Apr 23 Watch How Economic Austerity Is Driving Voter Discontent in Europe President Nicolas Sarkozy took second to socialist candidate Francois Hollande in France's first-round elections Sunday. Ray Suarez and the Brookings Institution's Justin Vaisse discuss Sarkozy's uphill fight and the wider reaction against economic austerity measures in Europe as the Dutch… Continue watching
Apr 23 Did Kony 2012 Live Up to the Hype? Some Posters Spotted Around Town By Larisa Epatko A 30-minute video that went viral this spring highlighted the atrocities of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and asked viewers to blanket their towns with "Kony 2012" posters on Friday night to help spread the word. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch News Wrap: Clearances Suspended for Military Members in Colombia Sex Scandal In other news Monday, a 12th member of the U.S. military is under investigation in the scandal involving Secret Service agents and U.S. troops who allegedly patronized prostitutes in Colombia, according to Pentagon officials. Also, two NATO servicemembers were killed… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch IMF's Lagarde: Global Economy Sees 'Dark Clouds on the Horizon' IMF's Lagarde: Global Economy Sees 'Dark Clouds on the Horizon'… Continue watching
Apr 20 Before His Death, Dawn Editor Razvi 'Wouldn't Leave Pakistan for the Moon' By Larisa Epatko KARACHI, Pakistan | Two days before his brutal death, Dawn editor Murtaza Razvi replied to my email asking why he and his family chose to live in Pakistan despite its many challenges. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch As Syria Flouts Cease-fire, Ban Pushes to Send 300 Military Observers As Syria Flouts Cease-Fire, Ban Pushes to Send 300 Military Observers… Continue watching
Apr 19 Viewers Donate Over $8,000 to Aid Baby Deliveries in Developing World By Cat Wise A Liberian midwife learns how to maintain and clean a newly installed solar suitcase. PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the Berkeley, Calif., nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a "solar suitcase" to provide lights and… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Troop Photos With Dead Afghans: How Embarrassing Episodes Affect U.S. Mission Troop Photos With Dead Afghans: How Embarrassing Episodes Affect U.S. Mission… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Photos of Troops With Dead Insurgents Add to U.S.-Afghan Tensions Two photos published Wednesday in The Los Angeles Times -- showing U.S. soldiers posing with the severed legs of a suicide bomber and the hand of a dead insurgent -- drew severe condemnation from American officials including Defense Secretary Leon… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Norway Massacre: What's Ahead for Admitted Mass Killer Breivik? Norway Massacre: What's Ahead for Admitted Mass Killer Breivik?… Continue watching