Feb 10 Watch After ‘Vague’ Mubarak Speech, What’s Ahead for Him, VP, Army? Jeffrey Brown speaks with Georgetown University's Samer Shehata and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the speeches by Egyptian President Mubarak and Vice President Suleiman, and what's ahead in Egypt's unrest and transfer of political power. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Amid Combustible Atmosphere in Egypt, ‘There Could Be a Showdown’ Jim Lehrer speaks with two former presidential national security advisers about the impact of Egyptian President Mubarak's speech and continuing political unrest on U.S.-Egypt relations. Stephen Hadley served under President George W. Bush, and Zbigniew Brzezinski held the post in… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch News Wrap: Demonstrators in Iraq Demand End to Corruption, Prisoner Abuse In other news Thursday, more than 3,000 Iraqis protested prisoner abuse and court-system corruption in the streets of Baghdad. The demonstrations were one of the biggest since political unrest began in Egypt and Tunisia. In northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber… Continue watching
Feb 10 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Vatican to Host AIDS Conference Vatican to Host Aids Conference The Vatican has announced plans to host an international conference at the end of May focusing on AIDS prevention and care. Last fall, Pope Benedict XVI grabbed headlines when he said during an… Continue reading
Feb 10 Singapore Bursts With Energy, But Change Can Be Disturbing Singapore merlion and towers (Peter Garnhum via Flickr Creative Commons) Beyond the forests of tall buildings that dominate Singapore's skyline, a visitor can feel -- if not necessarily see -- the presence of China. A tiny city-state of nearly… Continue reading
Feb 10 Suicide Bomber Kills 31 in Pakistan, India and Pakistan Agree to New Talks A suicide bomber, reportedly a teenager dressed in a school uniform, blew himself up at an army facility in the northwestern region of Pakistan. The bomber was apparently able to slip past multiple checkpoints in the secured… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch Turmoil Over Detained Diplomat Jeopardizes U.S.-Pakistan Dialogue Jeffrey Brown talks to Pamela Constable, a longtime Washington Post reporter in Pakistan, on the brewing tensions between Washington and Islamabad over diplomatic immunity and self-defense in the case of an American diplomat arrested in connection with the shooting deaths… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch In Pakistan, U.S. Diplomat’s Arrest Related to 2 Deaths Stirs Tensions In late January, an American diplomat was arrested for his alleged role in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis. Jeffrey Brown reports on the brewing tensions between Washington and Islamabad over diplomatic immunity and supposed self-defense. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Iran Warns Against Rally in Support of Egypt Protests In other news Wednesday, the government of Iran warned organizers of a rally to support Egyptian protesters that their event is a political act that threatens to divide Iran. In northern Iraq, three car bombings killed at least seven people… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Foreign Minister Says Sudden Change Would Bring Risks From Cairo, Margaret Warner talks with Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit about the country's transition of power and the U.S. response to the weeks of unrest there. Gheit said Egypt's government needs to be able to stabilize the country… Continue watching