May 10 Watch News Wrap: House GOP Looks for Spending Cuts; Greece Struggles with Government In other news Thursday, House Republicans pushed through a bill to prevent a 10 percent cut in the U.S. defense budget by cutting $300 billion in food stamps, health care and federal pensions, over 10 years. Also, Greece's struggle to… Continue watching
May 09 Watch After Chen Changed Mind, China Was 'Beyond Furious' Over Renegotiating With U.S. After Chen Changed Mind, China Was 'Beyond Furious' Over Renegotiating With U.S. Continue watching
May 09 Watch For Cambodian Street Kids, Friends International Works to Redefine Normal For Cambodian Street Kids, Friends International Works to Redefine Normal… Continue watching
May 09 Watch How Unusual Was al-Qaida Infiltration Effort That Stopped Bomb Plot? How Unusual Was al-Qaida Infiltration Effort That Stopped Bomb Plot?… Continue watching
May 09 Desperate in Sudan's Nuba Mountains: 'They've Started Eating Leaves' By Larisa Epatko Disputes along the border of Sudan and newly independent South Sudan blow hot and cold. Last month, fighting between the northern and southern armies over Sudan's Heglig oil fields took the conflict to a new high. Although the battles there… Continue reading
May 09 Seeking Safety in Sudan By Larisa Epatko Sudanese living in volatile border areas are leaving to find safety and shelter in South Sudan. Continue reading
May 09 Watch Undercover Saudi Agent Reportedly Foiled al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot The would-be terrorist targeting a U.S.-bound plane was in fact an undercover agent from Saudi Arabia who had infiltrated al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. He was supposed to slip past airport security wearing a sophisticated bomb in his underwear, but… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Al-Qaida Bomb Plot: How Alarmed Should U.S. Be? A day after news broke that the CIA foiled a new al-Qaida plot to bomb an airliner, the official responses were low key on Tuesday. Margaret Warner, former National Counterterrorism Center director Michael Leiter and former FBI supervisory special agent… Continue watching
May 08 Latest Bomb Plot Shows al-Qaida Affiliate Making 'Inroads' By Larisa Epatko Although the latest attempt to take down an aircraft using a bomb hidden in underwear failed, the plot still shows al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is making "big inroads" as the most active affiliate of the terrorist network, said Michael… Continue reading
May 08 Norway's Moms Have It Good Norway is the best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report from the international nonprofit Save the Children. Niger replaces Afghanistan as the worst country for moms. Afghanistan had been at… Continue reading