Jan 24 Watch News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Target Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq In other news Monday, twin car bomb explosions killed at least 18 people south of Baghdad. Many of the dead were Shiite pilgrims traveling outside Karbala for annual religious rituals. In Tunisia, protests continued in the capital after allies of… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Medvedev Pledges Thorough Investigation Into Deadly Airport Attack An explosion in the international arrivals area of Moscow's largest air travel hub, Domodedovo Airport, killed at least 35 people in what President Obama called "an outrageous act of terrorism." Russian authorities believe a suicide bomber carried out the attack… Continue watching
Jan 24 Explosion at Moscow Airport Kills 35, Injures More Than 180 Police officers, firefighters and rescuers gather outside Moscow's Domodedovo international airport on Jan. 24, 2011, soon after a suspected suicide bombing killed at least 31 people and wounded over 100. (Oxana Onipko/AFP/Getty Images) Updated at 5:30 p.m. ET An… Continue reading
Jan 24 Accused Shooter Loughner to Appear in Court, Car Bombs Kill Iraqi Pilgrims Jared Lee Loughner, the accused shooter in the Arizona shooting rampage, is expected in court Monday afternoon for a preliminary hearing on charges of murder and attempted murder. He also faces charges of attempted assassination. If convicted, he could… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: At Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Not Negotiable In other news Friday, representatives from six world powers met in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Iranian delegates said they were off to a positive start but would not consider a freeze on uranium enrichment,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Saving History: South Korea’s Preservation Dilemma By Larisa Epatko SEOUL, South Korea | Near Gwanghwamun Plaza, where statues of King Sejong and Adm. Yi Sun-sin regally stand, is a colorful pagoda under renovation, fenced-off in a corner and surrounded by high-rise office buildings. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Amid Hu’s U.S. Visit, How Do China’s Youth View Rest of World? As Chinese President Hu continues his state visit to the U.S., Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News gets views from several students at Renmin University in Beijing on whether he should make any concessions on human rights or the Chinese… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch News Wrap: 3 Suicide Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 51, Wound 180 In other news Thursday, at least 51 people died when three suicide bombers blew up cars near Karbala, targeting Shia pilgrims traveling for the festival of Arbaeen. Elsewhere, more than 100 people were arrested in New York and New England,… Continue watching
Jan 20 Slide Show: China’s 10 Largest Cities The rapid pace of development over the past few decades that has made China the world's second largest economy has also caused another growth explosion--an unprecedented wave of urbanization. Learn more about China's 10 largest cities, according to United… Continue reading
Jan 20 In South Korea, the Importance of ‘Wellbeing’ By Larisa Epatko SEOUL, South Korea | Signs with "wellbeing" written in English are popping up all over Korea from corner markets to high-end spas. Its meaning: a healthy and wholesome body inside and out. Continue reading