Apr 18 Q&A: What’s Next for Nigeria After Presidential Elections? By Larisa Epatko Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's win in Saturday's presidential elections unleashed riots in some parts of the West African nation and underscored the challenges that lie ahead. Continue reading
Apr 18 Escalating Misrata Siege Prompts Evacuations, Calls for Humanitarian Aid By Talea Miller Doctors work on a baby who suffered cuts from shrapnel Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) As attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces intensify on the rebel-held city of Misrata, the city's port has become a lifeline for supplies coming in and… Continue reading
Apr 18 Severe Storms Kill Dozens Across 13 States Over 3 Days At least 44 people died when a severe storm system with 50 confirmed tornadoes rolled through the Southeast over three days. The storms started on Thursday in Oklahoma before moving through Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on Friday and hitting… Continue reading
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