Sep 23 Abbas: 'Palestine Is Waiting to Be Born'; Netanyahu: 'Israel Wants Peace' By Larisa Epatko Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for U.N. membership Friday, saying negotiations with Israel had repeatedly broken down without results. Continue reading
Sep 23 Yemen's Saleh Makes Surprise Return, Pakistan Warns U.S. Over Accusations Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, made a surprise return to his country Friday after three months in Saudi Arabia, where he was undergoing medical treatment after being seriously wounded in a rocket attack on his presidential palace. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 'Last Train Home' Traces Travels of China's Migrant Workers In "Last Train Home" filmmaker Lixin Fan documents the migration of millions of Chinese workers during the Chinese New Year -- the largest human migration in the world -- through the prism of one family. This documentary is part of… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Erdogan Navigates Turkey's Rapidly Rising World Profile Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the stage Thursday at the United Nations as part of a continued effort to boost his country's profile in the Middle East and beyond. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Investors Worldwide Watch Shares Take a Beating European markets finished at a 26-month low on Thursday, as markets plunged around the world amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Sep 22 U.N. Meeting Melds Diplomacy and Theater On Wednesday morning, President Obama took the stage at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to present the world body with an American's view of the State of the World. How's the world doing? Not bad, it… Continue reading
Sep 22 Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense By Hari Sreenivasan Infographic and Poster from Girl Effect report Each teenage mother in India can lose up to $100,000 in potential income over her lifetime. Multiply that by the number of teenage mothers in India and… Continue reading
Sep 22 The Mixed Blessings of Hurricanes Growing up on the east coast in Tidewater, Va., meant beautiful white sand beaches, learning to swim as you learned to walk, and fantastic summers in the sun. But it also meant hurricanes. As a child, I remember vividly… Continue reading
Sep 22 Diplomats Walk Out As Ahmadinejad Addresses U.N. General Assembly By News Desk // Updated 5 p.m. ET: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to the podium at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday - one day after American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were released from prison after being held for two… Continue reading