Jan 11 Watch After Talks With Afghan Leader, U.S. Military to Expedite Shift to Support Role After Talks With Afghan Leader, U.S. Military to Expedite Shift to Support Role… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Full Obama-Karzai News Conference Watch the Full Obama-Karzai Joint News Conference… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Afghan President Karzai’s Press Conference in Washington, D.C. By Larisa Epatko Some big questions are looming over Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to Washington this week, including how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after most leave in 2014 and whether they will be immune from Afghan prosecution. Continue reading
Jan 11 Ben Berkowitz’s Formula: Spot a Problem, Map It, Fix It EmbedVideo(5430, 482, 304); So much about Ben Berkowitz is unassuming. "If u need to contact me immediately, please do not hesitate to call my cell phone," he ends his e-mails. When one calls his office to set up… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch News Wrap: In Wake of Pakistan Bombings, Calls for Better Protection In other news Friday, dozens of people were killed after a series of bombings occurred in Pakistan targeting Shiites. In protest, many people refused to bury the dead and demanded more government protection to prevent future casualties. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch President Karzai Visits Washington to Discuss U.S. Future in Afghanistan President Obama sat down with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss the future role of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. While combat forces are scheduled to exit the region in 2014, the two leaders mulled a range of troop level options… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Venezuela Confronts Political Uncertainty as Ailing Chavez Misses Inauguration Venezuela Confronts Political Uncertainty as Ailing Chavez Misses Inauguration… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch More Than 100 People Killed in Bombings Across Pakistan In Quetta, Pakistan, two suicide bombers detonated explosives within minutes of each other, and another bomb exploded in Swat Valley. In total, at least 115 people were killed and more than 270 were wounded. Ray Suarez talks to New York… Continue watching
Jan 10 Chavez’s Chosen Successor: From Bus Driver to Vice President By Larisa Epatko On Dec. 8 in an address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced he was heading back to Cuba for emergency cancer surgery and should another presidential election be needed, Venezuelans should vote for his vice president: Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading
Jan 09 Americans Far Less Healthy, Die Younger Than Global Peers, Study Finds Americans die sooner and experience unhealthier lives than residents in other high-income countries even though the United States spends far more on health care, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Academy of Sciences. This health… Continue reading