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
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Jul 13 Despite Some New Concessions, Egypt’s Protesters Holding Out for Revolutionary Change By Larisa Epatko Egypt's government fired 669 members of its widely criticized police force Wednesday in an attempt to concede to protesters' demands, but analysts say even more than that is needed to quell the growing protests in Cairo. Continue reading
Jul 13 3 Explosions Rattle Mumbai, Reports Say 21 Killed, 113 Wounded By News Desk Authorities in India say three explosions in a busy section of Mumbai have killed at least 23 people and injured an estimated 113 more. Continue reading
Jul 13 Murdoch Halts Bid to Purchase BSkyB as Phone Hacking Fallout Continues Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has dropped its bid to purchase British satellite broadcaster BSkyB in light of the still-unfolding scandal over the use of phone hacking by journalists from News of… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Killing of Afghan ‘Godfather’ Fuels New Questions on Stability Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated in Kandahar on Tuesday by a longtime associate, who was then killed by guards. Judy Woodruff discusses the killing of the Afghan president's half-brother and what it means for Afghan security with the Philadelphia Inquirer's… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and… Continue watching
Jul 12 Q&A: What Does the Assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai Mean for Afghanistan? By Larisa Epatko The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, shows the depth and complexity of Afghanistan's power struggles and the need to come to a political settlement to end the violence, some analysts say. Continue reading
Jul 12 Russian FM Lavrov Wined and Dined During U.S. Visit Since the end of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian officials often have complained that the United States tends to treat their country with less respect and deference than a great power deserves. But that was the hardly the… Continue reading
Jul 12 Karzai’s Half-Brother Killed in Afghanistan, Heat Wave Hits 23 States (Video: Karzai Brother Killed by Bodyguard) Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and head of the Kandahar provincial council, was shot and killed by his bodyguard at his home Tuesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility… Continue reading