Nov 23 Report on Bahrain’s Use of ‘Excessive Force’ a First for the Kingdom By Larisa Epatko An independent report released Wednesday said Bahraini security forces used "excessive force" to muffle protesters seeking a change in government last spring. The report, commissioned by the Bahraini government, was a first for the island kingdom and marks an opportunity… Continue reading
Nov 23 On Plenty and Poverty: Thinking About Food at Thanksgiving Photo by Flickr user Katie Tower. It's the kind of conversation that sticks with you -- I was talking to a young father who sells shoes on a patch of public park in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. He… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch ‘Frontline’ Investigates How Mumbai Mastermind Slipped Through the Cracks The 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed 166 people were masterminded by Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley. Margret Warner and Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica and Frontline discuss how American law enforcement and intelligence agencies missed several opportunities to thwart… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch In Egypt, Split Seen Between Protesters, Organized Political Groups Violent clashes between protesters and security forces continued Tuesday in central Cairo, but the country's military rulers appeared to give ground on political reforms. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for Egypt's "unfinished revolution" with Mervat Hatem of Howard University. Continue watching
Nov 22 Mumbai Attacks: ‘Frontline’ Looks at What U.S. Knew About Informant By Larisa Epatko The bloody three-day siege in Mumbai in 2008 was one of the most high-profile terrorist attacks since 9/11. American David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the attack, is the subject of a Frontline and ProPublica documentary airing Tuesday on PBS. Continue reading
Nov 22 Update: Separated Twin Sisters Reunite in Vietnam By Talea Miller Isabella (right) and her twin sister Ha were reunited this year. When the NewsHour's global health team first met 13-year-old Isabella Solimene, she shared a memorable story of being separated from her twin sister as a baby in Vietnam. Continue reading
Nov 22 Spain’s New Government Must Now Tackle Spending Cuts By Larisa Epatko Spain's conservative Popular Party and its leader Mariano Rajoy -- the victors in last weekend's parliamentary elections -- now have the difficult job of implementing spending cuts for the sake of Spain's economy while keeping the public and markets on… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch Egypt Faces ‘Fateful Turning Point’ With Elections in Jeopardy Clashes between police and protesters moved into a third day in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the increasingly deadly mix of politics and violence in Egypt with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott. Continue watching
Nov 21 GlobalPost’s ‘Egypt Voices’ Series Looks at All Aspects of Revolution By Larisa Epatko Unless unrest in Cairo delays them, Egypt's military leaders plan to hold parliamentary elections starting Nov. 28 to forge ahead on a planned transition to democracy following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Our partners at the international website GlobalPost are… Continue reading
Nov 21 Reporter in Egypt: Contained ‘War Zone’ in Parts of Cairo By Larisa Epatko For a third straight day in Egypt's capital Cairo, police tried to beat back protesters who were flinging rocks and Molotov cocktails, angered by a draft constitution guideline that they say gives the military too much power. Continue reading