Jan 10 Sudanese Stream to Polls in Southern Secession Vote Congregants at St. Martin de Porres Church in Bentiu, South Sudan display their voter ID cards on their way to the polling center. (Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro) BENTIU, Sudan | It is a rare day in southern… Continue reading
Jan 10 Observation Post Shows South Koreans’ Love/Hate Fascination with the North By Margaret Warner Map of Odusan Unification Observatory courtesy of ROK Drop TONG-IL JEONMANGDAE, South Korea | "Look, there it is. That's North Korea," says Lee Hoon, standing with me and provincial Gov. Kim Moon-Soo on the observation platform of a huge stone… Continue reading
Jan 07 Sudanese in U.S. See Referendum Vote as New Hope for Homeland Sudan begins voting Sunday on a referendum that will decide whether the South will secede from the North. On Friday's NewsHour, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from South Sudan on how one town is getting ready for the vote. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch In Sudanese State of Unity, Mood Foreshadows Secession Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a town that will be near the border if Sudan splits into two countries following its vote on secession. The town, which bears the scars of decades of civil war, has already… Continue watching
Jan 07 U.S. Ambassador to Haiti: The Emergency Is Not Over Yet By Jeffrey Brown The emergency response phase in Haiti is not yet over, but the process of reconstruction is moving forward, Ambassador Kenneth Merten told Jeffrey Brown this week in Port-au-Prince. "We are at the one year point now, and things have been… Continue reading
Jan 07 Q&A: South Sudan’s Independence Vote By Larisa Epatko Residents of southern Sudan vote Sunday in a long-awaited referendum on whether to split from the north and form their own country. Analysts expect the oil-rich south will choose independence in the Jan. 9 referendum, which lasts a week, possibly… Continue reading
Jan 07 Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4%, U.S. Warns People Named in Cable Leaks The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that unemployment had fallen by 0.4 percent to 9.4 percent in December. Though employers added 103,000 jobs, the figures are lower than forecasted, indicating a a slower-than-expected recovery. Throughout 2010,… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch In Haiti, Hardships Plentiful as Earthquake Anniversary Nears Jeffrey Brown begins a week of reports from Haiti, one year after a major earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other parts of the country. Many residents remain in tent camps, where they are still struggling to rebuild their lives… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Pakistan Still Grappling with Flooding Fallout Months After Deluge Five months after floodwaters washed away homes and villages in Pakistan, some parts of the country are still underwater. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the slow process of recovery from Sindh Province. Continue watching
Jan 06 Photographer Offers a Portrait of Myanmar’s ‘First Lady of Freedom’ Aung San Suu Kyi; photo by Platon for Time Over the last two decades, many of the world's famous and powerful have found themselves in front of Platon's camera. The renowned portrait photographer dropped his last name early… Continue reading