Jul 28 Humala Sworn in as Peru's President By News Desk Ollanta Humala, a former army officer, was sworn in as Peru's new president Thursday after narrowly defeating Keiko Fujimori, daughter of jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, in a second-round vote in June. Continue reading
Jul 28 Historic Flooding, Landslides Kill at Least 49 in South Korea By News Desk South Korean soldiers remove tons of mud after a flood caused by heavy rains hit the area around an apartment complex in Seoul on Thursday. Photo by Park Ji-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images. Unrelenting rain pounding Seoul, South Korea, and the southern part… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Libyan Businessman, Adviser to Rebels: 'It's Miserable in Tripoli' Libyan Adviser to Rebels: 'Miserable' in Tripoli Amid Gadhafi Stalemate… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch News Wrap: Kandahar Mayor Assassinated in Suicide Bombing In other news Wednesday, the mayor of Kandahar was assassinated in southern Afghanistan when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a heavily fortified government compound. Also, the prime minister of Norway announced that an independent commission would investigate how… Continue watching
Jul 27 Special Report: Thailand's Islamic Rebellion By Larisa Epatko Our partners at GlobalPost explore the increasingly dangerous separatist movement in southern Thailand and how people are responding in a series of reports posted this week on its website. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch Breivik's Lawyer: 'He Expected to Be Killed' Authorities in Norway have begun to publicly identify some of the victims of the Friday terror attacks. Independent Television News' Carl Dinnen reports on the latest developments including some new insights about Anders Behring Breivik from his attorney. Continue watching
Jul 26 In Ireland, Words of Prime Minister 'Touched a Chord' With Public By Larisa Epatko Ireland's prime minister drew much praise throughout the heavily Catholic country when he criticized the Vatican for putting Church law above state law when dealing with child abuse allegations. Continue reading
Jul 26 Lawyer Says Norway Suspect is 'Insane,' Karzai Rallies Afghan Troops Geir Lippestad, the attorney for the man who has admitted to killing 76 people in two attacks Friday -- the bombing of a government building in Oslo and a shooting spree at a youth camp -- told reporters the "… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch News Wrap: Crocker Sworn in as New Ambassador to Afghanistan In other news Monday, Ryan Crocker was sworn in as the new American ambassador to Afghanistan. In his new role, he will be the top diplomat as the U.S. begins withdrawing 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Breivik Sent to Solitary Confinement as Norway Mourns Attacks' Victims As Norway mourned the victims of Friday's bombing and shooting attacks, Anders Behring Breivik admitted to carrying out the assaults that killed dozens, but did not accept criminal responsibility for them and pleaded not guilty in court. Independent Television News'… Continue watching