Jul 05 Why a U.S. Circumcision Push Failed in Swaziland In the country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world, a U.S. effort to circumcise 80 percent of all men aged 15 to 49 in a year ended with roughly a quarter undergoing the procedure. What went wrong?… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Power Outages Linger in Storms’ Aftermath Six days after fierce storms hit numerous mid-Atlantic states, more than 500,000 people still remained without power. Also, Pakistan reopened routes to Afghanistan after having closed them for seven months, and the first trucks rumbled through Thursday. Continue watching
Jul 04 Before and After Satellite Images Show Storm Effects NASA Earth Observatory released satellite images that show the power outages in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area that occurred as a result of a rare, fast-moving "derecho" thunderstorm system on Friday, June 29th. These images were taken with the day/night… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Pakistan: Ally, Adversary or Conditional Partner? Pakistan has agreed to open key supply routes to Afghanistan after a US apology, but questions linger over the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Jeff Brown interviews retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Vali Nasr, dean of the School of… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Pena Nieto Outlines Agenda on Drug Trafficking, Economic Reforms Pena Nieto Outlines Agenda on Drug Trafficking, Economic Reforms… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Danger Rises with Prolonged Searing Heat, Maryland Governor Says Danger Rises with Prolonged Searing Heat, Maryland Governor Says… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch IMF Warns of ‘Tepid’ U.S. Recovery, Offers Policy Advice IMF Warns of "Tepid" U.S. Recovery, Offers Policy Advice… Continue watching
Jul 03 IMF Head Lagarde Warns U.S. Lawmakers on Spending and Taxes IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned both Republicans and Democrats Tuesday they likely need to come up with better solutions for dealing with the so-called "fiscal cliff" facing America after the election. At the end of 2012, Bush-era tax cuts… Continue reading
Jul 03 Mexico’s President-Elect: Legalization Should Be Part of Drug Strategy Debate By Margaret Warner MEXICO CITY | The president-elect of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, said Tuesday Mexico should have a debate about legalizing and regulating the sale of drugs here, an approach advocated by some other Latin American leaders to take marijuana sale profits… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Christine Lagarde on Avoiding the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Christine Lagarde on Facing the 'Fiscal Cliff'… Continue watching