May 10 As Rios Montt Trial Nears End, a Look Back at U.S. Role in Guatemala’s Civil War José Efraín Ríos Montt inside the courtroom where he is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity. Photo by Xeni Jardin. Update: 2:50 p.m. ET | After seven weeks of testimony, a verdict may be reached today on the… Continue reading
May 10 White House Spokesman: Demands to Release Benghazi Memos Are ‘Political’ By Larisa Epatko In a twice-delayed press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday that requests by House Republicans to release memos about the administration's response to last year's attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were an attempt to politicize… Continue reading
May 10 In South Africa, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access MAMA users in South Africa receive daily text messages filled with tips and reminders about the health of their babies. Photo by Imani M. Cheers/IRP. Memory Banda is busy. Her 10-month old son is teething and taking his first… Continue reading
May 10 Watch Bangladeshi Seamstress Rescued From Factory Rubble After 17 Days Seventeen days after a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed and only hours before the remains were to be demolished, rescuers pulled a woman out of the rubble alive. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the miraculous discovery and the… Continue watching
May 09 Watch In Senegal, a Campaign of Education and Dialogue on a Painful Rite of Passage In Senegal, a Campaign of Education and Dialogue on a Painful Rite of Passage… Continue watching
May 09 Watch Congress Sorts Through Charges and Counter-Charges in Benghazi Attack Accounts Congress Sorts Through Charges and Counter-Charges in Benghazi Attack Accounts… Continue watching
May 09 Watch News Wrap: Boston Police Commissioner Testifies to Congress on Marathon Attack News Wrap: Boston Police Commissioner Testifies to Congress on Marathon Attack… Continue watching
May 09 Changing Minds in Senegal to Protect Girls From Genital Cutting By Fred de Sam Lazaro EmbedVideo(6342, 482, 304); NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro asks Molly Melching about her efforts to educate Senegalese women about the harms of genital cutting. Molly Melching didn't think she had much more than curiosity -- and a… Continue reading
May 08 Watch House Hearing Is Latest Chapter in Political Dispute Over Benghazi Attack House Hearing Is Latest Chapter in Political Dispute Over Benghazi Attack… Continue watching
May 07 Watch South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyongyang’s Provocations South Korea May Be Growing Less Tolerant of Pyongyang's Provocations… Continue watching