Nov 12 Timeline of Events Revolving Around Gen. David Petraeus' Resignation A June 23, 2011 photo shows Paula Broadwell (second from left) watching as Gen. David Petraeus (right) and his wife Holly Petraeus (third from left) arrive for a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Petraeus' nomination to be director… Continue reading
Nov 11 Nov. 11 Marks Day of Remembrance on Both Sides of Atlantic French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (center) and French Junior Minister for Veterans Kader Arif (second from left) lay a wreath at an Armistice Day ceremony in Rethondes, France. Photo by Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images. As they have for 93 previous… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch New Jersey Residents Suffer Cold and Dark as Many Still Lack Power After Storms New Jersey Residents Suffer Cold and Dark as Many Still Lack Power After Storms… Continue watching
Nov 09 Thousands of Syrians Cross Into Turkish Border Town By News Desk As members of Syria's opposition met in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, thousands of Syrians were ducking under barbed wire and braving tank patrols to seek refuge in neighboring Turkey. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reported Friday that… Continue reading
Nov 09 From Syria to Turkey: Running from Danger By Larisa Epatko In Photos: Approximately 9,000 Syrian refugees have fled into Turkey in the past 24 hours, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch On the Eve of Political Transition in China, Assessing Hurdles and Global Role On the Eve of Political Transition in China, Assessing Hurdles and Global Role… Continue watching
Nov 08 Greece's Former Finance Minister Defends Super Mario By Paul Solman Greece's former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou defends European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's Outright Monetary Transactions plan. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Earlier today, we featured Boston University economist Laurence "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff on the European crisis and his… Continue reading
Nov 08 China to Choose New Slate of Leaders: How Will It Affect the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko After a year of political scandals, China is selecting a new batch of leaders at a meeting of the Communist Party that starts Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 08 Nor'Easter Storm Hits Sandy-Battered East Coast By Online DA As Sandy victims try to recover from last week's superstorm, the U.S. Northeast is dealt an unfortunate hand of weather, with another storm. This time a nor'easter. The storm brought wind, rain and snow, with the potential for more flooding… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch China's Communist Party Congress Faces Political Transition, Corruption Issues Over 2,000 delegates met for the first day of China's 18th Communist Party Congress in order to commence its once-in-a-decade process of choosing new national leadership. Meanwhile outgoing President Hu Jintao discouraged corruption among the party leadership. Lindsey Hilsum of… Continue watching