May 01 The Women Behind the 'Manhunt' for Osama Bin Laden By Larisa Epatko Cindy Storer and Nada Bakos were working for the CIA when the airplanes struck the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. But the hunt for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden didn't start that day. Continue reading
May 01 How Safe Is Pakistan? By Cat Wise Barbed wire outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. Photos by Daniel Sagalyn. Last month, I was one of 10 U.S. journalists visiting Pakistan on a reporting trip sponsored by the East-West Center, a Hawaii-based organization that promotes… Continue reading
May 01 Sunset at the Wagah Border By Larisa Epatko Every evening, Pakistani and Indian security forces conduct a flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between the two countries. Continue reading
May 01 Watch Documentary Focuses on Analysts Behind 'Manhunt' for Osama Bin Laden Two years after the hunt for Osama bin Laden came to an end, a new HBO documentary called "Manhunt" traces the origins of that search to far earlier than the 9/11 attacks, and profiles a group of analysts, mostly women,… Continue watching
May 01 Watch European Arguments Over Austerity Echoed in Washington Debate on Budget Cuts European capitals filled with May Day demonstrators protesting austerity measures aimed at lowering government debt. In Athens, Greek union workers went on strike against proposed layoffs of public employees. Meanwhile outcry was turned towards soaring unemployment in Spain. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch In Hindsight of Boston Marathon Bombing, Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong In Hindsight of Boston Marathon Bombing, Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch News Wrap: Three NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan by Roadside Bombing In other news Tuesday, three NATO troops were killed by a roadside bombing in Southern Afghanistan on the third day of the Taliban's spring offensive. Also, the parliament of Cyrpus narrowly passed a multi-billion dollar bailout plan to avoid national… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch News Wrap: Five Car Bombs Explode in Iraq, Killing at Least 36 In other news Monday, five car bombs exploded in Shiite areas of Iraq, killing at least 36 people. In the last week, a wave of sectarian violence has claimed more than 200 lives across that nation. Also Afghan President Hamid… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Obama Raises Concerns About Syrian Chemical Weapon Use in Call to Russia Syria's Prime Minister Wael Nader Al-Halqi survived an assassination attempt in Damascus, where he was the target of a car bombing. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest violence in the Syrian war, as well as how the U.S. is grappling… Continue watching