Jun 26 In 'Little America,' Assessing the U.S. Presence in Afghanistan In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama promised to make Afghanistan a top priority. A month after his inauguration, the new president agreed to the military's request for a troop surge, adding 17,000 to the 36,000 American forces already there. Ten months… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Tropical Storm Debby Saturates Florida, Extreme Heat Fans Fires in Colorado Tropical Storm Debby Saturates Florida, Extreme Heat Fans Fires in Colorado… Continue watching
Jun 26 Join a Live Chat on Mexico's Drug War Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET Photo by David Maung/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated June 27: While our foreign affairs team continues its reporting on Mexico's drug war and upcoming presidential election, correspondent Margaret Warner, reporting from Mexico, hosted a Twitter live chat on… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Mexicans Focus on Security as Top Election Issue In a time of relatively stable economic growth, the top concern for Mexican voters is the national war on cartels and widespread drug violence. Margaret Warner previews the upcoming Mexican election and the various party factions competing for control, including… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Egypt's First Civilian President to Take Helm of Divided Country Egypt's First Civilian President to Take Helm of Divided Country… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi Promotes 'Message of Peace' Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi Promotes 'Message of Peace'… Continue watching
Jun 25 Mexican Campaign Ads: Fraternity, Nonviolence and 'I Will Wear the Pants' By Larisa Epatko One of the top contenders in Mexico's July 1 presidential election, Josefina Vazquez Mota of the Partido Accion Nacional, or PAN, is portraying herself as tough on crime and a protector of families. "I will be a president in a… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch Reporting a Revolution: Lindsey Hilsum on Libya, its War and its Future Reporting a Revolution: Lindsey Hilsum on Libya, its War and its Future… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Who are Syria's Rebel Forces? Tracy Shelton of GlobalPost reports from behind the front line in Syria, where she has been embedded with Syria's opposition fighters. Then Ray Suarez speaks with Randa Slim of the New America Foundation on the strength and strategies of the… Continue watching
Jun 22 Families Struggle to Recover Long After Wildfires Are Out Patti McMillan standing outside her shop in Red Feather Lakes, Colo., where the recent fire has driven away customers. Courtesy: Tom Bearden. Every few years massive fires sweep through America's western forests, turning green mountainsides black. Over… Continue reading