Jul 18 Petraeus Hands Over Afghan Command, Cameron Calls for Emergency Session Gen. David Petraeus passed command of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan to Marine Gen. John Allen as he prepares to take command of the CIA. Gen. Allen comes to Afghanistan after a stint as deputy commander at U.S. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch News Wrap: Italy Fast Tracks Austerity Vote In other news Friday, Italy's parliament gave final approval to a new set of austerity measures, two high-level resignations occurred in the Murdoch media empire and hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Syria in the largest rallies since the… Continue watching
Jul 15 Karachi and Mumbai: A Tale of Two Megacities By Fred de Sam Lazaro Abdul Sattar Edhi works with the poor in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo by Nicole See/NewsHour It was a week that saw spasms of terrorist violence in the financial capitals of Pakistan and India, and quite by coincidence -- on unrelated… Continue reading
Jul 15 ‘Fast and Furious’ Gun Operation Provokes Outrage in Mexico By Larisa Epatko Revelations about a U.S. sting program that backfired has provoked new anger in Mexico, where lawmakers and citizens already are upset about the flow of American weapons to Mexican drug gangs. Continue reading
Jul 15 News International CEO Brooks Resigns, Turkey Hosts Libya Talks By News Desk News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of British tabloid News of the World, announced her resignation Friday after weeks of mounting pressure. Brooks oversaw the now-shuttered newspaper from 2000 to 2003, when it allegedly hacked into subjects'… Continue reading
Jul 14 U.N. Report: Apache Helicopters to Blame for Afghan Civilian Deaths By Dan Sagalyn Photo by Getty Images Despite recent statements from top Obama administration civilians and military brass that progress is being made in Afghanistan, the United Nations reported Thursday that "civilians experienced a downward spiral in protection" in the first six… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch In ‘Good Fortune,’ Some Kenyan Communities Resist International Development In "Good Fortune," filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine explore how international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the people they aim to help. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently… Continue watching
Jul 14 Sneak Peek: Indonesia Series Explores Rising Power’s Major Health Challenges By Talea Miller Updated with all the series reports on July 19. While Indonesia boasts the world's fourth-largest population, the biggest Muslim population, 6,000 islands and a top 20 economy, many Americans know very little of the Southeast Asian nation --… Continue reading
Jul 14 ‘Good Fortune’ Looks at Pitfalls, Possibility of Development in Kenya By Saskia de Melker On Thursday's NewsHour, we're looking at the film "Good Fortune," a documentary about international development projects in Kenya that are resisted by the community members they intend to help. It's part of our partnership with The Economist magazine… Continue reading
Jul 14 Suicide Bomber Kills 4 at Karzai Service, No Suspects in Mumbai Attacks By News Desk A suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed four people Thursday at a memorial service for Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai. The attacker apparently hid the explosives in his turban, according to witnesses and officials. He… Continue reading