connection with war crimes in Darfur. In an interview, he reflects on the charges, the Darfur crisis and Sudan's relations with the West. Continue watching