Oct 15 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Economists Win Nobel Prize for Innovation in Market Design In other news Monday, Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the 2012 Nobel Prize in economics for changing the ways in which the market can match transactions, from choosing schools to donating organs. Also, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai was flown… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch European Union Has Power to Address Continental Problems Collectively European Union Has Power to Address Continental Problems Collectively… Continue watching
Oct 12 Why Did the European Union Win the Nobel Peace Prize? By Larisa Epatko The European Union, which struggled for the past few years to keep afloat its members in financial straits, received a flash of recognition Friday when it won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading
Oct 12 European Union: Key Moments By Larisa Epatko We take a look back at key moments of the European Union, which won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch News Wrap: Hackers in Iran Likely Responsible for Cyber Attacks in Persian Gulf In other news Friday, U.S. authorities have new evidence suggesting hackers based in Iran carried out cyber attack that crippled 30,000 computers at major oil and gas companies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Also, Pakistani police arrested suspects connected to… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Turkey’s Plane Incident Shows Crackdown on Assad Regime, Disapproval of Russia Turkey's Plane Incident Shows Crackdown on Assad Regime, Disapproval of Russia… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Syrian Plane Routed from Moscow Forced to Land in Turkey, Give Up Arms Onboard A passenger airplane headed to Syria was grounded in Ankara after the Turkish government received intelligence Russian weapons intended for the Assad regime were on board. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said it violated international accords and U.N. sanctions against… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch News Wrap: International Monetary Fund Urges Europe to Deal with Debt Crisis In other news Thursday, the International Monetary Fund sent mixed messages to the Eurozone this week, urging European leaders to move faster on management of debt crisis, while cautioning against too much austerity in Greece and Spain. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Demand for Illegal Ivory Explodes in Asia, Where Industry Expands Despite Ban Despite a 1990 global treaty illegalizing the sale of elephant tusks, religious faiths across Asia value ivory and are willing to pay for it. In China, demand has been met with the construction of major factories to process and produce… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Pakistanis Protest in Support of Yousafzai, Defiance of Taliban Attack Pakastanis Protest in Support of Yousafzai, Defiance of Taliban Attack… Continue watching