Jul 14 Watch In 'Good Fortune,' Some Kenyan Communities Resist International Development In "Good Fortune," filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine explore how international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the people they aim to help. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently… Continue watching
Jul 14 Sneak Peek: Indonesia Series Explores Rising Power's Major Health Challenges By Talea Miller Updated with all the series reports on July 19. While Indonesia boasts the world's fourth-largest population, the biggest Muslim population, 6,000 islands and a top 20 economy, many Americans know very little of the Southeast Asian nation --… Continue reading
Jul 14 'Good Fortune' Looks at Pitfalls, Possibility of Development in Kenya By Saskia de Melker On Thursday's NewsHour, we're looking at the film "Good Fortune," a documentary about international development projects in Kenya that are resisted by the community members they intend to help. It's part of our partnership with The Economist magazine… Continue reading
Jul 14 Suicide Bomber Kills 4 at Karzai Service, No Suspects in Mumbai Attacks By News Desk A suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed four people Thursday at a memorial service for Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai. The attacker apparently hid the explosives in his turban, according to witnesses and officials. He… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch Italy: Too Big to Fail? Ray Suarez discusses Italy's economic crisis with guests. Continue watching
Jul 13 Despite Some New Concessions, Egypt's Protesters Holding Out for Revolutionary Change By Larisa Epatko Egypt's government fired 669 members of its widely criticized police force Wednesday in an attempt to concede to protesters' demands, but analysts say even more than that is needed to quell the growing protests in Cairo. Continue reading
Jul 13 3 Explosions Rattle Mumbai, Reports Say 21 Killed, 113 Wounded By News Desk Authorities in India say three explosions in a busy section of Mumbai have killed at least 23 people and injured an estimated 113 more. Continue reading
Jul 13 Murdoch Halts Bid to Purchase BSkyB as Phone Hacking Fallout Continues Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has dropped its bid to purchase British satellite broadcaster BSkyB in light of the still-unfolding scandal over the use of phone hacking by journalists from News of… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Killing of Afghan 'Godfather' Fuels New Questions on Stability Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated in Kandahar on Tuesday by a longtime associate, who was then killed by guards. Judy Woodruff discusses the killing of the Afghan president's half-brother and what it means for Afghan security with the Philadelphia Inquirer's… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and… Continue watching