Feb 28 Step-by-Step Guide to Electing a Pope By Larisa Epatko Cardinals from all over the world are converging on Rome to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church's 1.1 billion followers. The College of Cardinals is expected to meet Monday to decide when the conclave will begin to… Continue reading
Feb 28 Moments of Benedict XVI's Papacy By Larisa Epatko After nearly eight years as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI told a gathering of cardinals in Rome that he would resign, citing poor health. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch U.S. Promises Food and Medical Help to Opposition Forces in Syria Despite an earlier stance, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States will begin giving food and medical aid to Syrian rebel forces. Kerry highlighted that this aid will be non-lethal, meaning arms will not be included. Ray… Continue watching
Feb 27 Donnel Baird Uses Community Power to Generate Green Energy Projects EmbedVideo(5818, 482, 304); The rugged setting of Donnel Baird's youth helped shape his social entrepreneur goals later in life. Baird grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his parents and sister in the 1980s. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Memories of Violence Haunt Upcoming Presidential Election in Kenya Memories of Violence Haunt Upcoming Presidential Election in Kenya… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery… Continue watching
Feb 26 Kenyans Prepare for Vote With Memories of Violence By Larisa Epatko Kenya's presidential and parliamentary elections are March 4. Leading up to the vote, Kenyans rallied for their candidates and held mock elections to avoid the chaos-driven violence that followed elections in 2007. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch India Organizes One of Largest Citizen Registration Drives Ever to Issue IDs India Organizes One of Largest Citizen Registration Drives Ever to Issue IDs… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Sen. Leahy: Time for U.S. and Cuba to Discuss Relationship, 'Realities of Today' Sen. Leahy: Time for U.S. and Cuba to Discuss Relationship, 'Realities of Today'… Continue watching
Feb 25 Debt, Deficits, and the Defense Budget U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2009. Photo by Army Spc. Walter Reeves. By Jonathan Masters, Online Editor/Writer for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction Most projections indicate that the United States is on an unsustainable fiscal path under the… Continue reading