Mar 06 Watch Other News: Congress Fails to Pass Budget Bill In other news, the Senate failed to pass a $410 billion budget bill for the current fiscal year, and there were signs that money manager Bernard Madoff may be closer to a plea deal in his pending $50 billion fraud… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Zimbabwe Power-sharing Agreement Finalized Longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai entered into a formal power-sharing agreement Wednesday. NPR correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton updates the story from Harare. Continue watching
Feb 11 Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Becomes Prime Minister By PBS NewsHour Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister Wednesday, creating a unity government in an unprecedented move during Mugabe's virtually unchallenged rule. Continue reading
Jan 28 Tenuous Zimbabwe Government Deal Approved as Cholera Crisis Worsens By PBS NewsHour In the midst of an escalating cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, a summit on a power-sharing deal decided Tuesday that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should be sworn in as prime minister by Feb. 11. Continue reading
Jan 14 Cholera One Part of Zimbabwe’s Growing Health Concerns By Admin, PBS NewsHour Political trouble in Zimbabwe has taken a toll on the population's health and aid groups warn that thousands more will die as the infrastructure and health care systems continue to deteriorate. Continue reading
Dec 23 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Resists Calls to Step Down By PBS NewsHour Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has rejected recent calls from the United States and Britain to resign, deeming them "stupid and foolish" in the latest war of words involving the troubled southern African nation. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Aid Group Names Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008 The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has named the world's worst crises of 2008, including neglected medical needs in Iraq, Zimbabwe and Myanmar. Ray Suarez speaks with the group's executive director, Nicolas de Torrente. Continue watching
Dec 12 Profile: Robert Mugabe By PBS NewsHour Robert Mugabe, long-time leader of Zimbabwe, was hailed as a hero during his country's liberation from the UK, but has since maintained power in controversial elections and garnered international criticism for how he is running the African nation. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Zimbabwe’s Cholera Crisis Spurs New Calls for Mugabe to Step Down In the wake of Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, worsening food shortages and political unrest, some international leaders are urging embattled President Robert Mugabe to step down. An analyst provides an update on the situation. Continue watching
Dec 03 Riots Break Out as Zimbabwe Faces Cholera Epidemic, Hyperinflation By PBS NewsHour Doctors, teachers and union members clashed with riot police in the streets of Zimbabwe's capital of Harare as they protested the country's deepening economic meltdown and a cholera epidemic that has been blamed on poor infrastructure. Continue reading