Dec 01 Proposed Military Custody for Terror Suspects Could Derail Defense Bill Detention facility at U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Updated 10:20 a.m. Friday: The Senate passed the defense authorization bill by a 93-7 vote Thursday night. Original Story: As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch The Role of Rising Food Prices in Egypt’s Revolution Egypt's rising food prices are helping fuel the revolution that led to this week's parliamentary elections. In collaboration with The Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace, Sandy Tolan reports as part of a new series called "Food for… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Soaring Markets Reveal Clues About Big Banks’ Levels of Trust, Comfort The Federal Reserve teamed up with other central banks to ease a growing credit crunch threatening the world's financial systems. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and the market's reaction with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and author David Smick. Continue watching
Nov 30 Myanmar’s Pro-democracy Leader Grasping Opportunities, Taking Risks By Larisa Epatko Myanmar's journey from isolation advanced Wednesday with the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and positive words from the country's most well-known face of its pro-democracy movement. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch In Egypt and Congo, Questions of Election Legitimacy Remain Millions of Africans voted Tuesday in two very different elections. Margaret Warner discusses elections in Egypt and Congo with The International Republican Institute's Scott Mastic, who's leading an election monitoring team in Cairo, and Soloman Moore of The Wall Street… Continue watching
Nov 29 International Monitor: Among Egypt’s Electorate, a ‘Sense of Pride’ By Larisa Epatko Despite some rumors of political parties trying to entice votes through payments and other means, a second day of voting in Egypt came without the violence many had feared. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch New Climate Change Deal to Succeed Kyoto a Long Shot What's behind the long struggle to reach a new international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases? Margaret Warner and The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin preview the U.N.'s annual climate conference. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch European Commission’s Barroso Insists Euro Will Survive Crisis The debt crisis in Europe that, until now, has threatened individual countries, now threatens the continent's common currency. Jeffrey Brown discusses Europe's debt woes and the euro's future with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch After Deadly Raid, How Can Pakistan, U.S. Ease Tensions? After Deadly Raid, How Can Pakistan, U.S. Ratchet Down Tensions?… Continue watching
Nov 28 In Congo, a Vote Followed by Two More Weeks of Tension By Larisa Epatko Millions of Congolese went to the polls Monday to vote on a new president and Parliament. But several attacks leading up to the vote and early allegations of fraud have some wondering if this test of the Central African country's… Continue reading