Apr 18 World Week Ahead: Libya’s Stalemate; Syrians’ Demand for Change By Larisa Epatko Syria's anti-government protests, still surging after a month, and a breakthrough in delivering humanitarian assistance in Libya, despite the military stalemate, are among the international developments we're keeping an eye on this week. Continue reading
Apr 18 Attack at Afghan Ministry Kills 2, Libyan Rebels Say Crisis in Misrata Worsening By News Desk Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard at the main gate of the Defence Ministry in Kabul on April 18, 2011. A suspected Taliban gunman dressed in army uniform infiltrated the Afghan Defence Ministry and opened fire. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch U.S. Faces Difficult Balancing Act Amid Uprisings in Arab World Why Does U.S. Having Varying Responses to Mid-East Unrest?… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch News Wrap: Obama Says Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Not a ‘Token Gesture’ News Wrap: Obama Outlines Afghan War Drawdown Plan… Continue watching
Apr 15 France’s Burqa Ban Met With Scattered Protests and Arrests By Larisa Epatko On Monday, France became the first country to make it illegal to wear full-face veils in public. The law generated intense debate over whether it was the right way to counter extremists, and whether other countries should do the same. Continue reading
Apr 15 NATO Leaders Call for Gadhafi’s Departure, Thousands Protest in Syria By News Desk President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wrote a joint op-ed published in the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times saying their three nations "have been united from the start" and said… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Pakistani Legislator Stands Up to Extremists Over Blasphemy Law In Pakistan, calls to reform a blasphemy law have resulted in the assassination of two key moderate politicians. Margaret Warner talks to Pakistani Parliament member Sherry Rehman, who has challenged the law and become the focus of several protests and… Continue watching
Apr 14 Top Five Global Health Headlines: Foreign Aid Cuts, Preventing Stillbirths, Japan Raises Alert By Talea Miller Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images. Spending Plan Cuts Foreign Aid, Boosts Child Health The hotly-debated FY2011 spending plan agreed to by the White House and congressional leaders this week includes cuts to the State… Continue reading
Apr 14 In Nigeria, President Stronger Than Ever Despite Party Losses By Larisa Epatko Buoyed by the ruling People's Democratic Party's loss of seats in last weekend's parliamentary elections, opposition parties this week tried -- and failed -- to mount a formal challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of Saturday's presidential vote. Continue reading
Apr 14 NATO in Talks About Libya Mission, Japan’s Emperor Visits Survivors Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other world leaders discuss Libya at NATO meetings in Berlin. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Berlin for a series of talks with NATO foreign ministers on… Continue reading